The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-02-06
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Houas and Senate Choose Presiding on
GERS and Begin the Grind-Pringis
for Speaker.

GERS ana Begin the Grind-Prlngis
for Speaker.
Each branch of the legislature met
separately at noon on the 9th and voted
on United States senator. Chester L.
Long had majority in each house The
two houses will hold a joint session on
the 18th and formally elect Mr. Long.
Senator Allen, of Doniphan, introduced
Dill repeating the present textbook
law. Senator Noftzger introduced a bill
creating a state insurance commission
10 NIX ire insurance rates in Kansas
Campbell, of Bourbon. introduced a reso-
luton In the house to submit q local op-
ton liquor question to q vote of the peo-
pie The house was in session only two
hours After the regular programme had
been run through and a vote taken on
United States senator il was decided to
adjourn for the day and let the various
committees get to work. The usual griSt
OF bills was introduced in the house.
The election of Chester l. Long as
United States senator to succeed w. A.
Harris was formally declared by the leg
islature at noon on the 18th. The joint
session was held in Representative hall
me journals OF the two houses. showing
the vote taken on senator on the 9th,
were read. The senate journal showed:
Long. 30: Harris. 8. The house record
was: Long. IS; Harris. .. Total both
houses: Long, 12S; Harris. IS. After the
'Olc was announced PreSlQent Hanna
said: Chester 1. Long. having received
a constitutional majority of both houses,
as shows by the journals, declare him
elected United States senator for a term
of six years. beginning March next.
Senator Vincent, of Reno, introduced
bill for state fair. In the house Jones.
OF Norton, introduced bill giving the
executive council the power to buy the
patent right for a voting machine for the
state of Kansas. The sum Of $4,000 Is ap-
propriated for that purpose. Many other
bills Of more or less Importance were in
troduced.
Senator Stewart introduced joint reso-
luton in the senate on the 18th to re-
duce the fees of state printer IS Is per
cent. Without attempting to revise the
entire schedule of fees for different
classes of work the Stewart resolution
presents his bill for any job Of work
under the prevailing rates, the secretary
Of state shall scale 1t down one-third.
Tapp's bill holding the owner of a build
ing responsible for any damages sus-
tanned by workmen by reason of defective
scaffolding was killed....Two different
joint resolutions to change the state con-
stitution in regard to the right of suf-
frage of foreign-born people were intro
duced in the house. Under the present
constitution a foreigner only has to be in
the state six months and take out his first
Russell. put in a resolution to require
a residence here of three years. Lin
ton, of Smith, put in one to have the
limit extended to five years and to re-
quire the foreigner to become natural
lied citizen. Several other bills of more
or less Importance were introduced.
Speaker Pringle announced some more
committees.
The senate spent all the forenoon on
the 3oth in preliminary skirmish on the
judicial contest case
from the Seventeenth district. The par
ties to the contest were then asked to
get up an agreed statement of facts COW
ertng as many points as possible and
submit 1t to the senate on the I'd. In
the house the bill to extend the fellow
servant law to all classes of employees
came up for action. Mclaughlin and Ad-
ans, of Sedgwick. each introduced bill
extending the law to all employees. The
bills We're sent to the judiciary commit
tee, which committee sent them back
with majority and minority reports. The
bill was finally defeated. The judiciary
committee killed 30 bills in less than two
hours. The farmers scored point when
they got their bill making chicken steal
ing felony, punishable by a prison sem
tence, placed upon the calendar. Speak
er Pringie announced a few more COM
mittees. Several bills were recommended
for passage in committee of the whole.
Senator Allen is after the pool room
operators of Kansas City, Kan. He in
troduced a bill in the senate on the I'd
their operations. Senator Nc
snake-eating bill came up for
and after much debate and
the injection of few amendments was
for passage. Senator Kennedy,
of Coffey, is alarmed over the appropria-
lions and Is hammering them down..
In the house Kirkpatrick, of Wilson,
wants to check the enactment of so many
local laws. and with that end in view in
a resolution to reaffirm one Of
the old provisions Of the state constitu-
ton, which has become a dead letter
through the work of the supreme court.
The provision Is to the effect that no spe-
cial law shall stand If general law COW
ering the same subject can apply. Rep
Adams. Of Butler. introduced
a resolution instructing our senators at
to vote for the Panama canal
treaty. Speaker Pringle announced the
remainder of his committees.