The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04


passed, as was Senator Forney's pro-
vldlng for resubmlssiOn to the people
Of the Sumner county high school propo-
sitlon.
Senator Hart introduced state fire in
surance measure, after which the senate
adjourned until Monday afternoon.
House.
THURSDAY.
This days proceedings of the house
will be found elsewhere.
FRIDAY.
Representative hall was hardly warm
enough for business Friday morning, but
the members soon got down to work.
Larlmer, the beefer from Shawnee, pa
raded the Republican protest again, but
it was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Representative Gray relntroduced his
State fire insurance bill. It provides that
premiums shall be levied and collected
as taxes are collected.
Mr. Farrell introduced the Bush cor
poratiOn bill.
Barkley introduced a resolution pro-
Viding for final adjournment at noon,
Wednesday, January 4. Another sim
liar resolution fixes the date one day
later.
The Committee on State Affairs favor
ably reported the bill repeating the
Board of Pardons law and also the bill
wiping out the metropolitan police law,
but the latter is amended so that the
chief of police is not to be elected as
was provided in the original bili.
McCarthy's (Rep.) resolution calling
for report Of the doodle" investlgat-
ing committee caused considerable dis
Cussion. The Republicans hoped to make
considerable capital of the affair, but
when they learned that the committee
was joint committee over which the
House had no control and that the re-
port had been fled with the Governor In
accordance with law, the motion was
tabled. All Of the old stock charges
made by the Republicans during the
campaign were revamped Weilep de-
MED point blank that he had said that
this was the most corrupt Legislature
since the days Of Pomeroy. Frequent
Preference was made to the fact that all
OF the fusion members who were charged
with boodling voted with the ReDubli-
cans. The charge that Populists were
self confessed and self convicted bOod-
lers" was Indignantly denied by 0utcalt
and others Street fully explained his
position and called attention to the fact
that all Of the evidence he gave and that
others gave was on file in the Governors
Office and that all that this matter had
hnAv, hvAtaa,hA 10 I'D L. A.,
use time and delay legislation. In order
to farther delay business the Republi-
cans questioned the accuracy of the roll
call, but they were shut off and an ad-
journment was taken for dinner
SATURDAY.
The House did not get to business until
five minutes late. The members were
afflicted with q tired feeling, because
Governor Leedy did not stop to sign the
appropriation bill in order that they
could get their pay before he left town.
A large number of bills were favorably
reported by committees. Most OF the
forenoon was spent In committee Of the
whole, getting bills in shape for their
final passage. The bills acted on will
all be referred to when placed on third
reading. The afternoon was similarly
spent.
AT the night session McNalPs insur-
ance bill which had passed the Senate
was read the first time The House then
went into committee OF the whole with
Simmons in the chair. The time was
occupied in considering Merrell's tele-
phone bill. A few minor amendments
were made. One provided for petition
of 20 per cent Of the taxpayers instead OF
the voters to bring the proposition to a
vote. The bill was formally reported
The House adjourned until Monday
morning.
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