The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-25
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The Weeks Proceedings of the Legislature
Condemned.

The Weeks Proceedings of the Legislature
Condensed.
THE senate held brief session on the 14th-
Senator Taylor offered a resolution for an in
vestigation OF the alleged reduction OF Santa
Fe taxes by the board OF railroad assessors,
which was adopted, and Senators Dennison,
Taylor, Lands, Wilcoxson and Scott appoint
ed as the committee. In executive session the
vote by which n NJ. Hinshaw had been con-
firmed as member of the state board OF char
titles was reconsidered and the nomination re-
jected. Adjourned. ... The house was not in
session. the hall being used for the Inaugural
tion Of Gov Morrill,
WHEN the senate assembled on the 18TH
Lieut.. Gov. Daniels turned over the gavel to
his successor, Lieut.-Gov. Troutman, and
asked for him the same courtesy that had
been given the retiring oficer. Lieut. Gov.
Troutman delivered brief address IN which
he invoked the cooperation of the senators IN
the discharge of his duties. After the intro
duction Of bills, telegram from the governor
of Montana in regard to reports OF suffering in
the western part of Kansas and rendering re-
lief, was read and discussed. The joint reso-
luton OF the house for joint convention at
noon to select a state printer was received and
provoked a debate A substitute to the reso-
luton was offered by Senator DennisOn that
the printer so chosen must receive
majority Of each house separately, which
carried by vote of IS to IL. Senator Brown
potested against such proceedings as revolu-
tiOnary. The presiding officer declared IL his
duty TO see the mandates of the constitution
enforced. AS it neared noon he declared the
senate adjourned to O'Clock, and followed by
the republicans and Senators True, billiard and
O'Bryan repaired to the house. The populists
remained in the senate chamber and debated
the situation with Senator King in the chair.
In the afternoon the governors message was
read 49,. When the house met joint resolution
was adopted for a joint convention at noon TO
elect state printer Bills we're introduced and
the speaker announced some of the standing
committees, and at the hour OF noon the lieu
tenant-governor and a portion of the senate
appeared and the two houses went into joint
session to elect printer. Senator Scott called
the roll of the senate in the absence of the sec
rotary. The vote in joint session was: J. X.
Hudson, l04 f. IL Snow 20; Wagner, 3: Tom
linson, ?; Crane, /. J. X. Hudson was declared
elected and the Joint session dissolved The
governors message was then read.
Soon after the senate met on the 10th the
rush Of bills came and many were introduced.
On motion Of Senator FOrney committee was
ordered to investigate the matter of employees,
ana committee of five was appointed to in
veStiCate the water supply at the deaf and
dumb institute at Olathe. After receiving
many petitions and doing but little work the
senate adjourned 49,. The house devoted some
clerks. A resolution was adopted providing
that Lieut.. GriggS. who was disabled by the
premature discharge of gun at the republican
rally in Topeka, be placed on the roll of house
employees. A great many bills were introduced.
At the afternoon session Mr.. CubbiSon'S anti
gambling bill was considered in committee Of
the whole and was finally amended and recon-
mended for passage. The bill makes gambling
at a common gambling house felony. Before
the bill was put on its passage the house ad-
iourned.
THE senate held a short session on the 18th
Senator Taylor introduced a bill for free pri-
mary elections, and Mr. Morgan a bill to pre-
vent combinations between insurance COM
panies and agents. for the purpose of fixing
rates The session was OF little interest 49,. The
house passed Mr. CubbiSons anti-gambling
bill by a vote of 90 to Is. The bill is very
sweeping in its effects. Many local bills were
introduced. The speaker announced two addi-
tional standing committees-on rules and
milita-and at noon the house adjourned until
morning.
In the senate on the 18th petition signed by
1909 women was presented asking for the pas
sage Of the bill providing for a womans re-
fOrmatory. Bills were introduced \ lively
debate took place over n motion by Senator
Scott to correct the journal so that it would
show a correct record of the election Of state
printer. Finally a motion to refer the matter
to a special committee of five was defeated by
ID yeas to Is nays. and a recess taken until >
o'clock, when the debate was resumed and a
motion to include the joint session proceedings
in the senate journal was lost. The repub-
lcans filed protest and several senators filed
protests against the action OF the minority in
leaving the hall on the day Of the joint conven-
tion. Every one was then granted leave to
protest and the senate adjourned until Mon
day .... When the house met routine business
only was considered. After tina INTRODUCED on
of bills and the announcement by the speaker
OF several standing committees the house ad-
jeurned until Monday.