The Advocate and news., 1899-01-18

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Songer, assistant dOorkeeper; r. w.
Holmes, assistant dOorkeeper; r. C.Wid-
decombe, assistant doOrkeeper; w. L..
ShafIer, assistant doOrkeeper; Urcel
Finch, postmaster; j. P. Easterly, assist
ant postmaster; F. c. Johnson, document
clerk; Andrew Swiggett, assistant doc
ument clerk; Miss Augusta Hayes, ste
nographer; J. B. SchooIey, guard cloak
room; H. H. BOIsOn, janitor; George
Benson, James A. Lupfer, Kempton
Scott, Max Kennedy, Robbie Widde-
Combe, Martin Hern, Tommy Martin,
pages.
After hearing the governors message
the senate adjourned.
Wednesday,
Senator Anderson opened the second
days session by introducing a batch Of
seven bills, mostly of Importance only to
Shawnee county and the city Of Topeka.
One of them was to make February IL,
the anniversary of Lincoln's birthday,
legal holiday Senator Armstrong in
troduced a bill creating a board Of con-
troll for the penal institutions Of the
State, covering the penitentiary, Hutch
insOn refOrmatOry, reform school, and
abolishlng the board of pardOns, The
bill provides for parole system OF con-
victs at the penitentiary through a sys-
TEN of indeterminate sentences.
Thursday.
At the opening of Thursdays session
seven petitions were presented in favor
of the BARRIERS license bill, and favoring
extending to general circulation the mis-
cellaneous library in the State library.
Senator Young introduced the usual bill
lowering sleeping car rates. The bar
bers' BILL for which the BARRIERS Of the
State have. been working so zealously,
was introduced by Senator Householder.
Senator Anderson introduced bill to
prevent the manipulation Of railroad
tickets and providing against the use Of
railroad passes by anyone else than the
person to whom they are issued. Sen
atOr Johnson introduced bill to re-
imburse Lawrence Pierson, who ad-
Vanced money to rebuild the boiler house
and machine shops Of the State univer-
sity after the fire of last March. In the
afternoon the resignation of Senator
Hanna was taken up. Senator CrOssan
lIlC LOlIOWAh6 lCoOluJAOu'
Whereas, On the 9th day Of January,
1899, the governor of the State Of Kansas,
informed the Senate by message that
Senator Geo. W. Hanna had resigned
as Senator of the Twenty-secOnd sena-
torial district and that said resignation
had been accepted; and
Whereas, Upon investigation it is
found that there was some misunder-
standing in placing said resignation in
the hands Of the governor; and
Whereas, It is the sense of this senate
that resignation should be free, vol
untary and unconditional act on the part
il the resigner; therefore be it
Resolved by the senate, That the resig-
nation of Senator Geo. W. Hanna, SEN
ator for the Twenty-second senatorial
district, was received and accepted by
the chief executive on a misapprehen-
sion of facts, and that Senator Geo. W.
Hanna has not in fact Intentionally re-
signed or vacated his seat in this body
and we hereby recognize Senator Geo. w.
Hanna as a member Of this body"
1t was adopted by vote OF rs to 4,
The senators voting In the afirma
tive were: Messrs. Andrews, Anderson,
Armstrong, Battey, Braddock, Coleman,
Cooke, CrOssan, Farrelly, Fulton, Hart,
Helm, Helmick, Householder, Johnson,
King, Lamb, Matthews, Morrow, Pritch-
ard, Ryan, Shaffer, Stocks, Stone, Ward,
Young, thinner
Senator'S opposing the resolution and
rot voting were: Messrs. Campbell,
Field, Jumper, Lupfer, Benson, Caldwell,
FOrney, Hanna, Hessin, King, Lewelling,
Reser, Sheldon, Titus.
Friday.
Senator Ryan introduced a bill which
he hopes will simplify the matter of
miners scrip. 1t provides for the pay
ment of wages in money or in redeem
able scrip. Senator Hart introduced a
bill to extend the issuing of three-year
certificates and life certificates to the
State university as well as the State
normal school.