The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-12
kansas LEGISLATURES.
FEBRUARE 4


The constitutional convention was
made the special order for Thursday
night al O'Clock
The concurrent resolution of thanks
to the managers of the New Orleans
Worlds exposition was passed.
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION.
The house concurrent resolution re-
latIng &c the 1--we stock sanitary cOmmis-
sion passed as follows:
Whereas, Il is the duty of the ma
tionel, as we'll as the stale government,
to protect the financial interests of its
citizens; and
Whereas, 1t is claimed that the opera
fiou and effect OF the commission of this
state, knoHo as tue live stock sanitary
commission, are not satisfactory to q
very large number of the citizens OF this
state; therefore, be il
Resolved, By the the house Of repre-
sehtailves of the state of Kansas, the SEN
ate concurring therein, That commit
tee of seven be appointed, four on the
pat of the house and three OF the part
of the senate, whose duty il shall be TO
inquire as TO the practical utility derived
from said commission, and report 1t its
earliest convenience. 10y bill or other.
wise, as to the desirability of continuing
said commission.
A lengthy discussion occurred upon
the house concurrent resolution in favor
of granting reasonable pension to all
unpeDSioned soldiers honofablY dis
charged in the late war.
Senator Lowe offered an amendment
TO include all soldiers who had served in
any of the wars, provided they had never
been engaged in rebellion against the
Union. Also upon the resolutions in
favor of pension to all soldiers who had
been incarcerated in rebel prisons.
Passed.
NORMAL SCHOOL LANDS.
Senate bill to grant twelve sections of
salt springs'' lands to the Normal
school was read third time ana taken
up.
Senator Kellogg made an earnest
speech IN favor OF the grant. claiming
that the original iatention was to give
these lands To the Normal school.
Senator Donnell inquired by what au-
thority he made these claims
Senator kellogg said that the act of
admission gave u sections to the State
university and 81, 900 acres 10 the State
Agricultural college. and 70 sections to
oe disposed of as the legialRtuIa might
direct He repeated Substantially his
remarks of yesterday He claimed that
there were more in that school than in
either the university or college. They
had in it 500 students, representing forty
counties OF the state. These twelve sec
tione, added to the eDdowments of the
present, would make the amount about
S2OC, 600.
Senator Picker did not blame the
senator from Lyon for desiring to aid his
own institution. He said he was re-
minded of the stay of the prodigSl son,
With slight amendments; but the prodi
gal cOnIsnted himself with eating the
calf without making any demand upon
the old COW. He submitted that the
Normal school had already received its
share. The state had been liberal-With
open band had always aided this school,
and would continue to do so whenever
needed Let Us ali share 1t. There were
other parts of the state entitled TO
consid Grafton.
Senator Barker said It seemed to him
thai when these lands were disposed of.
they ought to De given TO some iDstitu-
ton representing the whole interests of
the state. and made brief remarks upon
the subject aud upon the interests and
claims of the State uniVsrsitY.
The bill was laid over by consent to be
considered in connection with other bills
of like nature.