The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
llOs 81.
TOPEKA, KAN, February l..

TOPEKA, KAN, February l..
sc. T. Il. Providing Tor Joint com
mittee on investigation OF alleged frauds il
Senatorial election, was read by the Clerk
| when Mr. Stumbaugh rose TO a question ol
order claiming that the resolution comm,
from the Senate was an infringement upor
the rights Of the House as a body, and Of
the members as individuals.
| The point of order was warmly
| discussed by Messrs. Legate, Biddle, Smith
of Marshall, Ballard, and Clark OF Mont.
gomery.
The Speaker then ruled upon the que.-
tion of order, reading lengthy and care
fully prepared opinion, quoting literally
from Cushing. He sustained the point OF
order.
From the descision Mr. BiddIe appealed
nsys.
''Shall The decision OF the Speaker be the
decision OF the House?'
This was debated upon by Messrs Biddle,
Smith, of Marshall, Legate, Riggs, Alexan-
der, Anderson, OF Cherokee, and Stun
baugh.
Mr.. Stumbaugh closed the debate
The roll was then called, the result being
80 yeas, and go nays. So the decision OF
the chair was held to not be the decis; on OF
the House.
Mr.. Eastland moved that the House non
concur. in the Senate Concurrent ResOlu-
ton, and upon that motion Mr.. Riggs de-
manded the previous question, which was
ordered by a vote Of SO to As.
Upon the motion Of Mr.. Eastland, Mr..
Biddle made demand for the yeas and
nays. They were ordered.
The motion to non concur in the Senate
Concurrent Resolution prevailed, by 4 vot
OF GO to 81.
Ia the House several bills were intro
duced and several bills that had been laid
over we're disposed OF.
When the resolution offered by Mr.. Lrg-
ate day before yesterday and which has
been sent in these dispatches was reached,
Mr. Stumbaugh, on the part OF the anti-ln-
gals element, moved the following as
substitute:
Resolved, That the committee on inves-
Ggation be, and they are hereby
authorized and instructed, as follows: That
whenever in the progress Of this inyestiga-
tion any testimony shall have been offered
and taken by said committee affecting The
honor and integrity of any member Of this
House such member shall be notified and
shall be permitted to appear in person and
defend himself against the same, to the end
that the facts may be made known and JUS
ice be done in the premises
lie also moved the previous question,
which prevailed, and the substitute was
adopted
Alter tril WAS done the following
amendment was adopted by
unanimous consent; after the
word permitted" add "or any OF the late
Senatorial candidates"
This seemed 10 satisfy all parties, espe-
cially "a the chsirman OF, the investigating
committee stated on the floor that hereaf-
ter all meetings OF the committee should be
open 10 all persons charged with wrong, by
himself or counsel.
1t is believed that the dead lock of the
past week on ordinary legislation is now at
an end, as all parties claim that all they
ask Is fair, open investigation, which is
now promised.
ToPEKa, Kansas, February 13.-In The
House several bills passed, among them
Senate bill No. l, an act TO enable the coun-
ty Of Atchison TO compromise and refund
its bonded Indebtedness.
\ number of bills were considered in
of the whole.
\ sub committee of three members of the |
Committee on Elections was authorized go
TO Manhattan 10 take testimony in the con- |
tested case of Alters va. Spillman, and in |
the csse of Hafier VS.. Rood. The seat wss
given 10 Mr.. Rood.