Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-31
IN SPECIAL SESSION.
Kansas Legislature Convsnss At the Coll Of
Gov. Leedy 10 Act ON the Rail-
road Question.


WHEN tho senate met on the ed Senator
Campbell introduced o resolution 70 appoint 0
committee 10 draw suitable resolutions on the
death OF Senators Wallack. OF Atchison. aud
Mosher Of Cloud. who died since tho last
regular session. The resolution was ADOPTED.
providing for memorial services Thursday
morning. Senator Hessin, OF Riley. acting for
the republican caucus, offered protest
against the calling Of o special session OF
the legislature. It was ruled out OF ORDER.
In the house John Seaton, Of Atchison. offered
the Same protest against the Legislature being
convened. II was not disposed Of After adopt
ing resolutions by Finncy 70 appoint commit
tees to prepare suitable resolutions on the
death OF Representatives Akers Bennett
Maxwell and Wilson the house adjourned un-
I'll ten o'clock Thursday.
In the senate on the ga Senator Forney in
troduced bill TO transfer the t3i 900 in the cur
rent university fund to the general fund An
emergency was declared and the bill passed by
q vote Of 20 TO 7. There were no other bills
offered and the senate took up the correction Of
the journal for Wednesday and Thursday. The
committee appointed TO draft resolutions In
honor OF Senators B. F. Wallace. OF Atchison.
and w. A. Mosher. OF Cloud. who died since
the regular session. submitted their report and
II was adopted by n rising vota The senate
then adjourned :. Immediately after the pray
or by Chaplain ireland In the house MIR. Seaton
rose to make personal statement OF his OBJ
Jcc,ion to action by this Legislature. He was
a,.psss. a., ,s.ssa',o =, ,ha h,I, % transfer
s..| A. m.,,ps,sas =, 0sa,o r,oved that
an omorgoncv he deciarad ana the senate bill
,rans,crring monev from the current uniyer-
CITY fund m the general fund he considered ut
once M Yarimer ns,,ed how many votes
,y.re reouircd IN declare nm emergency
Sncakar Street said nc would decide when the
time came The vote was "a 10 Is to suspend
the ,nios and Ono ,l.er Street said the motion
was Toe, Tho bonse ,hen adjourned.
T,,r s,,s,noss 4, ,ho s.r,,s an the 9th WINS
,.a,,. y, so,,,ina ,harac,ar several hours
.a,..' y, n, !, :, ,,nsuc..sstu, n,,emnt hv
49, '',,,,,.a,s 80 800 ,no records ~ the
,,sin,,as nhan,., a. four o,cIoc,, an ad-
,nn.a,non, s"ns ,,,,or ~ tho sS,h Mt four
",c,nci, 7, Tho ho"se "a new measures were
.,.asaa,,a ,a,,,,t,nS, ,Soso Tor a conventlon IN
ra,,sa ,ha .ons,i,n,,on N tnx foreign insur-
nnce comnanIcs 10 repenl the law creating the
hoard Of pardons. 10 repeai the law under
which the live stock sanitary commits
sion is nnpointed and substitute n state yeteri-
marian 10 nrohibit the sale Of cigarettes 10
minors. 10 do away with convict coal mining.
10 preyent rarnishment 10 annoy debtors, to
Mace exnress companies under control of rail-
road commissioners and TO place state institu-
tions under civil service A motion to pass the
senate emergency bill to transfer funds failed
20 pass-ayes. %; noes. az The house ad-
iourned until four O'Clock n m. ON the s6th.
I'm, ..no,o ,yas In session only n ba,f hour
an Tho sS,h bn, nearly n ao,en hills were in
+, rodnced ,nc,rd,ng rho soliowiny. To create n
s,a,c socictv ~ miners. doing nwav with the
s,a,e nina ,nsnuc,or. for a hank puarauteo
800 aaro.a,ss h,, Ne nre,dcnihai and IN
n mend tho ,ornisbmcn, laws Tn the house
,ho "a nils in,roduccd on Tho sad were nd
1900 80 so.ond rsad,n. Tbs hill makInu
ssi so In ,ha ,,nivsrsi,, fund available for the
,sa,.,.,n-o .,as rsnor,ad favornbiv' IJrv's
.o,., sssa,,,,,an % rar.oI tho ronaltv c,,uso NJ
,ha ,.osIh,,o., ia q. ,ros read tho second time.
Anano ,ho ~, hills n-asen,ed were The fol-
,a,..,n,s H. s,o,o ,,r,sorni,v n, hi,b -school
hoo,,s. % croo,c \ s,,t. socieiv n, labor. foy
or ,sor,s 'mi% n.ssenyer rate on railroads.