Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-01-19
in REGULAR SESSION.
Kansas Legislature of 1900 Assemblies az
Topeka Osborn Elected SPEAKER OF the
House PopuIIsta Organize Senate.

THE regular session Of the Kansas Legislature
convened at Topeka on the 10Th. Lieut. -Gow
| Richter called the senate To order and Rev. L.
| Blnkesley OF Topeka, offered prayer The fol-
| lowing officers, ngreed upon In populist caucus,
were chosen: NJ A. Householder, president pro
tenn; j. W. Morphy, secretary; ID, Gassoway,
lergeant-nt-arms; Rev q, w. Singer, chap
laini Sol Long, reading clerk; Ursel Finch,
postmaster The meeting hours OF the senate
were fixed at ten n n. and three p, m After lis
tening TO the reading of Gov. Stanley message,
which occupied A. minutes, the senate adjourned
80, Secretary OF State Clark called the house
TO order and Justice Johnston administered
the oath TO members The following oficers
| nominated by a republican caucus, were then
elected Speaker, Stephen j. Osborn; speaker
pro TEN, r. M Benehel chief clerk, Charles
Il Lobdell; sergeant at-arms, W. A. Thomp-
son; chaplain Rev Allen Buckner postmas.
ter, Mrs l. d, Schaum Populists supported
G. W. Flirchild for speaker, who secured ~
votes TO 9l Tor Osborn. The house, after Gov
Stnnley's message WINS read, adjourned,
THE house held l5-minute session on the
llth ind then adjourned TO give the speaker
chance to arrange his committees 90. Among
the senate bills introduced were; Declaring
February IL, LIncolns birthday anniversary,
q legal holiday creating civil service system
for state employees; regulating state penal in
situations; for u new system for state oil In
spection; providing for the erection OF public
buildings In cities OF the first GLASS and for the
issuance OF bonds therefor; to do away with
the offices OF penitentiary directors, managers
OF the Hutchinson reformatory and state re-
form school ind placing them under single
board OF three members for more stringent
enforcement OF the prohibltory law by provld.
ing for the punishment, not only OF the joint
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enforce the law
BY vote OF 20 to five the senate on the 18th
decided that George W. Hanna could retain his
seat as senator from the Clay-Dickinson dis
trict Among the bills introduced were the
Following; To reimburse citizens OF Lawrence
Tor rebuilding the engineering house OF the
state university; to forbid the granting OF
franchises to street railway companies without
vote OF the people; TO revise the game laws,
prohibiting the sale and shipment OF
game birds from the state; to require
every barber to pass an examination before
state board; for the building of stone
bridges by counties and for their payment
without bond issues; to reduce sleeping car
rates to make Leavenworth county judicial
district by itself; to reduce passenger rates
ana prohibit the issuing of passes; appropri-
ating $4,000 for Kansas corn exhibit Mt the
Paris eXpositioni to encourage irrigation in
western Kansas by providing for the erection of
reservoirs ... The house held brief session
and adjourned without transacting any bust
ness of moment
In the senate on the 18th Ryan, OF Crawford,
presented bill providing that orders issued as
scrip" shall be payable in 30 days In money or
merchandise, at option OF holder Other meas
ures included the following: BY Hart to grant
three-year teachers certificates to graduates
of Lhe state uniVnrsitv school nj artu. b,, Ctopa
repeating the law relating to legislative COM
mittees for Investigating state officers; by
Cooke, allowing tho state treasurer to loan GER
tain funds to private citizens at five per cent.
interests by Andrew, making the Offices of
marshal and street commissioner in cities Of
second and third classes appointive Both
houses adjourned until Monday, the 10TH