People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-02-07
The Insane ASYLUM.

The question OF choosing location
for the insane asylum came up in the
senate again Thursday morning. The
most Of the morning session was con-
sumed by the senators In wrangllng
over points OF order growing out of an
error of the docket clerk in placing
the bill in The wrong place Oh tue
calendar. The blllOting to choose
site began after dinner. The first
ballot showed Wellington and Cha
mute tied, with eleven votes each.
Clay Center followed closely with nine
votes. The remaining votes were
distributed among SaliDa, Parsons,
Columbus and Lyons. On subsequent
ballots Chanute increased its vote to
thirteen and Clay Center once receiv.
ed fourteen votes. Wellington was
never able to muster more than eley-
en- votes. Parsons and Salina each
secured six votes at one time, but
this was the nearest approach to a
choice that occurred. When it became
evident that no choice could be made,
the consideration of the bill went
over with the understanding that it
should still remain on third read.
ing, and the concurrent resolution in-
troduced ednesdaybySenatOrLewell-
ing to leave the location to commit
tee Of eleven members of the legsla-
ture, was sent to the committee on
judiciary.
This means that the junketers may
yet win. II they do, the town that
can put up the most Doodle will stand
the best show of getting the asylum.
The senate will take up the asylum
bill again 10 few days, and II it is
found to be impossible to choose a 10.
cation by ballot, Lewellings resolu-
tion will. probably be adopted.
There was disposition displayed
Ia the senate Thursday to delay the
choosing of a location for the asylum.
This disposition cropped out at the
very outset when it was found that
the bill had been placed near the head
OF the calendar, when it should have
been at the foot. The docket clerk
was made the victim Of scheming
senator, who told him that the bill
should be placed under the head OF
bills on third reading.
When the bill was called up Senator
Jumper called attention to the fact
that the bill did not appear under the
proper head and contended that the
, error Of the docket clerk should not
compel the senate to consider the bill
under the head under which 1t ap.
peared. The lieutenant governor
held that rightfully or wrOngfully the
bill was on third reading aud that 1t
could be placed under no other head
except by motion of the senate.
Senator Jumper moved that the bill
be placed at the foot Of the calendar,
where he maintained that it belonged.
This gave Senator Farrely his oppor-
tunity and he moved as a substitute
for Senator Jumpers motion that the
roll should be called for the purpose
O. selecting a location for the insiitu
tion, 10 order that the name Of some
town might be inserted 10 the bill
before it should be read for the third
time. This motion prevailed, but the
discussion Of points Of order in its
consideration occupied all Of the fore.
noon.
During the discussion pending the
adoption of this resolution the whole
question Of the advisability Of locat-
ing another asylum was goue over,
and 10 one or two instances the mem
bars wandered entirely away from the
subject in hand. Reply ing to Senator
King, who favored the plan of dele
eating the selection OF q site to a
committee OF the house and senate,