The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-14
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY,
SATURDAY, FEB. 8.

In the senate, president Humphrey an
nounced as members of the Investigating
committee, senators Buchan, Johnston,
Fitzpatrick, Pyburn and Williams. An
effort was made to reconsider the vote by
which the resolution requesting the men,
6ers OF the revision committee to return
the salary drawn, was adopted, but it
failed, being tabled. Three bills were
introduced. A message was received
from Gov. St. John, stating that he had
received no report from the revision COM
mittee, and that he had no official lnfor-
nation on the subject. A motion re-
questing the judiciary committee to draft
bill repeating the law by which the
revision committee had been appointed,
was lost. Senator Robinson's resolution
regarding the return of the salary drawn
by the commissioners was adopted.
In the house thirteen petitions were
presented and referred to appropriate
committees. Thenty-nine bills were in
troduced. Bills upon the calendar and
those introduced to day were read sec
ond time and referred to committees
The rules were suspended and a substi-
tute for II. B. 70, (submitted by the COM
mittee on the judiciary an act defining
the term of duration and existence of GER
tain railroad corporations, was passed by
vote of "a to Z. This act extends the
charters of all railroads granted by the
territorial legislature for a period of 70
years from the 18th inst, and applies to
the A, T. & S. F., L., L. & G., c. B. U.
p, K. P. and NJ, K. s T. railroads; the
charters of these roads expire next Tues
day 9th inst2 having originally been
granted for only twenty years.
MONDAY, FEB. 10.
In the senate, house bill 70, defining
the term of duration and existence of
charters of certain railways, was reported
by the house, and under suspension of
the rules was read a second time. A
motion to further suspend the rules and
consider the bill in committee of the
whole, at that time, elected much dis
cussion on the part of those anxious to
help the roads if they were in a strait,
and on the part of those who wished
more light on the subject before consid-
Grafton. The bill is one to extend for
seventy-nine years the charters granted
by the territorial legislature to the A,
T. s.. s. F., the c. B. U. p and the L. L.
s. G. railroads, and perhaps others AT
ter long discussion 1t was made the
special order for 8 o'clock Tuesday
Meantime, the bill and the charters will
be printed. Twelve bills were intro
duced.
In the house twenty-nine bills were in
troduced. H. B. 300, by Mr.. Biddle, pro-
vides for the appointment by the COVER
nor of three railroad commissioners, pre-
scribing their duties, etc. The committee
on elections reported on the contest case
of Hafer vs.. Rood, from Montgomery
county, finding that Rood was entitled to
his seat, and recommend allowing Hafer
mileage and per diem to date. The re
port was ordered printed. Several reso-
buttons were offered and laid over under
the rules, among them one by Mr. Legate,
authorizing the committee on charitable
Institutions to visit the different institu-
lions, make an investigation of their
management, and report the same to the
house, and authorizing clerk to the
committee during the time engaged in
said investigation and making reports.
II. c. r. 90, by Mr.. Waite, of Pawnee,
being in the nature of q memorial to con-
gress, asking that the Fort Larned reser-
walton be opened to settlement The res
olutIon was adopted. Mr.. Legate intro
duced resolution, providing for the dis
charge of the committee appointed to
investigate alleged fraudulent transac-
tions IN the election of United States
senator, under the original resolution;
continuing the committee, and authoriz-
ing them to investigate any and all spe-
clfic charges of corruption, made in
wrlting-al charges to be filed on or be-
fore the Goth inst. The speaker held
that the resolution must lie over under
the rules. From the decision of the chair
Mr.. Legatc appealed to the house; the
chair was sustained by a vote of 81 to 90.
Miss Clara L. Bymer was appointed bv
the speaker, third assistant enrolling
clerk.
TUESDAY, FEB. II.
In the senate the bill extending the
charters of certain railroads, granted bv
the territorial legislature, and whose
charters are supposed to have expired
on the 18th inst, was passed, signed by
the governor, published, and became a
law. Considerable routine work was
done, but nothing of special importance
was perfected.
All that was done in the house beyond
the introduction of few bills, was dis
cussing the senate concurrent resolution,
asking that the committees of the two
houses on investigating the recent sena-
torial election act together. Mr.. Stun
baugh made the point of order that the
resolution was not proper matter to be
considered by the house. The chair sus-
tanned this point and his ruling was an
pealed from, and the house, by a vote of
60 to so, refused to sustain the ruling.
A vote was then taken on concurrinR in
in the senate resolution, and the house
by vote Of 50 to IS, refused to concur.