Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
Kansas Legislature.

divides the state into districts as fot
lows:
First district-Doniphan Brown Nomaha
| Atchison, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte
Second di,trict-JunnSon. Douglas. Usage
Franklin, Miami Consy Anderson. Linn
Allen, Bourbon
Third distrct-Greenwo0d Wo0dSon. Elk
Wilson, Chautauqu,. MONTGOMERY Neosho
Crawford. Labette. Cherokee
Fourth district Lyon, Wabaunsee. Shaw
nee, Chase, Morris, Gearv. Marion.
Fifth district-Jackson, Pottawatomie, Mar
shall, Washington. Clay, Riley, Dickinson, o..
tawa, Cloud, Republic.
Sixth district-Buter Cowley. Sumner
SedRwick Harvey. Reno. Kingman, Harper
Stafford, Pratt Barber
Seventh district-Smth. Jewell Osborne.
Mitchell Russell. Lincoln Barton. Ellsworth,
Rice. Saline. Mcpherson.
Eighth district Phillips Norton Decatur,
Rawlins, Cheyenne Rocks, Graham, Sheridan,
Thomas Sherman Ellis TfegD Cove. Wal
! lace, Rush. Ness. Lane, Scott Wichita Gree
ley, Pawnee Hodgeman. GRAY, Kcarney, Ham.
ilton, Edwards. Ford Comanchc, lark, Meade,
Seward Stevens, Flnncy, Haskell Morton
Two more irrigation bills were in
troduccd in the house. One, by Beez-
ley, requiring irrigation companies to
supply water at rs cents per acre dur
ing the growing season, and one, by
Ford, giving farmers through whose
property bitches run part ownership
in the bitches.
Fairchild, Of Kingman, introduced a
bill requiring roads to pay So day de-
murrape on cars upon their failure to
furnish them to shipper within three
days after they are ordered.
A bill creating board OF county as
SCISSORS, to be elected was introduced
by Adams. Of Sedgwick. 1t provides
that each commissioners district shall
constitute an assessors district and
that the three members OF the board
OF assessors shall assess the property in
the entire county.
Spurlock, OF Greary, introduced
bill giving farmers 500 additional ex-
emption on tax assessment II they
show that their wagons have tires
four inches wide or wider
Representative Seaton, OF Atchison,
introduced bill relating to the man
agement Of the various charitable in
stltutions. 1t provides for the ap.
pointment by the governor OF nom
partisan board OF three members, to
be known as the board OF supervisors
Of state charitable institutions The
board is to assume supervision and
OF superintendent and EN-.
ployes OF all the insti tutions 1t shall
inquire into the A illness OF all officers
and employees Of the institution and
shall make no changes for partisan
reasons
Senator Helmick introduced bill
10 prohibit railroad companies owning
Or operating any line in Kansas, their
agents or employees, from demanding
The inspection Of tickets before pas
'engers enter the cars.
The house has elected I. L. Hogue,
II johnson (rep), and Lot Ravens.
'raft, Clark (pop.l to go with John
Seaton to investigate the manufacture
II binding Irvine in the Minnesota
penitentiary.
A bill introduced by Senator Titus
II Harper, provides that every insur.
lnce policy issued by company gull.
y OF violating any Of the state laws
hall be void.
The case Of G. W. Mckay, populist,
o GUST Preston B. Gillett, republican,
rom the judgeship Of the Harper Bar
,er.Kingman-Pratt district will never
'e heard, Senator dwellings motion
o dismiss the case having carried.
State Treasurer Grimes scored vic
ory over Gov. Stanley Upon the mo.
ion bits author, Senator Johnson, of
efferson county, the senate in COM
1ittee Of the whole killed the bank.
ng bill which Grimes has opposed and
which contained features recommend
d by Gov. Stanley.
The senate committee on ways and
,eans recommended an appropriation
I $35, 600 for a new administration
uilding at the Topeka asylum. The
obstruction Of this proposed new
uilding at the asylum will vacate the
art OF the present institution now oc.
npied by offices, making room for the
of about 100 additional ,
llnates.