Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-17

The Weeks Proceedings Of the Legislature
Condensed.


The Weeks Proceedings Of the Legislature
Condensed.
BOTH houses OF the Kansas legislature con-
yened promptly at noon the Sth. The SEN
ate was called to order by Lieut-Gov. Daniels
The rules OF 1898 were temporarily adopted.
and Senator FOrney acted secretary pro
teIn- For president pro TEN. Senator's King
pop) and Thacher (rep.) were nominated and
the vote resulted % for King and Is for Thacher.
The organization was completed by the cleo
ton OF w. L. Brown, secretary; J. L. Root, as
sistant secretary; Ben c. Rich. reading clerk:
H N. Boyd, sergeant-at-arm Scion Gray and
Ed Marshall, assistant SergeantS-at-armSs
Rev j. D. Bodkin. chaplain; V. h. Biddison.
docket clerk; Bertha Morris. assistant docket
clerk; A d. Gilpin. journal clerk: Edna Steele.
Meta Murphy, Edith Cole and Frank Petit. as
slStant journal clerks; A G. Baker. document
clerk; Mrs Sam Wood, poStmiStreSS: J. s
Craig, assistant poStmiStreSs: J. J. Barnes.
boOkkeeper; Capt. Allen, doorkeeper; Lizzie
Armstrong, enrolling clerk. The senate then
adjourned The house called to order
by Secretary of State Osborn, and prayer Of
fered by Rev. J. II. Sullivan. The members
were sworn in by Chief Justice Horton. J. b.
Remington, of Miami county, was elected tenn
porary speaker and c. II. Tucker, of Douglas.
temporary clerk. Mt EckStein. elected to fill
a vacancy from Wichita, sworn in. J. NJ
Miller presented the name of Charles E. Lob
dell, the caucus nominee, for speaker. The
popul1StS presented nomination, and on roll
call lib members, including the three demccra
and twenty-five of the populiStS, voted for Lob
dell The oath of office was administer ed to
the speaker by Chief Justice Horton. J. b.
CubbiSon was elected speaker pro tenn. Frank
L. Brown was chosen chief clerk and the
organization was completed by the election of
the other republican caucus nominees. After
officers were sworn . committee was appointed
to wait on the governor and the house adj
1ourned until morning
NEITHER house transacted any business Of
Importance on the 9th the completing Of the
organization occupying the time.
AFTER the usual order in the senate on the
y, ~ IL
the rules were debated at some length and
finally the rules reported by the committee
were adopted by party One of the
rules struck out the provision for a separate
irrigation committee and another takes the ap-
pointnent of certain officers from the lieuten-
ant-governor. Senator Browns resolution
inStructing Kansas United States senators
work for an interstate law governing irrigat ion
was adopted. Adjourned The house heard
the reading Of the journal except the govern
orS message when fifty-four bills were intro
duced, among them bill by MI Rohrbaugh
which prohibits prosecuting of1cerS, SherlnS,
etc, from compromising or settling criminal
matters before action has been commenced, or
to dismiss criminal cases except by order OF
Sidered in committee of the whole. Just before
adjournment Mr.. Cubbisop's anti-gambling
MANY bills were introduced in the senate on
the 18th, among them one by Mr.. Brown for
free text books in the schools, and another by
Mr.. Danner on the same subject The governor
1
| postage stamp resolution created q lively
debate. A motion to advance the anti-lottery
| bill the calendar caused much talk
| The senate refused to declare emergency.
| the necessary two-thirds not voting in the
affirmative. The afternoon session of the
| senate of little interest. The lieutenant
governor announced the standing commit
tees and the senate went into executive session
/ to consider nominations sent in The morn
! ing session of the house was short. but thirty
| bills were introduced AT IL O'Clock the house
/ adjourned until Tuesday morning the 18th.
| THE senate was engaged in executive BUSH
ness only on the 18th. After an investigation,
| N H HinShaw was confirmed a member
of the state board of charities. The following
other appointments were also confirmed: 5.
H. Snider, superintendent of insurance; s. NJ
| Scott board OF public works, and $. Van Voor-
| hees, one of the managers OF the soldiers
| home The senate got into wrangle over
the nominations for state board OF health
| and before the vote taken the governor
| withdrew his appointments and sent in the
| names of Drs. A Clifford of Lawrence, s. B.
| Wilson of Olathe, James Miller of Minneapolis,
| n. W. Smith of Washington, J. L. Beneke of
Kingman, NJ. B. Ward OF Topeka, p. D. St.
John of Larned, T. E. Rains Of Concordia, and
C. 7. Beninger of Topeka, who were confirmed
a number of other nominations were confirmed
and at midnight the senate adjourned until
| Monday morning. The house was not in
| session