The Advocate and news., 1899-02-15
HOUSE.
Monday.

HOUSE.
! Monday.
The House committee of the whole
recommended the passage OF Benefels
bucket-shOp bill, 1t is directed against
bucket-shops or boards Of trade where
telegraph market reports on grains,
stock, bonds, securities, provisions, etc, "
are received, and provides drastic means
Of punishment for the maintenance Of
any such places
The Dawes bill, limiting the output OF
coal at the penitentiary was also recon-
mended for passage, but makes the fol-
lowing provision:
Section /. That no coal mined at the peni-
tentiary shall hereafter be sold on the mar
ket by contract or otherwise.
Section 2. That the output Of coal at tho
pententiary shall be limited to the needs
Of the public buildings and institutions OF
the State.
Among the bills introduced in the
House was one by Representative Coates
to establish department OF steam engin-
eering.
Tuesday.
Tuesdays session of the House began
at a. m. and continued until o'clock,
without a recess. The clerks read forty
five local bills in concert, and the House
passed the entire lot on one roll-call.
The DeBard bill providing punishment
for the sale OF chattel mortgaged prop
erty was passed by vote Of Sc to S8.
Representative Hogue's bill fixing the
punishment for grave robbers at not to
exceed ten years in the penitentiary at
hard labor was also passed.
Representative Burkholder introduced
another Oleomargarine bill. The follow
ing resolution was passed by a unani-
nous vote:
Whereas, The ratification of the treaty OF
peace with Spain, by the Senate Of the
United States, was Of supreme Importance
to the best interests of our country, and
Whereas, Its ratification means the en-
dorsement at home and abroad OF the policy
of the present administration headed by
that magnificent statesman, VIM. McKin-
ley, therefore, be 1t
Resolved That the thanks Of the senate
Of the State of Kansas be extended to our
United States Senator'S, the Hon. Lucien
Baker and the Hon. w. A. Harris, whose
patriotism rose superior to party fealty, for
their support and endorsement Of the treaty
Of peace with Spain, and that the secretary
Of the Senate be instructed to transmit a
copy Of this resolution to each Of them.
The Senate resolution urging the open
ing of Port Arthur canal was also passed:
Wednesday.
The House Judicial Ways and Means
Committee referred Fairchilds bill, for
the abolishment of the Board Of PardOns
was referred to the House with the rec
omendation that 1t be not passed. This
was done because Governor Stanley had
stated that he would not appoint the
Board and the committee thought it best
to let the law remain on the statute
books until the result of Governor Stan
leys experiment could be seen.
The House passed Representative
Adams bill making 1t felony for people
to Jump" their board bill
Thursday.
The House passed twelve bills at the
morning session, including the bill to re-
move political disabilities as to Confeder-
ate soldiers, Representative Georges bill
to change, Usage county from the south
ern department Of the Court of Appeals
to the northern department, BroOke's
bill to prohibit school children from ap-
pearing In hypnotic exhibitions, Wheat
ley's bill providing for a special inspec-
tor of lead and zinc mines who shall be
appointed by the Governor and receive a
salary of 81 200 a year, and STAIRS bill
providing for the vacation of unimproved
additions to town sites. The bill abol-
shing the Office of Commissioner Of
Elections in cities Of the first class was
passed by a vote OF 66 to r. This bill
does not include Kansas City, Kans.
The Benefiel bill against bucket-shops
was passed by a vote of "a to 2. A bill
was passed which makes pharmacists by
special privilege of forty men. The
Dawes penitentiary coal mine bill was
passed by vote Of "a to IA.
Among the bills passed at the after
noon session was Wards bill providing a
bounty On wOlf and coyote scalps and
Campbells for prohibiting fire insurance
companies issuing policies through o.her