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SENATE FEBRUARY 9. In the Senate, afternoon seFBion, the principal question under consideration were the resolutions of wnator Smith, instructing the Attornev General to institute inquiry into the time of the duration and existence of railroad corporations action under charters granted by the Territorial Legislature, and to report to the Governor if any sui-h corporations were operating roads unlawfully, and if he found such corporations acting with out law, requiring the Governor to in Struct the Attorney General to lnntimte measures to take possession of all such corporate franchises in the name of the State, and to employ assistant counsel to carry out these instructions. These resolutions brought out nn able debate, perti apated in by Senator Buchan. Sith, Barker White, Blue.Jen-nings, Allen and others. Senator Barker, as Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, made a majority report recommending the indefinite of Senate jint resolutions Nob.

1 and 3, known as the re-' submission resolutions. Senators Lowe and Sheldon made a m'nonty report in lavor of resubmission. senator Redden presented a large number of petitions in fa vor of inntruc. tion in phsiology" and hjgiene in the common schools. The evening session was occupied dip-cussing the two different joint resolutions in favor of a constitutional convention.

The committee of the whole recommended that it be not passed, jnd a motion to disagree stood ayes 11 noes 22, when the rVnaJp postponed further action for a lull Senate. Ine House resolutions denouncing Frank Bacon for honoring Jeflerson Davis passed unanimously, and copies were ordered sent to Frank Bacon and Jefferson Davis. HOUSE FEBRUARY 9. Mr. Weilep presented another petition for the temporary removal of the county seat from Columbus to Baxter Springs Among new bills is one by the Judiciary Committee authorizing Judge's of the District Courts to exchange and hold court for each other.

The rest of the morning session was spent in committee of the whole in local bills. The following were recommended for pass-age. To authorize Wyandotte county to iesue seven per cent bonds to redeem its bonds maturing October 1,1 880. Authorizing Larned and Pleasant Valley townships of Pawnee county to appropriate moneys for public highways. Changing the terms of court in the Fourteenth Judicial District.

Authorizing issue of bonds in city of Topeka for school houses. Con ecting boundary between Harper and Sumner counties. Relating to purchase of school land by R. H. Zimmerman in Smith county.

To authorize Lincoln county to create a bridge fund, and to assume bonded debt of Indiana and Elkhorn townships. To legalize the ap- firaisement and sale of certain school ands in Greenwood county. To legalize certain plate of the city of Hanover. To legalize certain levies and taxes for 1883 and 1884. in Lyon county.

To authorize school districts in unorganized counties to levy taxes for support of schools. Authorizing Washington county to fund its iudement debt to Austin Corbin. To authorize Lyon county to bridge Elm creek. In afternoon session, consideration of local bills in committee of the whole was resumed, and the following recommended for passage: To vacate State roat from Reading to Burlington. Declaring section lines in Edwards and Finney counties to be public highways.

Authorizing Lincoln county to transfer its surplus funds collected to pay a judgment, and to pay its court house bonds, to its general revenue fund. A Fund ing Bill for school district No. of Anderson county. Fixing salaries of county clerk and Treasurer of Jewell county Authorizing cities of the first class to provide public parks. A Funding Bill for Sheridan county.

Refunding money paid Fchool fund G. J. G. Foster. Changing the name of Knowles to Haddam City.

House bill 123 permitting mutual fire insurance companies to create a guarrantee fund, was considered and ad vanced to third reading subject to amendment and debate Mr. Bond's bih authorizing Justice's of the Peace of the township to act as Police Jude in cities of the third class, in certain cases was also approved. Also bill to cede jurisdiction to the United States to and over the land to be occupied by the Leavenworth Soldiei's Home. Two bills amending the civil code were approved. Several rubbish bills were finally disposed of During the session of the committee of the whole, Mr Burton asked that it rise 'one enough to consider a concurrent res riution.

This was doneand Mr Burton made a sin-ech in introducing the resolution. The resolution condemns Frank Bac commissioner from Kansas at the New Orleans Exposition, for taking a leading part in the invitation which was extended to JefiVr-Bon Davis to take part in the excursion for the reception of the Liberty Bell, and asserting that such action was a misrepresent uiion of the people of Kansas. The roll was called on the adoption of the resolutions, and only Mr. Bilhngsley, Mr. Hardesty and Mr.

Martin voted no. Speaker Johnson offered a concurrent resolution tnanking Alaj-ir w. u. snoeK-ley for h's patriotic efiorts to secure the location of the Soldiers' Home in Kansas. BENATE FEBRUARY 10.

A large number of petitions were presented in favor of State Entomologist. Also petitions for Nineteenth Judicial District, comprising Sumner, Harper and Comanche counties. Senator Hewins, from Committee on Counties and County Lines, reported back, recommending indefinite postponement, the bill to create the counties of Clarke, Mead, Seward, Stevens and Kansas, which was adopted. Also recommending the passage ot the bill "to restore or create the counties of Mead, Clark and Kiowa, and defining the boundaries of Seward, Ford, Finney, Hodue-man, Edwards and Comanche," which was adopted. Senator Barker from majority of the Committee on Temperance, reported back Senator Allen's bill to establish a metropolitan police for cities of the first class, recommending that it be 'placed at the head of the calendar and pass, which, after various attempts to make it a special order, and a good deal of discussion, was agreed to.

