The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-31
county was placed on third reading.
POIygamist Roberts Roasted.

Before the reading commenced Lar
inner of Shawnee secured permission to
introduce a resolution denOuncing the
seating of Roberts, the Utah congress
United States house of representatives
The resolution reads:
Whereas, B. H. Roberts has been
elected as the representative of Utah
in the lower house of our national con-
gress. and
a polygamist, has been engaged in
polygamOus practices for years, openly
boasting of the fact and upholding
polygamy as good, pure and holy and
Whereas, The said B. H Roberts
has been a continued ViOlatOr of both
moral and statute laws of this country
and in defending his practices he has
scoffed at virtue and outraged the
sanctity of the home; therefore, be il
Resolved, By the house of represent
tatives of the state of Kansas, that B.
H. Roberts has disqualified himself both
legally and morally from sitting in the
national house of congress. and be it
further
Resolved. That this body express its
unqualified disapprOval OF the said B.
II. Roberts being permitted to take
such seat in congress, and be 1t further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
buttons be transmitted by the chief clerk
of the house to each Kansas congress-
man and that they be urged to use
every honorable means within their
power to prevent the said B. H. Roberts
from taking his seat"
The resolution went over under the
rules.
CherOkee's New Court.
The Weilep bill was then read and
passed by vote of rs to IA. Copies OF
the McNan insurance bill not having
been supplied by the state printer at
that time, on motion of Barley of Elk,
the house adjourned until 1880 o'clock
in the evening.
The Evening Session.
The house held its first night session
last night. 1t lasted just As minutes,
converting at 1880 and adjourning at s:15
o'clock.
On motion of Barley of Elk, the
house resolved itself into the committee
of the whole and when the committee
arose four bills had been read, adopted
by sections, and reported back with a
recommendation for passage.
The most important of the four bills
is the McNall insurance bill. This meas
ure is as follows:
Section livery insurance, guar
anty and accident company, or associa-
ton, not organized under the laws of
this state, shall, as hereinafter provid-
ed, annually pay a state tax upon all
premiums received, whether in cash or
in notes, in this state, or on account of
business done in this state, for insur-
ance of life, property, or interests in
this state, or guaranty companies, at
the rate of two per cent per annum,
which amount of tax shall be assessed
by the superintendent of the insurance
department, as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. Every such company. or
association, shall, on or before the 18th
day of January in each year, make
return, verified by the affidavit of it's
president and secretary, or other chief
officers, to the superintendent of the in
surance department stating the amount
of all premiums received by said COM
pany whether in cash or notes, in this
state, during the year ending on the
31st day of December next preceding.
Upon receipt of such returns, the sup
erintendent of the insurance depart
ment shall verify the same and assess