The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-04
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
summary of proceedings.

Topeka, Jan. 29.-SENATE-A petit
lion from Mrs. J. j. Buck ana others, of
EmpOria, praying tor suitable laws to
enforce the temperance amendment, was
presented by Senator Benson. The COM
Inittee on temperance reported substi-
tutc for senate bills Nos. 20 (Hackney 's)
and % (Strong's), with report recon-
mending its passage.
Senator Kelly offered the senate con-
current resolution asking that IL commit
lee be appointed to learn the cost OF a
John Brown statue. and have il placed
in the national hall of statuary. Laid
over.
Senator Thacher moved that the rules
be suspended and that the temperance
bills Nos. 1871 and 49,, be read n second
time and referred to the committee of
the whole. Carried.
The senate went into committee of
the whole, and the senate bill authoriz-
ing the Normal department of the state
university to issue certificates 20 teach
county schools was discussed by senators
Williams, Everest, Funston and Thach-
er. The bill was recommended for pass
age, after which the committee arose and
their report was agreed To by the senate
HoUsE-A petition containing 175
names was presented by Mr.. Millington,
of Crawford, relating to female suffrage
The petition came from Lincoln county,
and was as follows:
Res0lred, That it is the duty Of the
American congress to submitao the peo-
pie of the several states, through their
legislatures, the following amendment,
now pending in congress, To the national
constitution, article XVI.
SEC. /. The right of the citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied
OF abridged by the United States, or by
any state, equally applicable To all citi-
ems of the United States.
SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate legis-
lation.
The resolution was laid over under
the rules.
The committee on agriculture report
ed the stock yards bill, with a recon-.
mendation that it pass
Mr.. Bennyworth's sorgho sugar bill
was reported by the committee on agri-
culture, with recommendation thst it
be referred to the committee on ways
and means. 1t was so referred.
TOPEKA, Jan. S1.-SENATE-In the
senate a number of petitions were pre-
scented. among which were, one asking
that the time for holding the annual
election of school officers be changed
from August TO June; one demonstrating
against any change in the county line
between Wallace and Cove counties, and
asking that new county be formed /;
one relating to female suffrage; one TO
create the county of Reeder by consoli.
dating the counties of Hamilton, Sequoy-
ali and Kearney; one from the Kansas
academy of science asking for the pass
age of a bill providing for geological
survey of the state. Among the orig
inal motions and resolutions introduced
was one instructlng sur representa-
tiyes in congress TO work TO secure
the building of railroad from the
Atlantic to the Missouri river Senate
concurrent resolution No. IL. relating To
a statue of John Brown to be placed in
the National Hall of Statuary at WASH
ington, was adopted. SIX bills were in
trOduced, among them one relating To
security for COSTS in justices courts, one
relating to the sworn statements of coun-
~ treasurers, one relating to service of
summons upon corporations. one relat-
ing to the answers of garnishees, and
one 70 amend the law relating TO school