The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29
lay the same before their respective

lay the same before their respective
bodIes.
A lengthy discussion was had upon
the senate Concurrent resolution in
structlng the various committees on
charitable institutions 70 visit them.
The resolution was defeated.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The resolution OF Senator Kellogg 10
appoint special COMMITTEES of i've on
the rights of women being under consid-
Grafton,
Senator Buchan moved to amend by
inserting. "and all other troublesome
humans"
Senator John KelIy's motion to lay
the whole subject on the table was car
red
On this motion Senator Kellogg de-
manded the yeas and nays, which re-
suited: Ayes, 81; nays, Is.
Bills were presented numbering from
100 to l1S, as follows: Amending chap
ter 80 OF the General Statutes of 1858; on
counties and county officers, amending
chapter %, General Statutes of 1858; TO
enable county commissioners 10 assume
and pay for bridges built by townships
and cities; 70 protect mechanics, labor
ers and persons furnishing material tor
the construction Of public buildings Aad
Il 1NAA1k P4O4AG improvements W nkuCnQ
l the law concerning lunatics and habiiu
81 drunkards; IN relation TO the practice
of medicine, surgery and midwifery; re-
| lating to insurance companies and secu-
rity TO policy holders; relating to mills
| aud miiIers; relating 70 protection of
/ game; 70 amend section IS, of chapter
| 122, of the laws of 1876, and to repeal
chapter 1873, laws of 1888; relating 70
/ the construction OF buildings in certain
counties; to amend chapter So, laws of
1868; an act relating to the boundaries
OF Tisdale township, COWley county Tor
the relief of w. r. Mattock; to amend
the prohibitorY law; to establish the sal.
aries OF state officers, judges and officers
of the Legislature; to reimburse the per-
manent school fund for fraudulent bonds
or Camanche and other counties; to au.
thorize the county commissioners "a
construct and Improve roads. on petition
of majority of land owners along and
adjacent to the lines Of said roads 70 au
thoriZe Larned and Pleasant Valley
townships in Pswnee county.
| A long discussion followed several at
tempts of Senator Kellogg 70 procure
the reference of certain woman's rights
petitions TO special committees, which
failed.
By q suspension OF the rules. Senator
| DUO CuoAAm0u "a inc JAOASAoty SOAAAAAt
tee, made report of q majority and
minority report on the joint resolution
calling a constitutional convention. The
majority report merely reads: 'WitE
the recommendation that it do no
pass" The following is the report o
the minority: The undersigned mem
bees of the judiciary committee dIssen
from the report of the majority with ref
erence to senate JOINT resolution No.
providing for the calling of a constitu-
tIOnal convention. and we Recommend
that the same De passed. We think tha
the condition of our state is SO differen
from what il was at the time of thu
adoption of the present constitution, tn
industries so much more diversified, it
advancement in population and wealth
has been so marvellous, that what wa
sufficient for 1859 does not suffice 70
1885.
J 1t is generally conceded that numer
Gus amendments to the constitution ar
/, necessary.
In our Judgment, the changes that ar
needed and improvements that should b
made, cannot be reached by g process O
patching, but can only be effectively ant
| satisfactorily made by q revision of tn
whole instrument. We therefore thinl
it will be a serious mistake for this lee
: islature to adjourn without maxim
proper provision for submitting to tn
people the question of a constitutions
amendment
A. L. REDDEN,
j. w. WHITE,
J ID NJ