Hutchinson gazette., 1899-03-02
KANSAS LEoIsLATIvE pRoCEEDmos

ihpre Yesterday the house cummltVeo on
charitable institutions spent the nlternoon eh-
Hmining the nre escapes OF the Institution, win
a view OF betterlng their condition II possible
An oddIty In the shape OF u bill has been roo-
commended for passage by the house committee
OF the whole, II empowers the county trons-
urer OF Haskell county TO levy small lNh 70 20
paid the county treasurer OF Flnney county 70
build road In lginney county
l'he house, after amending the sonate con-
current resolution relating 70 tho Time when
tho introduction OF bllls must cease mas alopt.,
cd n, The time now hxod Tor the cessation Oh
the Introduction OF bills IL tomorrow at noon
Topeka, Feb, 2l.--The senate, In committee
OF the whole recommended for passage the fol-
* bhi to Ax tho tcrms OF court OF the ilth
and Silh judicial districts,
A bin regulating the fees OF Labetto county
Regulating fees and salaries OF orlclals In
An act Concentrating the oiiiclal stcnographor
OF the second judicial district
Relating to elections In Eurelta,
Defining certain school districts In oreon-
wood county,
Rotating to school dIstrlcts In Hodgoman and
Vaeatlnga q block In clinton, Douglas coun-
"Dlsorganalrg school district No 27 In Grant
IcgaIlglng the acts Of the superlntendents OF
u,6ilo instruction IN Greenwood and ELK c0un-
lies In dIsorglnlzing Joint school district 81,
Relating to county high school In BOURBON
Dls6rganlzlhg school district Ol in Linn coun-
",
Topeka, Foo. 22-Goyernor Stanley today
signed the bill through which the state logtsas
turo nlms 10 relieve Kansas farmers OF the OK
actions OF the binding twlne trusG,
The house did nothing Pnt consider bllls 9n-
der general order IN committee OF the whole 10.
day. The nght OF the forenoon session was
upOn o bill formally ab0lshng the board OF
pardons md diving tho governor power ~ his
own discretion to appoint u classifying clerk
who shall have charge OF Gll applications Tor
About MI tho house was for abolshlng the
board and upon q vote for adoption only four
men voted 70 retain tho present system,
When the house was called 10 order THIS
morning Gregory Of Osnge lnAde motion 70
adjourn, He said that not legislature IN tho
mutton had the brN2on disregard for tho mem-
DRY Of the revolutionary struggle ana its men
to 10 on IN work on this national holiday The
people no said, would not respect the leRlsla.
lure for continuing its work on the birthday OF
George Washington. Tho motion was voted
down,
Thc house adjourned after transnctlng con-
siderable business
Topeka, Feb. 2l,-Tho senate ways and means
committee has recommended for pussago the
pension bills;
Approprlating $1,000 to Mrs Mary Usher, OF
Topeka, whose husband was killed whi!e as
slstlng IN moving n boiler from the Mooser
company's factories to the state house,
Paving G u, Shafer $3.50 for INJURIES incurred
by being stabbed bya inmate OF tho insane
asylum, -
Paving Mrs. Sarah n, Ash SOO-formcrly
matron VI the reform schOol-for injuries re-
ceivcd by the fall OF q stop-laddor upon which
shp WINS mt work,
Tho senate ways and means committee has
decided unon ono feature OF the miscellaneous
bill which will contain an mp
Of G23 900 TO reimburse the railroads
md private individuals who subscribed the
funds for the Knnsns exhibit at the Omaha OK
Two years ago the legislature declined to
mnlIC appropriations for the exhibit, but pubic
spirited citizens came To the rescue ana Kansas
was represented,
Topeka, Feb u 2l,-Govornor Stanley today
signed the following house billsi
An net to authorize and require the county
Of Shawnee county TO Issue
bonds TO refund certain indebtedness OF the
county,
An act to change the names OF certain per-
sons,
An act TO dlsorpnnl2e school district number
~ In Graham county and attach IL TO district
No. 5H.
An act to take part Of school district No, % In
Riloy county and attach II to district No, % In
Clny county,
Al consideration OF senate bills In the senate,
except messages nom the house, and all con-
sldcrltlOn OF house bills In the house, except
from the senate and excepting In
both Instances approprinting bills, will cease ~
nOol Wednesday, No business VIII be trans
acted by either house, except the consideration
Of messages from the Governor, after March
50,
The house sat down on Mr., Elders motion to
7. call Senator Lupfer's 0loo bill from the agrl-
culture committee und advance II on the culen-
dar.
Adjourned
Topeka Feb, sN.-Tho house today passed the
bin extending the terms OF the present judges
OF the appellate courts until the second Mon
day Of April, 1901, This Will give the next leg
islature a ChUnCO to continue these courts In
II the amendment to the constitution
to increase the number OF supreme court Judges
fail to carry.
The following other bills were also passed to-
Wisc's bin 20 prohibit the removal OF build
ings and other improvement from lots and
lnnds upon which delinquent taxes remain un-
paid,
sewers bill in relation to releases Of real
estate mortgages,
Moorc's bill reupportioning the representa-
tive districts Of Marshall county. which were
by the populst legislature two
years nH1,
FMnnellys bill lcgalialns certain defective
patents for state lands,
A batch OF Ij bills were rnIlronded through,
including the Topeka and Wichita city court
bills.
A number Of bills were rcad during the noon
hour today while some OF the members we're ut
dinner
Adjourned ut usual hour.
Up in Jewell county the other day q
woman died suddenly Her son and
son-in-law were in the county Jail do
ing time for chicken stealing, and at
tended the funeral in charge OF the
sheriff. They must have ielt miseras
bly, small.
Every year we hear Of aome wonder
full new use to which corn stalks are
to be put. This year they are discov-
cred to be immensely valuable in tho
manufacture of paper and cardboard.
So far, however, the corn stock mar
lset remains STEADY"
Reports from the papers published
out in the stock territory indicate
that the loss of cattle during the re-
cent trying weather was comparative
ly light.
II. Van Leeuewen is the butter and
cheese expert of the Eflingham cream
cry. There has never been any par
ticular hurrnh about him in Kansas, It
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