Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
Kansas LEGISLATURE.

Condensed Proceedings of the States Law
makers in Biennial Session Topeka.
THE senate the Sd, by a vote of q to O.
killed the bill to divorce Armourdale from
Kansas City, Kan The Judiciary committee
of legislators from s. to $ per day. TIE bill to
loan the permanent school fund to farmers was
killed The house devoted considerable time
to a discussion of the textbook BILL but very
little progress was made
BIZ vote of 81 to the senate the 4th con-
CURED in the house amendments to the rail-
road bill and the measure was engrossed and
sent to the governor. The committee appoint
ed to investigate the Kingman and Cowley
county school bond deals reported. They found
nothing criminal in the transactions. but much
Official negligence Senators Householder and
Cooke were appointed as the senate committee
to investigate the bribery charges made
Speaker Street appointed Representatives.
Outcalt, Ravenscraft and Grimes as
the house committee to investigate the bribery
charges preferred by Senators Titus and
Jumper. By vote of 50 to 81 the bill for the
weekly payment of wages in cash killed.
E. p. Bradley Crep-) was declared legally elect
ed representative from Hodgeman county. All
normal school bills met their death blow when
motion to take them up was defeated. The
house also passed bills for bust to ex-Gov.
Robinson, to be placed in the state university
chapel; apportioning the state into representa-
tive districts, and to provide vestibules for
street cars.
Gov. LEEDY the 5th signed the stock yards
bill and it will become law soon pub
l;shed in the Official state paper. The bill pro-
vides that every public stock yards in Kansas
must file with the secretary of state, annually
IN December 81 itemized statement of its
business for the year proceeding. The yardage
charge shall be Is cents per head for cattle, 8
cents for calves, 6 cents for hogs and cents for
sheep There shall be but one yardage charge
The charge for hay shall not exceed 100 per
cent. profit above the average local market
price, ton of hay to be 1000 pounds,
she price of hay to be based on the
market of the day preceding. Corn in
the ear shall be 20 pounds to the bushel, shelled
IS pounds and not to exceed 100 per cent. profit
shall be made it. All other feed shall be
sold at no greater profit than 100 per cent. The
bill also prohibits the docking of hogs. The
senate, by vote of % to IL. passed the general
ices and salaries bill, after adding several
amendments. The house refused to concur in
the amendments and the bill was sent to a con-
terence committee. Several populist senators
who voted for the Harris railroad bill on final
the bill The senate by vote of "a to 3,
passed the bill providing for the municipal
ownership of gas, electric light, water and
heating plants and giving municipalities the
power to issue bonds for said purpose. The
bill amending the Australian ballot law and
one prohibiting the publication OF insurance
schedules passed the senate The bill making
husband and wife competent witnesses to
testify against each other in divorce trials
passed both houses 1t took the house just 20
minutes to agree and recommend for passage
the congressional reapportionment bill. True
blood presented resolution fixing March II as
the day for adjournment, which went over
THE grain inspection bill. which deprives
boards of trades of inspecting grain and places
all inspection under control of the state
grain inspector and his deputies, was passed
by the senate on the 9Th. Both houses passed
resolution providing that the legislative
work should cease Tuesday, the 9th, and for
the dissolution of the legislature on the 18th.
The senate passed the bill giving the state
school fund commissioners authority to COM
promise the bonds of Anthony and Cimarron.
insolvent towns. The house passed the bill for
state uniformity of textbooks, and providing
for a commission of eight persons to carry out
the provisions of the bill The house, in COM
mittee of the whole recommended for passage
the JaquinS insurance bill, requiring all for
eign insurance companies doing business in the
state to invest so per cent of their accumula-
tions from policy holders in bonds and mort
cages on unincumbered real estate In Kansas.
The house, in committee of the whole, recon-
mended for passage the bill requiring county
treasurers in counties of less than 25 900 to de-
posit all money in bank.
AMONG the bills passed by the senate on the
9th were Abolishing the state board of health,
the board of public works and the board of ir-
rigation, and to redistrict the state for repre-
sentative purposes. The bill to redistrict the
state for congressional purposes, which passed
the house, was killed in the senate Among
the bills passed by the house were the follow
ing: To reapportfon the state into eight con-
gressional districts; to create state textbook
commission and to provide for state uniformity;
to convert the buildings at the Ellsworth G. A
R. reunion grounds into a home for widows and
orphans of old soldiers; to levy tax of two
mills in every township for fire protection, and
missioners; declaring express companies com
mon carriers and prescribing rules for
their regulations providing for a
joint committee to investigate alleged trusts.
By vote of Sc to 55 the house killed the Jaquins
bill requiring foreign life insurance companies
doing business in Kansas to invest so per cent.
of their accumulations in Kansas mortgages.
By vote of 81 to 6 the house passed the
Breidenthal banking bill Taylor'S anti-nepo-
tiSm bill was killed. Among the bills introduced
were: Depriving Chancellor Snow of the posi-
ton Of ex-officio member Of the board Of re-
gents of the state university and giving the
governor power to appoint a regent in place OF
the chancellor; appropriating $500 year for
the current expenses of the state university
and making a total reduction of SIS. 900 year in
the salaries of professors; authorizing the
state school commissioners to compromise all
worthless state school fund bonds.
Topeka Capital VIII Be Sold.
TOPEKA, Kan, March "a decree
has been filed in the United States cir
cult court ordering the sale of the To
peka Capital plant and appointing III