Senator Lowe and Sheldon made a minority report re-commendingits indefinite postponement A long discussion ensued upon the res-lution oif Senator Smith, instructing the Attorney General to institute inquiries as to whether any Kansas railroad com-'panies bad forfeited their charters, and if bo, instructing the Governor and Attorney General to institute measuiea to take possession of such roads in the name of the State, which was amended by the following proviso, and then adopted: ''Provided. That nothing herein con "tftmaea. mat notning nerein con tained shall relate to any railroad com-j pany concerning which any of the above matters are now in litigation between the State and any railroad company in any court" In Senate, afternoon, 8. B. No.

92, an act for the better protection of the University and Normal'School funds of the State of Kansas, passed. 8. B. No. 15, an act providing for the condemnation of Eites for county buildings, passed.

Senate bill No. 118, an act to authorize Larned township and Pleasant Valley Pawnee county, Kansas, to appropriate townships' money lor public highway purposes. Passed. Senate bill No. 67, an act providing for the disposition of surplus taxes in the hands of county treasurers.

Passed. The question of donating twelve sections of "Salt Springs" lands to the Normal -hool occupied the whole of the balance of the afternoon, and, reaching a vote on third reading, the enacting clause was stricken out yeas, 19; nays, 18. HOUSE FABRUARV 10. Among new bills are one relating to a bridge in Morris county. Mr.

Ben-ning, of Atchison, introduced a bill to change the boundaries of the Second, Twelfth and Fifteenth Judicial Districts One by Mr. McTaggart, relating to bridges in Cherokee township, of Montgomery county. The Committee on Charitable Institutions made report of their visit to these institutions The report compliments the management of the Osawatomie and Topeka insane as lutns in emphatic ttruiP. They found at the former bad ventilation in the old building, and some sickness caused by that and faulty drainage. They report the management of the Idiotic Asvlum at Lawrence as worthy of all confidence, and recommend th continuance of that institution there, and that theew building asked for be provided.

The main objection to the present location has been a faulty water supply but this ha been remedied by action ot the city Council of Lawrence. The committee concur in the preposition for a higher education for the blind. They say that the Wyandotte Blnd Asylum is open to critici-m. Of the State Reform School at Topeka, they say that it manifests the best management. The report closes with a recommendation that the Board of Trustees of the charitable institutions be required to visit each of them at least once each month.

Special committee to investigate the work ot the State Board of Equalization made report. They think that the chief cause ot complaint is the statute prohibiting the Board to change aggregate assessments. xhe House refused to concur in Senate resolution asking Congress to dispose of the residue of the Osage ceded and diminished reserve lands at public sale, at a minimum of fifty cents per acre. The House adopted Mr. Anthony's concurrent resolution directing the publication in the Daily Commonwea'th of such laws as are ordered published in any newspaper.

The House by a unanimous vote adopted concurrent resolution thanking Major W. B. Shockley for his unselfish and patriotic efforts to secure the location of the Soldier's Home in Kansas. Mr. J.

B. Johnson, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Kelso, Mr.

Slavens and otheiB supported the resolution in feeling speeches. At the opening of the afternoon session Mr. McNall, chairman of the Railroad Committee, moved to make the Simpson bill, H. B.148, special order for next Thursday afternoon. This was met by several members of his committee insisting that it had been agreed in the Railroad Committee that a special order should be made of all the railroad bills at the same time.

The special order was carried for Tuesday next at 2 p. under a promise that all lailroad legislation houid be considered at that time. Mr. Finch, Mr. Gillettte and Mr.

Blain made a fight for the consideration of all railroad bills at the time of the special order. The House pased the following bills, on third reading: H. B. 72, placing ap pointment of appraisers of school houses, when there is a change in school house sites, in the County Superintendent. H.

B. 91. permitting issue of third grade certificates to teacher's a second time. Mr. Anthony's H.

B. 370, requiring statistics of honorbly discharged soldiers. This bill also extends the census law to unorganized counties, aud provides for proper officers to take such census therein. B. 56, authorizing Larned and Pleasant Vallev townships, of Pawnee county, to appropriate money for highway purposes.

H. B. 238, correcting boundary line between Harner and Sumner counties. H. B.

164, authorizing the Topeka school board to submit a proposition to issue bonds to build more school houses. H. 255, legalizing the plate and surveys of the city of Hanover. H. B.

46, lor the relief of R. H. Zimmerman o' Smith county. H. B.

162, to legalize certain levies and taxes in Lyon county. H. B. 232, to authorize Wyandotte county to issue 7 per cent funding bonds to redeem its outstanding bonds maturing October 1, 1886. H.

