The advocate., 1891-01-28

trust any measure 20 the good judgment
Of the Republican Senate that was for the
good OF the people Of Kansas. Senator
Glllett responded chat II was the best
measure Tor the majority Of the citizens
OF Kansas that had ever been before the
Senate, and that he was opposed 10
ieopardlzing the measure by the further
confederation In this body.
Senator Meohem, Of Jewell, said he
was in favor Of bringing the bill back 10
the Senate, as even the author Of IT.
Senator MohleF, Of Saline-had admitted
lie defecta by Offering ap amendment
10 IT, to which remark Senator Mohler
said that the amendment had been made
at the suggestion and for the pleasure Of
tho opponents Of the bill
Senator Long, Of Barber, remarked
that the amendment offered and defeated
on previous day was superhuouB.
Senator Osborn, Of Shawnee, at whose
request the author Of the bill offered the
amendment that was lost, favored the re-
call Of the bill.
Senator Kelley, Of Mcpherson, called
up the House message, relating TO the
appropriation bill for Legislative ex-
penses, and asked that the President Of
the Senate appoint a conference commit
tee on the same, which motion Of Senator
Kelley, on the motion OF Senator Mohler,
was laid upon the table, and hence there
is no appropriation made 70 cover the ex-
penses Of the Legislators, for the Senate
has insisted upon crowding into the bill
an extraneous matter, that Of an appFo-
priatlOn for the elaborate service Of the
Senate revision committee.
Monday, January 96.-At this session
Of the Senate sets Of stereotyped petit
tlOns we're presented by majority Of
the Senators which prayed that these
gentlemen and chat the Peoples Repre-
Sentatlves from their districts might vote
for fourth return OF John j, Ingalls, TO
the United States Senate.
IL was ordered that where the request
was special that Che Representatives Of
the people should vote for Senator In
gals; that all such petitions should be
messaged at the earliest opportunity to
the House.
The few petitions that had not spec
tally been prepared at Topeka and had
been sent out TO the several Grand Army
posts Of the state, were Of the following
style:
Whereas, John J. Ingalls, our present rep
reeentatiVa In Che United States Senate,
has always proven himself loyal 10 his
country and the interests of old soldiers,
without regard TO the political party 90
which they belonged, Therefore be IL re-
solved, That Che members OF ----- post, q.
A. r., OF ----- regardless Of party Rllilia-
tiOns, earnestly request and respectfully
urge our Representatives In the state Senate
and house OF Representatives 10 vote for his
return, and use all honorable means for his
election AZ his own successor
Our present representative in the
United States Senate must have great
significance now, when It 10 considered
that no mention Of Preston B, Plumb, the
soldier in fact is at oil regarded by these
special petitioners.
The following is a Brown county
sample:
We, the undersigned union soldiers Of
Brown county, Kansas, respectfully request
Of our Representatives, Hon. John Sohilling,
Senator, and Hon. J. ID. Hardy, Repreaan-
tative, that they use all hOnoF0ble means TO
secure the return Of Hon John J. ingalls, 20