Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-01
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Proceedings of the Biennial SEES
sion at Topeka. with q Record of Bills
introduced and How Disposed OF.

Condensed Proceedings of the Biennial SEES
sion at Topeka. with q Record of Bills
introduced and How Disposed OF.
The house engaged in a warm discus
sion on the 22d over the engrossment of
a bill to amend the jury law so that the
mere forming of an opinion would not
bar a man from serving a jury unless
his opinion was so strong as to influence
his judgment in arriving at a verdict
after he had heard the testimony. A
Gay. At noon the house took vote for
United States senator to succeed Lucien
Baker. Representative Hoag (rep.)- nomi-
mated J. r. Burton, of Dickinson county
named David Overmyer. of Shawnee
county. Burton received 70 votes and
Overmyer 43 votes. Among the house
kills introduced were: By Harris, abol-
to repeal the bill establishing a state
insane asylum at Parsons; by Belts, for
voting machines at elections; by Dough-
erty, making 1t mfSdemeanor to Kill
squirrels. Tho house passed Bowmans
bill authorizing the construction of a
courthouse in Anderson county. The
house and senate passed resolutions of
sympathy over the death of Queen Vic
toria. The senate passed the bill pro-
viding for the parole of prisoners. At
noon vote was taken for United States
senator to succeed Ldcien Baker. SEN
ator Carpenter (rep.) nominated ]. r.
Burton and Senator Householder named
David Overmyer. On roll call Burton re-
ceived 80 votes and Overmyer 8. Two
senators were absent. Among the senate
bills introduced were: By Fulton. repeal
ing the Parsons asylum act; by .CaTpen-
ter, for a convention to revise the state
constitutions; by Morehouse, to establish
and maintain a school and home for
friendless persons at IIillsboro: by Car
renter, for the deportation of insane per-
sons who are not residents of Kansas.
The senate passed a bill appropriating
fl Mr. f<,, 80 HoIr off =
state board of agriculture. in sending
out the annual report of the state board
OF agriculture.
Both houses met in joint session at
noon on the 23d. in the hall of the house
of representatives, to officially declare
the election of a United Statee senator.
Lieut.. Gov. Richter presided. The Sec
rotary of the senate called the roll of that
body and the chief clerk read the house
record. Lieut.. Gov. Richer then de-
clared that J. r. Burton had received
100 votes and David Omermyer 81 votes
and that Mr.. Burton was elected United
States senator for term Of six years
from March 4, 1901. Mr.. Burton was
escorted to the hall and made a short
speech. The joint session then adjourned
! In the senate these bills were recon-
mended for passage: To prohibit sein-
ing in the streams of Kansas altogether;
to prohibit the practice OF hyynotism:
to accept the Pawnee Indian village in
Republic county and provide for it's main
CGnanCS. Among the. senate D1llS 1nCTO-
duced were the following: BY Cubbison,
| to repeal the present school textbook
law; by Cubbison, to raise the salaries
| of county school superintendent to $500
| year; by Wulfekuhler. to punish muir
der and violent rape.by hanging; by Cub
bison, to prevent the soliciting of business
| by lawyers. Both houses adopted a res
olution of sympathy over the death OF
Queen Victoria and it was cabled to
King Edward VII. Representative Hay
wood introduced a bill prohibiting a
'ratebook'' by insurance companies. Babt
| wants an appropriation of $4,000 for Q
state salt plant at the Hutchinson re.
| formatory. Johnston wants a tax of s1f
| day levied on vendors Of patent medi.
| cines. The house passed Caves bill tc
! experiment with remedy to exterminate
| prairie dogs.
The senate judiciary committee on the
Path reported favorably the bill providing
| for capital punishment for murder in the
| first degree or forced rape The bill gives
| authority to the jury to fix the SEN
| tence. All hangings must be in the pen
| itentiary. Among the other bills reported
| for passage were: To do away with Off
| year elections: to change the term of farm
tenacy to begin February I instead OF
| March 1: to give soldiers preference in
| appointments to official positions In the
| state; to require the state to give coun-
| ties credit for all uncollected taxes. Sew
eral senate bills were presented, among
them one to investigate all matter In
| connection with the building of the state
capitol and for the arbitration of al
labor troubles. The senate judiciary
| committee killed all bills relating to the
repeal Of the grand jury law and the
present law will stand. ;. The house cleo.
tions committee finished the recount OF
| ballots in the Owen-Hackett contest from
(repO received 30 majority, although
Hackett had 16 majority on the face Of
the original returns. The house adopted
Babb's resolution to send a committee te
l Hutchinson n fr,fo f1a net, -,
OF establishing state salt plant at the
refOrmatory. Buffers bill to repeal the
woman suffrage law was again defeated
| in the house judiciary committee. Sew
eral general bills were introduced, in
Guiding one to prevent members Of school
boards from employing relatives as schoo
teachers.
The senate committee on banking re
to amend the law which prohibits bank.
from loaning more than four times tn,
amount of their capital. The senat,
killed McMillan's bill to prohibit the is
suance of railroad passes and to Great,
the position, Of auditor of railroads
Among the bills introduced in the sen
ate were: To appropriate $250.O00 for
Kansas exhibit at the st. Louis expo
sition in 1903; to establish free employ
ment agencies in cities of the first ant
second class; to provide that the execu
tive council shall on the first Monday IL
| July each year select a newspaper II
each county of the state. which shall b.
known and designated the official count,
newspaper. The house judiciary com
mittee reported favorably q bill to Civ
county attorneys more power in the in
vestigation of liquor cases.
Double Tragedy In Family.
Woodbury., Tenn, Jan. 26-John II
Gordon, charged with burning his wifi
to death last Sunday morning, cut hi
| own throat to escape arrest Officer