Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
Kansas Legislature.

Vic Oultcu Dtdtto SuuTcmC Coutt W w
termine the controversy over the stat
:. line between Kansas and Missouri
The bill authorizes the attorney gen
eral to employ counsel or any other a,
sistsnce he may deem proper and az
n propriates S., 900 to pay the expense
n OF such litigation and investigation
e Senator thinner says that he has posi-
: tive proof that the state line is owe
+ half mile too far west
|. The resolution declaring 1t the sens
n Of the legislature that the state need
i another insane asylum, which was de
= fea ted Ia the senate Wednesday, was re
= considered by that body yesterday ant
0 carried with an amendment that thu
0 new asylum be erected In some place
. other than Topeka or Osawatomie.
: The commission on uniformity Of
state laws, appointed by Gov. Morrill,
D In 1895, has caused a bill to be intro
! duced 10 the senate by Senator
Mathews Of Mcpherson, and in the
house by Representative Wise, Of
Reno, TO authorize codifca
, ton OF the entire law OF CONNER
cial paper.
} The senate ways and means commit.
tee rejected a number OF claims pre-
scented by state house employees for
overtime. The claims ranged from$lO
to $1,000
Senator Stone presented bill pro-
viding that no person can be removed
from office in Kansas unless convicted
in the civil courts OF malfeasance.
The expansion resolutions prepared
by the republican caucus were adopted
by the house yesterday by strict
party vote. The republican members
all voted for the resolutions and the
populists and democrats against them.
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas. Our nation has recently passed
through u successful war with Spain and the
triumphs OF our army and navy surpass any
Victories recorded; and
Whereas, BY the result Of said war and by
the terms OF treaty made between the Span
iab and American neace commissioners at
Paris. the island Of Porto Rico In the Atlantic
and the Philippines in the Pacific have come
under the care, control and protection Of our
goveru,nent. md
Whereas In Tho words n, tho most dlstin-
onished American NJ tn.dav, .Trnde alvavs
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n''e' u uiscuss'o" Vi u" "our anu
aler taklng three v0tes ON tne same
motion, q resolution i7rpipV congress
nat IN nerp,;, Potrrts Aha TT.ah rolyo.
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was ADOPTED In the house. Ihe nnal
vote stood 6%t0 30 in favor OF the reso
luton.
The house adopted the senate resO-
luton favoring the construction and
operation Of the Ncaraguan canal BY
the United States government Sea-
ton, of Atchissn, cast the only vote
against the resolution.
Among the house bills presented
were the following:
To make TIA misdemeanUr for IVY person to-
bring an insane person into Kansas wlshout
icRai auV"orlW' inc peha''y II nhe OF ho'
,'ore 'h'h ''oo' VI 'nprlson'nehl III '"c ooah'y
|",, 'o' ~, '""'o ,n'A' oo 'aon'nN
no require raiiroaa companies 'c ma,hsaih
STATES 'or wueh,oE nay aha grain anu W re-
'u',o cohpun'es 70 ch"ree ior shipments 40
cor"'he 10 'ne weien's ~ 'ne p'ace !" 'oaung
for 'he appoh'hheue Vi y s'a'e commission