The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-01
Kansas LEGISLATURE.
The ProIaIioitory Question Diseased in
the Senate and House.
Bills Introduced of Commit
tees, Etc, Etc.

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Messrz. Stone, vesle, Beeson, Titus,
Clogston aud Faulkner were granted
leave OF absence.
After reading and correcting the Jour
nal Of Saturday, the first order reached
was
PRESENTATION or PETITIONS.
Mr. Elder presented petition of forty
seven citizens Of franklin county pray
Jag for railroad legislation.
M KnappenbeEger presented petit
ton OF tIenty-eight citizens pray ing
tor direct legislation fixing railroad
charges.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
To amend the laws governing the con-
slrucfion of water works; 10 more spe-
officially provide for diverling water
from streams. Scott.
Authorizing commissioners of Wood
son county 70 erect court house and
otherwise improve the public square at
Yates Center. Wharton.
Defining what shall be legal fence.
Isely-
To provide for redemption OF real es-
tate sold under order of the court. Carr.
Mr.. Carr, Icy request, offered a joint
resolution urging the attorney general
10 institute legal proceedings TO forfeit
and set aside the charter of the Leaven-
worth, Lawrence q Galveston railroad
company II il fails to complete said
road as required by charter
SECOND READISG OF BILLS.
Bills on the calendar for second read
ing were read and referred to appropri-
ate committees.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Standing committees were pretty gen.
orally ready with reports, having been
bnsiiy engaged since Saturday.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The senate having refused 10 concur
in the house amendments to their reso-
| luton concerning the printing OF the
governors message, further considcra-
| ton was postponed one day.
ORIGINAL. RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Gamble offered a resolution Civ
| ing the hall of the house for the purpose
of an entertainment by the pupils of the
| Wyandotie blind asylum, on Friday
evening, February 2, 1885. Adopted.
Mr.. Gamble offered three joint resolu-
| lions The three are intended TO har-
monte the constitution relative to rep
resentatives in the legislature. They
| provide for new apportiCnment in
1886 on basis of the census of 1885
with lis districts; counties afterwards
| organized to become representative dis
| tricis, until 125 districts are reached,
| after which no county shall be organ
lied until another apportionmeHt.
Mr.. Allen by request offered the fol
| lowing: Whereas there are certain
lands in the Indian Territory known as
"OklahOma," 10 which the Indian title
has been cXtinguished since 1866 and
the same is row in the United States,
and said lands are a pa:t Of the public
domain and subject 10 the homestead
aud pre-emption laws of the United
States: Therefore; BE il resolved by
the house of representa- tives Of the state
of Kansas, the senate c0Geuuing: That
our senators be instructed and our repre-
sentatiVes be requested TO use their in
t1uencc in securing a law prohibiting
the exercise of arbitrary power by any
department OF the government in pre-
venting the settlement of said lands by
citizens of the United States. Laid over.
Mr.. Hoover offered concurrent reso-
luton asking congress to establish ma
tional highway or cattle trail through
the great range section of the country,
for the convenience of getting cattle to
railroad points. Laid over.
CONSIDERATION OF REsoLJ TONS PRE-
yIoUsLY INTRODUCED.
II. c. 4. "a. Relating to duty on
lumber was considered when Mr.. Ed
er offered substitute thanking Kansas
senators for efforts TO get lumber on the
free list. Made special order for
Tuesday evening session.
THIRD READING OF BILLS
S. B. 50. Relating to terms Of court
in the fourteenth judiclsl district, was
read a third time and passed.
II. B. 90 was on motion considered
engrcssed and put upon third reading /;
when amendments before offered in
committee of tie whole house were
again offered and debated. This is
PonySutton's railroad fire damages bill.
The amendments were voted down, save
Mr.. Gillett's, which excerpts mills aud
elevators from the provisions of the
bill The house adjournedpen ding ac-
ton on this bill.