The advocate., 1891-02-18

mend that there DO liberal appropriation
made for a carpenter shop, cabinet shop and
printing Office.
This being an institution that will in the
near future bo almost self supporting II tho
necessary room for tho industrial education
OF the inmates can be secured, we earnestly
recommend the necessary appropriation
therefor be made
The committee further recommend that
this institution bo olassed with the oduoa-
tiona institutions Of the state.
o. w. JONES, Chairman.
ORIGINAL MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Andrews offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That tho committee on state
affairs be instructed TO investigate tho cir
Cumstances connected with the appointment
OF O. A. Henrie TO a position in the labor
bureau, and ascertain II il be true that this
Office, as charged, was created for the pur-
pose OF making place for said Henrie, and
whether Henrie 10 an eK-uniOn soldier, as
provided by the law Of March %, 1886, and
whether no is the same Henrie who presided
al a meeting in Topeka about four years
ago, when Parsons, the anarchist OF Chi
CagO, made a speech in Topeka, and whether
said Henre Is an anarchist, and whether he
was required 10 make any afidavits as TO
condition Of holding said Office, and il 80,
the nature Of said afiidavits.
Adopted, and referred 10 committee on
state affairs.
Also, Resolved, That the committee on
state affairs be instructed 10 investigate and
ascertain whether any person or persons are
now holding Office in the state of Kansas az
commissioners, boards of regents, directors,
trustees or clerks, and especially clerks Of
the Senate codifying committee, and asCer-
tain how many, with their names, are now
in the employ of the state who we're not ex-
union soldiers, and whether in their ap-
pOintment any attention was paid to the
law Of March %, 1896, providing for the ap-
pointment Of ex-union soldiers TO Office in
preference 70 those who had not been in the
army.
Adopted and referred TO committee on
state affairs.
Messrs. Brown Of Harvey, Seston of
Atchlson, Pearson Of Allen, Pratt Of
Hamilton and Warren Of Lyon, members
Of the railroad committee, submitted a
minority report adverse to House bill
No. 140 and the substitute for the same,
which this minority report holds will, If
adopted, unduly reduce the earning ca
paclty Of the railroads Of Kansas, and
thereby seriously cripple them. They
hold that even at present rates none Of
the Kansas roads can more than pay
operating expenses, taxes and interest on
their bonded debt.
Mr.. Dumbauld offered the following
resolution relating to the appointment Of
a committee to investigate alleged frauds
and corruptlons in the expenditure Of
money for the state, which was adopted:
Whereas, The state of Kansas has been
expending large sums of money during the
past few years in the erection of a state
house in the city OF Topeka under the direC-
tiOn OF the board Of state house commits
sioners; and
Whereas, There are grave rumOrs aAOat
as TO the manner in which large sums Of
money have been expended, charging gross
negligence in the making of contracts, and
In making allowance for extra work and
material used upon said building, and cor
rupt practices upon the part Of the members
Of said board and contractors and employees