The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-24
KANSAS AT PARIS.
Legislature VIII Appropriate Money for an
Exhibit-uAuy Important Measures
Acted Upon In Both Houses.

Acted UDon In Both Houses.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 22.-A bill was
recommended for passage in the house
committee of the whole appropriating
$50, 900 for n Kansas display at the
Paris exposition. The bill creates a
board of three commissioners to ar
range the exhibit. 1t was pointed out
that the expense account of the three
commissioners one year would eat up
S20,0 of the amount. 1t is agreed
that Il. d. Coburn, secretary of the
state board of agriculture, is TO head
the commission.
BY IA vote of 92 to 0 the house adopt
ed the concurrent resolution permit
ting the voters at the general elec-
tion in 1900 to vote upon the PROPOSE
tion to amend the constitution so as
to increase the supreme court from
three justices to seven. The resolu-
tion was introduced at the request of
the state bar association. The senate
Is expected to concur in the resolu.
tion.
By blunder the house appropriated
$500, 900 instead of $3.50, 900 for the new
binding twine plant at the state peni-
teutiary at Lansing. The blunder was
discovered in time and the vote by
which the dual appropriation was
made was reconsdered.
The house in committee Of the
whole recommended for passage the
bill extending the life of the Kansas
court of appeals until the first Monday
in April, 1901. Under the present law,
the court dies January /, 1901.
The house killed two railroad bills.
One was the Elder bill compelling
railroads to run trains not over four
miles an hour through all towns, or
else put in gates at the crossings and
Ryan's bill prohibiting railroads from
mortgagng their property for more
than the actual cost of their roads.
Representative Burkholder, of ma
rion, got his bill through the house
committee of the whole raising the
minimum term of school in the state
to six months II year. 1t is now four
months.
The house ways and means commit
tee reported favorably the Bailey bill
to create an industrial department to
the Quindaro college, colored, and
there is no doubt thatit will be passed
by the house.
The house committee on congress
sional apportionment adversely re-
ported the Beezley bill to redistrict
the state into eight congressional dis
tricts.
The house passed the bill to author
ize the governor, secretary of state
and auditor of state to issue and sell
to the commissioners of the perma-
nent school fund bonds of the state OF
Kansas for the purpose of paying the
Quan trell raid bonds to the amount OF
S77, 900.
The house in committee of the
whole recommended for passage the
BARRIERS bill passed by the senate
last week.
For the first time in the present ses-
sion, a minority committee report was
made in the house. 1t was on the SEN
ate bill to prohibit the watering OF
stock of private corporations.
The senate on an emergency, passed
Hanna's express bill 1t places the
state control of express companies
under the court of visitation. 1t alsc
fixes the rates to be charged for the
expressing of parcels.
The appointments of 5 Nj. Fox as
adjutant general and c. Charlesworth
as assistant were confirmed by the sen
ate unanimously.
A bill was recommended for passage
in the senate committee of the whole
making levy of quarter of mil
for the completion of the state capi
tol at Topeka. There was some oppo
sition to the levy which will yielc
about $50, 900 per year.
Gov Stanley sent the following
nominations TO the senate for confr
nation: Members board of managers
of state soldiers home-James ID. Du
trow, of Woodson county, to succeed
r.. n Kerr, of Anderson; George Bur
ton, of Cherokee, to succeed j, A, Da
Wis, of Shawnee.
The senate committee of the Who'll,
recommended bills carrying tn,
usual appropriations for state in
stitutions, and also the following
Administration building, TopelSi
asylum, S35 600; dairy and physica
science building, agricultural college
S75, 900; new cell block, Hutchinson
reformatory, SIS, 900; detached cot
tage. Beloit industrial school. sao