The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-25
SENATE.

TOPEKA, Jan SS.-1ne senate con-
vened at 2 O'Clock, with President Fin
ney in the chair.
Senator Cogswell offered resolution
recalling from the house the resol ution
concerning the printing of immigration
documents. lie eaid he thought the
senate had had enough fun with it, and
the preface had better be taken out. The
resolution was not adopted.
The following were among the bills
introduced:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
by Senator Blue, to apporEioR the
state into seven congressional districts,
as follows:
First district-The counties OF Doni'
phan, Atchison, Brown, Nemaha, Jack
son, Pottawatomie, Marshall, Riley, Clay
and Washington.
SECOND district-The cONnties of Leav-
enworth, Wyandotte. Jefferson, John
son, Douglas, Shawnee aud Wabaunsee.
Third district-ThecO counties of Miami,
Franklin, Linn, Anderson, Allen, Usage,
Coffey, WoodsOn, Lyon and Greenwood.
Fourth district-The counties OF Bour-
bon, Cfowfnrd, Eeosho, Cherokee, La
bette, Wilson, Montgomery, Elk and
Chautaulua.
Fifth district The counties of Repub-
lie, Cloud, Ottawa, Jewell, Mitchell,
Smith, Osborne, Phillips, Rocks, Norton,
Graham, Decatur, Sheridan, Rawlins,
Thomas, Cheyenne and Sherman.
Sixth dIstFlOt-phe counties of Davis,
Morris, Dickinson, Marion, Saline, Nc
Pherson, Harvey, Reno, Lincoln. Els
worth, Rice, Russell, Barton, Ellis,
Rush, Trego, Ness, Cove, Lane, SLSOhD,
Scott, Wallace, Wichita, and Greeley.
Seventh district-The counties of
Chase, Butler, Cowley, SedgYlck, Sum
ner, KIngman, Harper, Stafford, Pratt,
Barbour, Pawnee, Edwards, Comanche,
Hodgman, Ford, Clark. Gray, Meade,
SequOyah, ArrapahOe, Seward, Kearney,
Grant, Stevens, Hamilton, Stanton and
Kansas.
Ry Senator Ware, relating to gifts,
grants and devices to corporations and
churches, providing that wills deciding
property or money To them shall not be
valid unless made at least GO days before
the death of the testator.
By Senator Hackney, to compel rail
road companies to fence their roads
when they run through lands lawfully
fenced.
BY Senator Hackney, declaring mills
operated by water power, obtained by
right of eminent domain, TO be public
mills, and providing for the forfeiture of
their rights when they refuse to operate
the same as public mills.
By Senator Glasse, TO enroll the laie
soldiers of the late armies and their wild
ows and orphans residing IN Kansas.
These bills were read second time
and referred.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
S. b. No. 3. Providing for the re-
cording in the Office of register of deeds
of aff1dayits, copies of DEGREES, and wills
affecting the title to real estate and de-
claring the effect thereof. Passed.
S. B. No. 81. An act relating to plead
ing in civil cases, and amendatory of
section lis of the code Of civil proceed
IRE. Passed.
$. b. No. %. An act to amend sec
| ton IS of chapter Ga OF the general
statutes of 1868, entitled IAN act con-
corning guardians and wards" Pass.
ed.
S.B. No. 10. An act to amend sec
ton Is of chapter IA OF the general stat
utcs of 1868, relating 10 bonds, notes and
bills ofexchange. Passed,
s. b No. "a An aGi concerning the
graduates az tue law department of the
| university al the state of Kansas. Pass
ed.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
Senator Ware called up house mes
sages and the amendments to the rcao-
luton concerning the printing of JOINT
rules were concurHed In.
The house stock yards investigation
resolution was considered by consent
and adopted.
On motion of Senator 6iasse, the SEN
ate adjourned until 10 o'clock Tuesda =
morning.
Bills were introduced from No. 209 to
No. 23S.
A resolution was offered thai IL is the
sense of this house that the time for
township elections should be changed 10
November Laid over
A resolution was offered to permit
services at proper times ia the chapel
of the penilentiary, to be conducted by
ministers of a0y denomination. Laid
over.
Mr.. Seaton offered resolution fixing
the time for the house 10 take vote on
United States senator al 2 p. m, on
Tuesday, January 2Sd. The point OF
order was raised thai the statutes sIf the
United States fixes the hour for the vote
TO be taken a; 12 O'Clock M, which up
on the examination of the statutes the
point was declared not we'll taken, as
the United States statutes do not fix an
hour for the first vote for senator The
time was changed tO3 p. M, and the
resolution adopted.
81. C r. No. IS, relative To the estab-
lishment of board OF inter state CON-
merce, was considered.
Mr.. Elder, the author. introduced the
discussion, when Nr. Burton thought
this was not proper time to discuss the
Reagan bill, which took the time of the
committees of congress more than a
month 80 discuss He would Ike to
have this legislature TO pass judgment
that the action of members from Kansas
was right in voting against the bill.
However, this body has not the time to
discuss i, and wohld move a reference
OF the resolution 20 the committee on
railroads, which molten prevailed
Report Of tine committee ON elections
in the mater Of Mr.. Lloyd, from Raw
Inns county, WAS considered. The report
proposes to give Mr.. Lloyd rights and
pay of member except the right TO
vote. Not adopted.