The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-31
DAY AND NIGHT.
The House Holds Its First
Night Session.
Legislation Now Moving Rapid
ly in That Body.
WEBB M'NALL'S BILL
Taxing Insurance Companies is
Reported FaVOrably.
Bill AbOlishing the Board of
PardOns Makes Progress.
Resubmfssion Bill Given EaV-
Orable Location
WEBB M'NALL'S BILL

Keefer of Leavenworth broke into
notice Friday afternoon when his con-
current resolution indorsing the recon-
mendation of General Longstreet, COM
missioner of railroads, for the construc-
ton of a double track air line from
Kansas City to San Diego came up In
the Kansas house. He took occasion to
read a personal letter from General
Longstreet. The resolution was adopted
on an aye" and nay vote.
The house then resolved itself into
committee of the whole on motion of
Brown of Pratt and he was called to
the chair. The consideration of the bill
introduced by Marks of Jefferson cOun-
ty repeating the Murray liquor law was
taken up under the head of general or
ders.
WeiIep of Cherokee moved at once
that the committee report the bill back
with the recommendation that 1t re-
tain its place on the calendar but be
passed over for the present. Brown of
COwley moved an amendment that the
committee report it back with tbs
recommendation that it be advanced to
third reading subject to amendment
and debate. The amendment was put
and lost, and CubhisOn of Wyandotte
then moved an amendment that the bill
be placed on third reading with the
prOvisO that it follow in debate the con
current resolution providing for resub-
mission. This amendment carried as
did also the motion.
WeiIep's Court of Common Pleas.
Speaker pro TEN WeiIep asked permits
sion to call up his bill creating a court
of common pleas in Cherokee county,
and permission was granted and the
bill read. It is a copy of the bill passed
at the last session of the legislature Gre
ating a court of common pleas in Wyan-
dOtte county. The bill provides for the
establishment of the court at Galena.
where the county attorney will file all
infOrmatiOns and indictments in Grim
inaI actions provided the offense charged
is committed nearer the city of Galena
than the city of Columbus, the county
seat.
At the conclusion of the reading Of the
bill Taylor of WyandOtte county moved
that the committee report the bill back
with the recommendation that it be
not passed He said that he did not
think such a bill had a place in the
deliberations of the special session, not
denying that Cherokee county was in
need of another court. He declared that
Cherokee county could wait for the
court until the regular session.
Weilep and CubbisOn of Wyandotte
took issue with Taylor and urged the
passage of the bill stating that Ga
lena, above all cities in the state, needed
another court.
The motion of the gentleman from
WyandOtte was lost.
The bill was read and adopted by sec
lions. and motion by Weilep to report
the bill back to the house with the
carried. The committee then arose and
the report on the WeiIep Dill and the
bill repeating the Murray law was
adopted
The McNall Insurance Bill.
In order to secure the McNall insur-
ance bill, which had not then been sent
up from the state printing office for
consideration, a recess of 20 minutes
was taken on motion of Barley of Elk.
At the end of this time the Insurance
bill had not yet been sent up and on
motion Of speaker pro tenn the rules
We're suspended and the bill creating
court Of common pleas in Charokaa