The Globe-republican., 1899-03-09
KANSAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


pub lsh the general statutes Of 1879.
Wheatley's bill to make mine inspectors also
| Inspect weights and measures at the different
Henley's bill concerning mutual fire insur-
NJ G companies.
| Hcyue's bill to prevent discounsing Of claims
| fcr q cash settlement by fire. lightning or tor
mad insurance companies
| Penefel's bill relating to uniform insurance
policy.
efciary societies
There was little or NO opposition to any of
these bills.
| The house and senate have both adopted q
resolution to adjourn SATURDAY.. March Z. and
are hurryinS matters along as rapidly as posi-
bic.
Adjourned.
Topeka, Fob. 2s-The house committee on
revision Of the calendar has reported as fol-
lows:
House bill STA. by the ways and means com
mittee, to create the office Of state house Gus
House bill So. by the committee on assess
ment and taxation. 70 amend the assessment
| law.
House bill cs3, by the committee on public
| lands to provide for the leasing and sale OF un-
occupied school lands.
House bill $50 by the committee on militis.
| to amend the militia law.
| House bill $50, by the committee on bar rs
and banking, to regulate building and loan as
| Citations.
House bill $50. by the committee on as cess
! me0L ana tGAdtlOu, 70 tuC TltC Va wy AZ
cities Of the first, second and third classes.
House bill seq, by the committee on banks
! and banking. to amend the banking law.
! House bill eco. regarding the rclevy OF as
Sessnent for public improvements in hrSt-ciaSs
House bill sli. to s.nk escape shafts in coal
mines.
| Adjourned
Topeka. March Ion March and 9 the
house committee on revision Of the calendar
submitted the following preferred list OF bills
! Mckceve;s bill to protect labels and trade
marks.
Flanrellys bill regarding admission Of per-
| sons to practice law.
Bin to de ,gnate an official court paper by the
distrc. Judge OF any county with population
of over 45.0n
Bibbs bill for county and city ownership OF
Bill to create al insurance rate bill in the
! state.
Kutz's bill to exempt holders Of first grade
alton.
StephenSons plumbing bill.
! Spurlocl's wagon tire bill
Fulier's bill relating to qualifications OF coua-
| ty attorneys
| Baker, hon docking bills.
| Oil inspection bill.
Irrigation bill.
| Oleomargarine bill.
Child labor bill.
Grain inspection bill.
| Bill TO grant coal rights to Leavenworth coal
companies.
Bill to amend charter Of the Kansas City col
lege of dental surgery.
| Bill to provide hospital treatment for insane
Bin to create board of tax commissioners in
| the state.
! Eighty bills were left en- the senate calendar.
Following We publish the ones most important
! 10 all.
Telephone BILL
| Pond and reservoir bill.
Bill to regulate undertakcrA
USury bill.
Bill regarding drunkariS.
| Bill to tax judgments.
Sleeping car bill.
State insurance bill.
Bank bill.
Doctor bill.
| The senate will consider house bills and
| the house WITH consider senate bills till Friday
noon, when the consideration of all business,
except appropriation bills and messages from
the governor, shall cease.
Topeka. March 3.-The house cut out the ap-
preparation bill for the blind asylum at Kansas
City, Kan, the appropriation for typewriterS
for use in instructing the blind pupils at that
place.
This action created furore in the senate and
the senate refused TO accept this cut, and the
bill has been referred to conference commit
tee.
| The house cut down to 81. 900 the bill origin
ally carrying S:s5000 for a new administration
building at the Topeka insane asylum:
The senate has refused to accept this cut and
in consequence the conference committees are
at work on the bill.
Senator F5rney said: ''The house seems to
be determined 10 cripple these institutions
some way or other. The cut Of $4,000 will ruin
the new building
House bill 9l2 is measure to detach from
Wathena certain surrounding territory as
sesses to maintain a school in the city, which
but one pupil from the outlying district has at
tended in years.
Adjourned.
oh, 4 "a cca6f ha ~
lowing appropriation bills last night before adj
jOurning:
Aprropriating moneys for current expenses
OF the state reform school for the ensuing fiscal
years.
Appropria,ing $50 0s2 20 to reimburse the sub
scribers to the Omaha exposition fund.
Making appropriations for the current ex-
renses OF the deaf and dumb school at Olathe
for the ensuing two years, for repairs; and for .
library for INDECENT pupils.
Also apprOpriating money 10 repair the build
ingS, provide Il sanitary system ana to erect q
hospital at the Olathe institution.
To appropri late s77l to reimburse Elk county
for Guarantining cattle.
The senate has passed the house bill to reim-
burSe Kansas counties for the care OF destitute
insane persons. but with an amendment which
Seat the measure back to the house for further
consideration.
In confer lily with the law passed by the
special session OF the legislature. the present
session has made general reduction in the APP
preparations for the state printer. The reduce
to that of cial
Adjourned at usual hour.
Already it is cheaper to cross the
ocean than for Kansan to reach the
seashore While Kansans pity the
people of the seacoast for living SD far
away. it must be confessed that there
are disadvantages in living in the very
center of this great country.
Down at Wellington the local band
has just brought to a successful con
clusion a mid-winter fair, the receipts
of which amounted to $500. 1t is be-
lieved the boys will net enough with
which to purchase new uniforms,
which was the object in view.
1t is said that the house at Topeka
passed bill that had in it no enact
ing clause That is probably the best
work of the session.
Convicts at the penitentiary will be