Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-02
FROM THE CAPITAL.

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bers OF the Legislature will put Their
price as high, there will be no hood
ling from now on.
The Householder charities bill pass
ed the Senate Friday, 1t is step in
the right direction and it is to hoped
that it will safely make the run thru
the House and be approved by the
Governor.
The members of the House and
Senate took dinner at the reform
school Friday, and the Rock Island
furnished special train to take them
over. That's better than walking, yet
some Of our Solons say they can't go
home "because it is too far to wslkp
Well the railroads are still common
carriers and the fair is as yet only 3
cents per mile Apropos Of the sub
iect of railroad fares, Senator Titus
bill No. 36, is now on the calendar for
third reading and will pass the senate
Among other good features ls a two
cent passenger rate. 1t may fail Of
passage in the house.
A resolution asking that sub'com
mittee OF six-two from the committee
on penal institutions, two from the
committee on charitable institutions
and two from the committee on ways
and meeus-be appointed to visit the
the various state institutions, provoked
quite q little discussion last week
Senator Jumper opposed the appoint
ment of the committee but the more
he talked the more determined the
senate became and the resolution car
ried. The WAYS and means commit
Iee asked TOR the appointment OF the
subcommittee in order to get light as
to the requirements and needs Of the
institutions. jumpers attitude arous-
ed the suspicion of some of the sena'
tors.
The Expansion" resolution came
over from the house on Friday and
provoked quite display of oratOrical
fire works. Senator Lamb for the
republican SIDE proceeded to wrap
himself up in the American flag Zig
uratlvely), and gave the senate an
hours fourth Of July speech and gilt
tering generalities. Several speeches
we're made on the part Of the major.
ity, and yet no one listening could
say that a single reasonable or I'M
patriotic utterance albeit none spoke
in favor of the resolution save Senator
Young, The resolution was lost.
Senator Harris Dispensary bill was
introduced some days ago and was re-
4erred to the committee on temperance
which promptly, as its chairman
thought, "squelched" it, Senator Hart
got the consent of the senate to have
it printed and placed on the calendar
under general orders. The prospect
is now that the bill will receive con-
sideration aud perhaps pass the sem
ate This oil contemplates the hand
ling of liquors, for constitutional pur-
poses only, through dispensary sys
TEN. 1t Is entirely different from the
South CaTollps law Ii Is to BIZ hoped
hat the people wlli stndy the aims
and intentions of this proposed law,
as it will be, fit can become a law, of
great advantage TO the people OF the
state while it still retains the prohib-
tory feature.
The Kansas Day Club banquet WAS
held last night, and while the Corks
popped and the rich viands dlssp-
peared down the throats Of the two
hundred guests the feast of reason(2) |
and the flow Of soul (?) kept pace.
The speeches, Judging from the Gap |
tabs report, were of the old fashioned |
brand. No gloves were
used in handling the popnlist party,
" hich, BY the way, they declared to
Do dead again, Let the pace set last
night BIZ kept up and the republican
party will be easy game i'll 1900,
Messrs. Morse and Royce were pres,
ant.
Mr.. earle has introduced bill for
The relief of the sheriff of Hamilton
,ounty. BY The way, Mr. earle has
peen made chairman of the committee
On cities of the third class, besides
being on several other important COM
mlttees.
Supt. McNall this morning liz
formed your correspondent that be
had already collected over $4,000 III.
der the law passed at the special ses-