The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-02-15
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
condemned Proceedings Of the Biennial Sos
sAon At Topeka. with . Record of Bills
Introduced and How Disposed OF.
inc legislative apporrionment bill, as
agreed upon in republican caucus, was
introduced in both houses on the 6th-by
Fitzpatrick in the senate and Hayden in
the mousse. Gov. Stanley's recommended
uon urging the creation Of a state fire
marshal to investigate fires was killed
oy the senate. The bill to require IN
surance companies to deposit about as
much money with the state treasurer
as they received in premiums on Kansas
business for the protection of Kansas
insured was also defeated. The bill TO
suppress the practice of hypnOtism was
passed. The joint resolution accepting
the abandoned Fort Hays military rescr-
walton from the federal government
passed both houses The house adopted
tue senate ,0i,current resolution in
structing the attorney general to begin
suit against the state Of Colorado to
prevent 1t from diverting the waters of
the Arkansas river. The house fees and
salaries committee reported adversely on
the bill to increase the pay Of district
clerks, coroners and probate judges. But
Ter. or Wyandotte, introduced a resolution
TO resubmft the prohibitory amendment.
The senate on the 7th passed the follow
Ing bills: To provide for the registra-
tion OF voters temporarily away from
nome: placing Mother Bickerdike home
at Ellsworth under control Of the man
ayers of the state soldiers home;. max
Ing November and December open season
Tor quail; giving state board Of health
absolute power to enforce its quarantine
regulations; enabling Leavenworth coun-
ty to build a bridge across the Kaw river
at Linwood. Senator Carpenters resolu-
ton. for constitutional convention was
killed. Ii to 16. The senate committee On
public buildings decided in favor Of Par
sons In the state asylum fight and Clay
Center gave up the fight. The senate
passed the bill to pay the Santa Fe rail-
road $4,000 for bringing the Twentieth
Kansas regiment from San Francisco to
Topeka. The house passed the senate
bill alternating the terms of district court
In Crawford county between Girard and
PittsburE.
Prohibition Won a signal victory on the
Sth when, by a vote Of 81 to 30. the
house in committee of the whole recon-
mended the bill comforting upon county
attorneys absolute power to force wit
nesses to testify regarding sales of
liquor. The senate in committee of The
whole, Endorsed Miller's bill requiring
road taxes to be paid in cash. Senators
Allen and Householder were appointed
to investigate the charge that certain
state employees were dividing their sal
aries with state officials. Among the
bills passed by the senate were these:
Providing for a revision of the statutes; :,
changing the date of farm tenancy to
February 1: to raise salaries of supreme
court judges to 5000 a year; permitting
the garnisheeing OF wages above 81 q
week for grocery bills; giving veterans of
the civil war preference in state ap-
pointments. The senate refused to name
q committee to visit Hutchinson to ;n-
vestigate the feasibility of establishing
state salt plant there. The house killed
the bill urged by Gov. Stanley to pro-
vide for a tuition fee at the state uni
versity. normal school and agricultural
college. Mason's bill making 1t a misde-
meanor for person to recklessly handle
firearms was also killed.
In the house on the 9th Representa-
tive Weilep introduced q bill providing
that no lumber firm belonging to a COM
bine shall be allowed to institute suit
for the collection of debt. Lawrence pre-
1t was pushed through to second reading
and referred 70 the temperance commit
tee. The house in committee of the
whole recommended Martins bill pro-
vfding that no person related to a MEM
bec of a school district board as husband
or wife. son or daughter, should be
eligible to the position as teacher unless
employed by unanimous vote of the board:
also the bill to prohibit the carrying of
concealed weapons. The bill makes
razor q concealed weapon.
Among the bills passed by the senate
on the 18th were these: To prohibit the
practice of hypnotism: to require mer-
chants to furnish seat: for clerks: to
give sheriffs authority to summon by
ISLANDERS as jurors; to give inmates of the
national soldiers home at Leavenworth
the right to vote In the county they came
from. The senate killed these measures:
To change municipal elections from
spring to fall: for voting machines: pro-
hibiting candidates for Office from hiring
hacks. The house recommended for pas
sage the good roads bill and the bill au-
thorizing cadet corps at the three state
educational institutions. Nofztger,s~ Of
Harper, introduced a bill giving the
guardian Of an habitual drunkard the
right to sell the property OF the drunkard.
Weilep presented a bill In the house pro-
viding for separate schools for white and
colored pupils in second-class cities. The
house passed the bill providing punish
ment for a husband who abandons wife
or child.
No Pardon for Mrs. Maybrick.
London, Feb. 12.-The officials of
the home Office say there is no foun-
dation whatever for the report that
Mrs. Florence Maybrick has been par
doned. It was in August, 1889. that
Mrs. Maybrick, who came of good
Alabama family. was found guilty of
poisoning her husband in this city by