The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
OIKIY bILLO
introduced In the Senate This
Morning
In a Very Few Minutes and All
Referred.
HOUSE MEETS LATE.
Does Not Assemble Until Two
O'Clock In Afternoon.
Some of the More Important
Measures Introduced.

The Kansas sena tie was in session this
morning beginning at o'clock The
house did not meet until ? p. m.
In a short time there were enough
bills introduced in the senate to keep
the senators debating for some time.
The most important measures were:
To reduce railroad fares to two cents
per mile, to exempt wages from gar
nishmenu to provide d state normal
school at Wichita, to prevent docking"
of hogs and cattle at stock yards.
The following are the sixty-three
bills introduced:
1. By Senator Cooke-To vacate por-
tons of Fsirmount Park addition to
Beloit.
2 BY Senator CooBe-Authorizing
commissioners of Mitchell county to in
vest sinking fund.
loaning state school fund to citizens of
the state.
4. BY Senator Forney-To provide for
vacating streets and alleys in cities
5. BY Senator FOrney-TO amend sec
tons of general statutes.
6. By Senator Forney-To create Of
fee of county assessor.
Z. By Senator Forney-To prevent cor
poratiOns or societies from sending
homeless children into the state.
8. By Senator Forney-To secure uni
form listing of bonds and mortgages
for taxation.
laws.
10. By Senator Forney-To regulate
letting public contracts in Kansas.
II. BY Senator FOrney-To provide
lien on crops for labor threshing same.
u. By Senator Forney-To amend
section of fees and salaries act
49, By Senator Forney-To provide for
letting of contracts for maintenance
and repair of highways
IA. By Senator Forney-To prevent
keepers of hotels and boarding houses
from sustaining losses.
is. BY Senator Lewelling-To estab-
lish a state normal school at Wichita
IS. BY Senator FarreIly-For protec-
ton OF domestic animals.
II. By Senator Farrelly-Relating to
township and township officers.
IS BY Senator Farrelly-To amend
section of cities of second class laws.
10. BY Senator Farrelly-To amend
code of procedure.
20. BY Senator Farrelly-Requiring
hedge fences to be cut.
q. By Senator Farrelly-To remove
political disabilities.
p. BY Senator Farrelly-Providing
for levy and sale of corporate stock
23 By Senator Crosson-To create
and control building and loan compa-
MES.
preparation to pay Geo. H. Hines COM
pany for use or horses.
rs. By Senator Crosson-To amend
chapter 80, statutes.
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punishment for destroying mortgaged
property.
q. BY Senator Householder-Amend-
ing Australian law.
rs. By Senator Observation-Disclosures
Ing to charities and corrections.
%. By Senator Observation-Disclosures
1ating fees and salaries in Cherokee
so By Senator Young Relating to
township officers.
81. BY Senator Young-Establish le-
gal rates for printing.
80. By Senator Young-Relating to
state historical society.
SO. By. Senator SheIdon-For protec-
ton of birds and to prevent hunting on
certain lands.
a. BY Senator Sheldon-Regulati
rate of interest.
35. BY Senator Hart-To provide for
furnishing school books at lowest price
and creating state school book board.
So By Senator Hart-TO establish
state school tax
81. BY Senator Hart-Concerning rail-
roads.
SO. By Senator Armstrong-Relati
to salaries of county officers of Barton
county.
80 BY Senator mstrong-Provid-
ing county tax for school purposes.
40. By Senator Armstrong-To pre-
vent docking of hogs and cattle at the
stock yards.
Al. BY Senator Armstrong-Relatin
to Barton county.
AZ. By Senator ArmStrong-To dissolve
district &C. Barton county
43. BY Senator Zimmer-To mark ar
ticles made by convict labor.
a. By Senator Misunderstanding to
districts in Wyandotte county
45 By Senator Zimmer-Proceedu
in criminal cases.
46. By Senator Zimmer-Reuuiring
county treasurers to publish monthly
statements.
Al. BY Senator zinmer-To amend
chapter % laws of 81
AS. By Senator Zimmer-Removine
political disabilities
40. By Senator Zimmer-Relating to
schools in cities of first class
So By Senator Titus-Providing a
81 BY Senator Titus-To remove po-
1itical disabilities.
So BY Senator Helwicl1-Fixing terms
of court in 10 judicial districts
SO. BY Senator Sterne-Exempting
wages from garnishment.
81. By Senator StockS-In relation
to admission to bar.
SO. BY Senator Jumper-Encourag
ing silk culture
SO. BY Senator Jumper-To repeal
chapter 70 laws 80.
81. By Senator Jumper-To repeal
coal oil inspection laws.
SIS. By Senator Jumper-Fixing pas
senger rates on railroads and prohibit
ing. passes;
50. By Senator Jumper-Abolish Of
flee of fish commissioner.
go. By Senator Jumper@To provide
for uniformity of text books in schools.
81. BY Senator Reser-Relating to ad-
ditions to Salina.
62. By Senator Jumper-AboIishing
office of commissioner forestry
6S. By Senator Campbell-To employ
idle labor on roads and issuance of
notes therefor.
SENATE-TUESDAY AFTERNOON
The reading of Gov. Leedys message
In the senate yesterday evening occu-