The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-01-21
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Condensed Report Of the Weeks Pro.
ceedingS,


A Condensed Report Of the Weeks Pro
ceedings.
The Senate convened at noon on the l3tl
and was called to order by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Felt The oath Of Office was admins
tered to the new senators, Long, of Morton
Smith, Of Rice, and Wheeler, of Cloud Al
adjournment was then taken until O'Clock
at which hour the Senate went into executiv,
session. The following officers were chosen
President pro tenn, +. B. Hardness of Clay
County; chaplain. John A. Bright; secretary
&c. Stacey; assistant secretary, G. G. Wheat
sergeant at arms, LATE C. Smith; as sistan,
sergeant at arms, J. n. Cooper; journal clerk
r. j. Jackson; assistant journal clerks, G. p
Harper, Gilby Kelley and F. Gregg; docu
ment clerk, J. E. Hoagland, and assistant, B.
NJ. Best; docket clerk, Homer Gillette
master, A. W. Mcdowell. and assist.
ant, Clyde Bowman; chief enrolling
clerk, Miss n. G. Mclaughlin; messenger
Arthur l. Phillips; doorkeeper, w. H Belts,
and assistants. Washington Aarks, C. Mer.
senheimer, A c. Highess, Jesse Hammer. G.
l. Hankinson. Daniel Meaghan. c. NJ. Heath.
A. b. Ackeroyd and j. s. Eldridge.. :. The
House met at noon and was called to order
by Secretary of State Higgins. j. B. Coons
was chosen temporary Speaker and G. w.
Hollenbeck temporary clerk. The members
were sworn in and q recess taken. At 8
O'Clock the House again met when p. p.
Elder, of Franklin County, was chosen
Speaker, 1A votes being recorded for him,
with the following additional officers: Ben
jamin Matchett, of Osborn, Speaker pro tenn !;
Ben c. Rich, OF Trego. chief clerk; S. w.
Chase, sergeant at arms, James H. Fort, as
sistant clerk: G. W. Jacobs, journal clerk: A.
d. Gilpin, assistant: l. G.. Soupine, docket
clerk; Anna McChord, assistant; r Las
well, postmaster; Mrs. Ada c. Runner, as
sistant; Rev. j. G. Melvine, chaplain; T. o.
Harter, assistant sergeant at arms; Jacob
Campbell, doorkeeper; Henry Dick, John
Slaughterback and 7. p. More, assistant door
keepers. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the l4th Mr.. Moody intro
duced a resolution for the economizing of
space in the journal. Many bills were intro.
euced, among them one by Mr.. T. NJ Carroll,
prohibiting counties, tOwnihips and cities
from issuing bonds, except for school pur-
poses He also introduced a bill regulating
the manufacture and sale of apple cider vim
gar, and providing for the punishment of
persons handling spurious vinegar. Mr.. Ell
liston introduced bill reducing railroad
passenger rates to two cents per mile In
the House Messrs. Brown, Webb and Dunn
BAUD were appointed a committee TO con-
slider and report upon the claims of dele
gates from unrepresented counties. But
little business of general importance was
transacted at the afternoon session.
THE Senate on the 18th had long wrangle
over the reference of the report of the Com
mittee on Revision, which was continued
into the afternoon session. Mr.. Mohler in
trOduced n bill which prevents persons from
waving redemption and other rights on
mortgaging property and repeating such
provisions in present laws. 1t was finally
agreed to refer the revision report to the
appropriate committees and after an execu.
tive session the Senate adjourned. When
the House met Mr.. Webb, of Shawnee. pro-
tested against the waste of time in calling
the roll, saying that the Speaker could "see''
a quorum without calling the roll, to which
the Speaker replied that a roll call was the
proper method of aScertaining the presence
of quorum and he did not intend to follow
the tactics of Speaker Reed. The Speaker
announced several standing committees
The report of the special committee was
presented, which admits as delegates men,
bers from counties not having representa-
tives without the privilege of voting). and
it was adopted. Many bills were introduced
and the Governors message referred to
committee of five. Adjourned.
But little business was transacted by the
Senate on the 18th. In the morning bills were
read a second time and referred and a mo-
ton to adjourn until Monday discussed at
much length and defeated. Several bills
were introduced. Nothing of interest was
done at the afternoon session. In the
House papers in regard to contests were re-
ferred. A bill to change the name of Gsary
County back to Davis Gn honor of David
Davis was introduced. The Speaker an.
nounced several standing committees. The
bill to punish the accepting of brides by
members of the Legislature. State or county
officers was placed on third reading and
after a lengthy debate was ordered printed
and sent to committee After the second
reading of bills the House adjourn ed.