Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-22
A Day in the Legislature.

TopxxA.-Three contests have been inau.
gurated IN the house of representatives: X. b.
Leedy, alliance, contests against ]. h. Bayer,
republican, elected from Woodson county
by four majority: E. W. Maxwell contests
against G. H. Rood, of Marion county, the
latter getting his seat as the result OF casting
lots, the vote being a tie: and 7. B. Lehr, OF
Miami county, contests the seat OF j. b.
Remington, who was declared elected by i've
votes.
In all these cases the contests are based upon
alleged illegal votes cast for the incumbents.
The JOURNAL
The journal was agained referred to the
committee on revision, upon motion OF Judge
Webb, Of Topeka, for the purpose OF cutting
il down.
The committee appointed to consider the
status of delegates reported recommending
following the precedent before established
of admitting the delegates from unorganlzed
counties TO seats. to receive their pay a.
| members, and to have all privileges OF mem
Oers save introducing measures or voting.
| Judge Webb. who Is member OF the COM
mittee, protested against the report.
AFEw COMMITTEES.
The speaker announced the following COM
mlttees:
Judiciary Committee-DoolIttle OF Chase,
Webb of Shawnee, Doubleday OF sumner,
! McKinnie of Mitchell, Doty of Marshall,
Douglass of Sedgwick, Gable of Leaven.
worth Fortney of Bourbon, Hopkins OF
| Finney, Brown of Harvey, Smith Of smith,
| Hickox OF Barber, Drake of Morris, Coons
| of Ni.mi. and Reeder of Ellis.
Election Committee bauld of Lyons,
| Hoover of Ford Seminar of Dickinson, Har-
| ner of Riley, York of Rawiins. Atherton OF
Russell. Hollenbeck of Comanche.
Agriculture-Rehrig of Wabaunsee, Mad
| dox of Mcpherson. Williamson of Doniphan,
| Stephens of Franklin, Crumley OF Elk, Sou
| pene of Pottawatomie. and Rouse OF HOOKS:
Observation-Disclosures of Pawnee, Miner OF
| Wyandotte, Rice of Coffey. Coulson Of Har-
per, Simmons of Douglas, Hart OF Sedgwick,
and Jones of Butler.
| Observation-Disclosures of Sumner, Fisher
of Atchison, MckInme of Mitchell, Nixon Of
Cowley, Hoover of Ford. Wilmington Of
Lincoln, and Vail Of Thomas.
All of the five lawyers in the house are on
| the judiciary committee: the other members,
| including the chairman, being farmers.
PENITENTIARY COAL LANDS.
Mr.. Gable, of Leavenworth, offered petit
| ton in favor of having coal lands reconveyed
| to the original owners at the Kansas state
penitentiary.
I RENlbED SIAltIESs
After much discussion the senate joint res
olution for furnishing members with revised
statutes was practically concurred in by the
house, in the adoption of a substitute provid-
ing for the purchase of 165 sets of the gen.
eral statutes at S. per set, was adopted.
COAL FOR THE NEEDY.
In the senate resolution offered by Senator
Lockard, authorizing the governor to supply
coal from the state mines to certain settlers
| in the western part of the state. who have
lost their crops, was, after discussion. re-
| ferred to the committee on ways and means.
| The Objection sUrought up against 1t were:
l. That the coal from the state mines was all
contracted for under binding contracts: ..
the heavy expense OF transportation: B. ras-
cality usually committed in connection with
| donation schemes; 1. that the poverty OF
many of the western counties had been over
drawn.
| ENROLLING CLERKS.
The senate in secret session resolved to
allow the appointment of twenty-fo assist
ant enrolling clerks, all to be ladies.