The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-22

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question, which makes il conslstent nov
TO take this action and Mr.. Overmeyer
agreed with this, and renewed the party
warning given. All this Mr.. Speaker
johnson called cry of ghost and spec
tar without cause. Thie proposed crea-
ton of . new cOmmItsee does rot bind
the Republican party 20 woman suffrage,
he said.
A vote was reached and the ayes and
noes were demanded, The vote stood,
ayes Is. noes IS; and so the committee
was ordered.
The house adjourned until 80 o. N.
Monday, January 10.
senate.
MORNING SESSION.
TOPEKA, Jan. 16-Quorum present,
Senator Humphrey, president pro TEN,
in the chair.
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE DISCUSSION.
Senator Donnell introduced q resolu-
tion for the amendment OF the rules BY
the appointment of . standing committee
on female suffrage.
On motion of Senator Barker the word
''female' was stricken out and the word
woman" inserted.
Senator Donnell said that though
there may be men who oppose it, the
question is upon as. The present laws
in regard TO women are a relic of bar
barism. 1t was not q proposition TO
champion the cause, but to do justice
The roll call being ordered on the
main question, Senator Blue said: In
dealing with such questions we have to
take things as they are. He did not
think it was policy, as Republican, TO
introduce new elements OF dlscord into
our politics. The time might come when
we should want female suffrage When
Q majority or large portion of the wo-
men of the state ask universal suffrage,
il would undoubtedly he extended to
them. We have seen the discoFd pro-
duced upon the subject of prohibition
Who are asking such rights? No large
body of the women of Kansas had made
any appeal for 9 change, and until theJ
did so, he should oppose il,
Senator NJ G. Kelly as he understood
the question, it was simply asking one
more committee to the standing CON-
mittees. He understood that 800 ladies
among his constituents had already
signed petition, and he could see no
objection to the committee. 1t was sim
ply q recognition of the rights of petition
| by the women of Kansas. The women
had been the greatest recruiting officers
IN the cause of the Union. Give to wo-
men the right OF suffrage. and prohibit
| ton would be g success. Who ever
knew e woman TO vote on the wrong
| side OF q great moral question?
Senator DOnnell repeated that this
was not the championship of the meas
| ure bnt il was due to IusIIce, and it was
| tyranny to refuse them q fair, impartial
| hearing.
The vote being taken, resulted as tol-
| lows:
Ayes Senators Bawden, Congdon,
Donnell, Edmonds. Granger, Hicks,
Humphrey, Jennings, 81. B. Kelley, Kel
| logg, Kimball. Kohler, Picker, Bitter,
Rush, Shean, Sheldon, White, Young
10.
| Noes-Senator Allen, Barker, Blue,
Case, Green, Hardness, HsrwI, Hewins,
N. c Kelly, John Kelly, Lloyd, Lin,
genfelter, Lowe, Marshall, Miller, Red
den, Smith, WATSON, Whitford-19.
Senator Jennings offered resolution
| little different in phraseology, but OF
the same import.
Senator Allen moved to lay the reso
| luton on the table
On this motion, by consent, Senator
Jennings spoke in favor of the resOlu-
ton. Tue motion to lay on the table wa,
lost Senator Kellogg urged the pas
sage of the resolution. The Republican
4 pdIIf Ot1 uuI oSCl1 W OC AZ 0huACAs Tx
would be gratified very much If the la
dies of Kansas were granted this meas
ure. 1t will be time to discuss the
| measure when it comes before US.
Senator Kimball replied to the state
ment that we Lave already forty commit
tees. There was no appropriate com.
mittee. What committee would you
refer it to- Should it be that upon
Texas cattles Should it be the banking
committee? The miners and the bank
ers, the railroads. manufacturers and
the farmers have committees, and the
farmers have their interests sub-divided
into two or three committees.
| Senator Ritter said the only question
was whether we would do the women
the courtesy, the justice, to give them q
committee before whom they may come
to confer upon questions of interest to
them. We have committees upon all
| special questions, and this Is but con-
sistently carrying out the same policy.
