The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-30
III SPECIAL SESSION.
Kansas LsEiniatars COnVsRsu % the CaIl g
Gov. Loody 60 Act On ths Ran-
road Question.


TIE legislature convened in special session
Wednesday afternoon There was no particular
excitement attending the opening Of the ses-
sion. Both branches kept their old employees
and officers, with but few exceptions There
we're i've new members sworn In In the house
and three new members IN the senate Il was
Just 4: 10 p m when Speaker street dropped
the Eavel and called the house 20 order As
soon as order was restored the speaker said
the hour had arrived for the cOnT6ning Of the
legislature in special session In accordance
with the proclamation Of the governor and he
ordered the clerk 20 read the proclamation
The usual resolutions Necessary in perfecting
an organization and conveying Information %
the senate and governor that the house was
ready for business were introduced A mes
sage from the senate informing the house
that it was ready for business was received
A joint committee was then appointed 70 notify
the governor that both houses we're ready 20
receive communications from him The COM
unittee performed its duty, and private Secre-
taTy Lewis proceeded TO the house with the
governors message It was then read and ]. 500
copies ordered printed Lieut., Gov Harvey
called the senate 70 order at four o'clock
WHEN the senate met on the I'D Senator
Campbell introduced a resolution TO appoint
committee to draw suitable resolutions on the
death Of Senators WaIlacE, OF Atohison, and
Mosher Of Cloud who died since the last
regular session The resolution was adopted,
providing for memorial services Thursday
the republican caucus, offered q protest
against the calling OF q special session Of
the legislature It was ruled out Of order.
In the house John SeaIOn- Of AtchisOn, offered
the same protest against the legislature being
convened 1t was not disposed Of After adopt
ing resolutions BY Finney to appoint commit
tees to prepare suitable resolutions on the
death Of Representatives AzerS Bennett,
Maxwell and Wilson the house adjourned IN
til ten o'clock Thursday.
IN the senate on the sd Senator FOrney in
tToduCed bill to transfer the sSi 900 In the cur
rent university fund to the general fund An
emergency was declared and the bill passed by
a vote Of % 20 9. There were no other bills
offered and the senate took up the correction Of
the journal for Wednesday and Thursday. The
committee app0irted to draft resolutions in
honor Of Senators b F. Wallace. Of AtchisOn,
and ". A, BIosher, Of Cloud, who died since
the regular session, submitted their report and
It was adopted by a rising vote The senate
then adjourned -... Immediately after the pray
CT By Chaplain Ireland in the house Mr.. SeatOn
rose TO make a personal statement Of his OBJ
leotiOn 20 action by this legislature He was
interrupted By q messenger from the senate
announcing the passage OF the bill 70 transfer
funds Mr.. TruebloOd. Of Usage, moved that
an emergency be declared and the senate bill
transferring money from the current univer-
sity fund 20 the general fund be considered at
once Mr.. Larimer asked how many votes
were required 70 declare an emergency.
Speaker Street said he would decide when the
time came The vote was "a 70 - 20 suspend
the rules and Speaker Street SAID the motion
was lost The house then adjourned
TIE business in the senate on the 24th was
largely Of a routine character. several hours
being consumed in an unsuccessful attempt by
the republicans to have the records Of the
minutes changed At four O'Clock an ad-
iourument was taken to the 26th az four
O'cloCk.---In the house IS new measures were
presented, including those for q convention to
revise the constitution. to tax foreign insur-
anee companies to repeal the Law creating the
board Of psrdOns, to repeal the law under
which the live stock sanitary commits
sion is appointed and substitute a state veteTi-
marian, 70 prohibit the sale OF cigarettes 70
minors, 70 DO away with convict coal mining,
70 prevent punishment 20 annoy debtors, to
place express companies under control OF rail-
road commissioners and 70 place state institu-
tions under civil service A motion to pass the
senate emergency bill TO transfer funds failed
70 passages, %; noes, 3 The house ad-
journed until four O'Clock p u. on the 26th-
TIE senate was in session only half hour
on the 18th. but nearly q dozen bills we're in
troduced, including the following: To create a
state society OF miners; doing away with the
state mine inspector; for bank guarantee
fund advocated BY M Breidsnthal, and 70
amend the punishment laWs-...Iu the house,
the S5 bills introduced on the Z3d were ad-
vanced 20 second reading. The bill making
f31. 900 IN the university fund available for the
legislature vas reported favOrably. Ury's
Joint resolution 20 repeal the penalty clause Of
the prOhibitory law was read the second time
Among the new bills presented were the fol-
lowing For state uniformity Of high-sChOOI
books; 20 create a state society OF labor; for
25f-Cent-a-mile passenger rate on railroads,
and for county ownership Of telephones