The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-02-04
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
eeed1ngs.
BILLS were introduced in the Senate on the
3lth and on the third reading the calendar
| was pretty well cleared. Senator Roe's bill
relating to livestock was discussed and
passed. 1t provides . penalty for transport.
, ing diseased stock through any county. The
bill for abolishing the office of poor commis-
| sioner In counties of less than -. ono inhabit.
| ants passed The legislative appropriation
bill, which the House amended by cutting
ont the appropriation for the revision com.
mittee, was non. concurred in.......In the
House . resolution was adopted giving the
Elections Committee power to make . re-
lions were presented from old soldiers for
and against the re- election of Senator In.
galla After disposing OF other business the
House adjourned
some time was occupied by the Senate on
the 26th on motions to recall several
bills from the House and the policy
OF such q proceeding. Senator H. r. Kelley
introduced q resolutions requesting the Kan
sas delegation in Congress to urge the adop-
ton OF Tree coinage which led to some de-
bate. But little was accomplished when the
Senate adjourned. In the House some time
was occupied in approval of the journal of
Saturday, motion being made to expunge
the petition OF certain old soldiers against
Mr.. Ingalls,. The motion to expunge did not
prevail The contested cases Of Leedy VS..
Boyer, Of Woodson County. and Maxwell vs..
Rood, of Marion County, came up and
Messrs Leedy and Maxwell, the contestants,
were seated. Messrs. Cobun, Duncan and
Harrison were appointed q committee to act
with committees of other States with refer
ence to interest rates The House bill max
Ing deficiency appropriation for the Kan
sas State soldiers home at Dodge City was
passed. Adjourned.
The Senatorial contest overshadowed
every other question in the Legislature on
the 9th. The Senate at noon proceeded to
vote for United States Senator. Senator
Ingalls, received rs votes, Judge PETER 2
General Blair l. Major Morrill, and Senator
Kelley, of McPherson. I. Senator Carroll of
Leavenworth, voted for Blair; Senators King
and Wheeler for PETER; Senator Rush for
Mr.. Kelley, of McPherson, and Senator Eli
son for Morrill,. In the House some minor
routine business was transacted and at noon
tn Speaker announced that the regular or
der was to take vote for United States
Senator. There were no nominating speeches
and the roll call being ordered resulted in
Judge PETER (Alliance caucus nOmincc). re-
ceiving IS votes. senator ingalls, 3. General
C. W. Blair5. Mr.. willard Nnd. Rep. of Leav-
enwOrth did not vote. The House immedi-
ately adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 2sth, but little
business was transacted and that being of a
routine nature. Just before u O'Clock n no.
tce was received from the House that that
body was ready to receive the Senate In Joint
convention for the election of United States
Senator, aud the Senate repaired &c III" hall
OF the House for that purpcs5 an1 upon re-
turning to the chamber soon adjourned go
In the House all was life. The hall was filed
with spectators and the morning proceed
,f
was adopted regretting the insult offered to
the Senate by a clerk attaching a circular to
the resolution sent from the House for a
2ol.! session, and declaring it a mistake.
just before noon the Senate was received
and the joint session proceeded to vote for
United States Senator. Judge W. \. PETER
received 1Ol votes, Hon. John j. Ingalls, 50,
c. W. Blair B. f. n. Morrill, l, Lucian Baker /
and Senator Kelly l. The Lieutenant Gov
ernOr declared William A. PETER elected
United States Senator for six years from
March and the joint session dissolved. The
afternoon proceedings were of no general
interest
IN the Senate on the 10Th Mr.. Howard in
troduced a bill creating the county of ALI
ance" by taking territory from the northern
portion of Usage and southern part of
Wabaunsee Counties. The concurrent reso-
luton asking Congress to donate the old |
Fort Dodge reservation u.ssI acresl to the |
State soldiers home at Dodge City WAS |
agreed to- The afternoon session was de- |
voted to considering the alien land bill.
There was barely Il quorum present in the ,
House. A bill relating to railroads was in
trOduced by Mr.. Doolittlc. 1t provides that
railroads shall not charge more for a short |
haul than for u longer one, nor more pro |
rata for n longer haul than shorter one,
nor more in one direction than the other |
That it shall be unlawful to increas freight |
rates. The penalty for violation is 81 90, to |
be paid into the school fund. Mr.. Coburn |
introduced resolution in regard to thu |
charge that the Peoples party is party of |
Anarchists which went over select COM ,
mittee was appointed to invest gate the |
State coal mines. and at the afternoon SEES f,
sion business was transacted in Committee !
of the Whole.
AFTER presentation of petitions the Senate
on the S0th was in Committee of the Whole !
until noon. In the afternoon Mr. R;chter's |
alien land bill was further consider d at |
length and finally reached a third reading |
and passed. Adjourned until p. IN Mon |
day. In the House q bill was introduced |
creating the county of Alliance out of por- |
tons Of the counties of Lyon and Wabaun- !
see. The EJECT Ons Committee reported on |
the cases of Bennett vs.. Hcber. of Meade |
and Lehr vs.. Remington, of Miami in favor |
of retainn ing the sitting members Heber and |
bill passed. A resolution of respect to the !
late Secretary Window was adopted. Ad- |
burned until p. IN. Monday.