The Globe-republican., 1899-02-02

KANSAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Topeka. Jan. 1a-The house Judiciary CON-
Dittee tonight voted unanlmou1ly - recon-
mend the passage Of special jury, Il requires the
Jurors sh.li be taken from the rssuier psnsL
to counties II every term OF court Tho COM
nittce's action In Recommending the measure
unanimously Is compliment g Mr. Adams not
or the extra session
The bin providing that justice Of the peace
to testify before him in whisky cases as IS having
! Q hard struggle.
FYfty-one new bills were introduced In the
house this afternoon. making total ON the
Speaker Osborne appointed twenty three
more committees. C. F. Biddle Of ColdWater IS
made chairman Of the insurance committee
| Governor Stanley today appointed as MEM
bers Of the state boaad Of education A. b. Bush
| ey. superintendent Of schools Of Marion county;
Prof Guy r. Benton. Baker University. and W..
NJ Massey Of Oxford, Sumner county.
the senate by which he hopes to bring the rail.
| road companies to realization OF their evil
ways In the shipment Of grain. At least. this
is the explanation offered in behalf Of the sup
porters Of the measure. The bill provides that
| all stations in Kansas from which are shipped
in one year 100 cars Of grain shall be supplied
with track scales upon which shall be weighed
from the engine and weighed fairly upon the
scales.
In the legislature two years ago the farmers
| and creamery men made q strong effort to pass
! a bill prohibiting the manufacture and sale OF
oleomargarine in the state, but the artificial
butter interest defeated the measure with few
| votes to spare. This year the State Dairy as
| sociation assessed all members for fund to
push the bill again. but q compromise has been
arranged. whereby it is expected that contest
| avoided. The bill Of two years ago prohibited
| the manufacture well as salc Of oleOmargar-
ire The packers proposed to cease opposition
| OF the measure il the manufacturing clause
were omitted. but the dairymen refused. This
year bill has been introduced by Representa-
| tive GOss Of Dickinson county which permits
| the manufacture OF OleOmargariue, but prOhib-
| its its sale in the state.
| Lyon. today introduced into the house reSOlu-
| ton to turn the Goss pathological collection
over to the State Normal school. The collec-
ton is one OF the attractions Of the state house
| The resolution claims that there are no ade-
quate quarters in the state house for the collec-
ton. and If 1t remains where it now is for an
other two years, it will be ruined The reSOlu-
! ton went over under the rules.
Senator Anderson presented in the house to-
| day protest signed by Linus s. Webb. against
father w. c. Webb, Of the Kansas statutes.
The protest got into the senate as petition
and was referred to the senate committee on
| judiciary.
| Mrs. Julia Campbell, department president Of
| the W. X. Mrs. Margaret Grifhth. resident
| OF the board OF managers, and Mrs. E..ima Fos-
ter. member Of the committee, have placed
before the members of the legislature. list OF
reasons why the Mother Bickerdyke home at
| Ellsworth should receive the 81 coo approprta-
ton carried by the bill introduced by Senator
Helm.
| Topeka. Jan. 26.-The senate committee on
| judiciary has recommended for passage Senator
Stones bill creating new judicial district out
OF LeavenwOrth county. detaching the same
from the district now composed OF Jackson
I IL S.Dn M an
The special house committee appointed sew
| eral days ago to inquire into the needs Of the
reform school and OF which Seaton. OF Atchi-
son is chairman. has made q lengthy report.
Among other things the committee recommends
the erection OF new building to be used for
manual training. and that the management OF
the reform school be entirely removed from
politics.
The bill by Senator Anderson to prevent the
manipulation OF railroad tickets and also to
prevent the issuance Of passes or free tickets.
| as amended and fought over yesterday. was the
| first bill taken up and debated for an hour. and
| then killed on motion OF Senator Field Qoop)
| by striking CGt the enacting clause.
| The bill for the excessive punishment Of
ghouls and grave robbers. the anti-hypnotism
bill. and the anti-cigarettc bill have been re-
ported on favorably by the committees TO
which they were referred in the house.
Topeka. Jan. Ex-senator thinner Of wyan-
dotte wants the state line discovered and so de-
fined that Missouri will be deprived OF jurisdic
tion over lands belonging to Kansas. This
l
but Ed Little was the first to so into the sub
ject, making an examination OF extensive rec
| OrdS. This morning Senator thinner intro
duced lengthy bill regarding this important
| matter.
Governor Stanley today signed Senator
Helms bill authorizing the board Of county
| fund and appropriate the same for the purpose
| OF building a court house. This one new law
represents the work Of the regular session Of
the Legislature up to date.
C1nv Copfor cifizonS m MAKING In the
legislature an active campaign for state in
sane asylum. but met with an unexpected OBJ
stacle when Senator Reser announced that Sa-
| lima also wants an asylum. Mr.. Reser will in
troduce bill providing for an asylum at Sa-
lima.
Topeka. Jan. es.-Today the house In commit
tee OF the whole recommended the following
bills for passage:
OF deadly or dangerous weapons. and regulating
the sale Of the same to minors. The bill places
penalties OF rs on carrying revolver, except
by an officer Of the law.
House bill LOG. local. An act empowering the
board Of education Of Argentine Kan. to fund
its floating Indebtedness and issue and sell
House bill a, IN act concerning embezzle-
ment.
House bill 81. an act concerning disposing ol
House bill liz, local An act for the benefit
OF H. b. Harding Of NeOsho county.
Representative Adams OF Sedgwick today in
trCUuceQ u OIL luCO INC uOuS6 10 give COuuClS
in cities Of the first class the power to compel
property owners to cut the weeds along the
streets. Cities OF the second c ass already have
ordinances Of this kind. but it is claimed that
first class cities ut present can not pass such an
ordinance The bill gives cities the power to
cut weeds in case property owners refuse. and
charge the costs up against the property a.
o,her taxes.
Some farmers near Caldwell last
week had a wolf hunt and circled
around four wolves. This is the first
time a wolf has appeared in wolf
hunt in Kansas for years
One of the subjects which is upper.
most in the minds of western Kansas
farmers at present is the one which