The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
Speaker Osborn Appoints Some
of the Most Important.
McKeever Made Chairman OF the
Judiciary, Committee.
THE WAYS AND MEANS
Chairmanship Goes to Henley
of Douglas.
w. C. Stephenson Gets Chair
manship on Mileage.

AS soon as the preliminary exercises
were disposed of in the house TINS
morning, Speaker Osborn announced
the appointment of five important COM
rnittees. They are as follows:
WAYS and means committee-A- Hen
lev. Douglas, chairman; A. L. Brooke,
Shawnee; ]. B. Remington, Miami; II.
Scott, Elk; w. A. Coy, Jefferson; Jonn
Francis. Allen; H. F. Geissler, Logan ;
l. b. Kiefer Neosho; w. r. Bigham,
Morris; r. r. Rees, Ottawa; James
Lawrence, Sumner; Theo. Ackerman'
Russell; A. ]. Godshalk, Rice; l. b. VII
cox. Atchison; w. S. Bradbury, clay;
Ed Jaquins, Cowley; Charles Harrls'
Lyon.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
E. D. McKeever, Shawnee, chairman;
H F. Mason, Finney; F. b. Dawes
Leavenworth; James Lawrence, SurG-
ner; G. F. Grattan, Mcpherson; n; Nh, =.
Willis. Wilson; L. H. Seaver. Els
worth; W. N. Beasley, Edwards; J. w.
Adams, Sedgwick; D. F. Campbell,
Bourbon; Fred B. Wheeler, Crawtord'
w. J. Babb, Sedgwick; Geo. p. Hayden
Nemaha; H. l.. Wise, Reno; T. ]. F'lan-
nelly, Labette.
JUDICIARY LOCAL.
P. E. Gregory, Usage, chairman; Geo.
w. Wheatley, Cherokee; H. A Bailey
Wyandotte; NJ NJ. Fuller, Ellis; Geo.
and Haskell; David D. Hoag, Wyan-
dotte.
EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE.
John T Baker, Franklin, chairman;
]. B. Adams, Butler; l. H SeaVer,
Ellsworth; John Irving, Hodgeman: T.
C Prather, Cove; T. c. Rodgers, Mitch
ell; A. r. Oursler, Jackson.
MILEAGE.
w. c. Stephenson, Shawnee. chair
man; Gilman Carle, Phillips; Geo W.
Wiley. Meade and Seward; Alfred Law
son, Trego; E. Loomis, Crawford; J. s
nd Il
Chautauqua-
FLOOD OF BILLS.
The flood of bills that was poured in
to the house yesterday was augmented
today by 81 more, making total of l9l
in two days. The more important ones
today were:
BY Bigham-To fix fees and salaries
of probate judges and to change the
jurisdiction of the probate court.
By Coy-Pertaining to election ana
providing that the counting of ballots
may commence before the polls close.
By Benefel-Another state fair bill.
BY Benehel-ProVidng for a uniform
policy for fire insurance.
BY Ward-Providing for a state
bounty on wolf and coyote scalps.
BY MANIPULATING an appropriation
for a monument, to be placed in the
state house grounds, in honor of the
Kansas soldiers who lost their lives in
the Spanish-American war.
BY Brooke, by request-Requiring
pupils and make reports of the same.
BY Geissler-Relating to life insurance
and providing for damages in cases
where payment is delayed.
BY Adams-Relating to the killing of
game
BY Seaton-Appropriation to complete
the state library hall and remove the
library into it.
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Just before the house adjourned for
dinner, Representative SeatOn, of Atch-
ison, introduced a resolution to submit
q proposition to the electOrss of the state
calling for a constitutional convention
to revise or modify the present consti-
tuition. The resolution went over under
the rules.
Hackney, of Sumner. introduced a
similar resolution during the special
session, but it was defeated.
Representative Fairchild also intro
duced u resolution providing that -
copies of the statutes of 1889 be pro-
cured for the majority, and nine copies
for the minority.
The house then took a recess until
O'Clock this afternoon.