The advocate., 1891-03-25

MaMN NhttV NoNttloMtfU uV NMO doMNLNe yIN
in Cha fao0 OF these facts lhB Senate amend.
0d tho bill ma ovOry conceivable way that
would hamper and bill iie object and then
attached a clause that u shOuld MOI apply tO
mortgages already given. Ihoy qont a
back 20 us; Wo struck on tho amendment,
we ropaased tho bill, oent II back 10 tho
Senate, which refused ~ receive n on ao-
count OF Senatorial dignity, claiming Il was
outside the rules, and the gFOans OF the Op-
pressed must NOT b0 needed at tho sXp0nso
OF Senatorial dignity. Tho bill setting
aside q sale on account OF an Inadequate
price and repeating The waiver OF
appraisomont was introduced and passed
In the Senate early In tho 6osaiOn
and was known as tho MOhl8r bill. 10 came
down 20 tho House, but before 10 could bO
reached on tho calendar, the Senate changed
its mind, from just what influence W0 are
unable 10 state, recalled 70 and made 10 q
special order FOR April lot, virtually killing
tho bill, and making relief an April fool for
every poor mOrtgaged farmer and labOreF in
the state. ltWas a good bill and would have
protected our hOmes. A similar bill was
introduced and passed In the House, and Wo
sent 10 over 10 tho Senate and II died ON
their oai0ndaE the change OF h0aEt they OK
p0rienCed whom they withdrew their bill
from the House having mover loft them.
We also passed a law compelling the orig
inAl mortgage 90 b0 brought into court In
foreclosures instead OF copy, % ID being
done now. Hundreds OF foreclosures have
boon made an over tho state with copies
that will cause litigation FOR years and in
secure titlea Two judges have decided chat
under th0 old law this must b0 done, but tho
supreme court has never passed ON the ques-
tiOn, and In order 10 give immediate relief
bill was introduced and pasBsd In Che
House, but II gave up it8 life In tho Senate.
The House also passed a bill making
silver dollars and halR dollars legal tonder
for all debts contracted Ia tho state and do
Claring gold contracts null and void. This
bill was bitterly opposed by the Republicans
In tho House ON tho theory chat II would ruin
our credit and drive capital ouS OF our state,
and the Senate refused 10 even consider II
40 all.
We passed an assessment bill chat would
compel those persons who have been In tho
habit OF DOnCoalinR their notes and allow
ing the honest people and farmers of thiB
state TO pay their share OF tho taG08 and
was search warrant that would cause all
taxable property 10 bo listed. 10 failed 20
90 on the statute book from q death stroke
by thO Senate. For the purity OF Tho ballot
we passed tho law chat hRa given such gem
oral saGlgfaOtiOn wherever tined, known 90
tho Australian ballot bill, n0a only Of our
own platform but Of Tho Republicans also.
10 won't over 20 tho Senate early Ia tho ses.
sion, but expired ON tho calendar. II Che
House had killed 70 We would have
been charged with being unfriSndly 20 a
free ballot. As II 10 WO Wiah 90 b0 Charita-
bic aud lot tho people judge ~ 70 thoir mo-
tive.
We appropriated $4,000 for the worlds
fair at Chicago, In 1893, and provided that
there should be Hvo COmmissIOn0ls, 70 be
elected as follows: two by the Senate, two
by the House, and one by the Democrats
OF the House; this we considered q fair
distribution Of managers, as che Republic
cans cast 10000 votes, Peoples party 1O8,-
600 and the Democrats about 10000, but
the Senate said we must have three out OF
i've or else Kansas will have TO stay OF
home. The Senate passed q bill which
had attached 20 10 q complete revision Of
the state board OF agriculture Of Kansas,
and which provided for the election OF said
board as state officer. The secretary
was TO DO made member Of the board OF
commissioners OF the Columbian eXpOsl-
tiOn. Under the theory that such secTe-
tary should be o member Of said board, the
Senate absolutely refused 10 consider any
WWANW y ANAA NHVANNAAWtAu1 WWAsW ulM Wut
have the reorganization Of the state board
Of agriculture 90 q condition thereof.
Until II o'clock the night before adjourn
ment, when no quorum was In the House,
no bill ever passed the Senate, or was ever
considered In the Senate, which did not
have those provisions attached.
The following, In addition 20 tho above,
are some Of the important bills passed by
the House, which the Senate refused 10
pass:
An oct prescribing penalties for accept
Ing brlbeS.
Act 70 abolish the corrupt use OF money
and corrupt acts at elections.
Relating 10 cOntlnuances In district
courts.
Prohibiting railroad companies from
employing Or using private armed aeteC-