The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-27
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
MUCHPROPoSED BUT LITTLE DONE.
THE QUESTION OF INTEREST ON
LOANS RECEIVING EARNEST
ATTENTION.
The Woman Suffrage Bill Passed the House
Against Speaker Elders Provost.

practice of harmony in the state OF Kan
sas. was defeated. House bill to allow
persons convicted of violation of the
prohibatory liquor law to be released
on the petition of 100 residents received
but forty-seven votes and failed to pass.
Bill granting suffrage to women which
was recommended for passage by COM
mittee of the whole recently, was defeat
ed this afternoon in the house on its
final passage, by the following ayes:
Anterior. Barnett, Brown of Harvey,
Dryden. Campbell, Cary, Caster, Chubb,
| Cleveland. Coons. Cary, CoulsOn,
Crumbley. Davidson, Donovan, DOOlittle
Doubleday. Duncan, EVERY, Fisher,
Fortnev. Goodwin, Hardick, Hardy,
Harner. Hartenbower, Hickox. Howard,
Hurt. Jackson, Jones of Butler, Jones
of Cherokee, KentOn, King, Dupfer,
Maddox, Maxwell, McCliman, McCon-
KEY. McKinnie. Meeker, Mitchell, Nor
rison. Reid. Rice of Coffey. Rogers of
Marion. Ruble. Sem, Smith of Smith.
Soupene, Stanley, Steele, Stephenson.
Steward. Tannar, TempletOn, Tucker,
Vandeventer, Wagner, Wilmington,
total, 60. Noes: Andrews, Bugard
Clover. Craig. Dickson, Dolan, DOty
Douglas. Drake, Dumbauld, Gable
Heber, Hoover. Ingram. Leedy, LOvett,
Matchett. Miner. Morris. Nicely, New
man. Nixon, Phinney. Pratt, Reeder,
Rehig. Remington, Rice OF Bourbon,
SeatOn. Showalter. Smith of NeOSha
Stahl. Warren, Webb. Willard and MIR.
Speaker Elder Total. 80. The house,
alter passing a number of unimportant
| bills. went into the committee of the
whole to consider the school text bill re-
commended by the committee on educa-
ton. As that bill is an important one.
proposes radical changes, and is not
| likely to pass the house.
The senate consumed the greater pOr-
ton of the forenoon and nearly all the
afternoon on the order of third reading
and passage of bills. The bill prohibit
ing the employment of children under
| II wears of age was taken up and dis
cussed at great length and a motion to
strike out the enacting clause then pre-
allied. A bill was prepared and intro
Iuced by Mr.. Kimball covering the
POINTS made by the house in its concur
rent resolution exempting witnesses
from criminal prosecution for any evil
dence they might give before any inves-
tigation brought by the legislature, and
compelling all persons subp9naed to APP
pear before such committees to answer
all questions prOpornded. The house.
an motion of Mr.. Nicely, amended the
bill so as to include inquistiOns "by SEN
ate or house" in addition to by Joint
committees from the house and senate"
Mr.. Hardness moved to nOn-cOncur-
which prevailed and the bill was sent
back to the house. Later on the house
receded from some minor amendments
they had made to the bill, but insisted
on the amendment which had been OBJ
jected to.
Feb. IS.-The vote on the bill grant
ing women the right to vote at all cleo
tions in Kansas, taken yesterday, was
reconsidered, and the bill was passed
by yeas: Messrs. Alexander, Anterior,
Barnes, Barnett, BishOff, Brown of
Wilson, Dryden, Campbell, Carey, Cas-
ter, Chubb. Cobun, COons, Cory, COul-
son, Crumley, Donovan, Doolittle
Doubleday. Duncan, Everly, Fisher,
Fortney, Goodwin, Hardick, Hardy,
Harner, Hartenbower, Harvey, Henry,
Hickox. Howard, Hurt, Ingram, Jack
son, Jones of Butler, Jones of Cherokee.
Kenton, Lupfer. Maddox, McConkey,
McKinnie, Meeker, Milligan, Mitchell.
Morrison, Pierson of Pratt, Reed,
Rogers, of Marion, Rood, ROwse, Ruble.
Reckards, Simmons, Sem, Shull, Smith.
Soupene. Stanley, Steele, Stephens,
Steward, Tanner, Templeton, Tucker,
Vail. Vandeventer, Wagner, Warren.
Wilmington. Total, SO. Nays: Messrs.
Andrews, Burgard. Clover, Craig, Day.
Dickson, Dolan, Doty, Douglass, Drake.
Dumbauld, Hopkins. Leedy, Lovett,
Matchett, Miner, Morris. Medley, New
man. Nixon, Pearson of Allen, Phinney,
Rehrig. Remington. Rice of Bourbon.
Showalter, Smith of NeOshO, Stahl,
Webb, Willard. Williamson, and Mr..
Speaker Elder. Total, "a. Speaker
Elder filed a lengthy protest against the
bill, giving nine reasons for his oppOSi-
ton TO it. The third reading of bills
was taken up and senate bill making
appropriation for state printing for the
balance of the year ending June 30, 1891.
and house bill making legislative APP
preparation, were passed. Speaker
Elders interest bill was placed upon
third reading. The roll was called and
the bill passed, the republican and DEM
ocrats, with two exceptions, voting
solidly against it. A few of the ALI
ance members opposed the bill and
voted against it. A congressional APP
portionment committee was appointed
as follows: Messrs. Cary, Burgard,
Meeker, Warren, Everly, Barnett and
Hopkins, from the respectives districts,
and Rice of Bourbon, and Drake at
large. Mr.. Everly is chairman of the
committee.
In the senate the proposed investi-
ton of the alleged lottery schemes and
agencies operating within the state was
defeated in the senate to-day. The
judiciary committee reported bill pro-
viding for the suppression of the publ
cation of circulation OF all newspapers
or other publications which discussed
the intrigues of individuals or in any
manner catered to the depraved tastes
of the public. This bill was referred to
the committee OF the whole senate and
by that committee, later in the day.
considered and recommended for pass
age. Many petitions and letters were
submitted praying for the suppression
of this nuisance and others were receiv-
ed and filed later. Under tn third
reading of bills an act providing for the
payment of the claims OF the state agent
for prosecuting claims against the
United States was passed. Mr.. Osborn's
bill prohibiting the use OF tobacco by
persons under Is years of age in public
places was discussed at length and also
passed, as was Mr.. Elliston's bill max
ing September / legal holiday to be
known as Labor day" House concur
rent resolution No. 20, relating to the
enactment of law authorizing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to issue the cur
rencv of the United States, was taken
up and considered. There was hot fight
made on the bill, but it finally carried
by a vote of - to l. On motion of Sem