The advocate., 1890-10-15
WHOM THE PEOPLE REJECT THE GOV.
RRNOR REWARDS.


WHOM THE PEOPLE REJECT THE GOV.
ERNOR REWARDS.
Governor Humphrey, in his haste 10
do the bidding Of certain unsavoFy elo-
ment within theropublican party Of Leay-
enworth, has obeyed their behests with
seeming alacrIty, and made appointment
OF Thomas L. Johnson TO the important
and responsible position Of member OF
the Leayenworth metropolitan police
commission. About fifteen years ago
Thomas L. Johnson was member OF the
state senate from Leayonworth county,
and during the Legislative session OF 1870
he made some interesting history 90 a
Legislator, which will appear in the fol-
lowing report in the house proceedings
Of March 2, 1870:
Mr.. SPEAKER Your committee 10 whom wns
reierred the Investigation OF the changes made
In senate Dill No. ii8, and thG responsibility OG
making such changes In puTsuanCe OF the Ao.
complaining resolution OF the house, ask leave tO
report That We proceeded no once with the I'M.
yeaigauon, being assisted by +. D, Anderson,
clerk Of the Judiciary committee OF the house. A,
B. Hard, clerk Of the committee on assessment
and taxation, and II, O. ll0lllster, shorthand ro
porter Ot the committee of state AFFAIRS and SUM
mOned before us j, +. Bauseman, n. H. John
son, J0hn A. HadeImnn, John u Hopkins, H.
w, lde, Thomas A. Osborn, Samuel ID. LoCOlnpte
Preston u, Plumb 81 =, McBAdden John D
Knox, n. W. Giles, III. B. CullOm Mrs ". M
Chase, John H. Folks, Puella B, DOrnblasor, j,
y; stone Henry Booth, l.. Hanback, and Writ
w, walton, ana after examining nl the toai-
mony we find that y. b. No. ii8 was changed IN
three Important particulars, hrst IN the nth
line the word "dlstriCt" before Che word "OOurtp
mas D0en erased and the word probate" Insert
ca second, In Che ninth line the word two has
Deen erased ana changed 80 as 10 read "i0ur"
third, IN the seventeenth line the word "QuRr.
terly' has been changed 10 monthly" and that
she said changes were made after the passage by
DOth houses and before y was returned 20 the
senate, and was incorrectly enrolled from the en-
crossed bill. After these erasures and changes
were made we further find that these erasures,
lnterllnentlOns and changes were made by tho
Hon, ~ H. Johnson, senator from LeayenWOrth
We are OF the unanimous opinion that some OF
the statements Of 4. l.. Johnson, duplicating
Other parties, are entirely false We are OF the
opinion that the bill WAS handed by the chief
clerk OF the house 70 johnson In person no the
Instance or ID. M, Adams In violation OF Che rules
OK Che house. We are further Of the OpihlOn that
no credit should be given tO tho statement OF
aaid johnson when not sustained by other testi.
m0ny We are further OF the opinion that the
statements OF Johnson, duplicating the governor
anal clerk In the offices below are entitled Co no
credit. We are Of the opinion that the said bill
should be recalled from the secretary OF state
through The governor; that the senate should SEQ
said law IN correctly enrolled aud presented 90
Che governor for hls signature. We would rec
Ommend that the rules be suspended and the law
ns published In the LenVenwOrth Times on Feb
ruAry Nth be repealed and declared null and
void We recommend the passage Of the follow
Ing concurrent resolutions
Resolved by the house OF Representatives, the
senate c0nourrlng therein, That the secretary OF
state be notified 10 return through the governor
TO the senate \, h. No. tt8, and chat the same be
correctly enrolled as II passed both houses
We also recommend Che passage Of the accom-
panylng BILL We submit herewith the tosti-
mOny taken In the case
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY q. WHBB,