Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-03-04
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Proceedings of the States Law
makers i'm Biennial Session at Topeka.

Condensed Proceedings of the States Law
makers in Biennial Session at Topeka.
THE senate on the Esd, by a vote of 81 to II,
moved to indefinitely postpone the Hackbush
bill to repeal the metropolitan police law. The
senate's action virtually kills the bill. The
populists OF the senate. by vote OF Is to 10,
Harris railroad bill. Among the bills passed
in the house were the following: For estab-
fishing a department for the inspection and
weighing OF all kinds of grain, under state CON-
troll; for the recording. assignment and releaS-
ing Of real estate mortgages; to prevent the
docking of hogs at any public stock yards in
the state; to secure to employees OF COZ pOrat1onS
and trusts the payment of wages in cash; to re-
adjust the salaries of county officers; to pre-
vent the blacklisting of employees to exempt
the wages of laborers under $50 per month, and
providing for the protection of game birds
THE senate on the oath, by a vote OF 40 to O,
passed the Harris railroad bill after striking
out the section providing for maximum rates
Senator Hanna presented a bill giving probate
judges and county attorneys more power to col
lect evidence against liquor sellers. The SEN
ate also passed the Householder bill putting all
charitables institutions under the civil service
The house. by vote of 81 to 50, killed Han
mas bill against the manufacture and sale
of oleomargarine. Householder's bill for
civil service control OF all char
liable institutions was killed When
the bills providing for normal schools at Wich-
tia and Lacrosse came up motion to indef-
nitely postpone consideration was carried, 90 to
so. The house, by a vote of SO to So voted to
reconsider its vote by which the senate resolu-
ton to appoint committee to confer with Ok
lahoma and Texas committees on the subject Of
cheaper rates to the gulf was lost.
In the senate on the 25th Campbell presented
bill to license drug stores in cities of the first,
| second and third class. The senate passed
| Trueblood's house bill to tax mineral reserves.
Senators Field, Campbell and Wallock, the
| special committee appointed to investigate the
| municipal Indebtedness of the cities of Cimar-
ron and Anthony, made their report 1t
showed the cities mentioned to be hope
| lessly bankrupt and recommended that
| the school fund commissioners be author
| lied to compromise the bonds Of those towns
| held in the school fund. By almost unani-
nous vote, and with slight amendments, the
house passed the stock yards Dill prepared by
| the live stock committee. The bill contains
| sweeping provisions for the control and regula-
| ton of any public stock yards and makes radi-
| cal reductions in the prices for yardage, COM
missions, feed, ETC. A greater portion of the
| day was spent in discussing the railroad bills,
and they went over under the rules
| THE senate in committee OF the whole on the
Goth recommended for passage the bill to appro-
pirate S6O QUO for improving the insane asylum al
Topeka and for an appropriation Of 81, 900 for a
marble bust to ex-Gov. Robinson. The senate
| by vote of 81 to 6, killed the Harris deed OF
| trust bill The railroad bills were under dis
| cusSion in the house nearly all day, and mo-
| ton to substitute the Harris bill for the Brown
maximum rate bill was carried, 73 to 46 Tay-
| lor introduced bill to prohibit county and
| HuulClpal Officers 1TOIn appointing TcldGiNOS u
| office. A bill was reported favorably that holds
railroads refusing to pay damages in 80 days
| liable to double damages.
| THE senate on the 27th passed resolution
| favoSing an income tax law. A bill was passed
donating the reunion grounds at Ellsworth to
the Woman's Relief corps The bill to levy
tx of five mills each dollar for the support
of the common schools was passed. The SEN
ate also passed several appropriation bills, also
| bill fixing the fees and salaries of county of
fees in Linn and Nemaha counties The com
mittee the pending bill for continuing a tax
| levy for completing the state house reported
adversely the measure. Campbell presented
bill exempting from punishment or eXecu-
| ton all pension money The house passed
| the senate bill eXempting from garniShmen
| the wages for three months of all persons re-
| ceiVing less than $50 per month.