The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
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not Agree ON A.yium Location.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. s.-Rrpreseuta-
tive Beezley, of Edwards, introduced
in the house bill to reapportion the
state for congressional purposes. The
entire western third of the state is
made the Eighth district The bill
divides the state into districts as fol-
lows:
First distriot-Douiphan Prown. Nemaha
Atchison Jefferson, Leavenworth Wyandotte
Second district--Johnson. Douglas. Usage,
Franklin, Miami 'Corey, Anderson. Linn
Allen, Bourbon.
Third districi--Greenwood Woodson. Elk,
Wilson. Chautnuqua. Montgomery. Neosho,
Crawford, Lnbette, Cherokee
Fourth diStrct-Lyon. Wabaunsce, Shaw
nee Chase, Norris. Gearv. Marion.
Fifth district--Juckson. Pottawatome. Mar
shall. Washington. Clay. Riley. Dickinson. Or
tawa. Cloud Republic.
sixth district Butler. Cowlev. Sumner,
Sedrwick Harvey. Reno kInpnan. Harper,
Stafford. Pratt Barber
seventh district--Smith. jewell Osborne,
Mitchell. Russell Lincoln Barton. Ellsworth,
Rirc Saline, MGPhcrson.
Eighth district Phillips Norton, Decatur,
Rawlius. On 'ye1nc Rocks Grinan, sheridan.
rhom0s Sherman rllis. Trcgn. Cove Wat
lace Nc,h Ness Lanc scott Wichita, Gree
ley, PaNnec. Hodremau Grt,. kcarucy, Ham
iton. Edwards. Ford. CoWauchc. clark. NJ 3ade,
Seward, Stevens. i'inncy, Haskell. Morton.
Two more irrigation bids were i'm
troduced in the house. One. by Beez-
lev, requiring irrigation companies to
supply water at - cents per acre dur
ing the growing season, and one, by
ftfin far Ia shnl
property bitches run.a part ownership
in the bitches
Fairchild, of Eiugman, introduced a
bill requiring roads TO pay 81 "A day de-
murra0e on cars upon their talIure TO
furnish them to a shipper within three
days after they are ordered.
A bill creating a board of county as
SCISSORS, to be elected was introduced
by Adams of Sedgwick. 1t provides
that each com missioner's district shall
constitute an assessors district and
that che thnee members of the board
of asses sors shall assess the property in
the .eut tire county
Spurlock, of Greary, introduced IA
bill giving formers 500 add .tIoBal ex-
emption on tax assessment il they
show that their wagons have tires
four inches wide or wider.
Representative Seaton, OF Atchison,
introduced bill relating to the man
agement of the various charitable in
situations. 1t provides Tor the APP
peintmeEt by the governor of nom
partisan board sof three members to
be known aS the board OF supervisors
of state charitable institn lions. The
board is 30 assume supervision and
control of superintendent and en-
ployes OF AL the iBsti buttons II shall
inquire into the ii tness of all officers
and employees of the Institution aud
shall make no changes Tor PARTISAN
reasons.
Senator He mick introduced bili
TO prokib railroad CON panies owning
or operating any line in Kansas, their
agents or employees, from demanding
the inspection of tickets before pas
sengers enter TIE cars.
The house has elected T. J. GICgue,
Of johnson (reP), and Lot Ravens
craft, Clark (poul to 40 with John
Seatan to Investigate the manufacture
of binding Irvine in the Minnesota
peuitentiarF.
A bill intrSduced by Senator TitAls,
Of Harper. provides that every inspr-
anee Policv Issued by CON pany gull
ty of violating any o. the htate laws
shall be void.
The ease of ,G. w. Mckay. populist,
10 GUST Preston b. Gillett, repu blican.
from the 5udgeship OF the Harper Bar
ber.kingman-Pratt district, viii never
be heard, Senator dwellings notion
to dismiss the ease having carried.
State Treasurer Grimes scored vic
tory over Coz. Stanley. Upon the mo-
ton of its author Senator johnson. of
Jefferson county. the senate in com
mittee OF the whole killed the baHk-
ing bill which Grimes has opposed aGd
which con tained featSFes recommend.
ed bv,Gov. Stanley.
The senate committee on ways and
means recommended an appropriation
of $4,000 for new administration
building at the Topeka asylum. The
construction OF this proposed Rew
building at the ASYLUM will vacate the
Dart OF the present institution now at
cupied by Offices, making room for the
accommodations OF about 200 additional
inmates