The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-10
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Report of the Weeks PFoce,
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tnxs at Topeka.
OK the 18th legislative proceedings we're held
in allegiance pending the opinion Of the supreme
court. The senate did nothing The populist
house did nothing. and in the republican house
the Seaton resolution in regard to the whole
sale unseating Of populist members who failed
to appear was postponed until Mondar.
THERE was a slim attendance IN the senate
on the 9th and il adjourned without doing anv
business .-.. In the house the Seaton resolutiol
tunseating the pOpulists) was further pOs-
pOned Discussion the order OF the day.
the subject of debate being the new order OF
affairs under the supreme court decision. by
resolution L c. Gum, who had appeared before
the committee and testified was discharged
and acquitted OF contempt Mr. DOuCherty, OF
Geary (member Of the pOpulst house,, adj
dressed the house saying that he woUld bow 70
the supreme court decision. although under
protest The house soon adjourned. The pop
ulsts spent the day caucussiug on future line
Of action.
TIE senate had a hot debate on the 25th over
resolutions offered by Mr.. Lands which recited
in pream ble that the senate believed the pop
ul:sts elected majority Of the members Of the
house al the fall election: that The will Of the
people thus expressed should be respected
and the populists entitled 20 organize
that body and that they did so by organ
izing the Dunsmore house that the supreme
court in q partisan decision, upheld the Doug
lass house. AID while recognizing the right OF
the supreme court TO interpret laws passed, yet
there is no appeal from such unwarrant Il decis-
ion, except to the people, therefore the senate
VIII temporarily submit and send ali messages
and bills TO the Douglass house and do ali in its
power to redeem pledges made to the people
and let the blame for such failure rest where it
belongs The resolutions were finally adopted by
81 to 2, against which the republican members
prOtest ted &c. When the house met the SOpulist
mernb0rG anupnrnl and tDOlg gu fla north
side of The hall Several members fled pro-
tests against the action of the suprCm" court
which went on the record Mr.. SeatOn offered
resolution that half o. the standing commit
tees resign and that populists Be appointed in
their places. whicn was modified by giging the
speaker power to increase the anding
committees fifty per cent, although tine
populists declared against il, saying Lat they
asked 10 fayors, and wished to get through
without delay and adjourn Mr. Douglass
offered set Of resolutions setting forth ma
measures were necessary 10 be passed. which
went over Bills were then introduced At
the afternoon session the school text boo, bin
was considered in committee Of the ~hOie.
The bill creates a board of commissioners
whose duty IL will be 10 secure q Uniform series
OF text books The books are TO be owned by
the several school districts for the use Of pupils
in the schools. II was recommended for pas
sage.
WHEN The senate met on March many bills
were received from the house ana were iurne-
dia;eIy taken up and passed y SPECIAL com
mittee reported in favor of removing the capital
TO Kanapoiis. The senate held an executive
session and confirmed number of appoint
ments, When the doors were opened Senator
Danner introduced joint resolution amending
the constitution so that members Of the legis-
lature shall receive :6 per day for their services
The railroad committee reported the maximum
rate railroad bill, which is the same rs agreed
upon by the pOpuliSt house. In the house
much time was consumed in talking. Many
bills ana resolutions were introduced The
resolution OF Speaker Douglass which declared
it necessary TO pass certain measures, viz,
a law providing for the election OF rail-
road commissioners by the people and dehn-
ing their duties: n mortgage law, providing for
a reasonable right of redemption and, If pOsSt-
bic. lessening the expense OF foreclosure pro-
ceedingS; a law proviaing for the complete re-
vision Of the general statutes OF the state;
law making needed amendments to the statutes
relating to assessment and taxation. a law for
the preservation Of the purity OF the ballot,
law reru ating the weighing and screening OF
coal at the mines. u law for the payment OF
wages weekly; to provide for an appellate
court: TO apportion the state into congressional
districts. and submitting necessary eOnstltu-
tional amendments, then came up and was Op-
posed by Mr.. DunsInOre on he ground that IL
WAS politi al bUGcomO 1t was adopted me
woman suffrage resolution was adopted BY q
Il~ge InaiOritT. All of the appropriation and
other bills were read and referred and the house
adjourned
TIVE senate On the ID was occuuied most
OF the dav in considering the maximum freight
rate bill ard finally passed it by a vote Of , 10
IL. II provides that three commissioners shall
be elected by the people at the general election
in 1s9'. For This purpose the state is divided
into three districts and no person owning bonds
or ~ thor stock n - iu
wav pecuniariIv interested in anY railway,
shall be eligible 70 the Office of commissioner.
The senate passed the house worlds fair bill.
making appropriation Of $50 0O) for the Kan
sas exhibit at Chicago by a vote OF - TO 3 The
senate also adopted The concurrent resolution
to submit a woman suffrage amendment 10 the
constitution TO the people. The final vote on
this resolution was % to ). The amendments
added in the house were cOncurred in. At the
afternoon session n number Of appropriat ion
bills were passed. -. In the house appropriation
bills were considered in committee of the whole.
a congressional apportionment bill was report.
ed from the committee dividing the state into
eight districts. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon
the worlds fair bill was received from the sen
ate and Immediately taken up and passed as
amended b. vote of lJ2 TO 3. The uniform
text book bill was debated for two hours and
finally passed. Mr Dunsmore offered a con
current resolution for final adjournment Satur~
day at o'clock, which was defeated by 5s to 81
the populists voting solidlf for it At the even
ing session the appropriation bills for the deaf
and dumb asylum and blind institution passed
Also the bill to regulate the weighing OF coal at
the mines. The bill TO prohibit the corrupt use
OF money at elections was considered in CON-
mittee Of the whole with Mr. Dunsmore IN the
chair
Tbs senate on the Sd passed the senate free
text book bill, which differs in some respects
from The measure passed by the house. BY il
the superintendent of public instruction is
member OF the school book commission, and the
governor IS empowered to appoint the other
two members. TO serve for terms of four years
each. Mos; OF the d1y was taken up with bills
! on third reading. mostly OF local character.
The weekly pay rent o; wages bill was under
discussion in the afterncol The commi ttee
reported II back with railroad companies elm.
mated from its provisions, and a determined
I clause cut out The bill was passed as report.
/ ed which excludes railroads from Its provisions
The feature OF the session Os the house was
the debate on the Greenlee railroad bill which
/ took up the greater part Of the eay. The de.
I bate was long and heated. bus the bin final.
| " recommended Tor passage by the committee
! OF the whole Several appropriation bills were
/ passed without objection. among them being
| the state reform school and the state normal
school bills y large number OF local bills Wcrs
/ rushed through
infant Prodigies-
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