The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-23
IN THE SENATE.
Thirty One Thousand Dol lars
is Voted From the
State University Fund to the
General Revenue Fund.
THIS is THE FIRST
Bill introduced in the Senate
This Session.
Republican Protest Kept Off
the Journal.
THIS is THE FIRST

The senate convened at o'clock this
morning, and Rev. J. w. Wallace offer
ed prayer. The roll call showed 80
| members present.
Before proceeding with the regular
| business Senator John E. Hessin moved
that Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Shane of Hack
ney, Kan, be extended the courtesies
! of the senate. Mrs. Shane is the daugh-
| ter Of Senator King and was his clerk
| during the last session. She was mar
! ried December 20 and with her husband
is visiting in Topeka The resolution
was adopted, the roll being called, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Shane arose and
| thanked the senators for their kind
/ ness.
| The senate then elected A. Swiggett
| assistant document clerk and Miss Au-
gusta Hayes, the governors stenog-
rapher as stenographer for the senate.
! The first bill of the senate was pre-
| sented by Senator Forney this morn
| ing, from the ways and means COM
| mittee. The bill authorizes the transfer
| of $31, .18 from the current university
| fund to the general revenue fund.
! This was necessary owing to the fact
| that the law governing the current
| university fund was two years ago de-
| clared unconstitutional and salaries of
/ state university professors and teachers
! were paid from the general revenue
| fund.
| This money is now subject, as the
! general revenue fund, to appropriations
| for any purpose.
emergency be declared, was passed, the
| bill was read three times and placed
| upon its final passage, and passed by
a. vote of 26 to Z. 1t will become effec-
| tive when published in the Topeka
| State Journal.
Republicans who voted against the
- Colo
| Johnson, Mathews, Stocks and Ward.
! Senators absent and not voting were:
Fulton, Hanna, Jumper. Lamb,
members voted for the bill, which has
| been transmitted to the house.
| Frank Phillips has been appointed
| clerk and Jessie Julian stenOgrapher for
| the senate judiciary committee.
| During the reading and correction of
| the senate journal, the name of Marion
| Watson secretary of the senate ap-
| peared several times as NJ. Watson. A
resolution was adopted instructing Mr..
| Watson to hereafter sign his full name,
| Marion Watson, and the clerks We're or
| dered to see that the secretary does not
| neglect to conform to this rule.
1t Didn't Show on the Record.
The senate Journal did not indicate
| that the Republican senators had offer
| ed a protest against the assem- bling of
| the senate under the call of the gov
! ernOr, nor did it show that the protest
! was ruled inadmissible account of
| the point of order, by Householder, that
| the constitution would permit no pro-
| tests against the action of individuals
| outside of the senate membership.
Mr.. Hessin wanted the journal cor
| rected to state these facts, but Senator
| Jumper wanted the judiciary committee
/ to determine the questions raised, and
| made a motion to that effect.
| Senator Andrews said: This protest
| is against the action of the governor
! and not against the senate, and the
! journal does not show this fact. The
! journal should certainly not fail to pro-
| perly record the proceedings of the SEN
ate. We want only the facts shown"
| Senator Hessin: UNLESS we want to
| show the people that we are set Of
| asses and do not know enough to make
up a correct record, these corrections
should be made"
Senator Jumpers motion that the
| matter be referred to the judiciary COM
mittee was adopted and Senator Hes
sins motion that further correction of
| the journal be dispensed with until the
| judiciary committee reported, was de-
| feated.
Memorial Resolutions.
The president at this time called for
a report of the committee appointed to
! draft resolutions of respect to the
memory of Senators Wallack of Atchi-
son and Mosher of Cloud counties. The
committee was composed of Campbell,
| Householder, Andrews, Ward, Stone
and Cooke. Senator Campbell, chair
man of the committee, substituted the
following:
Whereas, In the providence of God,
since the general session of the Kansas
legislature, Senators B. F. Wallack
and w. A. Mosher have departed this
life for the great beyond and their
mortal remains are now deposited in
the bosom of nature-Earth to earth,
ashes to ashes, and dust to its original
dust; and
Whereas, We deeply regret the loss Of
| our departed associates in this senate
chamber and shall in the future be de-
prived of their wise counsel in the work
of the deIberation of this legislative
| body yet we recognize the omnipOtence
of God, the business of his statutes,
/ the wisdom of mandates and the power
| of His DEGREES, and from whose judg-
ment there can be no appeal While as
mortals we can not comprehend why
! these, our associates, should be stricken
| down in the strength of their manhood,
| threshold of what seemed to be an eX-
/ panding future, yet We shall not ques-
/ ton the wisdom of a Providence, but
as loyal subjects of a supreme intel
| ligence we bow in humble submission
| to the Divine will and our hearts go out
| in sympathy to the stricken homes and
| SOrrOwing friends of these our late as
| sociates whose Affections at thsi hour
! are even greater than our own.
| Senator Campbell paid the deceased
members a high tribute, referring par
| ticularly to Senator Wallack, with
| whom he had been closely associated
| during the last session. Senator An
| with much feeling concerning Mr.. Wal
lack, as did Senator Coleman, his col
/ league
| Speeches were made by Senators Hes
| sin, Ryan, Helmick, Cooke, Farrelly,
Hanna, Lupper, after which the resolu-