The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08

that he had appointed 7. N. Hancock, OF
Olathe, as a member Of the board of man
ayers Of the State Soldiers Home to sue
ceed T. H. Grisham, and the following
members of the board of regents OF the
State normal school for the term ending
March l, 1903: S. H. Dodge, Belolt; f. S.
Larabee, Stafford, and E. A. Ross, Burr
Oak.
The House passed the Senate bill reor-
ganizing the militia, the act creating the
Office OF State House custodian and a
number of other acts. The bill author
izing Crane & Company to publish new
compilation Of the statutes was killed
by the Senate in committee of the whole
by vote of q to to strike out the en-
acting clause The Senate evidently was
Of the opinion that the Webb statutes are
entirely satisfactory, and so put quietis
on this movement for the present, at
least
At Wednesday mornings session the
Senate passed an act in relation to barb
wire fences and repealed the old law
thereon. At the afternoon session the
act providing for the Grand Army Mu-
scum and for the publication Of the re-
ports of the G. A. r.. department COM
mander was passed without opposition.
A message was received from Governor
Stanlay transmitting, for confirmation by
the Senate, the appointments OF William
Hunter of Blue Rapids in place Of q. B.
Colby and j. M. Satterthwaite OF Doug
lass in place Of w. H. Phipps as regents
of the Agricultural college for the terms
ending April 80, 1908.
The Dawes bill restricting the output
of the penitentiary coal was passed by a
vote Of SO to 8, and the House bill pro-
tecting hotel keepers went through by
vote of Il to II. The House bill re-
garding the inspection Of coal and zinc
mines went through by vote Of "a to l.
The Governors appointments for mem
bers of the board of regents Of the State
normal school and Agricultural college
were confirmed in open session.
Governor Stanley sent his first veto
message to the House. 1t vetOes the bill
making pharmacists Of number of per-
sons.
The House passed the Senate bill ex-
tending text book uniformity to high
schools. This still further limits the OPP
portunities that the text book trust has
to do business in Kansas.
The Senate spent most Of Thursday
mornings session In considering the
House fee and salary bill. AT the after
noon session the principal thing done was
to put ON the payroll Of the Senate John
Jones, a Topeka colored politician of all
parties, who regularly appoints himself
to some position around the State House
whenever the legislature is in session.
The following House bills were passed
by the Senate Thursday: The act for the
of land patents, for the regula-
ton Of fraternal beneficiary societies, the
Ward bill for bounty on coyote and wolf
scalps, the Fogle mining bill and the bill
or the leasing Of unOccupled school lands.
The House passed the Senate building
and loan association bill with a few
The temperance bill came
I'D for consideration in the House and as
The Republicans desired to caucus on its
position 1t was made special order for
Friday.
When 1t came up Friday afternoon
Reeder, OF Decatur, made a motion to
strike out the enacting clause, which was
defeated by vote Of A to sc. After con-
siderable debate, McKeever, Of Shawnee |
County, moved to indefinitely postpone |
he consideration OF the bill. His motion
PREVAILED by a vote Of go to "a.
The oleomargarine question came up In
he House again Friday, but McKeever's !