The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-18
rHE Kansas LEGIsn.AruRE-
Summary Of the Pr0eesdiass of Ysste.
Election of 2. Dwight zhaeher ss Stazs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of House
Committees. Etc
SENATE.

IuC613ft.J Al. III ne Se1al6 GOuFeDeu :
Al 4 p. 10 with President Finney il the !
chair. Prayer by the chaplain.
The journal was read, alter which
Senator Funston moved TO correct Is 50 /
that there should be no record Of tie /
non confirmation of Dir. Pierce Car
Fied.
Senator EVEREST introduced S. j II. 2
which provides that IS The following
proposition to amend the constitution of |
the state of Kansas, shall be submitted |
TO the electors of the state for adoption |
or rejection at the general election TO he
held on the Tuesday succeeding the first
MONDAY of November, 1884.
Proposition: Article fifteen shall be
amended by striking out section 10
thereof, which reads as follows: " Sec
10. The manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors shall be forever prohibited
ia this stats except for medicinal. scien-
tific and mechanical purposes.' Then
follows the usual method of submitting
the proposition.
Senator Blue introduced s. j. s. 3, re-
commencing that at the general elec-
ton 70 be held in November, 1884, a vote
be had upon the question of holding q
constitutional convention TO make new
constitution for the state,
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Senator Funston, to prohibit the
sale of pistols and reVolyers, dirks.
siung- shots, etc, 10 minors. and 10 pro-
hibit the carrying Of same.
By Senator Clark = To require sheriffs,
deputy sheriffs and constables holding
persons in custody against their Will to
permit such persons to consult attor
neys at law and TO punish refusal so
TO do.
By Senator HackneY-To provid for
the submission of the question of fe,
male suffrage to the women of Kansas.
BY Senator Rrown-To establish max
imum rates of charges for the transpor
tation of passengers and freight on or
over the different railroads operating in
the state of Kansas.
BY Senator BroWn-Providing for
the apportionment of the state of Kan
sas into seven congressional DIS
t:icts as follows;
First distFict-The counties of Dom
iphan, Brown, Nemaha, Marshall, Ri
ley. Pottawatomie, jackson, Atchison,
Jefferson and Wabaunsee.
Second district-The counties of
Lsavenworth. Myandotte, johnson,
Douglas, Miami, Franklin and Linn.
bon, Crawford, Cherokee, Allen, NeOsho,
Labette, Wilson and Montgomery.
Fourth district-The counties oil
Shawnee, Usage, Coffey, Woodson,
Lyon, Anderson, Morris, Chase Dickin-
son, Marion and Davis.
Fifth district-The counties of Elk,
| ChautauQua, Greenwood, Butler, Cow
lev, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner, Harper,
Kingman and Reno.
Sixth district-The counties of Wash
ington, Republic, Jewell. Smith, Rocks,
Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, Clay, Ottawa
and Phillips.
Seventh distrIct-Thc counties of Sa,
line, Mcpherson, Ellsworth, Lincoln,
Rice, Barbour, Pratt, Stafford, Barton,
| Russell, Ellis, Rush, Pawnee, Edwards.
Commancke, Clark. Ford, Hodgeman,
| Ness, Trego, Graham, Norton, Decatur,
Rawlins, Thomas Sheridan, Cove, Lane,
Buffalo. Foote, Meade. Seward, Arrapa-
hoe, Sequoyah, Scott, Cheyenne, Sher.
man, Wallace, WIchifa, KeaFney, Grant,
Stevens, Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton and
Kansas
The hour for the joint session of the
| legislature, to elect state printer hav-
| ing arrived, the senate proceeded to the
hall of representatives.
! Upon their return other bills were ill.,
| PRODUCED, announcements were made
for Wednesday, and the senate adjourn
| ed.
HOUSE.
After assembling, the first business
was the introduction OF bills, among
which were the following:
Declaring drunkenness misdemcan-
or. Crichton.
Relating to minors carrying or buy
ing deadly weapons Mcpherson
Relating to sales of normal school
lands, and for the relief of purchasers
thereof Gamble.
