Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-07
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.
Twenty First Session.
SENATE, JANUARY "a.

SENATE JANUARY
After passage of bill to pay Legislative
expenses, and a bill to legalize juries in
Shawnee county, and some routine bus
mess, the Senate adjourned till p. m.
HOUSE, JAN, q.
The Judiciary Committee has approved
Mr.. Bucks bill for relief of the Supreme
Court. 1t provides for two assistants"
to be appointed by the Governor. They
would be, practically, additional justices
Of the Supreme Court.
Several members have gone, and
others wanted to go home over Sunday,
and were granted leaves of absence.
Petitions relating to reorganization Of
Meade county, and about lines of Ford
and other southwestern counties, were
presented. A large petition came in
from Saline county, asking that munich
pal suffrage be given to women. More
petitions for a geological survey Of the
State, and for payment Of raid claims,
were presented.
The new bills Of the day brought the
number now in up to IA. Among them
is one by Mr.. Anthony, providing for
appointment of State land commission
er. Mr.. Scammon has one for protection
of the health Of coal miners. Mr.. Finch
one relating to the Investment Of county
sinking funds. Mr.. Currier one apprO-
priating money Tor the State display at
New Orleans. Mr.. Buck one changing
the system Of selecting Juries.
Mr.. Kelley, of Mitchell, has a bill in,
granting women the right to vote at city
elections. 1t is the first bill referred to
the new Committee on the Political
Rights Of Women.
Committee reports show active COM
mittee work, as nearly all bills before re-
ferred were reported on.
Several concurrent resolutions were
taken up and partially considered, and
postponed until Monday. Among them
was Mr.. HargraVe's artesian well resoIu-
ton. This met with opposition because
of its phraseOlOgy only. Members OBJ
ieCted to recording their assertion that
any part Of Kansas has proven unsusCept-
IDLE to successful agriculture.
sENATE-JAN. %.
In the Senate quite a number Of bills
were presented, and reports Of standing
committees were made on eight bills
some of them important amendments Of
the code of civil procedure. There was
quite an animated discussion on the Ok
lahOma question, arising from the refusal
of the House to agree to the Senate
amendment to House concurrent resOlu-
ton on that subject, introduced by Sena-
tor Lingenfelter, in which Senators AL
len, Buchan, Lingenfelter, Redden,
Smith, Kellogg and others participated.
Senator Lingenfelter's motion to adhere
to the Senate amendment, and ask for a
committee Of conference Of eight, was
adopted, and the Chair appointed Sena-
tors Lingenfelter, Redden and Rush on
the part Of the Senate.
HOUSE, JANUARY 20.
Among new bills this day are one by
MIR. SlaVens to prevent the making and
traffic in explosions and explosive ma
chimes; by Mr.. Finch, changing the
the term Of Office of the State Superin-
tendent of Insurance from four years to
two years; by Mr.. MOsher, to create a
fire department to prevent prairie fires.
Questions of right Of members from Fin
ney and RaWlins counties, to introduce
bills came up again and it was ruled that
such right does not exist.
A general muss was worked up over
majority and minority report upon
II. B. 40, II. J. r. 3 and II. J. r. 2, all Of
them relating to the prohibition amend
ment. and the laws for its execution.
The majority Of the Committee on Tenn
perance recommend indefinite postpone
ment Of all three, while minority report
favored the passage Of ii. j. R. 3, TO
strike from the Constitution section 10,
article Is. After some time spent in
finding ont what could be done under
the rules, the whole matter was referred
to committee of the whole House. An
effort to make It a special order Tor Tues
day of next week did not succeed.
Gov. Martin sent a message to the
House concerning 8 report from Gov.
Click Of pardons granted during 1888
and 1884, with his reasons for such action
in each case. This message was referred
to the Judiciary Committee with instTuC-
tions to report upon the validity Of the
legal reasons given by Gov. Click for
making his paFdOns.