B. 151, to vacate the La Cygne-cem etery. H. B. 272, funding bill for Washington county.

B. 280, to authorize Lyon county to build a bridge. H. B. 292, legalizing Bale of school land in Greenwood county toH.

C. Jack son. Honee bill 312, authorizing Lincoln county to create a bridge fund; and to assume the bonds of Indiana and Elkhorn townships. House bill 294, authorizing school dis tricts in unorganized counties to levy taxes for 8cho'l purposes. House bill 319, changing the name of Knowles to Haddam (Jity.

House bill 309, amending section 108 of the civil code. H. B. 293, authorizing Justices of the Peace of the township to act as Police Judge in cities of the third class, in certain cases. H.

B. 291, appropriating $48 and inter est, from the school lund to J. U. boster. H.

B. 266, authorizing Lincoln county to transfer certain surplus funds in its treasury to the general revenue fund. H. B. 149, funding bill for Sheridan county.

H. B. 145, ceding to the United States jurisdiction over the site of the Soldier's Home in Leavenworth county. SENATE FEB. 11.

In Senate forenoon, the whole eession was taken up by Senators H. B. Kelley and Lloyd's Freight Rate Bill, and amendments, which was finally, in committee of the whole, made the special order for to-morrow at 2 p.m. In the afternoon, the Senate agreed to House amendments to the Senate bill fixing terms of court in the Fourteenth Judicial District The Salt Springs Land bill came up on the motion of Seniator Redden to reconsider the motion by which the enacting clause was stricken out After the exercise of a great deal of parliamentary strategy, the calling of the roll, ordering the previous question and a call of the House, the motion prevailed. The appropriation bills for the Agricultural College, the State University, and Topeka Insane Asylum, passed to a 1 tnira reading.

Senate bill No. 138, to secure to labor-1 ers engaged in and about coal mines and manufacturer, the payment of their wages at regular intervals, in lawful money of the United States, was passed to third reading, subject to amendment and debate. HOUSE FEBRUARY 11. Petitions were presented From Marshall and Nemeha counties for a maximum freight rate law. Among new bills are: One by Mr.

Hard sty, providing punishment for damage done to irrigating canals; one by Mr. Veatch, changing time for terms of court in Washington county; one by Committee on Assessment and Taxation, overhauling the Assessment law in most of its features. Mr. Miller, of Miami, introduced a con current resolution favoiing the passage bv laongressoi the Mexican War Pension Bill. The following bills were put upon their thitd reading and passed: Burt n's House bill 123, guarrantee fund for mutual tire insurance companies Wallace's House bill 93, fixing salaries of County Clerk and Treasurer ot Jewell county.

Ogden's House bill 54, vacating State road from Reading to Burlington. Carroll's H. B. 21, authorizing cities of the first class to provide parks. Mo8ber hi.

U. lb, declaring section lines in Edwards and Finney counties public hi.hways. WhuT.mi's H. funding bill for School district No. 6 ot Anderson county Green's a.

B. do, relating to continu ances and appeals of cases in Justice's court Lloyd's S. B. 28, fixing terms of court in the Fourteenth Judicial District. Mr.

Buck's H. 244, relating to relevv of certain taxes in cities of the second class. r. Matlock, of Harvey, insisted that his H. J.

R. 5, providing for an amendment to the constitution had been re ported favorablv by the Judiciary Committee and wanted to know why it had been dropped from the calendar. The records showed that it had been indefinitely postponed by the House by adoption of the report of the Judiciary Committee recommending that action. H. B.

367, reported by the Temperance Committee, was made a special order for Friday at 2 m. Mr. Hostetter introduced a bill to ex empt pension money from execution. Mr. Hat held presided in committee of the whole.

Mr. McNalls and Mr. Gillette's bills providing a years redemption of real estate sold under mortgage foreclosure were considered. The debate was long and interesting. The authors of the bills were supported in favoring the measure by Mr.

Overmyer, Mr. Jones, Mr. McBride, Mr. Matlock, Mr. Gillespie.

It was combat ted by Mr. Siavene, Mr. Faulkner, Mr. McNeal, Mr F. J.

Kelley. Mr. Butterfield, Mr. J. B.

Cook, I r. Brewster, Mr. McCammon, Mr. Gill spie and Mr. Anthony.

The committee killed the bill by a vote of 64 to 33. Consideration of Mr. F. J. Kelly's H.

B. 16, for the sale for the benefit of the school fund the residue of lands granted to Kansas for internal improvements by act of Sept 1841, was commenced, when Mr. Anthony reqaested that it be postponed. He said that grave questions were connected with its consideration; that it once was the subject matter of a special message by himself to the Legislature. The request waB granted.

Before adjournment the Railroad Committee made a majority and minority report upon H. B. 392, the Giljett railroad bill. Majority recommend passage with amendments. Minority report that the bill be not passed.

This shows that a majority of that committee is opposed, to a maximum rate law. The Committee on Ways and Means reported an appropriation for the wo man's department of the New Orleans exposition. It appropriates $2,000 to pay the expenses of an exhibit by the women of Kansas at New Orleans. The bill was passed. The evening-session discussed the bill to give a bounty on the manufacture of sugar of one and a halt cents per pound.

