The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-02-06
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a ooae-a.ea I..pers . sho week.

a Condensed Report % the weeks rzs-
ceetIuEz-
THE Senatorial contest overzhaaowez
every other question in the Legislature On
vote for United States Senator. Senator
ingalls, received - votes, Judge PETER =
General Blair /. Major AIOrriI I aud Senator
5>siteys OF .actnerstila. l. senator Carroll, Of
LeaVeuVFOrths voted for Blafrs Senators kim
ar Kelley OF MCPHERSON, and Senator KIT
son for AEorriil---.In she House some minor
routine business was transacted and az noon
the Speaker announced that the regular or
der was take vote for United States
Senator. There were II o nominating speeches
and the roll call being ordered resulted tE
Judge PETER (Alliance caucus nou2ines). re-
eeivlng % votes, Senator Ingalls, 3, General
C. W. BIair5. Mr., willard (Ind. Rep sof Leav-
enWorth, DID NOS vote The House tmmedE-
ately adjourned.
w HEN ahe senate met on the 18th, out Ifttle
business was transacted and that being OF 3
routine nature. just before u O'Clock a ne
tics was received from the House that that
convention for the election of United States
Senator, and the Senate repaired to the hall
OF the House for that purpose and upon re-
turning TO the chamber soon adlourne ed
In the House ali was life. The hail was Oiled
with spectators and the morning proceed
tngs were OF little interest. a resolution
was adopted regrettins the insult offered 10
the Senate by a clerk attaching circular TO
the resolution sent from the House for q
Joint session, and declaring it mistake
Just before noon the senate was received
ana the joint session proceeded 10 vote Tor
United States Senator. Judge w A. PETER
received IGI votes, Hon. John j. Ingalls, 50,
G. W Blair 3, T. n morrill, J, Lucian Baker 4
and Senator Kelly l. The Lieutenant GOV
srnor declared william A. Ecmer 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 2oth MIR. Howard in
trOduced a bill creating the county OF ''AiIt-
ance" by taking territory from the northern
portion OF Osage and southern part OF
Wabaunsee Counties. The concurrent reso-
/ luton asking Congress 10 donate the old
Fort Douge reservation (ltshl uGFeS) 20 the
state soldiers nome at Dodge City was
agreed to. The afternoon session was de-
voted to considering the alien land bill..---
There was barely a quorum present in the
House. = bill relating to railroads in
PRODUCED by Mr.. DOoiittle. It provides that
railroads shall not charge moro Tor short
rata for II longer haul than shorter ONE
| nor more in one direction than the other
/ That tt shall be unlawful 70 increase freight
rates The penalty for violation is $1,000, to
/ be paid into the school fund Mr.. COburn
/ introduced resolution In regard TO the
/ charge that the Peoples party is party OF
/ Anarchists which went over. = select com
mittee was appointed 10 investigate the
| State coal mines. and ne the afternoon ses %
/ sion business was transacted in Committee
/ OF the Whole.
/ AFTER presentation of petitions the Senate
! on the 3Oth was in Committee OF the Whole
! until noon In the afternoon Mr.. Richter's
! alien land bill was further consider d at
! length and finally reached third reading
/ and passed. Adjourned until p. Non
/ day. In the House a bin was introduced
! creating the county of Alliance out of pOr-
/ tiOns of the counties OF Lyon and Wtbaun-
! see The Elections Commit reported on
| the cases of Bennett vs. Heber, of Meade
and Lehr Remington, of Miami I'm favor
/ of retaining the sitting members Hebcr ana
| Remington. The legislative appropriation
/ bill passed A resolution of respect 10 the
/ late Secretary Window was adopted Adj
| jOurned until p. m Monday.
The Senate convened at O'Clock on
/ February 2 Bills wero introduced. The
! bills providing. for the rcorgHn izatiOu of the
! State militia and ordering the urming and
! equipping of the Sons OF Veterans were
! favOrsbly reported from the Committee on
| Military Affairs. Bills were considered In
! Committee OF the Whole, The Senate re-
! fused to concur in the House resolution ask
| Ing Congress to open the Cherokee strip, and
! after executive session the Senate ad
/ iourned Tho House met at 3 o'clock wish
! slim attendance Bills were introduced
and petitions presented. bill passed
/ making St Francis the county seat OF
/ Cheyenne County, and bills were considered
| in Committee of the Whole.