The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Legislature.

. The Senate was called to order on the
18th at noon, by Lieutenant Governor Riddle.
Associate Justice Johnston administered the
oath to the members. Senator Blue offered
u resolution providing that the rules of the
last Senate be the rules of this body, and
rules. Agreed to- The officers of the Senate,
as selected by caucus, are: &. {. Baker, sec
rotary J. b. Shaffcr. Assistant Secretary: S.
D. Mcdowell. Sergeant-at-Arms;F r. NJ: hig
ginson, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms; W.. j.
Nelson, Journal Clerk; A. Il. Jetmore, Docket
Clerk: L. q. Gilmore, DOorkeeper; washing
ton Marks, Assistant Doorkeeper; sam Lee
Second Assistant Doorkeeper; c. +. Moore
Postmaster. Owing to the incomplete condi
ton of the Senate Chamber, adjournment
was taken until ten O'Clock Wednesday.
The House was called to order at noon
After temporary organization, and swear
ing in of members, adjourned until three
O'Clock. Upon reassembling, j. ID. Johnson,
of Shawnee, was elected Speaker by vote OF
The House then elected the following Off
GERS: Speaker pro tenn. j. Is. Burton, OF
Shawnee: Chief Clerk, Charles s. Martin. of
Sal!na; assistant Shed CierS H. l. N Nnraan
of Ecloit: Assistant, L. L. Dopulemyer, oil
Sedgwick. Adjourned until Wednesday morn
ing.
On the 18th the Senate occupied nearly
the whole of the morning hour in listening
to the Governors message. Scpator Barker
offered u concurrent RESOLUTION pTONlulHg
for the appointment of n committee to lnves.
tigate the State Penitentiary affairs. A reso.
luton was also offered by Senator Young
looking to the investigation of the action OF
the Regents of the Normal School in their nc.
ton regarding the sale of Normal School
lands. Rev. Allen Buckner was elected
Chaplain of the Senate. Adjourned.
In the House after roll call and
of officers was projected with as follows:
Journal Clerk, G. A. Lewis: Docket Clerk,
Miss NJ. Loulia Slough: Doorkeepcr, John IL.
Furnish: Assistant Doorkeeper, NJ. j. kupp.
The Governors message was read, and at the
afternoon session the House elected the fol.
lowing additional officers: Second Assistant
Alexander Hammon; Postmaster, Gilbert
Bcdell: Assistant. Miss Nora NJ. Shelter;
Chaplain, Rev. William Dean; Pages, Willie
Cook, Charlie Faulkner. Ornerand Price Maud
Swaiferd, Maud Beurdsley, Matte McCord
and Lille Shaifcr. Resolutions in regard to
the death of Schuyler ColfaX were passed
and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th, the concurrent
resolution providing for the investigation of
the Penitentiary was adopted, also the con-
current resolution relating to the investiga-
ton of Normal School lands. Many bills were
introduced mostly of local nature, when
the Senate adjourned until the afternoon.
When the afternoon hour arrived Senator
Ritter offered IA resolution of sympathy and
coincidence on the death of Hon. Schuyler
ColfaN, which was adopted. Senator Kelley
offered a resubmissiOn resolution. Senator
Redden offered joint resolution prevailing
for the calling of Il Constitutional Corven'
ton. In the House, Mr.. Clogston offered II
resolution that II Joint Committee of seven
bc appointed to inquire into the condition of
the Normal Schools of the State, and school
lands, and especially report upon the recent
sale of lands in Mitchell County. The time
OF the members during the afternoon session
was taken up mostly in considering the re-
port of the Committee on Rules. a lively
debate took place on the proposition to ap'
point Committee on Woman Suffrage, but
il was adopted. Adjourned until Monday.
In the Senate ON the 10th, much of the
time was taken up in the discussion of an
amendment to the rules providing for II
standing committee on Womans Rights.
which was presented i'm two different forms.
both were voted down by vote of IL to ~,
two-thirdS being necessary to carry II. The
chair announced the standing committees
and the Senate adjourned until Monday 49,
The House was not in session.