The Advocate and news., 1899-03-01
HOUSE.
Monday.


The senate bill to prevent stock watering,
limiting the amount Of mortgages on bonds
which can be issued by any corporation to
the actual value OF the corporations prop
erty, was rejected In the house by a strict
party vote Of 81 to Is, except that Repre-
sentatives Rolney and spurlock voted in
favor OF II.
In committee of the whole at the evening
session "a local bills were recommended for
passage.
The oil inspection bill was advanced to
third reading by q vote Of rs to 20.
Tuesday.
In committee OF the whole the house rec
ommended for passage the bill to apprO-
pirate $4,000 for q Kansas exhibit at the
Paris Exposition.
The Joint resolution providing for sub
mission TO the people Of an amendment to
the constitution for the increase OF the
number OF justices OF the supreme court
frogt three to seven was passed.
AZ the evening session the house went
into committee OF the whole and took o
recess until Wednesday morning with the
understanding that the records should show
an adjournment for Tuesday lnasmuch as
Wednesday was legal holiday.
In committee Of the whole the house rec
commended for passage the bill to extend the
terms Of the appellate court four months,
or until the second Monday In April, 1901.
Wednesday.
McKeevers bill authorizing another re-
NlSlQu VI tue AlblulGb WAS recommended LOT
passage. 1t makes the following proVls-
ions:
Said statutes shall be based on the gem
eral statutes OF 1889, with the addition OF all
laws Of general nature passed since said
publication was made, and including those
Of the session Of 1899. They shall have ref
erences to the decisionsOf the Supreme Court
and Appellate Courts. To be bound in full
sheep binding, and Of the same general style
and quality as the compiled laws Of 1885,
by {. f. w. Dassler, ana to be sold at
price not to exceed five dollars for COM
neys; provided, that the State of Kansas
shall have the right to purchase at any
time any number OF said statutes not less
than 100 copies at each purchase, at the
price Of three dollars per copy.
Among the other bills recommended for
passage at the Wednesday session in COM
mittee Of the whole were the following In
surance bills BY Henley-ro provide for
the organization and control of mutual fire
insurance companies. BY Hogue-To pro-
hibit the discOunting Of claims for cash
settlements by insurance companies doing
a FIRE, lightning or tornado business. BY
Benehel-T0 provide for uniform policy Of
fire insurance. BY Lawrence-TO amend
the law for organization and regulation OF
fraternal beneficial societies. Wheatley'S
measures at coal mines; the bill of the
committee on State affairs repeating the
law creating the board OF pardons
Thursday.
The BARRIERS bill came up for third read
Ing, but was referred back to committee
Of the whole. The fee and salary bill was
passed by vote of 20 to 35. II makes
changes In the salary Of county officials In
Kansas from which requests have come
for readjustment.
Forty local bills were passed on one roll
call, as were the following general bills:
Wiley's bill to provide for the assessment
of cattle brought into Kansas for grazing
purposes; Seat0ns bill to appropriate $1,000
for the q. A. r. museum and to pay for
the publication Of the g. A. r.. department
commanders report, and WilcOx's bill ap-
propriatlng $4,000 for the current expenses
of the soldiers orphans home
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the Kan
sas exhibit at the Paris Exposition was de-
feated by vote Of so to SO.
Friday.
Lieutenant c. p. Rees was guest OF
the house and given seat Of honor beside
Speaker Osborn. He was introduced to the
house by the speaker as 1.-The man who
stood on the bridge OF the flagship Olympia,
by the side OF that greatest Of American
heroes Admiral Dewey, during the memo-
rial engagement In Manila bay"
Lieutenant Rees said, in response TO the
cheers OF the house:
ut is not Of my own choosing that ap-
pear before you I'm this manner I do not
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