The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-12
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CONDENSED Proceedings Of the states law
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Condensed Proceedings Of the States lave
nskers Ia Biennial Session at Topeka.
TIE senate on the 81, By q vote Of z 70 6,
killed the bill to divorce ArmouFdsie from
Kansas City, Kan. TIE judiciary committed
reported feEcrably the oil to increase the pay
OF legislators from g to S per day. The bill to
lean the peTma#ent school fund to farmers vas
killed. The house devoted considerable time
to a discussion Of the textbook BILL but 7sry
little progress was made.
By vote Of 81 to 0 the senate on the 4th con-
cured in the house amendments to the rail-
road oil and the measure was engrOssed and
sent TO the governor The committee appoint
ca TO investigate the KiRgnan and C0Wley
County school bond deals reported They found
nothing criminal IN the Transactions, bus much
official negligence Senators Householder and
Cooke were appointed as the senate committee
to investigate the bribery charges made
by Senator's Titus and Jumper. ...,
Speaker Street appointed Representatives
Outoalt, RavenseEaft and Grimes as
the house committee to investigate the bribery
charges preferred by Senators Titus and
jumper. By vote OF Ge to p the bill for the
weekly payment OF wages In cash vas killed
E, p Bradley Gep.) 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 ia the state university
chapel aDpOrtiOning the state into representa-
tive districts and to provide Yestibules for
street cars.
Gov. LEEDY on the 9TH signed the stock yards
bill and IL will become a law as soon as pub
iished in the Official state paper. The bill pro-
7ides that every public stock yards in Kansas
must file with the secretary Of state, ANNUALLY
On December 81 an itemized statement Of its
business for the year preceding. The yardage
charge shall be 10 cents per head for cattle, 8
cents Tor calves, cents for hogs and cents for
sheep. There shall be but one yaTdage charge.
The charge Tor hay shall not exceed 100 per
cent profit above the average local market
price, ton Of hay to be 2,GOJ pounds
the price OF hay to be based on the
market Of the day preceding. Corn in
the ear shall be 70 pounds to the bushel, shelled
b6 pounds and not to exceed 100 per cent profit
shall be made on 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 q to y, passed the general
fees and salaries bill, after adding several
amendments, The house refused to concur in
the amendments and the bill was sent to a con-
ference committee, Several popUlist senators
who voted for the Harris railroad bill on final
passage filed a written protest against
the bill The senate by a vote Of "a to 8,
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 10 agree and recommend for passage
the congressional reapportionment bill. True
blood presented a resolution fixing March II rs
the day for adjournment, which went over
TIE grain inspection bill, which deprives
boards Of trades Of inspecting grain and places
al inspection under control of the state
grain inspector and his deputies, was passed
by the senate on the 5th Both houses passed
a 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 CimarroR,
iusOlVent 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-
tons from policy holders in bonds and mort
cages on unincUmDered real estate in Kansas
The house, in committee Of the whole, recon-
mended for passage the bill requiring county
tTeasursTs in counties Of less than 5000 to de-
posit al money in bank.
AMONG the bills passed By the senate on the
Sth We're; AbOlishing the state board of health,
the board Of public works and the board Of ir-
Tigatlon, and to Tedistrict 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 this house were the follow
ing; To reappOrti0n the state into eight con-
gresstonal districts; to create state textbook
commission and to provide for state uniformity;
to convert the buildings at the Ellsworth 6. 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
making township officers boards Of fire COM
missionorsi declaring express companies COM
mon carriers and prescribing rules for
their regulation; providing for a
joint committee to investigate alleged trusts.
By vote Of 56 to 50 the house killed the Jaquins
bill requiring foreign life insurance companies
doing business in Kansas to invest 80 per cent
Of their accommodations in Kansas mortgages.
By vote Of 81 to the house passed the
Breidenthal banking Dill Taylor's anti-nepo-
tism bill was killed. Among the bills introduced
were: Depriving Chancellor Snow Of the posi-
ton OF eX-OficiO 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 $4,000 year for
the current expenses Of the state university
and making total reduction OF 5000 year Ia
the salaries Of professors authorizing the
state school commissioners to compromise all
worthless state school fund bonds