The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-02-03

been faithfully at work On these bills, ami
ii the Senate had 10 desire TO let the coHi-
mittee DO its work properly, he wanted 10
know IL now. The COMMITTEE was engages.
in preparing bill which would contain
all the provisions in tine various bills be-
fore thea, and in codifying the laws on
this subject; but lie would be glad TO be
relieved OF the immense labor incident to
this.
Senator Finney offered a. an amendment
a resoiuricn recurring the Committee on
Finance and taxation To prepare blIi
codiiying and revising the entire asess-
ment and taxation laws oil the State.
Senator Halderman said this did not
cover the case. The bills spoken OF are for
a repeal Of the portion Of the laws allowing
the taxation at the end OF tiSe years
The motion OF Senator Gillespie was
adopted, and the resolution offered by Sena-
tor Finney, as above, was then renewed,
but the Senate refused to pass II.
Senator Bridges offered resolution, that
in the opinion OF the Senate Bo farther
legislation is needed on the subject Of a
herd law. He moved suspension OF The
rules, that the resolution might be consid-
cred now.
Senator Robinson disliked to vote nov
for such resolution. He did not know
but he might want to vote for some modi-
hcation oil the herd Law.
BY consent Senator Bridges Withdrew hi.
resolution.
Senator Bauserman offered Senate con-
current resolution No. IS, asking Congress
10 pay losses sustained by Citizens OF the
| territory Of Kansas in 1855 and 1856.
Senator Horton offered Senate concurrent
resolution NJ. %, that special committee.
appointed to visit charitable institution.
be required TO report To this Legislature by
the tih day ot February, II practicable
| The rules We're suspended ADJ the resolu
! ton adopted.
Senator Gillespie moved that when the
Senate adjourn 1t lie tliI len O'Clock io-mor
Tow. which was Carried.
| The third reading ol bills being ia oriei
Senate bill No. 9, an act 10 authorize III,
Board OF County Commissioners OF Leav.n
worth county 10 issue bonds lcr the purpv-.
oi iundins The outstanding indebtedness, u
the county, and iUr other purposes, wa
taken up.
| Senator Parkinson moved that the bill b
ordered engrossed.
The President informtd the Senator tha
the bill had already been reported engro-s
ed.
! Senator Parkinson wanted to know if thi
was to be the practice, If 30 1t would Gu
of any possibility Of having amendment
adopted in committee Of the whole, incor
porated in the bill.
Senator Chrichton said that this was
proper course and the time had passe,
when this question could be raised.
Senator Parkinson insisted that under III,
rules this practice was wrong, and it wa
an unheard of thing to cut cff amendment
in this summary way.
The Chair decided that the motion 10 en-
gross was in order.
Senator Robinson renewed the motion
that the bill be ordered engrossed, which
was adopted and the roll was then Gale,
and the bill passed yeas, so; nays, o.
| HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Met at l:3O.
Mr.. Wright rose to question OF privi
| lege and read a communication from Z. 5
Aldrich, chairman of the committee OF
railroads, in the Smith County Pioneer
1t went for a number Of the members il
flippant way, and making a good many
not over complimentary remarks.
Wr. West offered the following resolu
| ton:
Resolved, That Hon. Charles S. Aldrici
be and is hereby expelled from this House
Mr.. Elder did not wish TO take hasty ac
tion; what the writer had done was per
haps boyIsh freak in the exhuberance O
victory. Perhaps he would be glad Il
make ample apology.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Waters moved a
call of the House.
Mr.. Aldrich was brought in, when pro-
ceedings under the call were dispensed
with.
The Objectionable communication,
which created such a row, was written by
Mr.. Aldrich, II member of the House, and
speaxs in the highest terms Of Mr.. Haskell
while Of Mr.. Eskridge, Aldrich saws that
zone may smile, and smile, and smile, and
be villain still" He says that Wright
reminds him of green school boy, and
Milt. Reynolds OF the Darwinian theory
Aldrich probably meant no harm when he
wrote to the Pioneer" and consequently
the House accepted the following apology
ALDRICH's APOLOGY.
Ma. SPEAKER-l desire to say to the
House that regret exceedingly the writing
Of the letter in question; that l retract il
wholly and in part, and desire to make an
apology TO the House and to the gentlemen
mentioned in the communication, and ask
that it be spread upon the record.
CHAs. ). ALDRICH.
Mr.. Webb moved that the apology Of Mr..
Aldrich be spread on the Journal of the
House and all further proceedings under
the privileged question be indefinitely post
pened. Agreed to.
After the transaction OF some routine
business the House adjourned. Il