Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-02-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Legislature.


The Legislature met in special session at
Topeka on the 18th. In the Senate Joel
Moody, of Linn, wis elected Assistant secre-
tary, vice Shaffer deceased. Miss Morris, OF
Leavenworth, was elected Enrolling Clerk.
Senator COdding was sworn in to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Senator
Hiek. The Governors message was read,
and the Senate adjourned. In the House
J. E. Martin, of Dickinson. was elected
Docket Clerk, Mr.. Bell was sworn in to sue
coed Mr.. Coggeshall. of Dickinson Mss
swofford. of Topeka, was elected Enrolling
Clerk. The message was then read. AFTER
referring the matter of admitting members
from new counties 10 special committee,
the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the Goth, III. Kelley. OF
Mcpherson, introduced a concurrent resolu.
ton asking that tie Senators and Repre-
sentatves in Congress be requested TO use
their influence toward securing the establi sb-
ment Of not less than two military posts on
the Southwestern border for protection
against Indian depredatiouS. Forty-fO
bills were introduced In the House ninety
nine bills were introduced. A resolution IA
vOring the pens ,Oning OF all soldiers was
passed. The resolution providing for the
Improvement OF Fort Riley was adopted The
most important bill introduced was by Mr..
Benning, Of AtchisOn. relating 20 tele-
phones. 1t provides that the maximum
charge for Que instrument shall not exceed
three dollars per month and where more
than one is used by the same party the
charge shall not exceed two dollars and ifty
cents per month. Adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the Dist petit
ton for woman suffrage was presented. The
Senate concurrent resolution, asking for
military posts on the southwestern line of
the State, was adopted. After other routine
business and the Introduction OF q mum Der
of bills the Senate adjourned. In the
House, among the bills introduced was one
to make May 80 legal holiday A large
number of new bills were introduced by va.
rious members. Mr.. Clogston made report
admitting to seats on the HoOr of the House,
Francis G. Price, of Clark County; George
w. Vickers, of Comsnche County, and viii
liam H. Copeland. Of TEemaS County. After
some discuss on the report was adopted. A
resolution offered by Mr.. Vance, OF Shawnee.
son F. Acres, as United States Collector was
referred. The House concurrent resolution,
relating to giving the right OF way to rail-
roacs through Indian Territory, was adopted.
After adopting resolution author ing tho
Secretary of State to furnish five dollars
worth of stamps to members OF the Legisla-
ture, the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 22d a number of
local bills were reported favorably from
committees. A number of new bills were n-
troduced and q number read the second time
and referred to appropriate committees.
After executive session, ad iOurned .. In the
House many new bills were introduced,
among them bill so amending the law as to
compel the Governor to issue the death war
rant in cases of prisoners under death penalty
and fixing the day for carrying the sentence
into effect: also bill providing that a CERTAIN
percentage of the earnings Of State convicts
be set aside for the benefit of the families OF
the men so serving in the Penitentary. The
Committee on County Seats and County Lines
reported favOrably upon the bill for recreat-
ing the County of kiOwa. The bill making
the tenure OF office of court stenographers
two years passed. Mr. McNall introduced a
bill to prevent deception in TIE manufacture
and sale of dairy products and it was ad.
vanced to q second reading. Adjourned.