The Iola register., 1891-01-30
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A CONDENSED Report Of the Weeks Pr

|
M ceedings.
THE session of the Senate on the 17th was
/ of little interest Eleven bills were intro.
| duced. The bill introduced by the codifyinl
| committee was considered at length. 1t re-
lates to fees and salaries. II fixes the salary
| of ofLieutenant- Governor at 81 ,00J and requires
the Secretary of State and the Auditor to pay
/ all fees into the State Treasury. The consid'
Grafton ofthe bill was extended into the after
| noon, and the bill was adopted substantially
| as reported. Adjourned. But little was
| done In the House. The Senate concurrent
resolution giving authority for the shipment
of surplus coal from the penitentiary to To-
calfties in the State where suffering is re-
ported was adopted. and at O'Clock the
House adjourned to give committees time to
work.
In the Senate on the 18th the bill abolishin2
| the ONCE OF Fish Commissioner was recon-
mended ior passage. resoiution Gazing
| for the appointment OF six additional enroll
| ing clerks created some discussion ana was
| adopted. communication was received
from the Governor In regard 70 the destitute
| OF certain counties, and resolution adopted
requesting the Governor to place at the dis
posal OF the, Railroad commissioners such
quantities OF coal rom the seate coal mines
as may De necessary for immediate rellef.
| Eulogles upon the death OF the late senator
sWearlngen were deiVered ana the senate
ad1ourned line house met at s o'ciock.
The speaker announced several standing
committees. Ihe Governors message upon
the subject OF destitution In Northwestern
Kansas was nead ana the senate concurrent
resolution proVldlng tor reliet was adopted.
MT. Oampoell, OF STAFFORD, lntroquceu con-
current resolution asking Representatives. IN
congress 20 favor the passage OF Jaw au-
thorlzlng the treasurer OF the oniteu states
to issue fuii legal tender treasury notes TO
eXnpnGRQf
ana that all salaries, soldiers pensions ana
Government employees be PAID IN this money
untlI the circulation reaches soO per capita.
Aulourhed
IN the senate on the 2oth the Dill prohlDlt-
ing tne auul'cfauof oINheear ana protect-
ing manufactnrerS OF ederV vinegar was read
a third time and passed. Dr. Neeiey intro
uuced resolution, winch went over, asking
the favorable consideration by congress Oh
Iree econage ana tarln REFORM anu a>Rlh Z the
haIsas sehators ana Representatives 10 eA-
ercIse thelr hnuehce asaihst the pehuihg
elections DliI. AT 8 O'Clock the senate joined
the House Tor the eiecton Oh printer ana
then ADJOURNED. In the House the
Speaker announced the appointment
OF a number OF standing committees.
AT the appointed hour the two
houses met IN 1oint convention tor the
election OF printer ana r. III. snow, OF Otta-
wa, was CHOSEN, All the Alliance members
ana Democrats IN the House ana one hepuD-
llcan, Mr.. willard, OF LeaVenworth, voting
Ior snow. me result cl the Jolht palot was
snow, lOl; Baker, q; stotier' 20; crane ~,
ana hirtland, z. MI. snow was declareo
elected, and after the JOINT session ulssoIyed
the House soon adjourned.
THE senate on the list passed the Dill re-
quiring county treasurers to file with the
county clerk all receipts ana vouchers Tor
moneys paid out, ana submit his books Tor
examination every year or as often as re-
quired by the county commissioners. SEN
ator Rush introduced concurrent resolu-
ton asking Congress to abolish National
banks, or that part of the law which requires
such banks to purchase United States bonds
In the afternoon the Senate considered bills
in Committee OF the " hole - In the House
Mr.. Atherton introduced Il Dill to establish
Court of Appeals. Representative lork
introduced a Dill lot supplying seed
to needy farmers of western coun-
ties. resolution asking Congress to
pass the Conger lard bill was adopt
ed. At the afternoon session DIR. Nee
ley's resolution asking Congress TO pass the
free coinage bill. favoring the repeal of the
Mckinley tariff bill. and declaring oppo-
sition to the elections bill. was discussed
at length and motion TO POSTPONE de-
feated by Jos to -iS. Upon a division
Of the question the free coinage sec
tion was unanimously adopted The para
graph asking the defeat OF the elections bill
was adopted by 81 yeas to IS nays, and the
declaration for the repeal of the tariff bill
was defeated because of an infOrmality of
wording. va
THE Senate on the 22d was occupied 40 a
large degree in discussing Mr., Mohier's
mortgage bill which finally was agreed upon
in Committee of the Whole Mr.. Bentley's
waiver of Gppraisement bin was also con-
sidered and agreed to at late hour. 1t re-
peals the present appratsement law. In
the House Mr.. Heber, of Meade, Introduced
concurrent resolution requesting the Kan
sas delegation i'll Congress TO oppose the
elections bill, which was referred. Mr..
Webb, of Shawnee introduced bill making
the use of tobacco by minors under rs years
of age misdemeanor, punishable by fine.
1t Is especially aimed at cigarettes. A bill
appropriating SS2,0O0 for payment of mem-
Tho bribery hill after AN animated debate
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