Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-22
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


House Committees.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 9I.-The Senate
in Committee of the Whole disposed of
considerable work. both during the
morning and evening sessions, yester-
day. A number of important measures
were eons;desed, among which was
the bill providing for the adulteration
of vinegar and protecting manufacture
ers of cider vinegar, which was after
wards taken up. read n third time and
passed
In the afternoon the Senate went into
executive session as soon as the hour
arrived for converting holding until
o'clock, when the Senators marched to
the House in double file, where they
took part in the election of State Printer.
c. c. Baker received Is votes, Jacob
Stotler Is, George W. Crane 6, Z. II.
Snow l, and Kirkland 1. from the Sem
ate
THE HOUSE.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. NeSterday
morning the Speaker announced the
following standing committees;
Printing-Willard,B Barnett, Campbell,
Doubleday, Rice of Bourbon, William
son, Jones of Butler, Maddox. McClen-
nan, Morris, underwater, Rood, Reed.
Private COrpOrations-Dral1e, Hart
ney, Hardick, Jones of Cherokee, Low
EFT, Alexander.
Federal Relations-Cobun, Smith of
NeOsho, Davidson, Steele, Tucker, Doc
little, Atherton.
Cities of Second ClaSS-Iartly, Dun
can, Warren, Dolan. Stanley. jackson,
Dickson.
State Library-Templeton, HardiclS,
Smith, Gilmore, Duncan.
Interstate COmmerce-Ingram.H Horn
er, Clover, Coulson, Tanner, Stanley,
Ruble.
Manufactures-IIolle Stewart,
EVERY, Sem. Cory, Coons, Howard.
Public Lands-Smith of Smith. Stew
art, York, Barnett, Carey. Warren,
Hicks.
Telegraphs and Telephones-Dono-
van, Carey, HartenbOwer, Bishoff,
Williamson, Alexander, jackson.
Municipal Indebtedness-Roge Of
Marion. Rice of Bourbon, Hoover,
Nixon, Patterson, Burgard, Newman.
Internal Improvements-lIow Mil
ligan, Rice of Coffey. Rood, Williamson,
Sem, Cobun.
Educational Northumberland oul-
son, Barnes Cleveland, Howard, David
son, Dickinson.
Banks and Banking-Doty, Craig,
Heber, McCliman. Milligan, Smith of
NeoshO, Hurt.
Forestry-PiersOn of Pratt Rouse,
Barnes, Clover, Reed, CObun, Cleveland.
Claims and nts-IIartenbower,
Pierson of Pratt, Mitchell, Bayer, Har-
ner, Richards, Gable.
Cities, Third ClasS-Barnett, Bayer,
CoulsOn, Irumley. Steele, Drake, Pier
son of Allen.
Mileage-Brown of Wilson, David
son, Hardy, Harner, Atherton, Hollen-
beck, LOvett.
Immigration-lIickoX, Ingram, Mad
dox, Richards, Vanderyenter, Day,
Hurt
The vote on State Printer yesterday
afternoon, though not in the nature Of
Il surprise, V ct possessed some striking
features. Speaker Elder, whose
chances for United States Senator have,
it is conceded, been seriously imperiled
by the election of State Printer from
his county. gracefully submitted, after
the Alliance caucus, to the inevitable,
and, a. the roll of the Senate was about
to be called. interrupted the proceed
ings of the joint convention in a short
and carefully word speech announcing
the choice of f. II. Snow, of Franklin
County, by ''SOme of the members of
the House"
The roll call then proceeded, Mr..
Snow receiving 100 votes in the House,
and one vote, that of Senator Wheeler,
in the Senate. All the Democratic mem
bers in the House voted for Mr. Snow.
also one Republican member, Mr.. VIII
lard, of Leavenworth. OF the other
candidates for State Printer, George w.
Crane received 20 votes, c. c. Baker 21,
Jacob Stotler 20 and C.. Il. Kirkland ..
The announcement Of the vote of Sena-
tor Wheeler was received with much
applause by the House.
After the joint session. which called
the largest attendance of visitors wit
messed this session. was dissolved the
House went into Committee of the
Whole. considering House bill No. /, by
Mr. Douglass. This is the bribery bill,
which Is exercising the minds of the
House Solons with special reference TO
the Senatorial election. They are seek
ing 10 80 amend the bill that member
Of the Legislature may receive any
bride and keep it with unsullied purity
of heart. provided he makes public the
fact of bribery and institutes criminal
proceedings against the hriber. Such
amendment was introduced by Repre-
sentative Dumbauld. chairman of the
Elections Committee.
snow For state Printer.