The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04

Mondays SeBStOMBs
The senate did not convene until after
noon, The bin repeating the metropolitan
police law was passed. II had already
passed the house and 10 practically law.
Several local bills were passed without op-
position. Senator stones bill providing Tor
taxation Of Missouri river bridges at their
real value was passed. II was followed by
the passage OF Andrews bill enabling Mis-
souri, river counties to put bridge companies
into the hands OF receiver when they fail
to promptly pay their Kansas taxes.
The senate, with King in the chair, took
up WeiIep's court Of common pleas bill
for Galena. II was taken up and sub
stitute was presented by Ryan which made
the bill apply to both Galena and PittsOurg.
The plea for the bill was that these cities
have such population as to require more
convenient courts.
At the evening session OF the senate the
bill taking the chancellor OF the univer-
sity OK the board OF regents was defeat
ed by striking out the enacting clause In
committee OF the whole. The bill provid-
ing for the election Of superintendent or
insurance was recOmmitted to the commit"
tee with instructions to make certain
amendments. Bush's corporation bill and
several other measures which the State
printer had not yet printed would have
been taken up IL copies had been on the
senators desks. The bill giving Cherokee
and Crawford counties a court Of common
pleas was placed on third reading and
passed.
In the house Trueblood introduced a reg
olution to forfeit the per diem and mileage
Of Walters and BOtlKin, who have not been
present during the session. 1t went over
under the rules On motion of Barkley o
resolution providing that the consideration
OF all business except messages from the
governor should cease at 10 D. m. Wednes-
day was adopted. Final adjournment was
set for Friday.
Fairchild's bill abolishing the board Of
pardons was placed on third reading
but the vote was IS to 81 and as II lacked
several of having constitutional number
OF votes II did not pass. The objection made
was that 1t was improper to abolish offices
which the Popullsts were about to vacate
and that IL should have been passed, II at
all, at the last session.
The bill to abolish the present railroad
commissioners was then passed by vote
of 81 to 81. The Republicans argued that
the new railroad bill would surely be held
10 be unconstitutional and that this would
leave the State without anything.
Mr.. HaEbaughs bill prohibiting counties
or municipalities from voting bonds In
aid Of railroad construction was passed,
the vote being So to 2S
Ravenscraft introduced bill changing
the stock yards bill 80 that the prices
charged for feed by the stock yards COM
pany should be based on the wholesale In
stead OF the retail price.
Tn the afternoon McNalPs insurance bill
providing FOR a tax on all companies or
ganlEed under laws other than those Of
Kansas was passed II was followed by the
passage OF Harbaughs hail insurance bill.
McNRll's bill has passed both houses and
win become law when signed by the gov
ernor.
The bill repeating the metropolitan police
law was passed by the house. It Is OF little
effect as the system was abolished by the
Populist state convention last summer,
but In order to wipe out the measure en-
tlrely this bill was passed. The house then
went into committee Of the whole.
AT the evening session Of the house a
number OF local bills were considered The
bill authorizing counties to expend money
testing the legality OF the action Of ARK
gatlonists Rt the headwaters OF the ArEan-
sas In taking large quantities Of water from
the river was defeated.