Mr. Bond opened the discussion for his bill supported by Mr. Buck, Mr. J. Johnson, Mr.

Anthony, Mr. Burton, Mr. Hatfield and Mr. Gillette; and opposed by Mr. McBride, Mr.

Kreger, Mr. AlcCam-mon and Mr. F. J. Kelley.

Before a vote was reached, "Mr. Bond moved that the committee rise and report progress; but the committee refused The bill was then killed by a vote of 50 to 31. SENATE, FEB. 12. In Senate, the forenoon was largely 1 1 ken up discussing resolutions for pensioning soldiers of the Rebellion on account of an amendment offered by Senator Lowe to include all soldiers who had never been in rebellion.

Senator Lowe's amendment was adopted, and the resolutions passed, but subsequently were reconsidered, and re-refeired to the Committ-e on Military Affairs. The appropriation bills for State Uni veriBty, Agricultural College and Topeka Insane Asylum, passed a third reading Also the bill to protect coal minerp in the payment of their wages in lawful money at stated periods. At the afternoon session of the Senate Senator Kellogg's bill to endow the State JNormal acbool with twelve sections oi Salt Springs land took a large portion of the time. The bill was de'eated on a third reading yeas 17, nays 20. Senator rvellogg changed his vote before the announcement of the result The bdl to appropriate the surplus of the acres known as the "Internal Improvement Lands" being 3.898 acre- to the State University, was defeated This bill to appropriate the proceeds of said "Internal Improvement Lands" and the "Surplus Railroad Fund" of $8 101, to the permanent school fund, passeii a third reading yeas 25, nays 10.

The House amendment to Senator Smith's resolution in regard to the for feiture of charters of railroads in Kan sas, by striking out Senator Buchan's proviso, was taken up, and the senate refused to concur; yeas 16, nays 20. Senator Congdon's motion to re-consider failed to pa-s; yeas 17, nays 23. Senator Ritter moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of taking up the House bill to appropriate to the woman's department of the World's Exposition was defeated yeas 19, nays 21. Senator Buchan moved to suspend the rules and go into the committee of the whole, on the appropriation to the Osawatomie Insane Asylum, which prevailed and the bill passed. HOUSE FEBRUARY 12.

Petitions were presented: From Brown county, for an appropriation to develop the mineral resources of Northern Kansas. From teachers of Riley county, relative to uniform text books. From Marshall county, for maximum freight rates. The'Judicary committee approve of bill for stenographers for the District Courts, but recommend a change in their fees from $6 to $8 per day. The House concurred in Senate resolutions asking the Federal Government to improve the military road South and West of Caldwell.

And asking increase of widow's pensions to $12 a month. And adopted resolution asking Congress to pass the Mexican Pension bilL Mr. McBride presided in committee of the whole for consideration of the Geological Survey bill. Smith, of Mc- fherson.Mr.uvermyer.Mr.J.ii Johnson. Mr.

McNall. Mr. Bond favored the bill. and Mr. Anthony opposed.

Governor Anthony stated that the geologists and Mr. Anthony opposed. Governor Anthony stated that the geologists laughed at the idea of there being coal under Leavenworth; and when anthra citic deposits were found in New Mexico the scientific geologists would not believe it The bill provided that the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the President of the State Agricultur al College Bhould constitute a board of geological and mmeralogical survey. Ihe committee changed the Superintendent of Public Instruction and substituted the Chancellor of the State University. The committee rose before a test vote had been reached.

The bill to create a State Board of Pardons was advanced en the calendar to third reading, subject to amendment and debate. Committee of the whole House considered further the bill providing for a geological survey and settled the matter for present by recommending that it be referred to a special committee of live with instructions to draft a bill for the sale of the twelve sections of Salt Springs lands belonging to the State, and the remainder of the grant to the State for internal improvements, and that their proceeds be expended in deep bor ings in prospecting tor minerals and for anerian water. Mr. Faulkner brought out this plan, and it received pretty gen eral support Further consideration of the Texas fever bill was had. It was discussed fo an hour.

An amendment was made to the effect that the bill shall not prohibit the entry into Kansas'of cattle that have been kept, since the first of the preceding Dceinber west of the twentieth meridian west of Washington and north of the hirty-6ixth paralel.or westof the twenty- second meridian and north of the thirty- fourth paralel, or to cattle owred and held in Kansas which may drift across the State line. The bill was then made a special order for p. m. next Monday. Mr.

Stewart's bill to repeal the law which vacates highways that have remained unopened for seven years was recommenced for passage. Bill to strike the Justice's Fee Bill the proviso limiting costs in cases of felony to ten dullars was recommended for passage Mr. Bryant's H. 61, relating to fire insurance companies was recommended for passage. The Speaker announced the Special Committee on the Geological Sur-vev Bill Messrs.

Faulkner, A. VV. Smith, F. J. Kelley, Kelso and Vance.

