Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-01-26

for the erection OF new 100000 imbecile
asylum at Winfield. The house passed its
first bill appropriating 100000 for expenses OF
| Legislature up TO date, Over 100 bills were
introduced, including the following: To pro-
hbit dealing In options; to prohibit the sale Of
oleomargarine; providing for q state fair; to
change the term of county school superntend-
ents to begin July l. to strengthen the pro-
hibitory law by giving the county attorney
power TO subpoena persons and require them,
under oath, to give testimony concerning the
existence of joints, such testimony to be used
MS u basis OF complaint; placing all colleges Of
high standing In the state on the same footing
as the state university as regards teachers corr
tihcates for the adoption of the Torrens land
| law system
| AMONG the senate bills introduced on the
| 18th were! 10 reduce express company charges
and placing the companies under the court OF
visitation; for an appropriation Of 5000 for
awards OF prizes In two state agricultural fairs
In Kansas the fairs to be designated each year
by the executive council; reorganizing the ma
| tiona guard into one brigade and legali2ing the
payment of wages to school teachers for holt
days.. In the house Speaker Osborn named
the committees on wavs and means, jul
dietary, mileage, house employees and
local judiciary Among the house bills
introduced were the following; For the cree
ton Of monument In the state capitol square
In memory of the Kansas soldiers who died In
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 to be recognized as legal
holidays; for q constitutional convention.
GOV. STANLEY sent these nominations to the
senate on the 10TH George Kanaval, Reuben
Vincent, j. M. Snyder and Grant Hornaday to
be members Of the state board Of charities;
Phil Kelley to be member Of the Hutchinson
reformatory board; NJ G, Campbell and Frank
Chamberlain to oe members Of the live stock
sanitary board. The senate passed bill mp
propriating $4,000 for expenses OF the extra
session Several important bills were present.
ed, including one for q 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 were presented, includ-
ing one for compulsory capital punishment
and one against hypnotiSm Adams, OF Butler,
introduced resolution urging the Kansas deli
egatiOn in congress to work for the construc-
ton of the Nicaragua canal by the government
SPEAKER OSBORN on the Goth announced the
appointment of seven additional house stand
Ing committees Both houses passed the bill
approprating $4,000 for legislative expenses,
including the extra session and Gov Stanley
approved It, The senate committee of the
whole recommended for passage Householder's
bill placing all state charitable institutions UNI
der civil service. Senator Hanna introduced
bill declaring oil bills and accounts for oil
purchased from the Standard Oil company or
its agents or from storekeepers handling its
products null and void. Bills were introduced
to locate a state normal school at Wichita. an
insane asylum at Wellington, an insane asylum
at Clay Center and a state normal school ut FL
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