The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-03
LAST Day NAS BUSY
House and Senate Have a Big
Rush of Work.
MANY BILLS ARE PASSED
Grafton Makes a Roar on
School Book Legislation.
MANY BILLS ARE PASSED

tIu 1l24u5 the llIllS Tor mai duJoAEA-
ment at noon Monday. but the senate re
fused 10 concur on the ground that by
hustling the legislature could finish lis
work Saturday.
The work Of preparing the miscellane-
Gus appropriation bin was let to the
house ways and means committee. Chair
man Francis introduced the bill in .he
house late yesterday afternoon. There
are 80 items aggregadng $4,000. This IS
$1,000 more than the aggregate misceila-
neous appropriations or 1889 The items
are: J. 5. Parks. balance state printing.
800; J. X. Hudson. night work IN legis-
iature of 1899, 500: W. b. Swan, trip east.
expense for which was turned down by
Auditor Cole, 81; George W. Wiley. ash
commissioner. deficiency. 500; F. Dumon5
Smith, fees as attorney in tax case, $50;
Tim Slower, extra work in 1886, So; Chief
Clerk C. E. Lobdell, extra work, 50;
twelve house clerks. extra work, each so.
". ". Martin, attending Botkin impeaoh-
ment trial. SIS; Theo Botkin. expense in
his Impeachment trial. s2.00o; Webb Nc
Nall, attorney fees in Metropolitan life
case while he was insurance superinten-
dent. 500; J. N. Humphreys. J. l. Shep-
pard, George ". Clark, a NJ. Harvey. at
t0rneys in contest cases. each 500; twelve
senate clerks, extra work each $50 attor-
ney general, $500. to nire help to fight
the case against Colorado to prevent the
diversion OF the waters of the Arkan sas
river; Gilsonite Paving company of Kan
sas City, for walks around the state
house in 1924, $500; Mabel Hackett. in,
juries received at the Topeka insane
asylum, $780, Charles n. Sheldon. chief
clerk of the senate extra work, 500
Charles NJ Sheldon. indexing senate
journal. $500; Charles Z. LobdelI. indexing
house journal, $500.
The miscellaneous bill gives each Of the
following institutions Sl4o0. Deaconess
hospital Kansas City Home of the
Friendless. Parsons; Mercy hospital. Fort
Scott; ST. Francis hospital Wichita; Old
Ladies Rest Leavenworth. Protective
Home association, Leavenwcrth; Christ
hospital. Topeka: Stormont hospital To-
peka; Orphans home, Topeka; s., Mar
garets hospital. Kansas City; Wichita
hospital; City hospital. Pittsburg; Beth
any hospital, Kansas City: Angels home,
Leavenworth; Epworth home, Fort Scott.
Children's home Wichita.
The sum Of $3.50 is gwen each of the
following named Institutions: Douglas
hospital, Kansas City: Home of the
Frendless, Hllsboro; Rescue nome.
Wichita: st. Johns home. Leavenworth.
Orphans home Westmoreland; Florence
Crittenden mission, Topeka; Home of the
Friendless, LeavenwoIth St Joseph's
home, Wichita.
The. executive and judiciary appr5pria-
ton bin calling for an expenditure or
$3.50, coo was in the hands Of a conference
committee most Of the day. but finally
passed both houses with slight amend
ments. The fusion members fought the
amendment raising the salary of the sec-
rotary of the State Historical society, but
were voted down.
a bil 10y the house ways and means
committee appropriating $1,000 for legis-
lative expenses was railroaded through
both houses. Former legislatures have
managed to spend $4,000. but the $1,000
voted today pushes the aggregate expense
Of the present legislature up to 5000
Another bill crowded through appropri-
ates "a so 70 pay the eighteen survivors
Of Captain Humes company Of rough rid
ars for services on the border ia 1852.
A-A4A Al4c TIC lfi FltfttI Session the mousse
passed the following house bills:
To make partition fence a lien on prop
erty in the interest Of the builders.
To make it misdemeanor 70 expector-
ate in school house OF church.
To authorize township boards 10 acquire
title to unsold school lands for burial
grounds
To exempt timber lands from taxation
To create the Office Of city counselor
or Wichita.
To enable the secretary Of the state
BOARD Of health to draw his salary
monthly instead Of quarterly
To require physicians 20 report births +
md deaths TO county health officers.
To regulate annual meetings Of mutual I
Ire Insurance companies.
To enable cities ~ the second class 20 I
.cquire land for park purposes.
To make u misdemeancr 70 tamper I
With boats or their fastenines
To limit the pay OF mayors and council I
aen Of cities II the second class g. g and .
, respectively. for each meeting attended +
q person
To TX salaries II mayors q cities ~ the
rst class az 1850 a year. q councumen. &
ie1 year, Sc for each regular meeting
nd 81 Tor each committee meeting.
To allow the penitentiary officials - sch
rison-made binding twine to dealers.
The senate at lhe forenoon session
assed a large number 81 senate bills
.mong them were
IT, place trust companies under he corr
ri Of the bank comm esianer
To provide f5r biennial reports - the