Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-10
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A WEEK OF EARNEST EFFORT ASv
AND PRACTICAL BILLS.
House.

proceeded by the presentation of bas
ket Of flowers from the equal Suffragi,tl
of Hutchinson in recognition Of til,
passage by the house of the woman 81
frage bill. A large number of bill.
were passed by omnibus method
the only important one bea
Elders insurance bill. 1t is valued
policy bill.
The bill to compel witnesses before
Investigating committees to testify la,
become a law. The house has con
CURED in the senate amendment;
Speaker Elder said the clerks of the
house should be discharged for careless
ness. Warren, of Lyons raised the
laugh on the speaker by making mo-
ton that the present clerks be dis
charged and republicans appointed that
the work might be properly done.
The passenger rate bill and the alien
land bill was recommended for passage.
Speaker Elder called up the railroad
bill relating to railroad tariffs. After
the first section of the bill had been
discussed for some time, and amended
by making passenger fare 2a cents per
mile, the committee took up the ninth
section relating to passes. Amend
ments were offered on motion of Speaker
Elder, the bill was passed as printed.
Wednesday remarkable sight was
presented of a woman presiding in the
house for while. A young woman,
fair and beautiful. occupied the speak
er's chair, and yet she could not talk
bass. She had the honor of being the
first woman who presided over state
body and right ably she held in line the
dozen members who were mumbling
over the bills on third reading, con-
stitutional requirement. About sixty
bills we're adopted on that day.
A congratulatOry telegram was re-
ceived by the house from the woman
suffragists of Wichita. 1t was left with
the speaker to answer, Reeder, of Ellis,
saying. "Send our love, too" The
Maddox insurance bill passed the house.
The substitute for the maximum freight
bill, prepared by the republicans of the
house and presented by Douglass, re-
ceived only twenty-five votes.
The reSubmiSSiOn resolution created a
long and heated debate. Douglass, of
Sedgwick, opened in a careful consider
ed argument for resubmisSiOn. He
stated that it was only justice to large
body OF the people of Kansas who desire
a resubmissiOn of the question of prOhi-
bition, to give the voters chance to
vote for it and show whether majority
want resubmissiOn or not. Rice, of
Bourbon, made presentation of the ben
efits of the prohibitOry law and stated
the reasons for its continuance and the
proofs that an overwhelming majority
were for prohibition and against resub-
mission. Lupfer of Pawnee, spoke
against resubmissiOn. Also showing
how prohibitive the alliance people are
as compared with all other people.
Pearson of Allen, made one of the
strongest speeches. He endeavored to
show the fallacy of every argument by
the resubmissionists and gave the
history of the state and of other states
under prohibition as against resub
mission. Many others, notably Judge
Webb of Shawnee, for prohibition, and
DR.. Nicely, of Leavenworth, for resub
mission, spoke on the subject at great
length, and the debate lasted three
hours. There was enthusiastic cheer
log when the result showed an over
whelming defeat of the resolution, the
recommendation of the Commissioning
that it be indefinitely postponed
Seventy-two voting for and twenty
seven against the postponement; twenty
six were absent or not voting, most of
them being dodgers.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate Judge Botkm made its report. The
report recites its action, states that
twenty-five witnesses were examined on
the part of the prosecution and none on
the part of the respondent, and that
the charges, not being denied, were
considered proven, and the following |
resolution was offered and, after some |
discussion, adopted: