The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-28
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Summary Of its Proceedings.

OF tue licltDcES-lliSb OtAl pa5oCus
Message from the Governor on
Centennial matters which was re-
ferred to appropriate committee.
House committee resolution re-
quiring Secretary of State to furnish
suitable rooms for Enrolling and
Engi ossing clerks-passed.
Senator Mcmillan offered = reso-
luton that two dozen copies of the
bible be procured for the use of the
Senate. How they are to be used
Is not stated.
S. G. Il. No. 2, relating to lands
OF the Kansas Pacific railway COM
pany, and the right to tax the same,
was taken up, and on motion of
Senator Bridges the resolution was
adopted.
Bills were introduced To pro-
hibit lotteries and the sale of lottery
tickets; to provide for the protec-
ton OF fish; to amend section 4,
chapter SO, laws of 1859, entitled an
act amendatory of an act for the
regulation and support of common
schools ; approved May 3, 1861 to
repeal All act entitled an act TO as
certain by proper proofs the citizens
in cities OF the first-class who are
entitled to suffrage under the con-
stitutioD, approved March Sd, 1869;
and an act to amend an act entitled
an act to ascertain by proper proof
the citizens in cities Ofthe first-class
who are entitled to the right of suf-
frage under the constitution, APP
proved Feb. Oath, 1870; to amend
section 8 of an act entitled an act to
provide for the removal of public
officials who are guilty of being in
toxicated, or for gambling to amend
an act entitled an act amendatory
of an act realizing to counties and
county officers, approved February
18th, 1868; to regulate the carrying
of freight and passengers on all
railroads in the State Ito provide for
the punishment of persons guilty Of
SANDER; to amend section 2 of an
act amendatory of aud supplement
tai TO chapter SO, relating to school
district bonds approved Feb. 18th,
1872 and several to amend the tax
law.
Senator Gillespie moved that S.
ID. No. 30, An act to require plain
lifts in civil actions to give security
for costs, be printed. So ordered.
A resolution was referred, after
some discussion, to committee on
Federal Relations, which asks their
opinion as 10 the advisability of
calling constitutional convention.
A resolution adopted appointing
committee to visit and investigate
State Insane Asylum, there being
rumOrs of improper use of money
there.
S. e. II. No. IL, in relation to the
investment of the endowment fund
of the agricultural college, was read.
1t calls for full and detailed state
ment of the condition of that insti-
tuition.
Senator Horton explained the
resolution at some length.
Senator Dow wanted a special
committee appointed to visit that
institution to inquire into its stand
ing or condition.
Senator Robinson hoped the res
olution would pass.
Senator Crichton suggested that
this investigation cover all the in
situations in the State whose funds
are invested in a similar way.
Senator Horton wanted to know
if the endowment fund was kept
intact.
The resolution was adopted.
HoUsE.-Speaker announced ad-
Slitional members of the standing
committees.
The eternal newspaper and post
age stamp subject came up again on
a reconsideration, when G. V. Esk-
ridge offered the following:
He said he had thus far opposed
the taking of papers, but as there
was q disposition of a part of some
gentlemen to take papers, he would
not object. He had sent papers at
his own expense to his constituents
farmer friends in the house had
stated that the grangers wanted pa
pers, and he wanted to please the
grangers. He offered substitute,
which after some amendments was
finally submitted as follows:
Resolved-By the House of Rep
resentatives, the Senate concurring,
that each member of the House and
Senate is hereby authorized to sub
scribe for snch number of daily pa
pers as he may choose, not exceed
ing twenty copies for each day dur
ing the session, or for such number
of weekly papers as do not exceed
in cost the amount of twelve daily
papers.
Provided-That said daily papers
shall not cost to exceed one dollar
per copy; and provided further,
that said papers, whether daily or
weekly, shall publish correctly the
proceedings of the House and SEN
ate in full, and all laws passed at
this session of the Legislature which
may be ordered published in such
newspaper. And such member or
dering papers in accordance with
this resolution, shall make out, in
duplicate, list of such papers as he
may desire, one of which shall be
handed to the chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and means, and the
other TO the sergeant-at-arms, and
the sergeant.at-arms shall order the
copies so designated.
Resolved further-That the ser
geani-at-arms is hereby instructed
to provide each member, as may bt
needed during the session, postage
stamps not exceeding in amount SIT
TO each member, and report the
amount to the chairman of the way
and means committee.
Provided-That no stamps shall
be issued to any member excep
upon his application aud receipt.
Provided further-That the pub
fishers of any such papers shall pre-
pay the postage on any such paper
as may be ordered by members o
this House, to be mailed from tn
place of publication.
AS Mr.. Eskridge's proposition