The Globe-republican., 1899-03-02
KANSAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NOSsSAkSASO4S
senate this morning.
The recent ire at the state insane asylum 1t
Topeka. which burned the pumping station and
Are has set the legislators thinking OF the
probable disastrous results OF q cOnaAgration
thcre. Yesterday the house cunmittee on
cmininx the FIRE escapes Of the institution. with
. view Of lettering their condition II possible.
An oddity in the shape Of . bill has been rec
commended for passage 6y the house commute mite
urer OF Haskell county to levy small tax to be
paid the county treasurer OF Flnney county to
build q road in Finney county.
The house. after amending the senate con-
current resolution relating 70 the time when
the introduction OF bills must cease. has adopt
ed 1t. The time now Hxed Tor the cessation OF
the introduction OF bills is tomorrow at noon
Topeka, Feb. 2l.-The senate, in committee
A bin to fix the terms of court OF the 1lth
and S7th judicial districts.
bill regulating the fees Of Labette county
officials
Mcpherson county.
An act compromising the ofhcial Sfenogr2pher
of the second judicial district.
Relating to elections in Eureka.
Defining certain school districts in Green
wood county.
Relating to school districts in Hodgeman and
Vaca.ing block I'm Clinton, Douglas coun-
D.sorganizirg school district No. q in Grant
county.
public instruction in Greenwood and Elk coun-
ties in disorganiZing joint school district 81.
Relating to . county high school in Bourbon
county.
DisorganiziLg school district 81 in Linn coun-
ty.
signed the bill through which the state legtsla-
ture aims to relieve Kansas farmers of the ex-
actions OF the binding Irvine trust.
The house Gid nothing but consider bills I'M
der general order in committee of the whole to-
day. The fight OF the forenoon session was
upon q bill formally abolishing the board OF
pardons and giving the governor power at his
own discretion to appoint Classifying clerk
who shall have charge of all applications for
pardon.
About all the house was for abolishing the
board and upon a vote for adoption only four
men voted to retain the present system.
When the house was called to order this
morning Gregory ct Usage made motion to
adjourn. He said that not q legislature in the
nation had the brazen disregard for the mem
DRY of the revolutionary struggle and its men
to go on an work on this national holiday. The
people, he said would not respect the leg1Sla-
ture for continuing its work on the birthday OF
George Washington. The motion was voted
down.
The house Adjourned after transacting con-
siderable business.
Topeka, Feb. 2a-The senate ways and means
following pension bills:
Appropriating $1,000 to Mrs. Mary Usher, Of
Topeka. whose husband was killed while as
sisting in moving a boiler from the Moeser
factories to the state house.
Paying C. E. Shaffer 500 for injuries incurred
by being stabbed by an inmate Of the insane
asylum.
Paving Mrs. Sarah E. Ash S50O-formerly
matron OF the reform school-for injuries re-
ceived by the fall OF a step-ladder upon which
she was at work.
hoc
decided uUon one feature of the miscellaneous
bill. which will contain an ap-
S23 900 to reimburse the railroads
and private individuals who subscribed the
funds for the Kansas exhibit at the Omaha ex-
position.
Two years ago the legislature declined to
make appropriations for the exhibit but public
spirited citizens cane to the rescue and Kansas
was represented
Topeka, Feb 24.-Governor Stanley today
signed the following house bills:
An act to authorize and require the county
&C commissioners OF Shawnee county to issue
bonds to refund certain Indebtedness OF the
county.
Az act to change the names Of certain per-
SoGS.
An act to disorganize school district number
70 in Graham county and attach it to distric:
No. III.
An act to take part of school district No. % in
Riley county and attach it to district No. % in
Clay county.
All consideration Of senate bills in the senate,
except messages from the house, and all con-
siderstion of house bills in the house, except
messages from the senate, and excepting in
both instances apprOpriating bills, will cease at
loo1 Wednesday. No business will be trans
acted by either house, except the consideration
If messages from the Governor, after March
"a.
The house sat down on Mr.. Elders motion to
call Senator Lupfers oleo bill from the agri
culture committee and advance it on the calen-
,ar.
Adjourned
Topeka Feb. sa-The house today passed the
dill extending the terms Of the present judges
If the appellate courts until the second Mon
lay Of April. 1901. This will give the next leg
definitely If the amendment to the constitution
o increase the number Of supreme court judges
all to carry.
The following other bills were also passed to.
Wise's bill 20 prohibit the removal Of build
ngS and other improvement from lots and
ands upon which delinquent taxes remain un-
aid.
Sewers bill IN relation to releases of real
state mortgages.
Moore's bill reapportioning the representa-
i've districts OF MARSHALL county. which were
.errymandered by tie populist legislature two
ears ago.
Flannelly's bill leealizing certain defective
patents for state lands.
A batch of a bills were railroaded through,
including the Topeka and Wichita city court
,!l,s.
A number Of bills were read during the noon
hour today while some OF the members were at
Inner.
Adjourned at usual hour.
Up in Jewell county the other day q
woman died suddenly. Her SON and
'on-in-law were in the county Jail do
ng time for chicken stealing, and at
ended the funeral in charge of the
sheriff. They must have ielt misera::
bly, small.
Every year we hear Of some wonder
Jul new use to which corn stalks are
o be put. This year they are discov-
,rec to be immensely valuable in the
of paper and cardboard.
80 far. however. the corn stock mar
set remains STEADY"
Reports from the papers published
,ut in the stock territory indicate
hat the loss of cattle during the re-
.ent trying weather was comparative
y light.