Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-09

Ballot on senator. The occasion for the
resolution was the report which had
reached the ears of the senators, that
Elder had given out 200 house passes
TO his friends. AS this number would
more than fill the house after the legis-
latOrS were seated, the senators, after 1t
was too late, discovered that they could
hot get any of their friends floor privil-
ages tomorrow. Lieutenant Governor
Felt announced promptly at IL o'clock
that the hour had arrived for taking the
senate ballot on United States senator
The vote in the senate stood: Ingalls,
30. PETER 2 Blair l, Kelly l. Morrill, J..
Wednesday, January 2S--The forty
state senators marched into Represen-
tative hall promptly at IL o'clock and
Lieutenant Governor Felt took the
chair. A roll call of the two houses
showed 1865 members of the legislature
in joint session. The vote on United
States senator was at once proceeded
with the following result: PETER 1O1,
Ingalls, So, Blair B, Baker l.,
Morrill, l., and Kelly l.
The following bills were introduced in
the house: Mr. Fortney-To make all
election days legal holidays; Mr.. Gabel
To macademize the Kansas City road
to the state penitentiary; Mr.. Hopkins
To prevent insurance companies from
discriminating in rates; BY request
To pay superintendent of insurance fees
for work. instead of salary. A reso-
luton to turn the reform school at
Hutchinson into an asylum for the in
sane was passed.
Thursday, Jan. 29.-The bill in refer
cree to diseased cattle was passed. The
bill to regulate the casing of oil and gas
wells was passed. Senator Kelleys
resolution favoring the free coinage of
silver was taken up and was passed by
q vote of "a to 3.
Friday, Jan. CA new approprie-
tiOn bill was introduced in the house
this morning, rushed through to a
third reading and passed. The joint
conference committee from the house
and senate have been appointed to con-
slider the old bill, but have been unable
to agree. The house committees have
insisted on cutting from the bill the ap.
preparation for the codifying commit
tee. The senate has steadily insisted
that no appropriation shall be made
until provision is made for defraying
the expenses of the revision committee,
and the two bodies are no nearer to-
gether than they were when the meas
ure was first proposed. None OF the
clerks in either house have as yet
drawn any money. The following reso-
luton was introduced in the house by
Mr.. Willard of Leavenworth, this
morning and adopted: Whereas, the
nations fnancier, Secretary Window,
has been forced to resign by death, be
it resolved, by the members of the Kan
sas house of representatives, that his
loss to this country is to be deplOred
because of his sterling worth as man,
his noble and honorable service in
Office of public trust and for his great
ability as manager of the nations
treasury; and be it further resolved,
that the flag over representative hall
be placed at half-mast.
Topeka, January 31.-The alliance
Legislators formed in line at the audi
tors Office this morning before that Of
fetal had hardly gotten out OF bed, and
waited until their warrants could be
made out. Late yesterday the confer
ence committee decided that the senate
codifying committee was entitled to
So, 900 for expenses, and an evening ses-
sion of the legislature was held to pass
the appropriation bill. 1t was signed
by the governor, appeared in the official
paper this morning, and by noon there
were few members of the legislature to
whom the state was indebted for mile
age and service.
Both branches of the legislature ad-
journed yesterday afternoon until
o'clock Monday afternoon and most of
the Legislators went home to explain
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