The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
Mondays Proceedings.

The following petitions were pre-
sented:
By Senator Bently from citizens of
Sedgwick county, praying that an act
for the protection of the records of the
several counties be passed. Referred
to the committee on Judiciary.
BY Senator Martin from old settlers
praying for legislation favOring home
for old soldiers in the state. Referred
to the committee on military affairs.
By Senator Lockard from twenty old
soldiers Of Norton county, praying for
an increase in appropriation for the
home at Atchison. Referred to the
committee on ways and means.
The following bills were introduced
and passed first reading:
s. B. No. 305, by Senator Rush: An
act for the support and maintenance of
an executive residence.
S. B. No. 3O6, by Senator Forney:
An act repeating chapter 166, session
laws of 1887, relating to the selection
and summoning OF the grand and petit
jurors and amendatory of, and supple
mental to. chapter 104 of the session
laws of 1876 and providing for the APP
poinJment of jury commissioners, pre-
Scribing their duties and fixing their
compensation.
S. b. No. SO7, by the judiciary com
mittee: An act in relation to the pur-
chase and distribution of the general
statutes of 1889.
s. b. No. 3Os. by Senator T. NJ. Car
roll: An act amending section s, chap
ter SO of the laws of 1876. in relation to
the asylum for the insane and supple
mental to an act concerning lunatics
and drunkards, approved March 2,
1868.
S. B. No. 800, by Senator Bentley:
In or RI lanoli1a Mn OI7 az
the city of Wichita.
S.B No. 200 to 304, inclusive, and
bills from the house were read second
time and referred to proper commit
tees.
5. B. No. IA, regulating the fees and
salaries of the county treasurer. county
clerk, county attorney and register of
deeds of Crawford county, Kansas, in
trOduced by Senator Kelley. came up
on third reading, and on Senator Kel-
Lewis motion it was laid over and re-
| tanned its place on the calendar.
! Unanimous concent being granted
Senator Kelly of Mcpherson. offered a
concurrent resolution recommending
that Hon. Preston B. Plumb be SELECT
ed by President Harrison as a member
| of his cabinet. The resolution con-
tanned a series of long preambles recit-
ing the achievements of the state and
the ability of her junior United States
senator.
Senator Buchan favored the resolu
tion but thought a copy of Wilder'E
Annals should be added to the pream
BILE.
The resolution lay over till today
The senate then went into COMMITTEES
of the whole.
S, B: No. 20, requiring a uniform
system of instruction in schools O
cities of first, second and third classes
to prepare students for admission int.
the University of Kansas, excited con
siderable debate. The committe
agreed to recommend that it be no
passed.
Senator Hardness joint resolution
providing for vote on the proposition
to have q constitutional convention wa
taken up and on motion OF SenatJ
Hardness without debate the senat
agreed to report the resolution favors
bly,.
S. B. No. ITO. relating to the power
{ of the mayor and council OF cities c
: the second class. and repeating seC
I tlons 81, SO. 40. 81, 81, 53, So, 81 and So
: chapter LOG OF an act entitled IAN az
: TO incorporate cities of the second clas
q and to repeal former acts,n approve
d February %, 1872; and repeating SCI
, ti0n So, chapter 20, OF laws 1881; an
e repeating section s, chapter 90, Law