An evening session was held to con sider, as a special order, the two joint resolutions, both providing for a resubmission of the prohib tion amendment. Mr. Carroll, the author of one, suoke lo his resolution from the stand-point of an anti-prohibition resubmissionist, and Mr. Hatfield, the author of the other, spoke from the stand-point ot a prohibition re Bubmissionist Mr. Overmyer.

as op posed to the principle involved in prohibition. Mr. J. Kelley thought if prohibition was an experiment, itautterfailure would indicate the propriety of another experi ment. When a vote was reached the joint resolutions were indefinitely post poned by a vote ol OU to 62.

A roll call on adopting the report of the committee was ordered for Friday at 11 a m. SENATE FEBRUARY 13. In the Senate the bill to appropriate 12 sections of Salt Springs lands to the State Normal School was called up on a motion of Senator Kellogg to reconsider. Senator Blueraised the question of order that this bill mad. an appropriation and could net be reconsidered under the rule.

The Chair sustained the point of order; but afterwards, by consent, the point of order was withdrawn and the bill laid over. The Osawatomie Insane Asylum Appropriation bill passed on third reading. The bill to create a Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, was discussed at length and laid over. The act relating to private corporation underwent considerable discussion and was laid over. Senate, afternoon session.

The bill to abolish juries before justices was discussed, and laid over for a full Senate. Senate bills, to amend section 455 of chapter 80, treneral Statutes; the bill to amend section 630, chapter 80, of tbe compiled laws of 1879; a bill concering conveyances of Teal estate; to amend chapter 25, session laws of 1868, and to repeal section 220 thereof; and a bill re lating to fees of sheriffs conveying pris oners to State institutions, were passed to a third reading. Also, the House bill relating to wolf, coyote, wildcat, fox and rabbit scalps, was amended and passed. The Senate adjourned till Tuesday at 10 o'clock a. m.

HOUSE FEBRUARY 13. A large number ol petitions were pre sented asking for the creation of the office of State Entyniologist, a few for municipal suffrage for women. Mr. Seammon presented a petition for reduction cf salaries of county officers of Cherkee county. A memorial from the Board of Regen'e of the State Normal School was read, followed by the resolution of Mr.

Carroll The Board complain that the joint committee raised to investigut- the sale of Normal School lands in Mitchell county had refused to permit them to be heard in their own defense against charges made against them in connection with such sale, and asking that they be per mitted to make a showing before the joint cominiitee. Mr. Carrolls resolution as to direct the joint committee to per mit tbe Regents to ba heard, by attorney or therwise. The resolution laid over. The following bills were read a third time and passed: Mr.

Bryant's H. B. 61, relating to fire insurance compainied. Substitute for Mr. Stine's H.

B. 40, which strikes out the proviso from fee bill of Justices of the Peace, limiting costs in cases of felony to ten dollars. Mr. Stewart's H. B.

84, whicn repeals the law vacating highways which have remained unopened for seven years, was defeated. At eleven, a. m. the special order was taken up. Consideration of tbe report of the Committee of the Whole recommending indefinite postponement of the joint resolutions for resubmission of tbe prohibition amendment.

A call of the Houe was ordered. After two ab entees had been brought in a roll call was ordered, upon the" adoption of the report. Gentlemen voting in tbe affirmative were: Messrs. Anthony, Barnes, Beates. Beattie, Blaker, Bolinger, Bond, Bone-brake, Buck, Burdick, Butterfield, Caldwell, Clogston, J.

B. Cook, H. C. Cook, Cooper, Coulter, Cox, Cummings. Currier, Davenport, Dewey, -Dickson, Edward--, Ellis, Faulkner, Fin cb, Gillespie, Glasgow Gray, Greer, Hollenshead, Hostetter, Hukle, Hunter, Justus.

Kelley of Mitchell, Kelso, King, Kreger, Lewis, Loof burrow, Lower, McBride, McCammon, McNeal, Matlock, Manrer, Miller, Moore, Morgan, of Osborne, Osborn, Patton, Pratt Randall, Reeves, Roberts, Roseberry, Slavens, Spiers, Simpson, Smith of McPherson. Stewart, Sweezey, Talbot, Vance, Vick-ers, Wallace, White Wiggins, Wiihelm, Mr. Speaker Johnson. Gentlemen voting in the negative were Messrs. Ash by, Benning, Billingsley, Bryant, Butin, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Cloyes, Coggeshall, Deckard, Drought, Gillett, Hardesty, Hargrave, Hatfield, Holman, Hopkins, Johnson of Brown, Kelley of Mitchell, Lawrence, McNall, McTaggart, Martin, Ogden, Overmyer Rhodes, Seammon, Seitz, Swartz, Turner, Weilep.

Wehtworth. Gentlemen absent or not voting Messrs. Blsim, Brewster, Barton, Co! Gentlemen absent or not voting were Messrs. Blain, Brewster, Barton, Collins, Johnson of Pottawatomie. Johnson ot Ness, Kelley oi Doniphan, Mann, Morgan of Clay, Mosber, Raymond, Roach, Rath, Smith of Neosho, Stine, Thompson of Pratt, Thompson of Harper, Veatch, Woodlief.

