The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-21
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
SATURDAY, FEB. 10.

The senate was not in session.
In the house, three petitions were pre-
sented and referred to appropriate COM
mittees. Ten bills were introduced,
read first and second times, and referred
to committees; also, bills on second
reading on the calender were read and
referred. Reports were made by the
chairmen of various committees. Reso-
buttons offered on a previous day were
taken up and concurred in. Bills on
third reading on the calender were read
and passed. H. c. r. 20 memOrialiZing
congress to repeal the limited silver
coinage law of congress, and for the re-
peal of the national banking law, was
made the special order z 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In committee of the whole, with Mr..
Alexander in the chair, general orders
ON the calendar were considered. The
committee reported to the house for
passage eleven bills, with sundry amend
ments and subject to debate, and several
resolutions and bills be passed informal
ly, retaining their place on the calender.
MONDAY, FEB. II.
The senate refused to request the ap-
pointment of a standing committee on
local legislation. S. G. r. % relating to
was adopted. s. G. r. %, relating to the
business of the session, on which the
vote will be considered q test, the result
deciding whether the revision of the
laws will be taken up, was laid over un-
til Wednesday. s. b. 80, which is Sena-
tor Bradley's dramshop act, was post
poned until 3 80 to day. Four bills
were introduced and joint resolution
to amend the constitution.
In the house, ten bills were introduced.
The committee of the whole, recon-
mended that substitute for II. B. 80, ian
act to authorize and empower munich
palities to adjust and compromise to-
gether with the substitute for the same
retain their places on the calendar; that
H. j. r. 3, proposing an amendment OF
section 1, article IL, of the constitution
retain its place on the calendar. Re-
ported progress on H. b. 32, ian act to
amend section 4, chapter 90, laws OF
| 1876, regulating the salaries of county
clerks" and the balance of the calen-
dar, and asked leave TO sit again. A pc
tition of citizens of AtchisOn county
praying an amendment to the dramshop
act, was referred to the committee on
temperance. Majority and minority
reports were made by the committee on
railroads, on II. B. 300, an act to estab
lish board of railroad commissioners
10 prescribe their powers and duties, and
prevent and punish extortion and unjust
discrimination by railroads in the trans
portatiOn of passengers, freights and
freight cars. The majority report re
commends the passage of the blfl. Con
| sideratiOn of the bill was made the spe
cial order for 2 o'clock tomorrow. H
b. 234, an act making appropriation fol
| q mi tor ~
vide for patrol guard on the frontier
was made the special order for 3 p. IN
Thursday, of the whole considered, H
| b. 80, an act to amend section 4, of chap
ter 80, of the laws of 1873, being an act
regulating the salaries of county clerks
| and II. B 33, an act to amend section 4
of chapter SO, laws of 1875, ian act to
| fix the salary of the county treasurer
recommended for passage with sundry
| amendments. L. d. Lancaster was ap-
pointed sixth assistant engrossing clerk
H. c. r. 20, memorializing congress to
repeal the limited silver coinage act, anC
tor the repeal of national banking law
was made special order for p. m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10.
In the senate a resolution instructins
the judiciary committee to report
bill authorizing the warden of the peni
| tertiary and sheritfs and jailOrs to receive
and retain persons convicted by tn,
United States courts was adopted.
resolution asking congress to establish
a U. S. district court in the Indian ter
ritory, and to provide for the allotmen
of lands, and that after a term of year
the members of the tribes shall become
citizens of the United States, and hav'
an absolute control of their landed es
tates, was adopted. The house concur
rent resolution requesting legislation by
congress to protect the State against In
dian Outrages on the frontier, was con
CURED in. The senate bill No 81, pro
viding for the insurance of schoo
district bonds, in certain cases, was pass
ed. In the committee of the Who'll,
Senator Bradley's dramshop act wa
considered, but no action had. In tn,
house, eight bills were introduced. Tn
concurrent resolution memorializin:
congress to repeal the limited silve
coinage law and the national banking
law was adopted. The afternoon wa
spent in the committee of the Who'll
considering the Riggs railroad bill
No result was reached and it was mad
the special order for ten o'clock to-moI
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