The advocate., 1891-02-25

10 country and duty has been nObly oarne,
by thia matohlOsa leader Of hosts that Tough
and died that their country might live. A
long as Republican governments exist ol
tho face OF the earth, General sherman vii
bo remembered a. one OF their bravest de
tondoEa, and DO recognized as being pOton
tial In tho p0rpotuity OF tho most liberal an,
enlightened Of thom all. He was tho Las
survivor OF the greatest OF great leaders VIII,
gavo force, direction and effect 20 that grea
body Of American volunteer soldiers, VIII,
rose In day 10 preserve, perDotuato an,
transmit the principles OF the most hbora
and bonehcent institutions that have eve
been enjoyed by any people since the worlt
began. Let his bier Hoat in a flood Of patri
otto tears 10 a haven ofrest, and his momorl
DO ever kept as fresh and green as th,
spring grasses.
II is ordered that as a mark of respect &
tho glorious dead, tho flag Of our country b,
displayed from the state house at half mast
and the state house DO draped in mourning
and that The various state departments b,
closed on the day of the funeral, and thai
these resolutions DO spread on tho records
OF the executive council, and also on Tho
records OF the executive office.
Mr.. Seaton presented the following
resolutions, which we're adopted:
Resolved, That the House Of Representa-.
tives now assembled, have heard read tht
announcement by the executive council OF
the death Of our great military commander
William L. Sherman, and that we fully
unite in the tribute OF respect 80 ably sol
forth Ia the communication Of the e1eou.
tive council.
Resolved, That this double afliction upon
US by the death of our beloved general fol.
lowing so close upon the death Of Admiral
David ID. Porter, we feel bowed down with
grief, In common with our whole country,
and that out Of respect TO tho memory OF
both Of the great commanders we do now
adjourn until o'clock p. m. Monday.
Monday, February 16.-To all the va
cancies on the Botkin investigating com.
mittee, caused by the resignation Of Rep.
resentatives Kenton and Webb, Speaker
Elder appointed Messrs. Mitchell and
Stahl.
The House passed House bill No, 750
(substitute for House bill No. 812), An
act for the relief Of farmers in western
Kansas who are unable TO buy seed grain.
II provides for an appropriation Of $780,
600. The text Of the bill ls as follows;
Section /. That the state board Of railroad
commissioners, together with the president
and secretary of the state board Of agFioul-
ture, shall constitute a board OF aid COM
missiOners, whose duties shall be TO pur-
chase seed grain and apportion it among
tho several counties Of western Kansas as
hereinafter provided, and which shall or
ganize by che election of one of their num-
ber as PRECEDENT and one as secretary.
Sec. 2. 10 shall bs the duty OF the state
board Of aid commissioners, Immediately
after the passage Of this act, TO ascertain
the amount OF seed grain needed by che
farmers OF western Kansas.
Sec. 3. That the state board of aid COM
DnisaiOnors shall, Immediately upon asCor-
tanning the amount of seed grain needed by
the farmers in western Kansas who have
lost their crops by reason of drouth during
tho year 1890, purchase and deliver seed
grain TO the county commissioners of the
several counties for distribution.
Sec. 4. II shall DO the duty Of the county
commissioners Of the several counties 10 re-
coivo and store said grain al the county