People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31
KANSAS. LEGISLATURE.


peared Immediately after the convening of the
mouse and announced that the senate had con.
CURED In the joint resolution providing for
tne distribution OF supplies contributed fot
inc cement OF Western settlers. Also. that
the senate had concurred in the resolution
recommending heelecton OF United States
senator by direct vote OF the people.
Hood OF bills poured in on the clerk
"nen that order OF exercise, was reached.
and before 1t stopped sixty fresh bills had
oeen added TO the calendar Al l2 o. clock the
vote was taken in the house for senator.
Ninety-one votes were cast for Baker TWEEN.
y-six for King and five for Martin. one for
George W. Click and one for Rid .elev oi
crawford The gentlemen who voted for Mar.
TN were: Sprayue, Rothweller. Pancake
Wilson and Schuyler Smith OF Sherman voted
Tor Click, and Bone. Of Crawford voted for
kdgeley The house then took a recess until
9 o'clock ~'''
Inis afternoon resolution was introduced
BY Butler, OF Bourbon. providing for invest.
Ratlon OF W. Chase, the warder OF the pen
llentiary, and the general penitentiary man.
agement
IN the senate house resolution favorable
10 tne election or United States senator, by n
dlrect ballot Of the people was also adopted
Inc committe on education reported favora.
bly, upon q bill providing for a direct county
tax for the support OF the public schools The
president announced that high twelve
had arrived and IL was the duty OF the
senate TO proceed 10 ballot on United States
senator No nominating speeches were made
and the ballot resulted as follows Lucien
II. ~ n.
: Botkin, l. R Rid,ely. 1 Doster. |:
Percey Daniels, The Republicans voted
sohdy for Lucien Baker the caucus nominee,
and in addition to this he also received the
vote OF one Populist and one Democrat. Sena.
tor Leeds and Senator 0'Bryan respectively.
Jan 2S-At noon the members OF the sen.
ate hled into Representative hall for the pur.
pose OF meeting with the house in Joint con.
yention 10 elect United States senator.
Alter the calling OF the roll OF the senate by
the chief clerk Of that body and the roll
OF the house by its chief clerk. tina vote was
taken, Hon Lucien Baker received lOi votes,
l. p King, So Senator Martin. 3 Click. 1.
and Rev DR. Botkln, On motion OF Senator
Sterne, OF Topeka q committee OF five was
appointed TO wait upon Hon Luclen Baker
and bring him before the body Mr.. Baker
made brief address The house unseated
Z G Wightman, the Populist member from
greeley county, and gave the place 10 A. NJ
Glenn, the Republican contestant The re.
turns showed the election OF Whitman The
committee found that five illegal votes had
been cast for him and recommended that he
be unseated The recommendation was
adopted
Among the bills introduced in the senate
we're the following: BY ways and means
committee-Appropriating 1900 for the sup
port OF the industrial school for
girls at Beloit BY Smith TO regulate
the practice Of medicine and restrain
the sale OF nostrums by itlnerant pedders
BY Forney-Appropriatiny $50 to pay
Mrs Lease for loss Of salary and costs OF suit
in maintaining her place upon the state board
Of charities. By Taylor-ProvidIng a tax for
the improvements Of roads and bridges BY
Brown-Several acts TO regulate the business
OF IRE insurance companies A resolution
was passed TO pay enrolling clerks 70 day
instead OF 25 cents folio
Jan. A-Among the bills introduced In the
senate were the following, BY Wilcockson-
Defining libel and proyilinJ penalties for the
same as to the qualifications Of judges Of the
dirtrict court BY s-Creatin; 0 board
OF managers for the state reiornatory at
hutchinson b. ways AMI means committee
-Approprating $3.50 for tho 0ssawatomle
insane asylum; s2i5?3 for the Topeka IN.
sane asylum $500 for the chinch bag
station at the state university against the
establishment OF woman's refOrmatory. BY
Helm-Ffxing the maximum salary TO be paid
to the presidents Of the state university.
state normal school and state agricultural
cole 'e at $50 per annum The president OF
the state univertity now receives Is, 900 per
annum, while each OF the other two receives
@Wl The committee on railroads reported
monster bill, which practically takes
the management Of railroads out Of
the control OF the owners and lodges II In the
hands OF the state board Of railroad commits.
sioners. 1t empowers the board to fix all
rates and classi1cations 1t is the same bill
known as the maximum freight rate BILL"
passed by the senate two years ago Billiards
bill repeating the metropolitan police law had
It's enacting clause struck out by the decisive
vote OF 70 to The printing deficiency bill,
carrying $4,000 was passed
The house held short session. djourning at
so'clock to give committees q chance TO work.
About forty bills were introduced
Jan S-Fhe following cor. ressional an.
portionuent committee was named by
Speaker Lobdell in the house, Moore. chair.
man Cubblson Benedict Simons. Fitz.
gerald, Robson, Lough Canon, Mathews,
Satterthwaite. Rothweler, Hilton, Bark.
ley The speaker also appointed the
following special committee to investigate
Warden Chase Of the penitentiary:
Butler chairman; Robinson, Painter, True.
blood, Hilton A petition wai resolved from
Argentine setting forth that the petitioners
we're discharged employees OF the Santa Ia
road and on account OF the oppoyS
ton Of certain officers Of the com.
pany, could not be reinstated
The senate and house were requested to con.
slider the case and use their influence 10 re.
store the petitioners to their former places
Mr.. Hanna Of Graham introduced a bill ere.
ating commission TO put up monuments TO
mark where the Kansas troops fought at Chick.
amauga The committee on education report.
ed favorably on the bill requiring the flying
OF the United States flag over school houses
during school hours The committee on
judiciary reported favoraby on the bill re-
ducing the rate of interest from 10 TO s per
cent At noon the house adjourned entil
o'clock Monday afternoon
Among the bills introduced in the senate
was one by Mr. Dennison to grant a pension
Of s2' per month to Irwin Covey, Who was
wounded during the legislative war
two years years ago. Mr. Taylor's anti
pass bill was reported fayorably by she com.
mittee on railroads and the house bill, making
February q legal holiday, was passed
Then the senate went into executive session
for the consideration Of the governors ap-
pointments which we're all confirmed