The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04


adopted by vote OF 81 to 8. Senator
Young, the only newspaper man In the
body, voted no.
AS chairman Of the committee Oh
banks and insurance Senator Farrelly
unfaVorably reported the bill providing
for a 5 per cent tax on the net resources
of insurance companies and Gavorably
recommended McNalls bill to collect 2
per cent tax on the gross premiums Of
all American companies and per cent
on the gross premiums Of foreign COM
panies.
Senator Titus, as chairman of the
educational committee, recommended
that the bill authorizing State insur-
ance Of school property be passed This
bill provides that per cent Of the as
sessed valuation Of all school property
be levied, that the funds derived be paid
into the State treasury and that losses
be paid from that Office.
The judiciary committee passed un-
favorably on the bill providing for the
exemption Of the head of family from
garnishment. The same committee ia
vorably reported Senator Hanna's reso-
luton providing for an amendment to
the constitution giving members of the
Legislature additional pay. It is con-
ceded that the present pay Is too low
and the amounts fixed in this resolution
are less than those actually paid in
many States.
At the afternoon session, the Ways
and Means committee recommended that
the bill giving State officers and en-
ployes the difference between the salar-
les fixed by the last Legislature and those
fixed by law be indefinitely postponed.
The committee on mileage reported.
Senator Hart gets the largest amount,
his mileage being 544, and his allowance
$3.50. Senator Anderson, living in To-
peka, gets no mileage. Senator Johnson
gets credit for Sc miles, and is allowed
$8.4O.
Senator King moved that the rules be
suspended and House Bill No. be placed
on third reading without amendment
or debate. The resolution went over
until Saturday.
Larimer made another effort to get his
protest against the call for a special ses-
sion into the journal, but his second pc
IAbAOA WGhb W JAO JuuASAdly
with the others.
New bills introduced were one byGray,
providing for State FIRE insurance de-
partment, and several others of local
nature. The insurance committee ia
ably reported the bill providing for hail
insurance, the bill regulating fraternal
organizations and the McNall insurance
tax bill. The bill prohibiting the voting
OF railroad bonds was also favorably re-
ported
The bill repeating the Metropolitan
police law was recommended for pas
sage, as was q similar bill abolishing the
board Of pardons.
A resolution of the State Teachers AS
sociation opposing the bill extending the
school bill law to the high school texts
was presented.
Another irrelevant resolution by
Johnson (Rep) was laid on the table, as
all buncombe resolutions should be.
In the afternoon, Keefer's concurrent
resolution was taken up. It indOrses
the recommendations of General Long
street that dOuble-track railroad be
built, owned and operated by the govern
ment from Kansas City to San Diego.
Mr. Weileps court Of common pleas
bill for Cherokee county was passed.
In the evening, a short session was
held, most of the time being spent in
committee of the whole. McNall's insur-
ance bill, the bill repeating the board of
pardons law, the bill prohibiting the
issue of railroad bonds and the bill au-
thorizing hail insurance were favorably
reported.
SATURDAY.
The Senate began business by unani-
mOusly adopting a resolution request
ing Kansas representatives in Congress
to use their best efforts to prevent the
seating of Congressman Roberts, the
Utah member, who is reputed to be a
pOlygamist. II was expected that Breid-
enthaPs guaranty fund banking bill
would be favorably reported, but the
committee delayed action. Lamb (Rep.)
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