Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

l cent per additional word for distances
over 30 miles. with free delivery to all
points within two miles of office. night
fixed.
Senator CoIeman's bill provides for es-
tabltshing townshiphish schools. They must
be in all counties over 1900 population
and by vote may be in others. Tuition is
TO be free.
of the civil code relating to divorce 1t
makes wilfull separation for seven years
cause for divorce. gives ten other causes
and makes each party competent to testify
against the other.
The private corporation bill of Senator
Harris provides that no corporation shall
be valid unless capital stock is paid up in
full in cash or its actual equivalent: no
charter can be granted until there has been
filed with the application an affidavit of
each StoCkholder, stating how much ne
holds, how much it cost, how it was paid
and it is provided that false information
makes such party liable for all the debts
of the corporation. Corporations may bor-
row money equal to capital stock. Cor
porationS before issuing bonds must have
property to be bonded appraised by men
appointed by the district court. and such
bonds shall not exceed capital stock and
each shall be registered by the secretary of
state and are invalid if not so registered.
He also had Il trust deed bill that pro-
woes Tor sale without foreclosure. In case
OF default the trustee advertises the prop
erty and sells it. AT the sale ne issues a
certificate to the purchaser and unless the
takes up the certificate and issues Il deed
that is an actual conveyance of property
Senator King introduced the bill to Ii
cenSe stock yards and commission men and
fix prices and regulations. The bill was
outlined in the Journal to-day.
Senator Householder's maximum freight
rate Dill was also introduced. 1t is Il
printed copy of the same bill of two years
ago. and Is a pet in the POpulistic camp.
Senator Householder introduced a con-
current resolution providing that no SEN
nAn TT.1y nav d !,
sent even with leave. nor on Sunday. This
resolution will meet bitter opposition.
Governor Leedy sent in the following
communication:
TO the observation-disclosures some in
adVertence, one of the recommendations
t that | desire to make in my message has
peen left out. and desire. at this time, to
can your attention to it. Under the pres
ent law, the coal at the penitentiary is
used first, to supply the various state in
stltutlons. and the remainder is sold to a
contractor for the highest price that is
old, 1 believe that it would be wise to
make provision in the law whereby school
lStrictS. towns. cities and counties might
nave the option to purchase coal of the
state At the contract price, in carload lots
hleh price. the money received from pur-
chaSers for public use would go into the
state treasury, and if the contractor bid a
low price. the various counties cities and
school districts would get the coal cheap.
In either case, the public would get the
Denent instead of the contractor. | believe
tiAetb iHtS "Oulu take enough coal, IN this
way, from the state mines to largely re-
uuce the amount that the contractor would
receive, and, instead of the profit going to
private parties. it would be saved to the
public. whether the price was high or low
- In my original message the Kansas City
STOCK Yards Company was referred to as
the Kansas Live Stock Commission Com,
pany. This was a mistake. The paragraph
refers to the Kansas City Stock Yards
D., AT the afternoon session Senator Farrelv
brought forward a bill eXempting from
seizure $50 salary due laborers and another
10 measure the value of timber injured
on which 1t grows.
Senator Caldwell's bill removes political
qisabiilties of all eX-Confederate soldiers.
lie also brought in bill to restrict and
stock yards and the sale of stock
forward with bill practically the same
senator Shaeffer's bill was to establish |
a normal school at Fort Scott, and appro- |
pirate 10000 to get the work started There |
are half dozen similar bills coming.
senator King introduced his old favorite |
a Dill TO elect the railroad commissioners |
establish public warehouses and make vari- |
Gus other changes in the law. 1t was con- |
sldered two years ago but not passed.
Senator Forney came to the front with |
Dill cutting the salaries of all of the |
state ofncers $500 from the present figure, |
eXcept-that OF the lieutenant governor. The |
salary OF the warden of the peniteltiary |
s also cut $500. This leaves the salaries as |
follows: Governor, s. 400: secretary of |
state, $500: auditor, $500: attorney gen |
srai, S2,OnO; treasurer. $500; superintendent |
public instruction. $500: warden, l5O0; |
Judges supreme court 81 500; Judges dis. |
-rict court. 5000: sneaker house of rn5-
-esentatives. 500 per day; chief clerk "a
lay: all other clerks, 81; doorkeeper and |
anitors, $1.50. and all extra allowances for
Oidden.