Senator Green demanded the yeas and
nays, which resulted as on the former
resolution-19 to 10.
Senator Kellogg offtre resolution
| in favor of committee to consider the
political rights of women. Laid over
under the rules by HE request.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
| The Chair announced the followin G
standing committees of the senate:
Jzdiciary-Blue, Green, Redden, Bawden,
Ritter, White. Kick, Harkness and Picker
| Ways and Aedns-Buehan. Crane, Smith,
Kelly, Harwi. Jennings and Young.
| EIsctions-H. B. Kelley, Miller, Whitford
FEDERAL Relations Congden
Green, Kellogg and Edmunds.
RdiErOads-Case. n Kelly. Barker, Lloyd
Kohler, h B Kelley. Buchan, Hewins and
| 1assas,asnts and Decentralization Frazer
| Allen, Humphrey and Rush.
Fees and SdLdries-Granger, Kimball, Shear
Edmunds and Jennings.
MgnieipGI Inde6tedness-Ritter, Humphrey
Granger, Congdon and HarWi
Corporations Congden, Humph.
rev. Jennings and Kellogg.
State Affairs - Sheldon, Crane. Smith
| Young. Dom ell and Crane.
| Roads and Bridges Jennings, Edmonds
| CoTsttv Scots and County Lfnes-Hewins
Redden, Edmonds, Kohler aud Hardness.
| ley. Smith and Barber.
CL1inss-ConRdOH, Shean, Kohler, Harw
Pubic Health -Whitlord, Hardness, II Z
Kelly. Shean and Smith.
Tempsrdnce-Barker, Allen, Blue. Lowe and
Sheldon.
I1,Dsi0rdtion-K ohier, Ritter. Miller, Pick
| Ter and Bawden
| 4 Observation-Disclosures, John Kelly. Young
| Granger and Hewins.
Later-State C01n1nerce-Rush. Hewins, Mar
| shall, Edmonds and John Kelly.
Lowe, White, WATSON. Shean and Grange:
Mines and Mining Lloyd, Ii
| Kell, KimhaI and Lowe
Banks and Ranking -KimbAll, Marshall
| Crane Case and Rush
Internal improvements -Lingenielter, Bsw
en- In we. MarehelI ank Buchan
Printing Miller, Barker, Buchan, Aher
IasurGnce-Wasson. Sheldon, White, Hicl
AMI Humphrey
Education-Young, Kellogg. Lingenteiter
Donnell and WhltfOrd.
State Li6rGry-KelOgg. Bawden, Hicks
Public BaiIdin0s-sheldon, Whiiford. Kick
Smith and Picker.
C1arfta6Le Tnstitusions-shesn. DonnelI
| Sheldon. 81 Eelty and W asson
Educational Lnstitutions-Crane. Blue, Al
| len. Barker and White.
Public Lands-Green, Lingenfelter, JohI
Citiss Of tie Fist CLass-Harwi, Lowe
sheldon. Bawden, Green. Kellogg and Bar
ker
Cities of the Second CEass-Harkness, " as
son, Jennings, WhitIord. KimbalI, Lingen
felter and Redden
| Cities Of the Third Ckdss-HickS, Picker
RUSH. Allen and lloyd.
Legislative App0rtionment-John Belly. I
B Kelly. HARNESS. Redden, Donnell. n
judicial pporsion,Ment-white, Hick. Rii
ter, Pickler. Ease. Green, Whitford, Marshal
| and Rush.
Congregational 4 ppoytioMnlent-Lloyd. Smith
| Young, W asson, Buchan, Miller, Sheldon.
Mileage and Per Diea-Allen, Case, Kel
En0rossed BnLs-W Z & el1y, Fl Kelly
Harwi. Hardness Lloyd.
EaroIIed BiEEs-Pickler, Miller, Case, Lin
| Rentelter. Redden.
The senate adjourned till Monday q
O'Clock p. N.
The Interstate Commerce Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-In his speed
to-day, on the interstate com
merce bill. Senator ingalls, of KaDsa