The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-21
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Summary Of its Proceedings.

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We announced last week that the
House organized Wednesday, the
18th, by eIecting Dudley Haskell, of
Lawrence, as speaker, by vote of
sc to % for Mr.. Cook, of Wy-
andotte, and II for Mr.. c. v. Esk-
ridge, of Emporia. Henry Booth
of Pawnee county, was reelected
chief clerk, by q vote of 80 to 10,
and VIM. Higgins was elected SER
geant-at-arms.
Thursday, the 18th, the Govern
or's message was read in the Senate |
and House, and a large number of
bills introduced in the Senate. In
the House Mr.. Click, of Atchison,
introduced the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolyed-That the Hon. Thomas
A. Osborn, Governor of the State,
is entitled to the thanks of the peo-
pie, without distinction of party,
for the vigilance and independence
which he has manifested in fixing
the responsibility for the recent
| frauds upon the school funds of the
State, and that the tenor and spirit
of his demand for the resignation of
the late Sta.e Treasurer, Lsppin, to-
gether with the instructions for his
1 vigorous prosecution, with view
to the reimbursement of the school
| fund and the pnnishxnent of the
party or parties guilty of the crimes,
are worthy of fearless and en-
Heightened chief magistrate.
The House resolved to elect its
minor officers, and proceeded to do
so, with the following result: As
sistant Chief CLERK, Lewis j. Han
back, of Topeka; Assistant Sar-
geant-at-Arms, Jacob Moon, Of
Lyon county; Journal Clerk, w.
w. Walton, of Cowley county ;
| Docket Clerk, VIM. g. Fostnate, of
of Ellsworth; Doorkeeper, West
McNall, Smith county; First Assis-
tant Doorkeeper, john Carter (col-
ored); Postmaster, Mr.. Irving. of
Harvey county.
A motion by Mr.. Click, to reduce
the number of pages.trom 6 to 4,
was lost, and the House adjourned.
The Senate confirmed the election
r of Mr.. Hubbard. (colored) minister
: of the African NJ. e. church, as It's
: Chaplain.
Monday, the 18th, number of bills
were introduced into tho Senate.
and referred to committees.
: 1t was day of great interest in
/, the House, on account of the ankle
ty of the members to hear the list
g of committees appointed by the
: Speaker. Here is the list in full:
THE COMMITTEES.
. Judiciary-Cook, of Wyandotte
= Chairman Stillings, of Leaven
f worth; Hallowell, of Cherokee
q johnson, of Ottawa; Clark, of Rice
e Snead, of Salina; and Biddle, o.
: Linn.
s WAYS and Means : Elder, O
e Franklin, Chairman Bonebrake, o
# Shawnee; Berry, of Chautaqua
}, Nichols, of Miami; Stone, of Leav
: enworth; and Kelly, of Sedgwick
- State of Afiairs-Taylor, of Re
: no, Chairman Page,o Mcpherson
a Half, of Wyandotte Brumbaugh
= of Marshall and Kellogg, of Clay
Apportionment-B Benedict, of Viii
. son, Chairman Little, of Riley
= Arnold, of Allen Driscoll, of Elk
d Farwell, of Osborn ,White, of Paw
l. nee; Davis, of Miami; Smith, o
IS Cherokee Taylor, of Reno; Wood
4 of Chase; Davis, OF Brown; Long
r, of Ellsw orth; Duncan. of Leaven
e worth; Randall, of Washington
I and Perrill, of Usage.
re Railroads = Aldrich, of Smith
e Chairman; Stevens, of Alien; Has
$ tings, of Atchlsoa; Eskridge, o
Z Lyon; Rogers, of Johnson: Hack
u ney, of Cowley.
Il Printing : Duncan, of Harvey
,e Chairman; Reynolds, of LIbet tie
: Kirk, of Anderson.
= Fees and Salaries-Chritchfie
@ of Jefferson, Chairman; Warning
Re of Mitchell; Campbell, of johnson
n SilYers, OF Shawnee; Davis, G
Is brown.
l. Assessment and Taxa tion-MorsG
of Linn, Chairman Bonebrake, G
Shawnee Click, of Atchison; Hal
derman, of Douglas Waters, Q
Bourbon.
# Retrenchment and Reform-WooG
m of Chase, Chairman Silvers, o
e Shawnee Williams, of Jackson
In Burdick, of Usage.
Federal Relations-Webb, of La
bette, Chairman Click, of Atchi
i son; Kellogg, of Clay; Mowry, c
l. Doniphan Magill, of Nemaha.
o,,I n
Is Allen, Chairman; Stone, of Leav
, enworth; Hooton, of Morris; stew
IS art. of Bourbon Charles, of Doug
IF las.
?. Corporations-Taylor, of Leav
e, enworth, Chairman; Clark, of Rice
1t Stewart, of Montgomery; Revillt
y of Doniphan; Ballaine of Craw ford
n Internal improvements = Little
Of of Riley, Chairman Moser, of Ell
d lis; Dennis, of Barton Dickson, Q
b WoodsOn; Nichols, of Miami.
r. Public Notwithstanding, of An
: derson, Chairman Wright, of Da
l. Wis; Baliaine, of Crawford Benton
B. of Pottawatomie; Morse, of Linn
1t Insurance--Conrad, of Nemahs
d Chairman Marvin, OF Leaven
l. worth Toothacre, of johnson.
1t Public Buildings = Randall, G
l. Washington, Chairman Melville
of Douglas (; Fem, of Leavenwortt
= Mines and Mining Smith, c
d Cherokee, Chairman Perrill, o
l. Usage.
t. Texas Cattle-Dixon, of Russell
d Chairman Wright, of Davis.
ID Militia = Mowry, of Doniphar
r Chairman Saxon, of Pottawato
as mil; West, of Republic; Heddeni
30 of Montgomery Aldrich, of Smith
1t Elections-Jo hnson, of Ottaws
g. Chairman Baldwin, of Wabaun
1t see; Baer, of Coffey; Berry, G
~ Chatauqua; White, of Pawnee.
N Education Hastings, of Atchi
a son, Chairman Hoyt, of Craw ford
n Dickson, of Woodson; HaldermaI
D. of Douglas Rogers, Of johnson
e, Public Lands-Foster, of Shaw
at nee, Chairman Bates, of } Jefferson
h Magill, of Nemaha; Pierce, of Lin
he coin ; Benedict, of Wilson.
l, Roads and Highways-BaldwiI
IF har.cna