The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-10
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Report of the Weeks Proceed
lngs at Topeka.

The senate met at o'clock on the afternoon
of the 5Oth and no quorum being present ad-
iourned until morning. -. Speaker Dunsmore
called the populist house to order at O'Clock
No quorum was present and no attempt made
10 do business. He announced the committees
on judiciary, assessment and taxation, educa-
tion mines and mining and fees and salaries
On the judiciary committee he appointed Speak
er Douglass Of the republican house chairman
At5:3O the populst house adjourned The re-
publican house met at o'clock. The elections
committee reported in the cases of Clark against
Tucker, in Linn county and Nichols against
Woodwork, in Atichison county, in favor of
Clark and Nichols Clark and Nichols were
sworn in and became members Of the
republican house. Speaker Douglass then adj
dressed the house. gong over the situation. and
declaring that the other organization could
make no laws ana that the legal organization
had been waiting from day to day for proper
recognition. Until we get this recognition"
continued Mr. Douglass. I'VE will stand firm
for what we know to be right ana hold out for
the principle of self government feeling that
we have the approval Of our conscienees and OF
the people, whose servants We are" At o:3
the republican house also adjourned
ABOUT nifty bills were introduced in the SEN
ate on the 3lst Senator Sheerer presented
one creating live stock commission and re-
pealing the present law. The new bill gives to
the commissioners increased power and wider
scope. Several appropriation bills were intro
duced, one OF which is to continue the chinch
bug inoculating experiments of Chancellor
Snow. The committee on railroads reported
favorably the bill 10 prohibit the blacklisting
of discharged railway emplOyes and the com
mittee on education reported favOrably the bill
providing for The establishment of a state nor
NAL school at Garden CITY. at the afternoon
session The senate. in committee OF the whole,
considered Senator Taylors bill to prevent
gambling II makes gambling a felony The bill
YVES reported fdyorably and the senate adj
lOurned. &c. The rival houses met at
O'Clock and engaged in much
talk but little business The concurrent
resolution urging congress TO pass the Chero-
kee strip bill was discussed At some length on
the popuiist side. Ali Of the members were
anxious TO have the strip opened, bat there was
some difference Of opinion as to who should be
entitled 10 take IN land. Mr. Hunt, OF the re-
publican use offered resolution that "our
misguided friends who are squatter5 on the
north side OF the hall are interested in the
opening OF the Cherokee strip. therefore.
solved, that the constitutional house Of REPRE-
sentativcs of the state of Kansas hereby IA
vors the squatters and hope they mas each and
all obtain homes cIds in the strip, and the
sooner such homcsteads are occupied the
greater will be the glory of Kansas" The
resolution was adOp.ed amid laughter. In the
afternoon Speaker Douglass read letter he
utll fEGtlAtu from speaker DuiiSluFt anu MS
reply. At A o'clock the republican house ad-
iourned and soon after the popuIist house did
likewise.
IN the senate on February I Mr.. Baker in
troduced a concurrent resolution protesting
cgains; any adverse pension legislat ion by con-
grCss declaring that the preservation OF the
union was worth all it cost in blood and treas
ure. The resolution went over. Senator bel
mich introduced bill providing that all county
officers shall be appointed by the board Of coun-
IS commissioners ald given TO the lowest com
petent bidder for the same Senator TaylOr's
lottery bill was then considered in committee
of the whole. The republican house was
called to order n the regular time and took up
the order of business Bills were introduced
and the house went into committee OF the whole
for the consideration Of bills on the calendar
Some discussion was had on a few bills, but
action was deferred until all could be printed.
When Speaker DnnsmOre cal ed the poDuist
house to order he read dispatch from the
Oklahoma house extending congratulations
upon the election of Judge Martin When
Speaker Dunsmore finished its reading Speak
or Douglass announced that it would he re-
ceived and paced On file, which created a laugh
Both bodies took a recess and soon after meet
ing in the afternoon the republican house ad-
jOurned The populist house adjourned at .
o'clock.
IN the senate on the ID the contest cases were
reopened by Mr.. Iced. chairman OF the cleo
lions committee. who asked that the committee
be empowered to send for persons and papers,
or to take evidence At the homes OF Witnesses.
The two cases which the Committee is pressing
are Roth VS.. Scott and Marley W. MetcalL
Senator Baker made minority Icport against
the claims Of contestants. Senator billiard
moved to refer the cases back TO the committee
with instructions t. submit TO the senate the
informatio it has which the report is based.
a long debate followed The latter motion was
defeated by - TO H. Senators O'Bryan and Dill [
lard. democrats, and Senator Taylor. populist, T!
voting with the minority. The report of the /
committee was then adopted Senator Tdy- !
lor's gambling bill WAS lhen considered. amend !
ed and passed by - yeas to II nays. Both the /
republican and Topulist houses met At the usual I
hour and the pOpulistS took recess until > /
o'clock The republicans went through the reg !
ular order Of business. Two bills were passed. !
One was the worlds fair bill Ii prOyiGes for
commission of seven members to he appointed 4
by the governor. no more inan three OF whom /
shall come from any one political party 1t /
appropriatcs SjO0O to defray the expenses OF /
an exhibit and of placing it on exit !
bition in Chicago and provides that out of the .
appropriation those who have Voluntarily con- ,
tributei to the worlds fair fund shall be REIN I
bursed. The other bill! was that introduced by /
Speaker Douglass IN relation 70 brides at eiec- /
lions. The body then adjourned until morning \
In the afternoon the populist house convened /
and over fifty bills we're introduced Mr. New /
man intro iueed resolution asking for the ap-
pointment of u committee Of five TO investigate !
the charges made against Gov. Humphrey last (
spring by Il. Hudson Mr. McHJ lkey in /
PRODUCED a resolution in regard to the ,hsrge of !
a corrupt bargain between Jude Boslsin and !
Judge Hutchinson who was appointed -Gse in /
BOt<ins place which went over. he house /
then indulge in some talk ami after defeating
u resolution for night sessions adjourned.
THE senate spent a good portion OF the time
recatiEs any rcvis on of the pension laws. ri.
naily Mr.. Jumpers substitute was loptcd and
At noon The senate adjourned until Monday.
In the republican house Mr.. G-ecnlee read 4
protest aga INST the action Of The other side
Who he Ch .rged were ia league with the rail
roads Mr Douglass introduced a bill TO abol-
ish the metropolitan police stem Mr.. Shcr- I
man offered a bill appropriating 1909 for the
Kansas educational exhibit at Chicago In
of the whole the house considered
Mr. Troutm2n's biz relating TO the foreclosure
OF mortgages upon real estate and iEel ad-
journed until Monday afternoon The popaiist /
house met ia the afternoon and u large number
Of new bills were introduced Am0ny these
was an an;i Pigkerlon bill. whi-h was offered /
by The railroad committee. Another bill. pre-
scented makes drunkenness on ;he plr: Of a pub
lie officer = misdelraaL0r and cause for forfeit
ure OF oeice. Tha resolution for the appoint
msnt OF a committee 20 iIysSti.1tc IA charges |
made BY J. X Hsdson agains; eX-Goy Hum
phrey was adopted, and the Ha.cAin -On-BJtkir
invesl CATION resolution was iudefnitsiy post
poned Adiourced until morning