The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-27
Pr0ceed ngs in the Senais and
Houss fjr Tuesday ard
Yesterday.
The Contest in The Former Body
Over the Dram Ship Ect.
And the Vcte IN The House Upon the
Memorial 70 be Submitted
10 Congress,
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TUESDAY.

TUESDAY.
Topeka, February IS.-The Senate, in
committee OF the whole, had under con-Id
Grafton Senate bill No. 81, an act 10 amend
chapter 81, of the general statutes OF 1865,
entitled, AN act TO restrain dram-shops
and taverns, and to regulate the ssle Of in
toxicating liquors, and supplemental 10
said act"
The bill provides that cities Of the first
and second class may not issue Licenses for
dram shops, and that before license shall
be granted, petition, signed by two-thirds
of the residents OF the ward, twen y-oue
years and older, both male and female,
shall be presented.
Senator Guthrie moved that when the
committee rise they recommend the reiec-
ton OF the first section. Lost.
Senator Bradley moved that when he
committee rise they recommend its pas
sage.
Senator Benedict moved to amend by
striking out two thirds" wherever it oc-
ours and inserting 'msjority," which would
grant the license when majority peti-
toned.
Senator Greene moved that consideration
he postponed until Wednesday, when the
question OF whether the revision OF the
law will be taken uD at this session will be
decided.
Senator Bradley hoped the motion would
not prevail, "a it would virtually kill the
bill. He said that the Committee on Re-
vision had copied his bill and introduced
it as theirs.
Senator Brown corrected Senator Brad
ley's statement, saying that the committee
had adopted some of his provisions; they
had no idea Of smuggliD. in chapter OF
he revised laws.
Senator Buchan moved 10 amend that
when the committee rise, they recommend
that the bill be made the special order for
Friday evening at s O'Clock, and that the
special order be continued each evening
until il is disposed of.
Senator Bnchsn's amendment was lost.
Senator Hallowell offered an amendment
after the enaciing clause, which provides
that any one wishing TO yend liquors shall
pay the sum of 3, 800 to the prorer officer,
and the receip: shall be deemed a license.
Lost.
Senator Guthrie offered az substitute for
section /, the following amended section 3,
of the act presented by the Revising Com
LlOFCu ASo
Before a dram shop license, tavern IL
cense or grocery license shall be granted to
any person applying for the same, such
person, if applying for a township License,
shall present TO tie Board IF County Com
missioners petition or recommendation,
signed by a msiority OF the male residents
OF the township, Of twenty one years Of age
or over. in which such dram shop, tavern
or grocery is 10 be kept, or, if the same is
TO be kept in an incorporated city, then TO
the City Council thereof, petition sigued
by 2 maiOritv Of the residents OF the ward,
Of twenty-one years and over, in which said
dram-shop, tavern. or grocery Ia 10 be kept,
recommending such person As fit person
to keep the same, and requesting that a
license be granted to him iUr such purpose.
And the party applying Tor said license
shall prove TO the lribunsl, from whom he
a Ks raid license, by an affidavit attached
10 said petition, tha, the signatures
to said petition are all genuine, and
were made by The parties purp0rtiDg
to have signed said petition, and that each
and every ore of said petitionsrs'is over TWEEN
tv-one years Cf age, and that each Of said
petitioners is an actual resident in good
iai.h Of the township, or ward, las the
case may be.) in which such dram-shop,
tavern, or grocery i TO be kept.
The amendment ttrurk out the part
which allow females u have a voice ~ tie
E-auling g. l.sa--ss.
TorER,. Feb. la.-Iu the Senate the con-
z.Eeration OF the drausaon ac, was c9ntiu-
ned ami made a special order Tor Ten
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Fly- hiIla were ir.-oiic Il.
SCR. 70. -, announcing it "a the
sense Of the Senate that the work OF the
Revising Committee ought not TO be taken
up at this session, was amended so as TO not
release the committee from the perform
auce Of its duties in completing the revis-
ion, and making the report required by
law, was adopted.
5. i. No. 1, which provides that the bur
den Of proof shall rest on the plaintiff in
suits against counties where lands have
been sold for taxes, was recommended Tor
passage in the committee of the whole.
The remainder of the dav was spent in
consideration Of :. +. No. 81, which pro-
poses that the counties of Atchison. Leav-
enworlh and Douglas have but one Senator
each and 10 create TIE 39ih and 10th Sena-
torial Districts, one in the southwest and
one in the northwest psrt Of the State and
it was made the special order Tor o'clock
On Friday.
The Committee on Ways and Means sui
mittei majority and minority reports or
s. B. No. 20, TO provide for the erection o.
the west wing of the Capitol. The ma
iority report is favorable and the minority
uDfavorable.
ToPEKA, February 20-In the Senate in
committee of the whole Senate joint reso
luton, No 3, proposing an amendment tt
article 10. of the Consti luton OF the Sta
of Kansas, relating 10 the manufacture anC
sale Of intoxicating liquors, by adding sec
tion 10 TO said article was substlt Ited ioi
Senator Brsdiey's dram shop act.
A concurrent resolution recommending
that the electors Of Kansas vote st the gen
eral election in 1850 on the question OF
constitutional convention was introduced.
\ Joint resolution was introduced Il
recommend that constitutional couyen
ton he held
Fifteen bills were introduced.
Senate bill No. 10, "An sct TO provid
for the enrolment of the military for tn
organization of the national guards Of th
State of Kansas, and for the public de
fense." was considered in committee OF In
whole and its passage recommended
A bill repeating the law OF 1877, In rela
ton to the sale of lands owned BY countie
which have been bought in for delirguen
tax sales was recommended for passage.