The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-10

skilled or not, who are heads of families
and repeating acts in conflict herewith
His other bills were sin relation to
contracts to lease or hire railroad and
rolling stock, and the recording thereof;
IAN act granting the right to construct a
dam across the Kansas river" and ''al
act amending the civil code''
First Bill of the Day.
Tho first bill of the day was senate bill
No. 45 by Senator Jumper, providing for
uniform text books and the public print
ing of the same. Mr.. Jumper also had
a bill to pay the 9TH Kansas militia for
services rendered in 1858
Senator Lands took this opportunity
to offer "a pocket full of bills as follows:
No. 47-Concerning the transmission
of telegraph messages and the delivery
of same, and regulating charges there
for.
No. 48-Regu express compa-
nies operating in Kansas and authoriz-
ing the board of railroad commissioners
to provide rate schedule.
No. 49-Removing the political disa-
bilities of certain persons named therein.
No 80 and 51-Amended sections of
the general statutes
Senate Householder presented bill of
something more than 100 pages relating
to charities and connection. He got his
ideas and pointers from his two years
service on the state board of charities.
Next came Senator FOrney with six
bills, two providing for the detachment
Of certain property from the town of
Belle Plains, Summer county; bill regu-
lating the fees of county surveyors. and
three bills amending sections of the code
of civil procedure.
Senator Milton Brown was on hand
with two bills relating to corportions, one
intended to prevent fictitious stock and
capital.
Senator Morgan's Bills.
Senator Morgan had five bills, briefly
stated as follows:
No. 61-To encourage silk culture.
No. 62-In relation to promissory
notes.
No 63-In relation to special find
! ings."
No. 64-Concerning township officers.
| No. 65-Amending certain sections of
the civil code.
| Senator Cooke headed his lone bill,
| ''An act in relation to promissory notes
and the statements on the face thereof"
! Senator True of Wabaunsee county
had three bills in the interest of the State
! Agricultural college, making appropria-
| tons for buildings, apparatus and gen
| eral expenses.
Senator TayIor's lone bill related to
the attachment of judgments, notes, bills,
etc.
! Senator Lucien Baker of Leavenworth,
had bill concerning hotels and board
| ing houses, and providing charges
| thereon.
MIR. WiIcoxson wanted mis- bill, No. so,
read twice today and referred to the
proper committee, and given speedy
! consideration. 1t is in relation to the
! time of the terms OF the district court in
| the Twenty third district
| Senator Danner had two bills intro
duced, one making a change in the drain
age1aws, and the other eEnending the
| criminal code.
The last bill was that of Mr.. William
son of Troy, which pertained TO the con-
fiscation of gambling tables and other
apparatus used in games of chance.
Lieutenant Governor Daniels instruct
| ed the sergeant Alarms to be more
stringent in admitting people to the floor
| of the senate. Hereafter visitors will
have to have written invitation signed
| by one of the senators on a blank for
that purpose.
The session closed with an invitation
from Secretary Coburn to attend the
sessions now being held of the state
board of agriculture. The senate then
adjourned till 2 o'clock, after being in
/ session 45 minutes.
Afternoon.
The first business in the senate this
afternoon, was a message from the house
| announcing the passage of the concur
rent resolution No. 2, providing the mem
bers with postage.
The state printer was authorized to
have their Congressional Record, 'the
senate journal" printed and ready for
distribution each morning, containing
the full proceedings of the day before
The committee on rules recommended
the adoption of the rules of 1898 with a
few changes. The members are given
not to exceed five minutes each to ex-
plain their votes, and then only in con-
nection with bill or joint resolution.
This, it is feared, may stop some mem
bers before they arrive at what they