Hutchinson gazette., 1899-02-02
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
sauntov zlmmer Introduoea DIl to Move
tho State Llnr---senate FAvors An-
otber Inaano Asylum.


ner, Of Kansas City, introduced bill
authorizing and directing Attorney
General GODDARD to bring suit before
the United States supreme court TO de-
termine the controversy over the state
line between Kansas and Missouri,
The bill authorizes tho attorney gen
eral to employ counsel or any other as
distance he may deem proper and ap
propriates S5, 900 to pay the expenses
OF such litigation and investigation.
Senator thinner says that he has posi-
dive proof that tho state line 10 over
half mile too far west,
Speaker Osborn announced tho ap
fointment Of the following additional
committees The first named on each
committee Is the chairman:
Inmigratlon-H A. Smith, Milton u, Pogue
s = Longley, J. N, Elwood, j. A. Thorp, l. Is
Wilcox, ~ H. Smith
Municipal corporations-W. N, Beezley, u
d. McKeover, A. X oursler, A. Henley II. W
Conrad M Marhs George W. Gabriel
Legislative appolntmont-A W. Heley j, N
Elwood, Milton h Pogue, q w, Snurlook, A
n ourslor, s. l. Hoberllng, n NJ Benoiiel j
g. Rees W. NJ Boezlsy, Isom Wright d. II
King, David Swinehart W. j. Babb
Committee on cities Of tho third cla7s-Gil'
man Garlic George p. Hayden, IL H. Grattan
NJ O. Hallott, A. j. Godschalk, Matt Edmonds
Isom Wright
Political rights OF womon-z l. Wise, A
Henley L. Scott Thoo Alderman, j, NJ FL
wood, H. p Gllllspie Fred Wheeler
Committee on rules-D. n Campbell, A. l.
Brooke H. M. Benoael H. H. Mason, M q
Hallett ia Jaqulns W. j. Babb
Committee on supervision OF tho iournal-W
v Ward, II II Dawes w O, Mllar H. H. Mn.
son, John Irving, Lot Raven icraft, J, A. De-
bard,
The commission on uniformity oi
state laws, appointed by Gov Morrill,
1896, has caused IA bill TO be intro.
duced in the senate by Senator
Mathews, OF MCPHERSON, and in the
house by Representative Wise, OF
Reno, TO authorize n coaitica'
tion OF the entire law Of CONNER.
cial paper. The net has within the
last two years been adopted by the
states OF New York, Connecticut, Col
orado, Florida, Maryland, Virginia
and Massachusetts, and has been favor
ably reported by both houses of con
gress for the District OF Columbia.
The resolution declaring It the sense
Of the legislature that the state needs
another insane asylum, which was de-
ieated In the senate yesterday, was fo'
considered by that body to.day and
carried with an amendment that the
new asylum be erected in some place
other than Topeka or 0sawatomie,
The senate, in committee OF the
whole, recommended for passage the
railroad bill OF Mr. Titus, of Harper,
with amendments. II provides for
maximum passenger charges, but the
portion prohibiting the issuance OF
pa 4ses was killed. The bill was amend
ed SO us to make u maximum pnssen
ger rate of 2JS cents for adults and l a
cents FOR children instead Of two cen Is
and one cent
Senator Anderson, Of Shawnee, intro
duced bill declaring that only n ma
iority instead OF three-f fths vote OF
people shall be necessary for the is
suing of county, city or township
bonds.
A bill to protect cattlemen against
cattle thieves was introduced in the
house by Ravenscraft, of Clark. IL
provided for n cattle brand Inspector
and authorizes the county board to APP
point such officers upon petition Of 30
or more cattlemen. The duties Of the
brand inspector are TO inspect every
animal and every hide shipped out o.!
the county and see that the cattle or
hides belong rightully to the person
shipping.
A bill to correct an evil relating to
the management Of district schools in
western Kansas was introduced by
Martin, of Rawlins county, in the
house. II makes 1t unlawful for any
school board to employ anyone fot
teacher who is related by blood or mar.
riage to any member Of the board. The
penalty for the violation OF this act
is a fine OF from $50 to 500.
Wright, Of Lyon, introduced 1850
luton in the house providing for the
removal Of the Goss bird collection
from the state house to'the state nor-
NAL school at Emporia.
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced in the house by Abrams, Of
hummer, requesting the Kansas dele
cation In the lower house OF congress-
to vote against the seating Of B. II.
Roberts, the polygamist, OF Utah, in
that body.