The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22

unchanged IN Lne Dauk lot p6IlOU VI
five years. This list must be fled with
the bank commissioner and be published
In local paper. If the depOsitOrs do
not claim the money on this list within
sixty days after publication 1t must be
turned into the State treasury.
"A Joint resolution was introduced by
Gregory to submit to the people an
amendment to the constitution which
will allow a district judge who resigns
his position to practice law before the
expiration of the term for which he was
elected.
At the night session, which was the
lrst the house has held, twenty-eight To-
cal bills were recommended for passage
in committee Of the whole.
Thursday.
CAPTAIN Seaton introduced a bill pre-
Dared by a special committee, which pro-
ddes for the erection and maintenance Of
hard fiber twine plant at the State
Oenitentiary. On his motion 1t was ad-
vanced to third reading. The committee
which drew up the bill was composed Of
Seaton, Wright Of Lyon, and Mason, from
che House, and Hessin and Householder,
from the senate. The bill, in full, Is as
follows:
BE it Enacted by the Legislature Of the
Section /. The warden Of the Kansas State
penitentiary Is hereby empowered by and
with the advice and approval of the board
of directors of the Kansas state penlten-
tiary at a cost not exceeding 5000 to pur-
chase, erect and maintain the necessary
machinery and equipments for the manu-
facture Of twines known as hard hore tWlne
90. A6n
ments Of the buildings for the purpose
herein named.
Section 3. The warden Of the Kansas State
penitentiary by and with the advice and
approval Of the board Of directors of the
Kansas State penitentiary Is hereby em-
powered to purchase three hundred morse
power engine Of approved pattern and de-
sign together with boilers sufhcient ca
pacity to operate the same to be used in the
operation of said plant.
Section g. There Is hereby appropriated
out of the funds in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated for other purposes
set forth in sections l and OF this act, the
sum Of $4,000
Section 4. There is hereby appropriated
out of any funds in the State treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of $l5O,OOO,
which shall be known as revolving fund,
which said fund shall be used only for the
purpose of purchasing raw material to be
used in the manufacture Of binding twine
as herein provided and for the purpose OF
carrying, handling and marketing the man
ufactured product until disposed OF accord
ing to the provisions OF this act.
Section g. The money In said revolving
fund shall be paid by the State Treasurer
upon warrants issued by the Auditor OF
State upon verified vouchers of the warden
of the Kansas State penitentlary.
Section 6. All moneys derived from the
sale Of the manufactured product shall be
collected by the warden who shall convert
the same into the State treasury to the
credit Of the revolving fund created by this
act and 1t is hereby made the duty of the
said Treasurer Of State to carry as sepa-
rate account upon the books Of his office
the said revolving fund, which said fund
shall be used for the payment Of warrants
drawn against the same by the warden Of
the said penitentiary without further APP
preparation.
Section T. Upon the installation of said
plant and the deposit of the said $l50,000
in the State treasury to the credit of the
revolving fund. the said warden Of the Kan
sas State penitentiary shall enter into
good and sufficient bond to the State of
Kansas Ito be approved by the Governor)
in the sum of 100000, conditioned that he
will faithfully perform the duties of his
Office and faithfully and promptly account
for and pay over all moneys which may
come into his possession from the sale of
the manufactured produce or for use in the
purchase of raw material
Section s. Said warden Of the Kansas peni-
tentiary by and with the approval of the
board of directors, therefore is hereby
vested with power and authority to sell and
dispose of to the best advantage of the
State all the manufactured product Of said
plant.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the official State paper.
Captain Seaton's joint resolution for
a constitutional convention came up, but
was defeated by vote of SO to AZ. The
Populists were unanimous in favor of
the proposition, but the Republicans were
divided The members who voted in ia
vor Of the submission of the convention
proposition were:
Anderson Of Sedgwick, Babb, Beezley,
Benefel, Bowman, Campbell, Dawes, De-
Bard, Edmunds, Fairchild, Fogle, Fuller,
Gabriel, Goodno, Haskins, HOgue, ia
quins, LongIey, LOomis, Marks, Martin,
Medill, Mendenhall, McClaren, Prather,
Ravenscraft Reeder, Rees of Anderson,