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townships, and repealing section 8 of chapter 362 of the Laws of 1905.

Also, Senate bill No. 253, An act to prevent double taxation by deducting certain indebtedness from the assessment of personal property.

By Senator Chapman: Senate bill No. 254, An act to restrain township and city officers from speculating in their offices.

By Senator Hodges: Senate bill No. 255, An act amending section 5129, General Statutes of Kansas, 1901, relating to liens for labor and material, and repealing said original section.

Also (by request), Senate bill No. 256, An act relating to the deposit of public moneys and funds in hands of county treasurers in national and state banks in Kansas.

By Senator Cambern: Senate bill No. 257, An act to amend section 2068, the same being section 77 of chapter 31, article 3, of the General Statutes of Kansas of 1901.

By Senator Hostrup: Senate bill No. 258, An act to amend section 6513 of the General Statutes of 1901, granting licenses to ex-Union soldiers and sailors to canvass for and sell goods not prohibited by the law and to operate a delivery and baggage wagon in any county or city within the state, and providing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing the original section 6513.

By Senator Cooke: Senate bill No. 259, An act to amend chapter 67 of the Laws of 1903, entitled "An act in relation to automobiles and motor vehicles, regulating their speed and operation on the public highways of this state, providing for their proper equipment, and providing penalties for the violation thereof."

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Roads and Bridges, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 46, An act relating to roads and highways, and repealing chapter 289 of the Session Laws of 1907, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be not passed.

OSCAR FAGERBERG, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Elections, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 96, An act to amend section 1 of chapter 129 of the Session Laws of 1897, entitled "An act to amend chapter 78 of the Session Laws of 1893, entitled 'An act to provide for the printing and distribution of ballots at the public expense, and for the nomination of candidates for public offices; to regulate the manner of holding elections, and to enforce secrecy of the ballot, and to provide for the punishment of the violation of this act,' and repeal the same," have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

S. M. BREWSTER, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 5, An act relating to landlords and tenants, and amending section 27, chapter 55, of the General Statutes of 1868, have had the

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same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be not passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 8, An act extending the provision of chapter 285 of the Laws of 1907, and recommend that it be not passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 17, An act providing that in all civil cases in courts of record three-fourths of a jury may render a verdict, and repealing all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith, and recommend that it be not passed. FRANCIS C. PRICE, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Roads and Bridges, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 168, An act providing for the building of roads in Scott township and city of Fort Scott, in Bourbon county, Kansas, and providing revenue for paying for the same, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be not passed.

. OSCAR FAGERBERG, Chairman.

THIRD READING OF BILLS.

Senate bill No. 75, An act apportioning the state of Kansas into representative districts, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 26, nays 8; absent or not voting, 6.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Avery, Bender, Cambern, Carey, Chapman, Cooke, Denton, Fagerberg, Fowler, Glenn, Hamilton, Hostrup, Huffman, Hunter, Lower, Milligan, Murphy, Porter, Potter, Price, Quincy, Robertson, Smith, Stannard, Stewart, and Travis.

Senators voting in the negative were: Anderson, Brady, Brewster, Ganse, Hodges, Myers, Stavely, and Stillings.

Senators absent or not voting were: Brown, Leidy, Milton, Moore, Overfield, and Reed.

A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to.

Senate bill No. 135, An act to amend sections 3, 7, 8, 11 and 14 of chapter 266 of the Session Laws of 1907, entitled "An act to prevent the manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines and liquors, and to regulate traffic therein, and providing for the appointment of inspectors for carrying out its provisions, and to provide penalties for violation thereof, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith," and repealing original sections 3, 7, 8, 11 and 14 of chapter 366 of the Session Laws of 1907, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 36, nays 0; absent or not voting, 4.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Anderson, Avery, Bender, Brady, Brewster, Brown, Cambern, Carey, Cooke, Denton, Fagerberg, Fowler, Ganse, Glenn, Hamilton, Hodges, Hostrup, Huffman, Hunter, Lower, Milligan, Milton, Moore, Murphy, Myers, Porter, Potter, Price, Quincy, Reed, Robertson, Smith, Stannard, Stavely, Stewart and Travis.

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Senators absent or not voting were: Chapman, Leidy, Overfield, and Stillings.

A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Employees respectfully requests that instead of Frank Dixon as an assistant sergeant-at-arms, the name of Frank Reeves be inserted, Frank Reeves having been serving since the opening of the session in place of Mr. Dixon; his salary to cover from the beginning of the session in place of Frank Dixon.

The committee also recommends that Hazel Tutcher, Bessie Cortwright and Hazel Green be employed as stenographers, their wages to commence on Monday, January 25, or as soon thereafter as they qualify for the position. J. H. STAVELY, Chairman.

January 22, 1909.

On motion of Senator Stavely, the report of the Committee on Employees was adopted.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has passed House bill No. 246, An act to define and classify lobbyists and lobbying; to regulate the employment and registration of legislative lobbyists; to provide for the filing by lobbyists of a verified statement of expenses and obligations, and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act.

Also, adopted Senate concurrent resolution No. 11, Relating to restoration of John F. Lewis to rank of first lieutenant, United States army, and his retirement.

Also, adopted House concurrent resolution No. 12, Relating to the purchase of furniture for the capitol building; and the speaker has ap-· pointed, on the part of the House, relative to House concurrent resolution No. 12, Messrs. Westcott, Haskin and Cron.

The same are herewith transmitted.

C. H. BRILHART, Assistant Chief Clerk.

INTRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Senator Hamilton introduced Senate resolution No. 22, which was read, as follows:

Resolved, That Joe Anderson be given the exclusive privilege of conducting a shoe-shining stand in the Senate anteroom.

On motion of Senator Hamilton, the resolution was adopted.

CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF JOURNAL.

The reading and consideration of the Journal of the preceding day was commenced and continued until, on motion of Senator Quincy, the further consideration thereof was dispensed with.

CONSIDERATION OF ORIGINAL MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

Senate concurrent resolution No. 13, by Senator Travis, Concerning the securing of pensions for Kansas militia, was, on motion of Senator Travis, adopted.

House concurrent resolution No. 13, To provide for a com

mittee of the House and Senate to confer with like committees of certain other states with reference to obtaining just and equitable demurrage laws, was referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

House concurrent resolution No. 12, Relating to the purchase of furniture for the capitol building, was, on motion of Senator Stannard, laid on the table.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

Senator Quincy moved that the Senate go into committee of the whole for the consideration of bills on the Calendar under the head of "General Orders." A vote being had, the motion prevailed, and the Senate went into committee of the whole, with Senator Milton in the chair.

After some time spent therein the committee rose, and through the chairman submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: The committee of the whole Senate have had under consideration bills on the Calendar under the head of "General Orders," and I am directed to report as follows:

Recommend that Senate bill No. 188, An act to define and classify lobbyists and lobbying, to regulate the employment and registration of legislative lobbyists, to provide for the filing by lobbyists of a verified statement of expenses and obligations, and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act, be amended as follows:

That the word "association" be inserted after the word "firm" in line 7 of section 1.

That the word "association" be inserted after the word "firm" in line 15 of section 1.

That the words "provided, that under no circumstances shall a member of either house be deemed a lobbyist" be inserted after the word "thereof" in line 18 of section 1.

That section 5 be amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 5. Every person who shall act in the capacity of lobbyist, or who shall be employed, appointed or retained in such capacity, shall at each session of the Legislature, and before entering upon any of his duties as such lobbyist, be required to enter or cause to be entered upon the appropriate docket all of the facts required to be entered in such docket by section 3 of this act; providing, if any committee of the House or Senate shall instruct its chairman that such committee desires information respecting any bill referred to such committee, it shall be lawful for any person invited by the chairman of such committee to appear before it in open session without registering as a lobbyist."

That section 7 be amended by inserting the words "or the presiding officer thereof" after the word "House" in line 4, and striking out the words "extended by vote thereof" in lines 4 and 5.

That the words "or within thirty days after the completion of his services" be inserted after the word "Legislature" in line 2 of section 8. That the words "the punishment for which violation shall not herein otherwise be prescribed" be inserted after the word "act" in line 2 of section 10.

That the words "while acting in behalf of such municipal or other public corporations" be added after the word "representatives", in line 3 of section 11.

And that the bill be reporte for passage as amended.

T. A. MILTON, Chairman.

On motion of Senator Milton, the report of the committee of the whole was adopted.

Senator Hodges moved that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn to meet at four o'clock P. M., Monday, January 25, 1909, which motion prevailed.

Senator Stewart moved that the Senate do now adjourn, which motion prevailed.

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