The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-02-19

piece of injustice, WAS at first ruled ont
ON the vote on the bill because he was
an interested party. The House after
wards suspended the rules that Mr.. Rey-
nolds might vote, which privilege he at
first declined, but afterwards exercised,
the House refusing to excuse him.
Quite large number of bills were taken
Up and passed, and for list of these and
the debate on the proposed constitutional
amendments, the reader is referred to the
report.
The first thing the Senate did on Tues
day was to decline to legalize the acts Of
the Larned Town Company. After this
several House bills were read a first and
second time. s. C. R. No. Sc asking
Congress to pay for losses caused BY
guerrilla raids was adopted. The bills
noticed as having been recommended for
passage in yesterdays summary were
taken up and passed. It was recon-.
mended that George Washington Dobson
be hereafter known as Doc. Dobson and
respected accordingly. s. B. 1859, re-
quiring railroad companies to construct
crossings on public highways was recon-
mended for passage subject to amend
ment. On s. B. No. IL, an act to repeal
an act relating to the sale of property
without appraisement, the arguments
hitherto published were repeated at
length. The bill was recommended for
passage subject to amendment. s. b.
1872 placing the benevolent institutions
of the State under the charge of board
of three trustees, was recommended for
passage. s. B. No. 40 was recommended
it makes the auditor ex-oficio register
of the State land office. This Office will
preserve the records of the surveyor
generals Office when turned over on the
discontinuance of the Office the State
land office will also preserve the records
etc. relating to State lands.
The House commenced its serious
business yesterday morning by consider
ing the question of assistant clerks. Mr..
Benton said there were more assistant
engrossing and enrolling clerks than
there was work for, and after some de-
bate the matter was referred to the
committee on retrenchment and reform.
H. B. No. 20 is an act designed to sup
press the practice of standing treat" on
election days, and the "set 'em up" ques-
ton was discussed with great fullness.
The bill was finally ordered printed.
In the afternoon s. J. r. No. l was
called up. This resolution proposes
three amendments to the constitution.
1t was decided that the question could
not be divided, and the resolution was
lost, 81 to 43. failing to secure two-thirtls.
Several members in explaining their vote
said their objection to the resolution was
the proposition to open the question Of
relocating the capital. The house in
committee Of the whole went to work on
the apportionment bill and made some
progress.
On Wednesday the Senate tabled the
House resolution relating to the repeal
of the resumption act, by a vote of IL to
IA. While it lies there the Nation will
be waiting in suspense. The special
committee on the publication of addi-
tional copies of the agricultural report
recommend that 5000 copies be printed
in the form of the first edition and To- 900
copies of it in n condensed form. The
act to repeal an act allowing "waiver of
appraisement" was defeated on the sec.
ond reading.
The bill to provide for three persons to
have charge Of the public institutions of
the State passed. This is true move
towards reform.
The bill making an appropriation to
pay for publishing the constitutional
amendments was amended, making the
amount sc. 25l, ard passed.
A bill appropriating 81 500 to pay the
expenses in ferreting out the school bond
frauds, was up. and after some discussion
was laid over to have the items put in
print.
In the House the proposed amendment
to the constitution allowing appropria.
tions to be made for two years, received
the necessary two thirds vote AZ also did
one to allow county commissioners to be
elected for one or two years. This Is to
enable the Board to be 50 arranged, that
one of them goes out of Office each year,
to always leave majority with some ex-
perience. This is an excellent move.
An amendment to allow women to vote
received Al votes.
The committee on State affairs made
ieuStHy IepOSt III ICS"iu " the 'Sce'e W.
school bonds in Rice county. 1t saws
that Alex. Clark signed the name of +.
B. Mather, the district clerk, without
authority, and that S. N. Wood was pres
ent when some of the coupons were signed.
1t says that Mr.. Wood got the bonds,
sold them to the Marion county bank.
which sold them to the Shawnee county
bank; which sold them to the school
commissioners. It recommends that
suit he commenced against the banks and
Mr.. Wood for the recovery of the money.
In the evening the time was spent in
discussing q bill to make school districts
buy text books, and to have no difference
in educating children because of their
color. The bill was recommended for
passage.