The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28

than 2,OOO house journals In D0Ok I0rn
and the chief clerk was given specific In
structlOn to allow pay for no employt
fOr time prior to the date on which he
actually began work.
The following protest against the con-
vening of the legislature was offered on
behalf of the Republicans by Mr.. Seaton:
Whereas, The Hon. ]. w. Leedy, gov
ernor Of the State Of Kansas, has, as we
believe, without sanction Of constitution
or law, and from insincere or sinister
motive issued a pretended call for the
purpose Of convening the legislature OF
the State of Kansas in special session;
and,
whereas, He recites in said pretended
call, as sole grounds therefor, leglsla-
tion which in various forms he has al
ready heretofore submitted, first, to a
session Of this legislature, and which he
himself afterward vetoed; and, second,
to the people at large, which they, after
full discussion and consideration, have
repudiated and
Whereas, BY seeking now to convene
this legislature, he violates all the usages
and precedents Of the State and county by
interposing this legislature in the last
moments of It's existence between the
people and the legislature they have just
elected, and at the very moment 1t is
about to convene to legislate as 1t has
been commissioned to do; and,
Whereas, We are unalterably opposed
to a useless squandering OF the public
money of the State, for which there can
be no just or legal excuse or provision;
and,
Whereas, We, the undersigned mem
bers OF this legislature, deplOre this ex-
traordinary conduct on the part Of Gov
ernor Leedy as most grave and dan
gerous menace and precedent, and be-
lieve his act herein to be revolutionary
and illegal; now, therefore,
I'VE, the undersigned members Of the
legislature, most earnestly protest
against the organization Of this body
and against any and all proposed legisla-
tion Hereunder, and respectfully ask
that this, our protest, collectively and in
dividually, and in behalf Of ourselves
and fellow members and the people Of
Kansas be spread upon the journal"
The protest was ruled out by Speaker
Street on the ground that 1t was not in
order, the only right OF protest which Is
granted to members being that against
bills and acts of the legislature itself
FRIDAY.
In the senate all members were present
except Matthews (Rep). Senator Hessin
moved that the privileges Of the floor
be extended to Mrs. G. d. Shane and
her husband and the motion carried.
Mrs. Shane is daughter OF Senator King
and was an employe at the last session.
This action was not only a compliment
TO her but to her father, who is one of
the most experienced and trusted leg
islators who ever served the State in
that capacity.
A resolution was adopted limiting the
number Of journals printed daily to 200
and the total number Of bound copies to
1900.
Senate bill No. 1, providing for the
transfer Of several thousand dollars from
the university fund to the general rev.
enue fund was introduced, read and
passed. 1t seems that the university
fund Is no longer maintained, the FUNDS
for that institution coming from the gem
eral revenues, but when this change oc-
CURED some thirty odd thousand dollars
remained In the university fund. The
State treasurer has no power to use 1t
except upon authority given him by the
legislature.
The committee to draft memorial res
olutlons reported through Chairman
George Campbell, and very feeling reso-
buttons were adopted, after which sew
eral senator's made euloglstic remarks.
The Senators who spoke were Campbell,
Farrelly, Hessin, Andrews, Cooke Han
ma, Helmick Coleman, Ryan and Lupfer.
Senator Crossan moved that out Of re-
spect for the deceased the senate ad-
journ for the day and the motion was