The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-24
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY JANUARY IS.

senator haJJneWSOn OIIereu q reSOlu
ton instructing our representatives and
| senators In congress to use all endeavOrs
to effect the passage of the Phillips bill
to establish courts in the Indian terrific
~. Ordered printed. Senator Murdoch
| offered a resolution providing for com
mittee to investigate the question of the
annexation of Kansas City to the state
of Kansas. 1t was laid over under the
rules. Senator BuchaQ moved to recon
slider the vote by which the president
was authorized to reorganize the stand.
ing committees of the senate. On mo-
tiOn of Senator Bradley, the motion was
laid on the table. The senate adjourned
till 8 O'Clock Monday.
In the house the representatives drew
for their seats by counties. A commit
tee on rules, to act with q like committee
from the senate, was appointed. The
Governors message was referred to Q
special committee. Mr.. Legate offered
a'resolution inviting the general freight
| and passenger agents and attorneys of
| the various roads which might be affect
ed by legislation by the Kansas legisla
| ture, to meet the committees on railroads
| of the house and senate on January Goth,
for mutual consultation on the subject
Laid over under the rules. \ motion
| that when the house adjourn it be ia
meet on Monday at 3 O'Clock. was lost
\ committee waa appointed 10 examine
| the report of the committee on revision
| of the laws. and TO report next Monday.
The house adjourned till 10 o'clock Fri.
day.
Friday and Saturday, january II aud
Is, neither senate or house WIS In session.
MONDAY, JANUARY 90.
In the Senate, President Humphrey
appointed his standing committees Two
substitutes for Senator HallOwelIs resO-
luton to provide for the presentation of
the revised chapters of the statutes to
both Houses were presented. The Sec
rotary OF Static informed the Senate that
J Iirinte6 IEapttrs iof TIM reSfsId laws
We're deposned'tf Sin hts office. Senator
MatthewsOn's memorial to congress 1Vas
| adopted. Twelve bills were intFOttlIeeGk
\ resolution appOintinga committee to
| investigate the condition of Price raid
scrip was introduced. \ committee on
| rules was appointed. 4 resolution ask
ing for resurvey of the Kansas and
Missouri liEe was offered. The senate
adjourned TIL 10 o'GinGl< ta.moEgQY,
In the House new rules were adopted.
among them one providing for but one
session day, that to commence at l
O'Clock. \ resolution was passed for a
joint session of both bodies at O'Clock
to-day for the election of State Printer.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81.
In the senate a joint resolution was in
troduccd and laid over under the rules,
proposing an amendment to the consti.
trtioni which; if adopted, will remove
The exemption of 800 TO families which
now eSistsI Ills 10 be submitted at The
NovembeF election in 1850. Senator
Hallowell's concurrent resolution urO-
vlding for joint committee to receive
the report of the revising committee,
was adopted. The joint rules of the
Legislature of 1877 were adopted as the
III es for 1879. A concurrent resolution,
desigfatihg tAe committee on claims in
each house as joint G6inIhiuee 10 ipyes-
tiSate the Price FaidelalMs, Was Ad0pted
The committee on ways and means re-
ported favOrably on senate bill Z, pro
viding for the furnishing of the Topeka
Insane Asylum, and for the current ex-
penscs of the fractional year. Bills from
No. - 70 30. -, inclusive, were intro
qussq: The bills infreqlHHssq 81 n Monday
In the house three petitions were pre-
scented and forty-seven bills we're intro
duced. The report of the select commit
tee to inquire as to the present condition
of the revision OF the laws was ordered
printed. A substitute was presented by
he committee. Several concurrent reso-
lnlions ana oEe ifint resolution were in
tr0dnge6t! IShc9nearrent resOintion. or
dering printed, 500 Extra rcoI6es OF the
60. e.li;gs message, was adopted H. c..
X, l, inviting the 5sdi.e..a.eppsslents OF the
railroads, likely to he Interested In aii,-
legislation affecting their roads, was
amended and referred to- the committee
on railroads. The vote indicates that
there is a desire for some legislation as
&c railroads.
- ia Joint conyeniia4 fGr the election of
stdte pflhit En- aftafk0t Eas had, With The
siiI2WiAs result Ee8"NF Martin rel
eeived IS B sl.s.. SilRHnsl Ro4qS&orth.
g. Before the result WAS announced sui.
ficieht changes were made To elect Geo.
w Martin