The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
THE NEW LAWS.
Only 200 of the $50 House
Bills introduced
Have Passed Both Branches Of
the Legislature.
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Makes Up Most of the List-It
Shows That
This Was Legislature of
"Little Things"

Out of the $50 bills introduced into
the house, just 200 had passed both
houses at midnight last night, at which
time the consideration of all bills, ex-
cept appropriation bills, ceased OF
these 200 bills, the great majority are
for the disorganization of school dis
tricts, vacating townsites, giving some
body authority to issue bonds, or some
thing else about as trivial. There are
very few bills along the lines of general
legislation-bil1s in which very many
people are interested or that will af-
feet many people. 1t has been legis-
lature of local special legislation.
Governor Stanley is inclined to criti-
else this kind of legislation and he has
allowed the great mass of bills of this
character to become laws without his
the time limit.
The following are the house bills of
general interest which have passed both
houses and gone to the governor:
BenehePS bucket shop bill.
Adams (of Sedgwick) bill for the pro-
lection of hotel and boarding house
keepers.
McKeever's bill fixing the fees to be
paid the superintendent of insurance.
Babb's bill authorizing a tax levy to
prevent the diversion of the waters of
the Arkansas river.
Mason's bill concerning embezzle-
ment.
DeBard's bill changing the time for
the commencement of the term Of office
of county superintendent.
DeBard'S bill amending the electrical
mortgage law.
Henley's bill appropriating $4,000 to
reimburse citizens of Lawrence who adj
vanced money to rebuild the electrical
plant.
Henley's university appropriation bill:
Francis bill authorizing the laying of
gas pipes outside of towns.
Grattan's bill authorizing the issuing
of 3-year teachers certificates by ac-
credited schools.
Scott's bill defining the qualifications
of county superintendent.
Wiley's bill providing for the taxation
of transient property.
Dawes bill limiting the output of the
penitentiary coal mines.
The legislative appropriation bill.
Hogue's appropriation bill for the
deaf and dumb school.
Wards coyote bill.
Adams bill relating to the selection
of jurors.
Rodgers appropriation bill for the
girls industrial school.
Sears appropriation bill for the Moth
er Bickerdyke home.
Rodgers bill for a new cottage for
the girls industrial school.
Wheatley's bill providing for an in
spector of coal and zinc mines.
Mason's bill to permit foreign guar
dams to be parties to suits in state
courts.
Newmon's bill to remove political dis
abilities of all ex-confederates.
Dawes bill relating to the sale of
real estate under court orders.
Harris appropriation bill for the state
normal.
Grattan's hail insurance bill.
Wilcox'S appropriation bill for the SOL
diers' orphans home.
Sewers bill legaliZing certain defec-
tive assignments of mortgages and their
records.
Geissler's fire guard bill.
Lawrence's fraternal beneficiary bill.
Hoag's bill regulating Jurisdiction of
justices of the peace in civil cases.
Wheatley's bill making mine inspec-
tors also inspectors of weights and
measures.
Seaton's appropriation bill for aGrand
Army museum.
Grattan's bill relating to probating
wills.
Flannelly's bill providing for transfer
of cases from one division of the court
of appeals to another.
Edwards bill relating to tax levies in
cities of the first class.
The bill providing for the lease of IN
occupied school lands.
The fee and salary bill
The travelling library bill
Reser's bill relating to partially de-
populated school districts and provid-
ing for transporting children to school
at the expense of the districts
Fogle's bill providing escape shafts at
coal mines.
Bill creating the office of custodian of
the state capitol
The binding Irvine bill.
The bond bill to build the binding
Irvine plant.
The bill for brick plant at the peni-
Tertiary.
Omaha exposition deficiency bill.
Destitute insane deficiency bill.
Reform school appropriation bill.
The following senate bills in addition
to the list already given in the Journal
have passed both houses and are ready
for the governors signature:
Appropriating 100000 for new asy-
lum to be located by special commit
tee:
By Johnson-Making changes in fee
and salary laws in jefferson county.
By JohnsOn-To authorize commits
sioners of Douglas county to levy tax
to erect county buildings.
By observation-disclosures commits
sioners of Sedgwick county to levy a
tax for bridges
To reorganize the state militia.
Supplemental text book law.
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