The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-01
rnE KANSAS LEaIsL AZURE.
What our state soIOns at Topeka are
Doing.

TOPEKA, Jan. n.
The senate convened al 10 O'Clock
! with President Finney in his seat
| PRAYER was offered by Rev. John u
Knox. of Topeka.
! Bills were introduced as follows:
By Senator Crane, 10 provide tina
bonds belonging to the state university
| and normal school funds shall be stamp
| ed so as to show their ownership, ano
to make them non negotiable.
BY Senator Ware, TO authorize county
commissioners TO construct roads on
petition of a majority of the property
owners aloDg the line of the proposed
roads.
By Senator Glass, making an appro-
| ration of SO, 600 to the Parsons Mem
0rial library association.
By Senator Finch, 10 provide that in
mates of insane asylams may correspond
once q week without having their letters
inspected.
BY Senator Finch, TO declare and pro-
tect the identity of married women, CIV.
ing them the same rights before the law
that they had before marriage.
FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL. DISTRICT.
Senate bill No. So. an act TO establish
the terms of court of the fourteenth ju-
dicial district, was placed on third
reading and pissed.
The CommIttee on congressional ap-
portsonment, by Senator RuchsD, SUIT,
mitted the Blue bill as the majority re-
pnIt and the Broderick bill as the mi
nority report with the reasons accom-
panying both reports.
THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE
tried TO obtain consent to rent ranm
down town, which WAS refused
The senate then resolved ileell !nI0
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
with Senator Ware in the chair.
Senate bill No. 40. which provides
that tax sales cannut be set aside except
where the taxes had previously been
paid, vas considered and recommended
for passage.
Senate bill No. 80, u provide chat
when the city of Lawrence shall have
paid into the permanent school fund of
this state, as interest on bonds OF afOre-
said CITY issued TO aid il the cOnstruc-
ton of the state university, and pur-
chased by said school fund, an amount
equal to the original sum which said
fund paid for said hond5, then the state
does hereby grant release to said cor.
poration from any further payment upon
said bonds, either for principal or in
terest.
Senator Kelley moved that when the
committee rise they recommend the re-
lection of the bill.
The hour of II o'clock having arrived
the senate proceeded 10 the hall of the
house OF representatives to hear the an
nouncement of the vote for United States
senator. Upon returning the senate ad-
journed until 2 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate convened al O'Clock.
IS uooHnaxy u
No. z, locating the asylum for the edu-
cation of the feeble minded and imbecile
youth at Winfield, etc, was referred 10
the committee on ways and means.
The motion to recommend rejection
was lost by a vote of IS ayes TO 10 nays.
Senate bill No. l. AN act to establish
a state land flee, provide for the ap-
pointment of commissioner thereof, de
lining his duties, and also regulating the
sale and conveyance of the common
schools, agricultural college, university,
and normal school lands, belonging TO
the state of Kansas, and repealIng all
laws or parts of laws inconsistent here
with" Was considered, and recon-
mended for passage subjcct to amend
meut and debate.
Senator Wares bill, No. 81, was taken
up. 1t provides that mo misrepresenta-
ton made in obtaining or occurring
policy of insurance on the life or lives
of any person or persons shall ba DEEM
ed material To render the policy void
unless the matter misrepresented shall
have actually contributed 70 the cOntin
gency or event on which the policy is to
become due and payable, and whether 1t
is so contributed in any case shall be a
question for the jury. In suits brouhgI
upon life policies heretofore or hereafter
issued, no defense based upon misrepre-
sentation in obtaining or securing the
same shall be valid unless the defendant
shall. at or before the trial deposit in
court for the benefit of the plaintiffs the
premiums heretofore received upon such
policies" and was recommended for pas
sage.
The senate then adjourned until Thurs
day morning.
HOUSE
The house convened at IL 80 q. IN.
Mr.. Bishop having been absent yester
day, was given consent to have his vote
recorded for P. B. Plumb for L. S.
senator.
Pending the reading OF The journal
the hour of 12 IN. was announced, and
the senate filed into the hall of the house
OF representatives to meet with them in
JOINT SESSION.
The roll OF both houses having been
called, Lieutenant Governor FiDney di-
rected The secretary of the senate TO read
the concurrent resolution under which
the legislature were in joint convention !;
after which that part of the journal OF
each house was read, which peit1ined
10 the vote for the United States senator
on Tuesday.
Whereupon the lieutenant governor
declared the election of Preston B.
Plumb for full term as United States
senator from March 4th, 1888.
After the dissolution of the joint con
vention, leave of absence was granted
to the chief clerk and the sergeant. at
arms during Thursday; and the house
adjourned until ? O'Clock
REGULAR AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Scott presented petition Of citi-
zens of Lyon county. asking for passage
Of law permitting juries II bring in
verdicts in civil cases when eoncurred
in by two-thlrds of their members. II
was referred TO the judiciary commit
lee
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Providing for a board of railroad
commissioners Hoffman,
Appropriaiing $40 600 for the Parsons
library association Waters.
To protect the identity of married WEE
men. SeatOn.
Veterinary surgeon bill. Greeyer.
Appropriation for State Normal
school. Scott
Under the head OF unfinished business
the resolution relative to permitting
ministers of any denomination TO bold
service in the chapel of the penitentiaty
and after an animated discussion, a call
of the roll was demanded upon the ques
ton of reference to the peniteuIiary
committee for Investigation and report
which resulted 6 ayes, 80 hayes
The house N IN adjourned till Thurs
day morning.
THURSDAY, Jan. %, 1888: