The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-24

the flag declaring it a state, as fol-
lows: December, 1857; legislative as
sembly called by Acting Governor
Fred P. Hampton, held at Lecomp-
ton; lasted ten days. January, 1861,
legislative assembly called by Gov.
Samuel Medary, held at Lecompton;
lasted thirty-nine days. September,
1874; state legislature called by Gov.
Thomas A. Osborne; lasted seven
days. March, 1884; state legislature
called by Gov. G. w. Click; lasted six
days. January, 1886; state legisla-
ture called by Gov. John A. Martin;
lasted thirty-two days. December,
1898; state legislature called by Gov.
j. w. Leedy; lasted sixteen days.
June, 1908; state legislature called by
Gov. w. ]. Bailey; lasted two days.
The special territorial assembly meet
ing Of 1857 was called by Acting Gov
ernor Hampton because of trouble
some" times. The special legislative
assembly of 1860, and which lasted
thirty days, was called by Gov. Me
Diary for the plain reason that the
legislature had not done all of its
work The special session of 1874,
called by Gov. Osborn, was for the
purpose of getting relief from the
grasshoppers and locusts which were
then over-running Kansas. That OF
March, 1884, called by Gov. Click,
was known as the "foot-and-mouth-
disease" legislature. This was
Democratic affair, and John j. ingalls,
discussed it as "the Democracratic
Legislature that couldn't open its
mouth but to put it's foot into it,"
In January, 1856, Gov. John A. Mar
tin called a special session, because
the legislature had failed to make GER
tain appropriations. In December
1898. Gov. j. w. Leedy called
special session because he had an in
Grown fear that the railroads were
trying to reduce the sovereign pow
ers of the state to the level of city
councils or school district boards.
The special session called by Gov
w. j. Bailey in June, 1908, was for
the purpose of giving relief to the
flood sufferers. The building OF
bridges swept away by the flood was
An attempt was made to
appropriate state money for the suf-
ferers. This fell down. Resolutions
of sympathy were passed, but ex-
from the records. Some
short grass member then arose and
three cheers for the flood
sufferers. They were given. They
be expunged.
Elected by Unanimous Vote. - The
annual meeting of the
Kansas state board of agriculture con-
Guided its sessions at Topeka with
the reelection of all the old officers.
F. d. Coburn was again unanimously
elected secretary for two years by
rising vote. Because of sickness Mr..
Coburn did not attend the meet
ings and a committee went to his
house to tell him the news. A. l..
Sponsler. of Hutchinson, was made
Charles e. Sutton Of Law
renee president and Edwin Sny-
der of Oskaloosa treasurer. In the
place of W. r. Bowling of Norcatur,
r. B. Ward Of Republic county was
elected a member and George b.
Ross of Reno in the place of A. w.
Smith of Mcpherson county. The
rest of the members were reelected.
Praises Pardoned convicts. - Gov.
Hoch has given out the information
that every convict he has pardoned
from the Kansas state penitentiary
during the past three years OF MS
term of Office has made good" He
determined this fact by writing about
two months ago to each county attor-
ney in the state, asking him to CO.
onerate with the sheriff and other
officers to learn just exactly what
had become of all pardoned persons
from their counties. The governor
made this poll quietly and confidenti-
ally. He asked that every effort be
made to ascertain the exact facts.
Then, he declared, holding in his
hands a large package of letters, thar
III have turned out well.
Jury Accuses the Husband. - The
jury, investigating the
leath of Mrs e. Vancil, who died I'M
Ter peculiar circumstances at Law
ence, brought in verdict saying
nat death was due to arsenical pois-
ming and the arsenic was album
stored to her by Eph Vancil, her hus-
and. vancil is in Jail, having been
n custody since the burial of his
wife at lola. He is a shoemaker and
las lived in Lawrence two years. Pre-
-ious to that time he and his wife
ived in lola.
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