Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-29

costs instead of the county.
Senator Kellogg's bill instructing the
judiciary Committee to introduce a bill
making it manda-ory on the Governor
to issue death warrant in case of muir
der in the first degree was modified by
merely referring the question to tba
committee without instructions. Senator
Young presented a bill to change the
name of st. John county to that of Col
fax. A large number of bills presented
on various subjects.
In the Senate, the resolution of Senator
H. B. Kelley, after being previously pass
ed by the Senate and recalled from the
House, on motion of Senator Greene t.
reconsider, a lively debate resulted, oc
cupying nearly all the afternoon.
The vote resulted as follows:
Ayes-Senators Barker, Blue, Buchan
Case, Greene, Hewins, Hick, Humphrey
Marshall, Sheen, Sheldon:
Nays-Senators Allen, Bawden, Cong
don, Crane, Donnell, Edmonds, Granger
Harwi, Jennings, NJ. C. Kelley. NJ. B
Kelly, John Kelly, Kellogg. Kimball
Kohler, Floyd, Lingenfelter, Lowe, Pick.
Ter, Ritter, Rush, Smith, Wapon, White
Whitford, Young.
The motion to reconsider, having fail.
ed, the resolution was returned to the
House and Immediately passed.
The following is the full text of the
resolution:
WHEREAS, The grain industry is the
great source of wealth and prosperity to
the State of Kansas, and as such should
not be burdened with excessive freigh,
rates: therefore be it
Resolced, By the Senate, (the House OF
Representatives concurring therein,
that the attention of the Committee on
railroads is called to the present grain
freight charges over the several roads OF
this State, with view that they be re.
structed to fair and equitable maxi
mum by the Legislature Of the State OF
Kansas.
HOUSE, JAN. 20.
Mr.. Speaker announced as standing
committee on Emigration: Billingsley
Smith of Neosho, j. 3. Cook, Smith OF
Mcpherson, Faulkner, Loofbourrow,
Brewster.
Petitions were presented for Legisla-
ton for protection of stock from wolves;
for geological surveys of Harper, Davis
and Saline counties; for the formation OF
a new county in Southwest Kansas; for a
bridge on Rock Creek in Douglas county
Bills were introduced to No. 50 and joint
resolutions to No. 4. Among bills now
in are two for two new Judicial Districts
one each for Superior Courts for Sedg.
wick and Shawnee counties; two OF
three relating to fences of railroads; to
amend registration laws; two relating to
mutual fire and life insurance companies
one to secure coal miners pay for theil
labor in money at regular periods; one
to create State publishing house fol
school books. Two of the joint resolu.
tons are for striking prohibition from
the constitution, and one for Constitu
tional Convention.
In afternoon session clerks were per.
mitted to large number of committees
more in number than has been usual in
former Legislatures. The House passed
a resolution favoring placing Gen. U. S
Grant upon the retired list. Ten more
bills were introduced, reaching No. los
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. II
was considered which protests against the
establishment of Texas cattle trail six
miles throug Oh Western Kansas, as now
proposed in Congress at Washington
Messrs. Finch, Faulkner, McNeal, Pratt
Osborne, Anthony, Overmyer, Jones and
Hatfield, spoke at length on the subjec,
all offering the scheme, denounced as
one made by foreign syndicates, who are
determined to gain control Of the cattle
interests of this continent, as against the
interest ofsmaller and local cattle hold.
ers, especially in Kansas. After full dis
cussion the resolution was concurred in
The matter of administering the modi
fed oath to Jones, of Finney, and Bliss
of Rawlins, was settled and those gentle
men were sworn in.
The House concurred in Senate con
current resolution instructing the Com
mittee on railroads to enquire into the
freight rates on grain, and report ar
equitable maximum rate, was concurreG
in.
Alta p. m. the House received the Sen.
ate in
JOINT SESSION,
for the election of State Printer fol
two years from July LIST, 1885. The Sen
ate joined the House in the hall of the
latter, and Lieut.. Gov. Riddle assumed
the presiding officers chair. A resolu
ton was introduced by Senator Buchar
to the effect that the roll of the Senate
should be called by the Secretary of the
Senate, ano the roll of the House by the
Chief Clerk of the House, and that each
member, as his name was called, should
arise in his place and announce hi.
choice for State Printer. The result wa
the election of T. D. Thacher, there bein,
but one opposing vote, that Of Mr.
Weilep, of Cherokee, who voted fol
Frank T. Lynch.
SENATE, JANUARY 81.
Petitions were presented by severa
Senators for geological survey.
Senator Jennings presented a concur
rent resolution relating to Oklahoma
asking Congress to investigate and es
tablish its status as to rights of settle
ment.
Senator Blue introduced resolution il
regard to the number of notaries and tn
right to revoke commissions.
Senator Barker introduced a bill TO
relief of sufferers in raids of 1861. 1862
1868, 1864 and 1865, including borde
raids and Lawrence ma sacre. Senate
Rush, bills to create the Nineteenth Ju
dicial District and regarding splene,i
fever. Senator A len, relating to killin
stock and to passenger rates.
The House Oklahoma resolution wa
postponed till tomorrow.
Senator Sheldon introduced bill t
purchase additional grounds for the To
peka Insane Asylum and to provide 70
other provements, etc.
Senator Lowe introduced bill to pro
vide for geological survey, appointing
board of three and director, and ap
propriating $4,000.
HoUsE-JAN 81.
A number of petitions were presente'
co. a rooloD;,o1 c,,rroNv of Al