By consent, at the opening of the afternoon session, Mr. Brewster was recorded as voting aye, and Mr. Phil Kellev as oting upon the roll call taken be ore the-noon adjournment Special order for this session, the Temperance Committee bill, was considered in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Osborn presiding. Mr.

Seitz moved that the bill be indefinitely ned. Lost. Mr. A. W.

Smith then attempted oget through a recommendation of the passage of the bill without consideration; assisted by Mr. Buttet field. This being opposed by Mr. Dt ought, Mr. Bryant, Mr.

McBride and Mr. McNall did not prevail; and the bill was considered by section. On motion of Mr. Bryant the fee of the Probate Judge for issuing permits to druggists was reduced from five to two dollars. An effort was made to strike out the provision giving Probaie judges discretion in granting permits, out without success.

On Mr Buck's mo ti -n the minimum imprisonment of physicians who abnse their right to prescribe, was charged from thirty to ten days. During the next hour many amendments were offered andas quickly voted down. Some of these were offered in good faith by warm friends of the bill, who evidently desired to make the law strong and effective. On Mr. McCatn-mon's motion a clause was inserted to prevent more than one sale or delivery upon the same prescription or statement effort was persistently made bv Kep reseutativea of cities of the fir-t class to amend so as to permit a license tax of twenty-five dollars a month on druggists in such cities, but without avail.

A long discussion was had over the clause in the bill permitting the manufacture ot wine and cider from fruit grown the party making either. Mr. Anthony wanted strike itout. Mr. Hatfield and Mr.

Faulkner wanted to strike out the wine and leave the lider in. Mr. B. Johnson defended both and a vote was forced upon the section preventing any vote upon these wine and cider questions separately. On motion of Mr.

Finch, "mayors" was stricken from the list of public officers whose duty it is under the bill to keep the countv attorney posted on violations of this law. Mr. Buck, Mr. Gillett and Mr. Overmyer, attacked tht-' provision of the bill for the seizure and destruction of property without trial and without sworn complaint.

Mr Vance answered by pointing out a trail in what seems like a labyrinth. A crooked trail. Pending further discucsion, the committee arose and reported this bill back, with the recommendation that the bill be placed on third reading, subject to amendment and debate. KANSAS FAK3UNO. oteworthy Incidents Among the Farms rs of the State.

The prospect for a fine crop of winter wheat in Ellis county is said to be very flattering. The first apple orchard in Kansas, according to Secrrtary Brackett, consisted of 150 apple trees, brought all the way from Illinois in a wagon and planted in Douglas county in 1855. To-day the State has twenty millions of fruit trees. Burlington Patriot: J.B Allen, a renter on the Van Slyck farm across the river, has in his possession a family Bible printed in Jamestown, in the United States, in 1743, making th copy 142 years old. It has been in his family for 100 years.

Buriington Patriot: Sunday afternoon last, George Shaf'er and Edward Conrad were hunting on R. M.Evans' farm North of this city, and while walking together, the gun carried by Conrad was accident ally discharged, the shot striking Shafer in the side and inflicting a mortal wound. Minneapolis Jiegister: Ed. Blades has counted the grains on five ears of corn raised on bis farm, and found the number to be as follows: Twelve hundred, 1,256, 1,300, 1,392 and 1.3U. When we remember that the best corn "back East" only pans out 1,000 to 1,100 grains to the ear, you see thesupeiiority of Kansas corn.

A Remedy for Blackleg. A. P. Browning, of Brown county, KansaB, presented the following remedy to the Farmers' Institute at Hiawatha. It was first recommended to him by Col.

A. W. Harris, of Linwood, Kansas, a noted Short born breeder. It is as follows: 'To 100 pounds salt add 10 pounds sulphur, pounds coppers, 4 pounds saltpeter, and 3 pints slacked lime. Mix and feed as salt is fed.

Tbe attendance at the Farmers' Institute at Winfiield last week was not large, yet those ho did attend were earnest, energetic farmers. The local committee carried out its part of the programme admirably. The Institute voted to per feet a permanent organization; and we trust that the farmers of Cowley county will build up one of the best Farmer' A-sociation in the State; they certainly have the talent to do it Salina Independent: Mr. Chapman, the farmer near nninj.ton, Ottawa county, who lost as an of horses valued at some ago. has recovered the team.

A young hoy. yet in his teens, and who was employed by Chapman, took the team, and it was through his arrest that the necessary information was elicit-d. The team had been sold. The is under confinemer in the Salina jail. He claims to have stolen the horses for revenge, because as he said the old man had cheated him out of a season's wages Augusta Gazette: Mr.

J. C. H. Swann, of Sedgwick -unty, a gentleman who has kept a daily record of the weather, and of each year 8 crop, since loSl, and who, while visiting our office in September, 1882, said it would not be well for farmers to sow much wheat that fall, but that all should reserve their land for corn in the spring of 1883. as that would be a good corn year, visited us aain on last Thursday, and spent a good part of the day in our office, where he met a number of larmeis, who discussed with him the crops and the weather with reference to the future.

