Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-09
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condemned Proceedings Of the senate ant
House--The Bills Introduced
and Passed,

Gov. STANLEY on the SOth sent the following
nominations TO the senate: w. v, Church, state
insurance superintendent; y o, Spencer COIL
oil inspector, A. H. Mckenzie, state grain inspec-
tor Among the senate bills introduced were;
10 tax legacles amounting TO $4,000 and over;
making II unlawful Tor n probate Judge 10 Issue
o marriage license to males under 81 years OF
females under 49, without consent OF parents
or guardians compelling owners Of stock yards
and live stock commission men TO make an an-
nunl statement OF their business .... In the
house these bills were presented: TO permit
person TO dip, shoot, spear or hook fish; creat-
Ing state board OF embalmers adding ut
tOrney's fees where laboror secures judgment
on n debt for labor, The house judiciary COM
mittee reported favorably bill cutting down
the jurisdiction OF probate judges In Injunction
cases
IN the senate ON the 9lst Mr.. Lewelling (pOp)
offered q resolution inviting President McKin-
ley to visit Kansas during the session Of the
TransmlssiSslppi congress ut Wichita II was
adopted, Senator Andersons bill appropra-
ting 10000 for n Kansas corn exhibit ut Paris
was favorably reported. Titus bill providing
for state insurance OF public school property
was passed Senator Stones bill 10 prevent
the removal OF ofliolals only by criminal pro-
ceedings was killed. II TO Is, six populist sena-
tors voting against the bill Several new bills
were introduced, including those for locating
the new insane asylum ut Lyons and at Salina
.u The house passed q resolution providing for
| the appointment OF committee to visit the
Minnesota penitentiary and investigate the
operations OF the binding twne factory with
view OF establishing q similar factory In tho
Kansas penitentiary, The committee on pub
| lie health recommended for passage bill pro-
hibiting the sale OF cigarettes, cigars and
4 tnhaapn n nj kiudQ IN nargnnq undar ia yanrQ
OF age
In the senate on the lat 81 ballots were taken
10 decide upon location for the new insane
asylum. On ballot 81 the vote stood. Chanute,
| 49, Clny Center 8. Parsons 4; Wellington, 4;
Columbus 4; Salina, 4 An adjournment was
taken until the I'd without making choice,
Lieut. Gov Richter appointed Senators Hossin
and Householder o committee TO visit the bind
| ing Irvine factory OF saltwater, Mimi The
senate ordered the publication OF 5000 copies
Of the roster OF tho Kansas volunteers In the
recent war In committee OF the whole the
senate recommended for passage the bill au-
| thorizing residents OF counties with less than
! 49, 900 inhabitants TO vote on county high school
propositions Lieut. Gov. Richter appointed
Senators Armstrong, Coleman, Householder
Johnson. Forney and Stocks committee TO
visit the state penal and charitable insti-
| tutons -, The house passed the following
bills, among others; Prohibiting probate
Judges from prHctcing law In their own COURTS
to allow county commissioners In counties
along the Arkansas river to provide funds to
prevent the diversion Of the water OF that
river. to prevent the carrying OF dendly
weapons to church and church societies; TO
prevent the disposal OF mortgaped property
without the written consent OF the mortgage
holder. Twenty-nine petitions were read
| tn In I'D n ha mi oil "a
luton. Representative Willis introduced n
bill approprating tb00C0 for u general stnte
exhibit at the Paris exhibition and for the ap-
pointment OF three commissioners to care for H.
IN the house on the I'd Beezley, OF Edwards,
introduced bill apportioning the state into
eight congressional districts Representatives
Seaton OF Atchison; Hogue, OF johnson, and
Ruvenscraft, Of Clark, were named rs the
house committee to inspect the binding Irvine
factory at saltwater, MINI. Several new house
bills were presented, including one by Seator
for new state board OF charities, TO CON
Bist of three non-partisan members ap
pointed by the governor, and one
by Adams, OF Sedgwick. for board o.
county assessors. one from each commissioner
district elected by the people -, The senate
again resumed baloting for u location for thu
proposed new insane asylum, but after sovera
frutless ballots the matter was referred To
committee The Mckay -Gilett judicial con
test was dismissed on motion OF Senator Lew
cling In committee Of the whole the senate
killed Johnson's bill to require the state treas
urer to loan his funds TO private banks ut
stipulated interest
THE senate on the Sd, In committee Of the
whole recommended for passage BeneheP'
anti bucket shop bill Several bills were pre-
sented, including one making II obligatory FOL