People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-10
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Report OF the Weeks Proceed
ings at Topeka.

sworn in and became members OF the
republican house. Speaker Douglass then ad-
dressed the house, going over the situation and
declaring that the other organization could
make no laws and that the legal organization
had been wait.lg from day 10 day for proper
recognition. Until we get this recognition,
continued Mr. Douglass, we 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 consciences aud OF
/ the people, whose servants we are. Ato;S
/ the republican house also adjourned.
ABOUT fifty bills were introduced in the sen
| ate on the 3st Senator Sheerer presented
one creating live stock commission and re-
/ pealing the present law. The new bill gives 10
the commissioners increased power and wider
scope Several appropriation bills were intro
duced, one of which is to continue the ehinch
bug inOcuating experiments OF Chancellor
Snow. The committee on railroads reported
favorsbly the bill to prohibit the blacklisting
Of discharged railway employees. and the COM
mittee on education reported fayorably the bill
providing for the establishment OF O state nor
NAL school at Garden City. At the afternoon
session the senate, in committee Of the whole,
considered Senator Taylor's bill 10 prevent
gambling. 1t makes gambling felony. The bill
was reported favOrably and the senate ad-
journed $50 The rival houses met at
g 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 populist side. All Of the members were
anxious to have the strip opened but there was
some difference Of opinion as TO who should be
entitled TO take up land Mr. Hunt Of the re-
publican house, offered q resolution that "our
misguided friends who are squatters on the
north side OF the hall are interested in the
opening of the Cherokee strip, therefore, re-
solved. that the constitutional house Of repre-
sentatives Of the state Of Kansas hereby IA
vors the sQuatters and hope they NAV each and
all obtain hOmesteads in the strip, and the
sooner such homesteads are occupied the
greater will be the glory of Kansas" The
resolution was adopted amid laughter. In the
afternoon Speaker Douglass read letter he
had received from Speaker Dunsmore and his
reply At 4 O'Clock the republican house ad'
iourned and soon after the populist house did
/ likewise
IN the senate on February | Mr.. Baker in.
troduced concurrent resolution protesting
against any adverse pension legislation by con.
gress declaring that the preservation Of the
union was worth all it cost in blood and treas
ure The resolution went over. Senator Hell.
mich introduced bill providing that oil county
officers shall be appointed by the board of coun,
/ " commissioners aud given 10 the lowest COM
petent bidder for the same Senator Taylors
/ lottery bill was then considered in committee
of the whole. $50 The republican house was
called to order at 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 few bills, but
action was deferred until all could be printed
! When Speaker Dunsmore called the populist
/ 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
er Douglass announced that it would be re.
/ ceived and placed on file, which created laugh
Both bodies took a recess and soon after meet
I ing in the afternoon the republican house ad-
! journed The pOpulist house adjourned at
o'clock.
/ IN the senate on the I'd the contest cases were
reopened by Mr. Leedy chairman of the cleo
tions 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 Marlley vs. Metcalf
| Senator Baker made minority report against
the claims of contestants. Senator billiard
moved to refer the cases back 10 the committee
with instructions to submit to the senate the
information it has on which the report is based
A long debate followed The latter motion was
defeated by % TO II, Senators 0'Bryan and Dill
lard, democrats, and Senator Taylor, populist,
voting with the minority. The report OF the
committee was then adopted Senator Tay.
lOrs gambling bill was then considered, amend
ed and passed by % yeas TO II nays. :. Both the
republican and pOpulist houses met al the usual
hour and the pOpuliSts took q recess until
o'clock The republicans through the reg
ular order of business Two bills were passed
One was the worlds fair bill 1t provides for
commission of seven members to be appointed
by the governor, no more than three OF whom
shall come from any one political party. II
appropriates S5O0lO to defray the expenses OF
collecting an exhibit and OF placing it on exhi
bitiou in Chicago and provides that out of the
appropriation those who have voluntarily con-
tributed to the worlds fair fund shall be REIN.
bursed. The other bill was that introduced by
Speaker Douglass in relation TO brides at cleo
tons. The body then adjourned until morning
In the afternoon the populist house convened
and over fifty bills were introduced Mr. New
man introduced a resolution asking for the ap-
pointment of committee of five to investigate
the charges made against Gov. Humphrey last
spring by J. X. Hudson. Mr. McKonkey in
troduced resolution in regard to the charge OF
q corrupt bargain between judge Botkin and
Judge Hutchinson. who was appointed Judge in
Botkin's place, which went over. The house
then INDUCED in some talk AMI after defeating
a resolution for night sessions adjourned.
The senate spent good portion Of the time
on the Sd debating Mr. Bakers resolutiondep
recating any revision OF the pension laws. Fl
nally Mt Jumpers substitute was adopted and
at noon the senate adjourned until Monday.
In the republican house Mr.. Greenlee read
protest against the action Of the other side
who, he charged. were in league with the rail
roads. Mr.. Douglass introduced bill to abol
ish the metropolitan police system Mr. Sher
man offered bill appropriating 1000 for the
Kansas educational exhibit at Chicago In
committee Of the whole the house considered
Mr.. Troutman's bill relating to the foreclosure
of mortgages upon real estate and then ad.
iourned until Monday afternoon The populist
house net in the afternoon and large number
OF new bills were introduced Among these
was an anti-Pinkerton bill which was offered
by the railroad committee. Another bill pre-.
scented makes drunkenness on the part Of pub
lie officer a misdemeanor and cause for forfeit
ure OF cfdce. The resolution for the appoint.
ment Of q committee to investigate the charges
made ny j. X Hudson against ex-Goy Hum
phrey sas adopted and the Hutchinson Botkin
investigation resolution was indefinitely post.
poned Adjourned until morning.
THE senate was lot in session on the lth.
neither was the republican house and the pouu-
list house did no work. Al parties seemed
willing 70 take rest.
Tip to Memory.
The man from ShiawaSsee county had
been stopping at Detroit hotel for
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