Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-03-02
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.
Condensed Proceedings OF tho Senate and
House-The Bills Introduced
and Paaaed.

SENATOR UPPER on the Goth introduced
bill in the senate to establish furniture fac
tory at the state penitentiary, to manufacture
school furniture only. Senator Field presented
bill TO tax all incomes, except salaries Of
United States officials which amount TO u, 500
or more year. Senator Crossan's bill TO place
building and loan associations under control Of
the stats bank commissioner was recon-
mended for passage. In the house McKeever,
Of Shawnee, presented n resolution providing
for committee to investigate the office OF
State Insurance Commissioner MoNnll The
temperance committee presented O bill amend
ing the Murray law A bill was introduced to
give pension OF 90, 000 10 William Roth, o state
house employee who fell from the dome Of the
state house The house committee on educn-
tion favorably reported the senate bill au-
thorizng counties having no county high
schools to levy tax TO pay the tuition ofpupils
In those counties TO attend high schools In i'd
joining counties
IN committee OF the whole the house on tn Q
2lst recommended for passage the bill appro-
priating $1,000 for Kansas exhibit at Paris
BY vote Of % to 0 the house adopted the res
olution providing for an increase to seven OF
the number OF supreme court judges, The
house voted in favor Of a ESQ 900 bond issue for
money to inaugurate the state binding Irvine
tending the life OF the Kansas court of appeals
to April 1901, was also iavorably reported
The house voted for bond issue OF ST7 600 to
pay Quantrel raid claims Burkholders bill
raising the minimum term Of school to six
months was also favorably acted upon 80, The
senate by unanimous vote confirmed the APP
pointment OF S. M Fox for adjutant
general and P. Charlesworth for assist
ant adjutant general The senate passed
the bill making levy Of one-fourth Of n mill
to complete the state capitol Senator Arm
strong's bill nbollshing the state board OF
pardons was passed Hannas bill placing OK
press companies under control Of the state
board OF visitation was passed The senate
| recommended bills carrying the usual appro-
priations for state institutions, and also the
following: Administration building, Topeka
asylum, $1,000; dairy and physical science
building, agricultural colleges 10000; new cell
block, Hutchinson reformatory, sS,0Ol; de-
| tnchGd cottage, Beloit industrial school, 10000;
| Mother Blokerdyke home, 1900; roadway ut
| soldiers home, 10000
ON the 22d the house killed the bill to create
q state board OF embalmers. The measure TO
abolish the state board Of pardons was recon-
mended for passage, Among other bills rec-
commended for passage were Compelling In
surance companies to settle losses within %
|
a uniform insurance policy; exempting masons
and odd fellows from the law governing bene-
iciary societies; requiring every physician TO
have u diploma from a reputable college, or TO
have been in active practice Ave years, or to
pass an examination before the state board.
Gov Stanley messaged the house that he had
signed the bill establishing binding Irvine
factory Mt the state penitentary.
| THE senate on the 23d passed Senator Kings
| bill which seeks TO promote free competition In
the buying and selling Of stock at the Kansas
| CITY stock yards The senate passed bills
making appropriations for nearly oil OF the
state charitable and penal institutions OF tho
state. by vote OF 30 to SO the house killed
the Willis bill approprinting $4,000 for u Kan
sas exhibit at the Paris exposition The house
by q vote OF " to 81, passed the general county
fee and salary bill The house killed the bill
providing for a maximum rate to be charged
| by BARRIERS The house passed tho Wiley bill
| providing for the assessment and taxation OF
| transient property.
BOTH houses OF the legislature on the GATH
paid honor to Lieut. Commander p Rees, OF
the navy, who was with Dewey on the Olympit
in the battle OF Manila, and who visited the
legislature upon invitation. The senate by &
vote OF " to II, passed bill providing that the
state shall pay its Spanish war volunteers Tho
sum OF Us each per month, IN addition TO the III
paid by the government The senate passed
the appropriation bill of 1850 for the forestry
stations ut Ogallah and Dodge City 80. BY
vote Of n TO II the house passed tho Bailey bill
providing for the erection and maintenance o
colored industrial school at QuindArO TO b.
run in connection with the Western univer
sity, negro institution OF learning BY
strict party vote the house adopted resOlu
tiOn to revise the calendar and advance impor