Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-17
KANSAS LEGISLATURE


kANSAS keoIOLATuHs
Lisat..0ov. Trostnan Presiding Over Il
ssnste-soms House Committees
Topeka, Kan, Jan. l6.--At the opel
ing Of yesterdays session Of the sci
ate ex-Lieut.- Gov. Daniels presente
his successor TO tho senators. Upo
motion Of Mr.. Morgan the gavel use
BY Nv Daniels was presented TO hin
A message from the governor by h
private secretary was received, will
drawing the name Of Henry W. Land
as member Of the state board Of char
ties and all other nominations mad
by Gov. Lewelling.
A petition was introduced by MI
O'Bryan asking for better legal protet
ton for hotel keepers. Several citizen
Of Rocks petitioned the legislator
against q resubmission Of the prohit
itory law.
The usual number OF bills were In
troduced, the most important beinI
one by Mr.. Taylor, covering the chol
era fund back into the treasury, ant
by Mr.. Rogers the legislative appropri
alton bill, providing for mileage an,
per diem Of members and employees.
Unanimous consent was given II
place the Legislative appropriation bill
on second reading. The bill was ther
placed upon third reading and passed
yeas 80, nays 4. The sum Of $4,000 |,
appropriated.
Mr.. Carpenter offered . resolution
citing the fact that q telegram hat
been received by tho governor from
Montana offering aid to the destitute
in this state and declaring that until
the proper authority should be author
lied for soliciting Of aid no person
should do SO, as the state was amply
able to care for Its own destitute.
Mr., Shearer offered q substitute re-
ferring the telegram to the governor
to the committee on state affairs.
The substitute was carried by q vote
Of II TO 10, which was strictly partisan.
A message from the house announced
that concurrent resolution relating
to the election Of state printer had
passed that body. Mr.. Dennison again
objected to its consideration OF the
time, agreeing to take the matter up
at the afternoon session On motion
to suspend the rules and copsider the
resolution at once, roll call was Or
lered and the motion was carried, 80
to5.
Mr.. Dennison offered a substitute for
he house resolution fixing the time
The same, but providing that no certiA-
ate should be given to any person who
should not receive sixty-three votes
II the representatives and twenty
,ne senatorial votes. The substitute
vas adopted by vote Of Is to II. Mr.
Brown gave notice that be would file q
protest in the name Of those voting
against the substitute.
When 10 o'clock arrived Lieut.. Gov.
Croutman announced that the senate
would take recess and 90 to the house
o assist in electing state printer
Very little business was transacted
It the afternoon session, and after
fearing the governors message read,
he senate adjourned till 10 o'clock to.
lay.
THE HOUSE.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. l6.-When Speak
r Lobdell raped for business in the
'ouse yesterday at II o'clock mes
age from the senate announcing that
had passed legislative appropria-
ion bill was presented, after which
ir. Seaton offered resolution--a con-
urrent resolution-that the two
ouses meet in joint convention at
Don to-day for the election Of q state
rinter.
Mr.. Cubbisoh introduced two bills
elative to the mortgage redemption
wv, enacted by the legislature Of 1893,
ne being to repeal 1t absolutely and
ne other, In case the house should be
nwilling to repeal 1t, to amend 1t so
, to provide that in a mortgage for
urchase money the mortgagor
Jay waive the equity OF redemp-
on, and in mortgages to secure
nbts other than purchase money the
ldgment debtor must pay taxes and
Itcrests during the eighteen months
lulty.
Mr. Cubbison also introduced bill
'lating to chattel mortgages providing
lat mortgage given to secure n note
awning interest at greater rate than
per cent shall be void. The bill
axes 1t felony to sell or transfer
ortgagcd property where the debt is
ore than $500.
Speaker Lobdell announced the fol.
wing partial list Of his committees:
Municipal corporations - Robinson, chair
I'M Cox Cornell, Beakman, EcksteIn, Win
~, Lewis.
state alalrs-Caldwell, chairman Sherman,
Iemor, Murphy, Clark, Lambert Of Lincoln,
.rnett.
Mileage - Chandler, chairman Johnston,
ker, Heminger, Dickson. Mott, vlolette.
Public buildings and grounds-Spicknall,
airman' Sherman, Goodno, Wilson Of Stan
4, Bradley, Sprague, violette.
Printing Frazier, chairman; Slmons, Sat-
'thwaite, Dennison, dardenhlre, Conger.
ueblood.
titles Of the first class-Buter, chairman;
ckbusch, Eckstein, Seaton, Cubbison, Veale,
ghswanger.
Judiciary Johnston Of Anderson, chairman;
mbert Of Lyons, Rohrbaugh, Hopkins Cole
Her Of Morris, Moore, Shaefer, Robinson,
ton, Bone Of Clark, Cubbison, Pancake
rkley, Brown Of Pratt
railroads = Remington, chairman; Rohr-
ugh, Moore, Seaton, Warner, Cox, Marshall
icknall, Andrews Hanna, Hackbush, Pratt,
mon, Campbell Of Stafford, Trueblood,
hlyer, Barnett
judiciary, -Rohrbaugh, chairman; Cor
!, Cox, Butler, Eckstein, Marshall, Street,
ss, Bucklin.
Ways and means-Benedict, chairman Rem ,
ton, Hunt, Fitzgerald veale, Lambert Of