He predicts another good corn crop for this year, with a light yield of wheat. Mr. Swann has published, in book form, tbe result of his many years observation of weather and crops, and we believe it would be well for every farmer to purchase a copy and be governed by its suggestions. The first Farmers' Insftute in Franklin county was held at Pomona Jannary 22 and 23, in Parkinson Hall, with the cooperation of President Fairchild and Pro fessors Failyer, Kellerman and Nihart of the St Atricultiral College. J.

K. Bailey was ma'fe chairman of the meeting and T. F. Ankeny secretary. The prime mover in working up the gathering was Mr.

J. F. Maxey, to whom, with several other enterprising citizens, much credit is due fjr the excellent attendance and general interest manifested in the programme. The Pomona cornet band attended the evening sessions and furnished music The session lasted two days, and intense interest and enthusiasm was manifested throughout the entire proceedings. The addresses, papers and debates are said to have been very intelli gent, and instructive to ihe farmer.

i Kum City Lire Stock Market. Kansas Cuj February J4. 1885. The Live Steck Indicator jaTH iv ikwapu 1063. ihe to-day was weak and 10c lower.

Export, 305 55; gooo to cnoice shipping steer, 4 906 common to medium, i 5U 4 80 stccken and feeders. 3 S04 25, COW 2 50-ta 30. aotrtv-KeutuiA- 9163. 'Ihe market to-da ws slow and C015c lower. Low averaging 186 to 3IZ buiu ai i au dui at 4 ougre U9.

8H EKP Ktx eipui 2232 I ne iuraw was qnfct. Fair to good muttons, 4(3 15. CATTLE tiALES No At. PrUt 31 native shipping steers.w..M......li46... 5 10 .6 native shipping 4 70 19 uative 4 7U 18 uauve shipping 1419..

4 0 li native sh.pping steers -li54 5 13 native snipping ,,,191 4 99 2U UnUVe shlpplliK 4 50 17 native shipping 4 35 native mppuig 4 0 .4 native butchers' 4 3U native Ditchers' 4 45 is uauve buu here' st 4 15 17 uative butchers' 1175...... 4 3a 17 native butchers' steers ..........118.:...... 4 .0 27 native 2 4 10 2U PttUve butchers' .109 4 U5 13 native butchers' t-twr pm 4 native butchers' steers 4 60 13 native feeding i 4 11 native feeding 3 no 10 uauve feeding 4 0u 2u ua iVe tending 7.7...... 4 40 4 3 12 native stockers. 550......

3 8: 57 uauve 741...... 4 10 9 1 a veuiub 3 1 native bull 2 75 57 744 3 2j 10 uve Ci'WK .1022 3-60 26 u.hweat 9.6.. 4 10 HCKte sALKs. So Av I-rico No Price No at Pn 90 90 70 7U 3 6 4 70 t2 3 ..11 ..4 65 65 44 67 t4 ti) 55 94 4 60 5. 30 ....4 65 t)0 61 51..

339.. 4 6. 4 to 4 60 55 92-4 60 h0 56.27...4 bO 5a J9l.4 60 6' 60 5...81.. 4 60 4 55 0 55 50 51 0 62... ..4 60 50 61..

X5. 4 50 50 6.J ..24 45 4 45 47H 40 40 63.. 211 4 0 fASaOrted. Kansas City froauce Market. Kansas City, February 14, 1885.

The Daily Indicator reports: laUc The marcel was slow. Quotations: XX, 90, i.AA, rs; family 15 1 25 10 3m-1 55; tn I 8' 2 00 rjts, 5t; buckwheat. Anchor mills, 5 00 barrel WHEAT The market was quiet No 2 red winter, bid, 66 asked; Mitrch, 60C asked; 4H 65i-bid. t5c No soil casn, t9c bi-i. t9c asked Sit red.

cahh 57c bid. 5i asked. So 4, it-jtcted, 49c. No. 2.

lt, 0f. COKiv ihe miik ws quiet No. 2, oan 3" March, bid, 36Tc asked; 3ic bid. M- MHi.td Jun- MJjfce bid, 5jU-ssked. "2kc bid 3zc asked.

Nu. 4, an High mixed, nam 1 bid; May, 303 bid. 32c asked No 2. eash, 55c bid. 57c ask.d; February, 55u bin, asked.

COKNMtAL oreen. 7580c, kiln dried, 95c. ih Bulk, 40 5i' 100 Bn. HaY Fincy -mail balea. 9 0 large baltd 8 00.

meaium, 7 007 50; low grade, 4 50. fLaJL riliitn 1 1 1 18. BUI TEK- Unchanged. Quotations: oruuuco dne dairy in single package lots, rob good, 12(0)14' medium, 1012 -ton packed, fii tor table ue. 10 -lvi mui and poor, BCKic 20c per dozen CHEKHfc Hull cieam, 13c; flats, 10 Yoan.

