Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-31

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diciai District and regarding splenetie
fever. Senator Allen, relating to killing
stock and to passenger rates.
The House Oklahoma resolution vas
postponed till tomorrow
Senator Sheldon introduced q bill TO
purchase additional grounds for the To-
peka Insane Asylum and to provide for
other improvements, etc
Senator Low introduced & bill 70 pro-
vide for a geological survey appointing
board Of three and director, and apprO-
priating $4,000.
HoUsE-JAH. q.
A number Of petitions were presented
asking for a geological survey Of the
State; two for payment of damages in
Cured by incursiOns of rebel guerlillas;
one for creation of Office Of State Enty-
mOlOgisf; several for legislation concern
ing dental surgery. Ten new bills were
introduced; one by Mr.. Bond, to prohibit
cities and townships from aiding In con-
struCtiCn of railroads; one by Mr.. Roberts
for care, sale, and leasing Of school lands
in unorganized counties of Meade, Clarke
and Seward, to recreate them; one by
Mr.. Cook to establish aSOldier's Orphans
Home; one by Mr.. Faulkner for an ap-
preparation for a State display at Cooper
building in New York City.
a concurrent resolution offered by Mr..
Turner, of Chautauqua, asking Congress to
enact a law TO permit settlers to occupy
lands known as Oklahoma, was adopted.
A concurrent resolution offered by Mr..
Hargrave, Of Rush, asking Congress to
make appropriation for an artesian well
system in Western Kansas, was adopted.
Committee work occupied the after
noon to the exclusion Of a second session
of the House.
SENATE, JAN. p.
In the Senate the principal important
business transacted was the substitution
of Senator Lingenfelter's Oklahoma reso-
luton for the House resolution, as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, The government of the
United States by treaty with the Semi
mole Indians in 1856, and in the same
year by treaty with the Greek Indians,
purchased absolutely all of the lands be-
longing to said tribes lying west of the
Indian meridian which is about the 96th
meridianl; and
WHEREAS, The lands of the United
States provide that all lands to
which the Indian tills has been extin-
guished shall be open to pre- emption and
homestead entry; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds Of our hardy
and homeless pioneers are already Occu-
plying said Government lands and thOus-
ands more with their families are pre-
pairing to go thereto, In the near future.
WHEREAS, We believeit to be the right
Of every homeless American citizen to
secure the same on the public domain;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Senate (the House
cOncurring therein) that our Senators in
Congress be instructed, and our Repre-
sentatives requested to use all honorable
means to procure the passage of the bill
stead law, of all the Indian Territory
unOccupied by Indian tribes.
HOUSE, JAN. D.
Mr.. Kreger of Cloud was granted leave
of absence, having heard of the death Of
a child.
MIR. Hargrave was added to the COM
mlttee to investigate the affairs of the
Penitentiary.
Numerous petitions with thousands
Of names were presented asking for pay
ment of price raid and other raid claims
for damages incurred twenty years ago.
There were also many petitions for a
State Geological Survey; the latter in
Guiding resolutions adopted by the State
Teachers Association at its late meeting
A communication was read from Hon.
Isaac Sharp President of the Board of
Regents of the State Normal school ask
ing for an investigation of published
charges concerning sale of Normal school
lands.
Upon resolution offered by T. J. Kelley.
Of Mitchell, Mrs. Ellen J. Gougher, vice
president at large Of the National WO-
mems Suffrage Association, was invited
to address the House from II TO u o'clock.
The hour Of II arriving, nearly One-haIf
of the allotted hour was used up by mo-
tiOns to adjourn upon which q call of the
roll was demanded by Democratic mem
bers. Her speech was listened to with
close attention.
SENATE, JAN. p.
The afternoon session was largely
taken upon the question Of Special
Committee on political rights Of women.
A motion to appoint which was laid on
the table by a vote Of yeas q, nays "A.
Eighteen bills were presented.
The Judiciary committee reported back
the joint resolution for a constitutional
convention by a majority, in the words
" with the recommendation that do not
pass y signed by Senators Blue, Greene,
BaWden, Ritter, Hick and Picker.
The minority report reads The un-
designed members of the Judiciary
Committee dissent from the report Of the
majority in reference to Senate Joint
resolution number four, providing for
the calling Of a Constitutional COnven-
ton, and recommend that the same be
passed.
ave think that the constitution of the
State Is so different from what 1t was at
the time of the adoption of the present
constitution, the industries so much more
diversified, its advancement in pOpula-
ton and wealth has been so marvellous
that what was sufficient for 1859 does not
suffice for 1885.
1t is generally conceded that numerous
amendments to the constitution are
necessary.
In our judgement the changes that
are needed, and improvements that
should be made, cannot be reached by a
process Of patching, but can only be