Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-23
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Proceedings Of tho Senate and
nOuSs-Tho Bills Introduced
and Passed.

Pullman rates, but the senate, by q vote OF II
to 0, ordered the bill placed on the calendar
The senate voted down Senator Harris bill au-
thorl2ng the issuance Of three-year certificates
and life certificates to graduates Of the state
university, state normal school and state agri-
cultural college Senator Pritchard introduced
bill authorizing an appropriation TO erect
state normal school at Stockton. The house
set Thursday at two O'Clock to consider the
Seaton resolution for q constitutional conven-
ton. Wheatley, OF Cherokee, introduced u
bill making the state oil inspectors ONCE
salaried olice and requiring that oil oil inspeo-
tion fees be turned into the state treasury
SENATOR ANDREW, OF Atchson, on the l4th
introduced In the senate a bill approprlating
I3oOO 600 to pay for Price raid claims and take up
Price raid scrip, Senator Young's bill taxing
I'll inheritances exceeding $4,000 was passed.
a TO 0, Senators Coleman Hessin, johnson,
Matthews, Stocks and Ward voting no. The
senate committee on railroads presented q bill
requiring railroads to maintain gates at all
street crossings In cities and towns, In the
house, Speaker Osborn appointed Seaton, OF
Atchison, Wright, OF Lyon ana Mason, OF
Finney, house committee TO pre-
pare bill for the establishment
Of binding twlne factory at the Lansing
penitentiary. Moore, OF Marshall, presented
measure which prevents the Issuance OF dental
diplomas TO persons who have not regularly
graduated from reputable college, In COM
mittee OF the whole the house killed the bill
providing for the deposit Of state funds In
banks, ut stipulated rate OF INTEREST," also
Benefel's anti-cigarette bill The bill reQuir-
Ing county superintendent to have two years
successful experience Us teachers was recon-
mended for passage
THE senate on the 18th passed the following
bills Detaching Labette and Montgomery
counties from the Eleventh judicial district
and making them new district; to condemn
lands for irrigation purposes; legalizing the
acts OF the state auditor in paying S24, 027 for
modelling Kansas regiments in the recent
war; providing for the ownership and operation
Of telephone systems by cities and counties
amending the Murray Law to give prosecuting
| attorneys additional power In summoning wit
nesses The senate unanimously passed the
house resolution thanking Twentieth Kansas
soldiers for their work at Manila. In the
house. the committee to investigate the
condition Of the school fund bonds re-
ported. There are $780, 8l8 30 In bonds
In the school fund OF which amount interest
had defaulted on 1850 1907 In committee OF the
whole the house recommended for passage the
following appropriation bills: For new chem
lstry building ut the university, So 900; rum
ming expenses Of the state normal 100, 500; for
maintenance of Beloit school for girls, S4s, $50;
for maintenance Of Mother Bicherdyke home,
Ellsworth, $1,000; for taking up outstanding
Quantrell raid bonds, n 900 The house killed
the senate bill designating Lincoln's birthday
as legal holiday
THE senate on the 10th confirmed the follow
| ing nominations made by Gov Stanley: w. v.
Church, superintendent OF Insurance.; S. O
| Spencer, oil inspector; A. r. Mckenzie, grain
inspector; Grant Hornaday, Edwin Snyder, G.
| w. Kanaval and Reuben Vincent members OF
the state board Of charities; Phil Kelley man
ager OF the Hutchinson reformatory; Charles
| Il. Scott Frank &. Crowell and ], w. Forney,
regents Of the state university; John S Gill
more and T.. A. Mcfarland, directors Of the
state penitentlary; M G. Campbell and f. II.
Chamberlain, live stock sanitary commits
sioners; A. Il. Bushey, Guy p. Benton and w.
p, Massey, members state board Of educa-
ton The senate passed Forney's bill
requiring railroads to keep track scales
at all stations, After passing resolution de-
clnring the belief that the state should build a
new branch normal school this year, the senate
killed all bills pertaining to IT. Senator Lew
cling introduced bill providing for free EN-
ployment agencies in all cities of the first and
second class, to be under control Of the state
bureau Of labor 80. The house. by large ma
lority, defeated the Seaton resolution for con-
| SOlIublOuul COuVOuJluL n SlkulluT TGSOlublOu
offered by Mr.. Fairchild met like fate The
house passed many bills, among them the follow
ing: Providing that the state, county township
or municipality or public board or body shall
pay for the official bond OF its treasurer, II such
| bond be executed by security company; pro-
viding for the construction and maintenance Of
county high schools in counties having less
than 600 population; requiring person to be
a competent teacher with arst-grade certif-
cate and two years experience before being
eligible to hold the office Of county
superintendent; making the term OF office Of
county superintendent begin June 1; to pro-
hibit the mortgnging Of exempted personal
property without the joint consent OF husband
and wife: making labor claims a lien against
oil property except that exempted by law
making wife competent to testify against q
husband In criminal assault cases; compelling
the appoin tment Of at least one woman on the
state board OF charities
| ON the 7th both houses passed the bill
establishing binding Irvine factory at the
state penitentiary and Rppropriating $40 900 for
the full equipment The sum OF '15O00J was
also appropriated to be used for the purchase
OF raw material and marketing the product
Gov. Stanley sent to the senate the following
nominations: For adjutant general, s. NJ Fox
assistant adjutant general, p. Charlesworth;
for member board Of managers Hutch
inson reformatory, T. J, ONeal reappinted.)
.... The house. In committee Of the whole,
recommended for passage a resolution amend
| ing the constitution by increasing the number
OF judges in the supreme court from three to
seven, the four new judges TO be appointed by
Gov Stanley next January. After that the
judges will be elected In committee Of the
whole the house killed the senate resolution
providing for the election OF the state printer,
also the resolution providing for an initiative
and referendum amendment to the constitution,
The house committee on agriculture killed
| Burkholder's ELECTROMAGNETIC bill
One CIuh- Woman'H HONEYMOON.