GAME Unchanged. Quotations, frame chickens, 3 50 3P 75 pe doz; teal ducks 1 60; mallard, 1 75; quail, 1 00; rabbits, drawn, 35c. DRESSED fUULTRY Steady. Quotations: Chickens, dnased, 67c: rnrkey choice, 9c; lair stock, 8c; ducks, Italic; geese, 6 icperfi uitx oALT MEATS shoulders 5H: oWrsiJt-7lc: long clear sides, 7o clear ides T- dMOKED MZAT8 6J4 ole rib sides Hear-i. 8Ji HAMoSugar cured.

I0i" BREAKFAST BACON llc DRTKD BERK 12 BARREL MEATS Pork, boneless, 15 00; clei 1 pork, 15 00. mess pork, 14 00. LARD Choice leroe. 7 oO: half barrel, 75 TALLOW No. 1, 6Kc; No.

2, ac. SORGHUM 20c per gallon. BR(X)M COh-Hurl. self working, 2c i common llc crooked, Vfi. WOOL Missouri, unwashed neavy fine, 15t 17c; light fine, 1220C; medium, 1820c: mf dium combing, 18z20c; coarse combing, t72fr low and carpet.

1215c. Kansas and Nebrask heavy line, U15c; light fine, 1517c; mediun I719c; medium combing coa3e combing ll14c; low and carpet, 90912c. Tub medium, 2628c: dingy and lov J326c. BIDES AND PELTS Hides: dry Hint No. 1 1 tt, 14c; No.

2 loc: dry salted to IOC. Greeei salted, No. 1 fl to 7-; green salted No. 2 Green No, 1 fl to 7c; No. 2 ft PHc; calf tolO: sheep pelts, dry, to 8e COMPARATINE STATEMENT.

The following table shows the prices of wheai corn oats and rye at the close of 'cnange to-daj in comparison with the previous day and previous years: Previous To-day. day. 1884 188 Nolrww- 109 No2rww 62 87i 99'4 No 3 57 57 8- 89 No 2 corn 31 4 47 No 2 oats. 2i i9i 364 No 2 rye 65 56 53 ELEVATOR REPORTS. The following shows the amount of grain re ceived, withdrawn and in store at regular elevators as reported to the Board of Trade to-day.

Received. Withdrawn. In store Wheat 2fe22? 3902 651a60 Corn 17431 1704 11342 67t Rye 1372 9 80 529 TotaL 46931 5 26 681359 Tobacco In South Carolina. Boston Journal. Cotton raising not being profitable in some parts of South Carolina, the planters are turning their attention to tobacco culture.

There is said to be a belt of land in the State specially adapted to the growtn of the finest quality ot leat tobacco, equal to that raised in Mecklenburg county, N. which is uatd to be the finest in the world. Ttiis region is found in Upper Edgefield, Newbury, Fairfield and Chester counties. Italian are making larpe land purchases along the northern coast of Africa. 1 W.

SCTTOlf, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, DODGE CITY, KANSAS, I. WBITKLAW, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, PODGE CITY, KANSAf. Tjl D. SWAIf, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, DODGE CITY, KANSAS. E.

DEGER, Forarartlina fttapoMoflApt Dtff Clly, Kmms. I frra my penonal attention to rccefring frsfdn ors tbe rtilroad aad farwardinsrsame br wscon. Terms reasonable. TONSORIAL ROOMS, Ptl Black, I. O.

OWKT, Proprietor. lair Cittiig ui Shiptiig rx Carol siyl DODGE CITY, KANSAS. CITY DRUG STORE, DRUGS a MEDICINES, PEBFTJTVITSHY, TOILET ARTIOLE8, PAINTS, OIX.S, ETC, MQQCGtTY. KANSAS. INSURANCE, Deal Estate i Collection, FRED.

T. WENIE, Becoad Story R. M. Wrigat Oa.1 Mtk SMat, DODGE CITY, KANSAS. HOUSES FOR RENT.

AGENT TOft TBS BODGE CITY TOM C0MP1HY. NOTARY PUBLIC Feed and Sale Stable, (Ha Stem's OM Starf.) DODGE CITY, KANSAS. FRED S1NQER, Prap'r. rtsrsuRANCB, EEAL ESTATE AGENCY, AUOUST CRUMAUQH, (Deputy OoantyCkrkJ Special attention grmi to FTRS and LOT Ta orauce. I of Utabart ceaipaaiw In the world.

deeds; mobtoaqks auiUcoaz. noarjuam Carefolly drawa and acknowladgtd. 6T OClcila CoBit Hoot, 2dc City, J. H. CRAWFORD, DEALER nr Groceries i Provisions.

A FEW DOORS WEST OF POSTOFFICE, DODQE CITY, KANSAS. K. MclNTYRE, DIALER IV LUMBER, Doors, Sash, Windows, Building Hardware, Etc YARDS ON BRIDGE STREET. D0D8E CITY, KANSAS, HENRY M00TZ, CABfflET -MAKER UPHOLSTERER. IAm STORE COUITERmCEBOEl SHOP NEXT TO MHVA HSUSC.

DODOB OITTT, JCrfl24m J. a MATHERS, Surveyort Civil EngineerP Mfftj IsYTIJIf fcc Iwi vMsj MATERIAL IM n. -Ir 'tf-tSfSEftU MVbl mM.