The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-01-27
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
In Joint sossioD Both House Eloos W. 7.
Morgan State PEIzt0E-ssveraI In
portant Measurss Presented.

AMONG the senate bills introduced on the
18th were To reduce express company charges
and placing the companies under the court q
visitation for an appropriation Of "a, 900 for
awards Of prizes in two state agricultural fairs
in Kansas, the fairs 20 be designated each year
By the executive couucil5 reorFanizing the ns-
tfOnal guard into one brigade and legalizinE the
payment Of wages 70 schOol-teachers for holi-
days In the house Speaker Osborn named
the committees OF ways and means, IN
dietary mileage, house employees and
local Judiciary. Among the house bills
Introduced we're the following. For the cree
tiOn Of monument IN the state capitol square
in memory OF the Kansas soldiers who died ia
the Spanish war; providing for deeds Of trust
as security for real estate loans authorizing
school boards TO designate holidays for their
schools. such days 70 be recognized as legal
holidays. for a constitutional convention
Gov STANLEY sent these nominations TO the
senate on the 18th George Kanavsl Reuben
Vincent, J n Snyder and Grant HOruaday %
be members Of the state board Of charities;
Phil Kelley TO be q member OF the Hutchinson
refOrmatOrF board n G Campbell and Frank
Chamberlain 70 Oe members Of the live stock
sanitary board The senate passed a bill ap-
prOpriating 5000 for expenses OF the extra
session Several important bills were present
ed including one for state liquor dispensary
system --.- In the house Speaker Osborn an
nounced the committees on railroads state
affairs, mines and mining. penal institutions.
public health, assessment and taxation and
printing Several bills we're presented. includ-
ing one for compulsory capital punishment
and one against hypnotisrn Adams. Of Butler,
introduced a resolution urging the Kansas del-
egatiOn in congress 20 work for the cOnstruc-
ton Of the Nicaragua canal by the government
SPEAEER Osborn on the 9th announced the
appointment Of seven additional house stand
ing committees Both houses passed the bill
approprating 5000 for legislative expenses,
including the extra session and Gov. Stanley
approved Il The senate committee Of the
whole recommended for passage Householder's
bill placing all state charitable institutions un-
der civil service Senator Hanna introduced
a bill declaring al bills and accounts for oil
purchased from the Standard Oil company or
It's agents OF from stOrekeepers handling its
products null and void Bills were introduced
70 lOSate q state normal school at Wichita an
insane asylum at Wellington. an insane asylum
at Clay Center and q state normal school at Eff
ingham-
IN the house on the ed Speaker Osborn an
nounced the appointment Of % standing com
mittees Among the house bills introduced
were these: Making diplomas from standard
colleges in Kansas good for three-year teach
ers' certificates. placing building and loan as
sOciations under control OF the state bank
commissioner; apprOpriating $780, 600 for q
state insane asylum at PittSburg: fixing the
minimum term OF school at six months; TO re-
peal the law requiring district judges TO iH6ict
the death sentence Gov Stanley sent to the
senate the following nominations for mem bers
OF the state board Of education; A h. Busby.
Marion county; Guy p. Benton. Baldwin, W
introduced a bill appropTiating 5000 to build
or buy an executive mansion and Senator
Ryan presented a measure appropriating 500, .
O00 for q state insane aSvluun.