Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
VOTING FOR AN ASYLUM.

Kansas Senator. Take FL Ballots Witho'
Result ~ to Where II shall he Locate
Protests Against R.submisnion.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2-The asylul
bill was reported by the senate wa,
and means committee, carrying an al
preparation of $1,000 for the new il
stitution. In the bill the asylum wa
TO be located at -" the blank
be filed by vote OF the senate. Th
senators took 81 ballots without IT
suit The twenty.iirst ballot resulte
~ follows: Chanute, 10; Clay Center
=; Parsons, 4; Wellington. 4; Colun
bus, 4; Salina, T. The senate then ad
j0urned. Twehty-one votes are nee
essary for selection. The fight is be
tween Chanute AMI Clay Center
Lieut. Gov Richter appointed Sen
stors Hessin and Householder a com
nittee on the part OF the senate to Wis
it the saltwater, Mimi, penitentiary
to investigate the binding Irvine in
dustry.
TIE senate in committee OF the whole
recommended for passage the bill au
th0rizing the residents of counties
with less than $4,000 inhabitants tt
vote on the proposition Of establish
ing county high schools.
The senate ordered the publication
Of 5000 copies Of the roster OF the
Kansas volunteers In the recent war
this morning The adjutant general
10 preparing the roster in connection
with his annual report.
The presiding officer OF the senate
was directed recently to appoint com
nittee to visit the penal and charita-
Bile institution Of the state. He
named the committee Yesterday. 1t
consists OF Senators Armstrong, Cole
man, Householder, johnson, Forney
and Stocks.
The house committee on agriculture
reported favoraby upon the bill pro-
hibitipg the operation Of bucket
shops and boards of trade in Kansas
The house judiciary committee rec
commended for passage the bill making
February -, Lincon's birthday, q
legal holiday. 1t also recommended
for passage McKeever's bill providing
for court paper in all the large conn
ties Of the state.
The house committee on banks and
banking reported in favor Of the law
for the deposit Of state funds in pri-
vate banks. Gov Stanley favors the
law, while State Treasurer Grimes Is
fighting 1t.
The house hanks and banking com
nittee was waited upon BY delega-
tion Of bankers, headed by ex.Gov.
Morrill,, which urged the defeat Of the
Burkholder bill This measure pro-
vides for the creation Of a depositors
safety fund.
The house passed the following bills:
Providing for the appointment Of resident
attorneys for nonresident parties upon whom
v serve notice and papers In suits brought In
Ne courts Of tho state
Prohibiting probate Judges from practclng
law In their own courts
Authorizing the supreme court to prescribe
rules for the making Of records In appeals and
proceedings In error to the appellate courts
TO allow county commissioners In counties
sl0ng the Arkansas river to raise fund to pre-
vent the diversion Of the water OF that river
To prevent the carrying OF deadly weapons
u church and to church socals
Amending the chatte mortgage law 40 as to
prevent the disposal OF mortgaged property
without the written consent Of the mortgage
holder
The house committee on public
health reported asubstitute for other
bills regulating the practice Of medi-
cine. lite provisions are.
The state board Of health shall investigate
the standing and character Of all medical COL
loges In the state and decide whether or
not they are up to the Standard that
" shall pass upon the qualifications Of
persons who desire to practice medicine
who have no diploma In standard college;
and that It should issue certificates to al ply |
slcians entitled to practice. The fee for GER |
tifcate Is placed ut rs and must be paid by the
applicant Persons who have no certificates
shall not be permitted to practice medicine and
the penalty for the violation OF the law is fine
Of from 40 to '10l
Inc house committee on agriculture
introduced substitute for the anti.
oleonargarlne bill, now pending. 1t
prohibits the sale Of yellow butterine
IN the state, but permits its manu-
facture for sale in other states The
substitute bill will prohibit the manu-.
facture of yellow oleo for sale any
where.
Representative Brooke, of Shawnee. I
produced in the house a protest against
resubmisson signed by l,7O6 persons,
7@ men and $40 women, all of whom
he said live in his district This was
only one OF 10 similar protests pre-.
sented in the house yesterday, but 1t
was by far the largest The average
number of names on them was about
$50. The aggregate amounted to Q 1872
men and LAG women.
Representative Willis introduced
bill to appropriate $50, 900 for gen.
srsl display of the Kansas products at
The Paris exposition. The bill pro,
rides for the appointment of three
commissioners by thss governor, sub.
lect to confirmation by the senate.
Their salaries shall be IS a day each
and expenses A portion of the fund
10 to applied to the corn display now
being arranged by the several corn
states.
Mckeever introduced a bill in the
house providing for the employment
IF convict labor in the Improvement, {