Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-01-26
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Proceedings Of tho Biennial ses-
sion mt Topeka. with Record OF Biiis
Infrpducad and How DIsposod Of.

The senate on the 18th passed Dill
authorizing Topeka to vote bonds to Sc
cure additional Santa Fe railroad shops.
A resolution against hazing Mt West Point
went through unanimously. Measures
were recommended for passage as fol-
lows: To give preference TO claims or
employees against companies which fall;
10 give husband and wife the right 10
testify against each other In divorce
trials: to require prlson-made goods 10
be branded. John Martin. fusion NOM
inee for Judge OF the Shawnee county
district court who was defeated by q. I.
Hazen, filed a contest In the senate.
Among the senate bills introduced were:
BY Cubbison. to increase the salaries OF
supreme judges from 5000 to 5000 per
year: by Ward. to appropriate $J0.OoO
for the Kansas semi-centennial EXPOSE
ton In 1901: to require q uniform system
OF bookkeeping In Office OF county treas
urer: to provide for a supervisor OF nat
,iral gas and to prevent the waste OF nat
ural gas; to require the adjutant general
10 turn over TO the @. A. II. all tents
In his possession: providing that ut gen.
eral elections the polls shall open at =
n. m. and close Mt p. m. The senate ad-
journed until Monday....In the house
Speaker Barker announced his commit
tees on assessment and taxation and
OF the former and ]. B. Remington OF
the latter.
In the senate on the 2ist Mcmillan in
PRODUCED n bill providing for n railroad
state auditor, whose duty II shall be to
examine the books Of railroad companies
and ascertain their receipts and expendi-
lures, and whether there Is discrimina-
ton. Mcmillan also introduced a bill to
prohibit absolutely the issuing OF railroad
passes. Senator Codding would have the
schoolbook commission advertise for bids
for new books ut the expiration OF present
contracts. other senate bills presented
included the following: BY Smith. reauir-
Ing life insurance companies to deposit Sc
curities with state treasurer equal to the
aggregate value of all policies issued In
the state; by Hurrell. lcvying fine of
500 and a jail sentence Of six months
for violation OF an injunction order In
liquor case. and providing for state
search and seizure by Carpenter, appro-
priating $4,000 for an executive mansion
ut Topeka: by Cubbison. raising salaries
Of district judges from $500 to 1900.
In the house Rees, Of Ottawa county. In
PRODUCED n bill providing that sheriff
shall forfeit his Office whenever pr!s-
oncr Is taken from his custody by mob.
md I'm addition shall be liable for any
damage that may be done TO property
or person. Other house bills presented
wore. nv Uonnell. appropriating $50. 900
for n Kansas exhibit AT the Buffalo ex-
position: by Stavely. requiring the pay
ment OF road tax In money: by Bowman,
TO tax land mortgages ms real estate; ny
Landry, making II u misdemennor Tor
lawyer TO drum up cases; by Mason
Tor n commission 10 revise the Kansas
statutes; By Butler, to prohibit the cm-
nloyment of vehicles by candidates or
officers Of political organizations for
hauling voters TO the polls: by Nation,
recurring railroad companies To have de-
pots warm for two hours before train
time: by Lawrence. authorizing the wife
or guardian Of n habitual drunkard TO
dispose OF his property without n court
order. A score OF petitions were presented
for the establishment of state oil ana
salt plants.
The house engaged In a warm discus
sion on the I'D over the engrossment OF
n bill 10 amend the Jury law so that the
mere forming OF an opinion would not
bar n man from serving on jury unless
his opinion was so strong as to Influence
his Judgment In arriving at verdict
after he had heard the testimony. a
final vote was postponed until Wcdnes-
day. At noon the house took vote for
United States senator TO succeed Lucien
Paker. Representative Hoag (rep) nomi-
mated ]. X. Burton. OF Dickinson county
end Representative Bowman fusion)
named David Overmyer. OF Shawnee
county. Burton received 10 votes and
Overmyer % votes Among the house
Hills introduced were: BY Harris. nhol-
ishing the office Of state printer: by Short.
rs repeal the bill establishing state
insane ASYLUM Mt Parsons; by Belts. for
voting machines nj elections: by Dough-
orty. making Il a misdemeanor to Kill
SQUIRRELS. The house passed Bowman's
hill authorizing the construction of a
courthouse In Anderson county. The
house and senate passed resolutions of
s, mpathy over the death of Queen Vic
tcria. The senate passed the bill pro-
yidIng for the parole OF prisoners. AZ
noon n vote was taken for United States
senator TO succeed Lucien Baker. SEN
ntor CARPENTER (rep) nominated ]. r.
Burton and Senator Householder named
David oyermyer. On roll call Burton re-
ceived 30 votes and overmyer S. Two
senators were absent Among the senate
hills introduced were: BY Fulton, repeal
ing the Parsons asylum act: by CaTpen-
ter. for "A convention To revise the state
constitution; by Morchouse. to establish
md maintain n school and home for
friendless persons at Hillsboro: by Car
renter, for the deportation OF Insane per-
sons who are not residents OF Kansas
The senate passed n bill appropriatine
- 500 for use OF Secretary Coburn. OF the
s,ots hoard Of agriculture. in sending
out the annual report OF the state board
n, , grIc,,,ture'
Roth houses met in Joint session al
nom on tho 23d. in the hall of the house
~ ro,,rasentatives. TO ofiicially declare
~. a,ec,Jon ~ n limited statee senator
Lieut. Gov. Richter presided. The sec.
$50, ~ IN. sennte caIIed the roll of tina,
III. ana the chief clerk rend the hous,
49,, ''1 Ian, Gov Richter then de.
n,oroS ,hnt Rurton had received
ina vo,es and David Omermyer 81 vote,
States senator for n term of six years