For the relief of the city of Emporia
and county of Lyon. Scott.
LegaliZIDg certain tax levy in Lyon
county. Scott.
Services Of protest notices. Scott.
To appoint state veterinary surgeon.
Scott.
To enable Lyon county to build a
bridge. G. W. Sutton.
Relating to school tax. G. w. Mar
To regulate rates of flare and freight
charges of railroads. McCleverty.
To prevent selling, trading or giving
deadly weapons to minors. Ryan.
To create a state board of health AL
len.
For the relief of the sufferers in the
/ QuantreH massacre at Lawrence. Speer.
| Mr.. Veale moved that the senate be
meet them in joint session. To this the
speaker ruled that as the concurrent res
olutien fixing the time and place for
the joint session was a senate resolution,
| such action as is contemplated IN this
motion should come from that body
| In this position he was supported by
Mr.. Elder. However, the speaker sub
mitted to the suggestion that the action
was due the senate as matter of cour-
tesy.
/ RESOLUTIONS.
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced asking congress to prevent spec
ial privileges 10 any parties or corpora
tions in the Indian Territory adverse to
the interests of stock men of Kansas.
Mr.. Fullenwider offered a resolution
to create committee to investigate the
management and control of the stock
yards at Kansas City, Kansas; TO sug-
gest legislation on the subject, and 10
have power to send for persons and pap
ers. Consideration was postponed I'M
til Wednesday morning.
JOINT SESSION.
The president and members and OFF,
GERS of the senate appeared and with
the house convened in joint session for
the election of state printer.
The vote resulted in T. ID. Thacher re-
cciving the vote of every senator pres
ent, and the same of members of the
house, except that Messrs. Montgomery,
Myers and Smith voted for Sol. Miller,
and Mr.. Timmons voted for S. N.
| Wood.
After the joint convention dissolved,
| the house considered resolution pro-
vidiBg for the appointment of a person
to take charge of the cloak room, which
! was adopted.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Before adjournment, the speaker an
| nounced the following standing CON-
mittees:
Judiciary Geo. Green. chairman, Clogs
ton, Scott, McCleyerty, Burton. Ryan, Bas-
Ways and Means-W W Walton, chairman.
Grover, Schilling, Bissell, Barnett, ClOyse.
Mayhem, Bryant and Carroll
Municipal Indebtedness II ii Crichton,
chairman, Norton, Glass, Borton, Nealey.
Myers and Wilhoite.
Assessment and Taxation-W stone,
chairman; Elder. Foster, Isley, Rice, Reeves
Retrsnchment and Reform-o ] Grover,
chairman; Clay pole, Gamble. Greever. Petty
john, Nealey and Smith.
State Affairs 3 Clogston. chairman:
Sturgess. Butter1leld, Gillette, Wells, Street
RailToads-M F Knappenburger, chairman;
Hoffman, Stnrgess, HerZig, Seaton. simpson,
Craney. Green. Wells. sutton. Cory, Russell
and I.ingenfelfer.
Banks and BankIng-o IL Beeson, chair
man: Baine, Carr, Russell, Martin. Herzig
and Warner.
Federal ReIations-J w Petty john, chair
man; Robertson. Mosier, Hoover, Dunsmore
Davenport and Martin.
Private Corporations-S L Ryan. chairman:
Ellis. Greeyer, Sutton, Bry ant. Lowe and
Bassett.
Municipal Corporations-T r ANDERSON.
chairman; Green, Eeale, Seaton, Borton
Timmons and Gabriel
Internal TmpFovemenfs-H Cory, chair
man; Sweeney, Smith, WOodin, Stearns and
Nealey.
chairman; Dixon, Ellis, Davis, Hicks Beeson
and Hubbard.
Edu eational Institutions &C W sutton.
ter, Hicks and Bishop.
Public Lsnds-Jofn SehIlliBg. chairman:
AcAfees Glass, Family, Stewart, Gamble and
HerZig.
Public Buildings and Grounds-E S w
Drought, chairman. Kyle, Fullinwitler, Rayne.