same and other vehicles on the public streets and highways in the state, and providing penalty for the violation thereof, and for the repeal of chapter 67 of the Session Laws of 1903.

Ways and Means:

Senate bill No. 261, An act making appropriation to the Bethesda Hospital, Goessel, Kan., for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911, and providing for its visitation, inspection and supervision.

Senate bill No. 262, An act making appropriation to the Industrial School and Hygienic Home for Friendless Persons, at Hillsboro, Kan., for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911, and providing for its visitation, inspection and supervision.

Senate bill No. 269, An act making appropriation to the Clay Center Hospital Association, of Clay Center, Kan.

House bill No. 297, An act making appropriation for postage, express, freight, packing and other expenses of the distribution of the Sixteenth Biennial Report of the State Board of Agriculture.

Live Stock :

Senate bill No. 263, An act for the protection of quail.

Senate bill No. 266, An act authorizing a bounty for the destruction of crows, and to repeal chapter 74, Session Laws, 1905.

Judiciary:

Senate bill No. 264, An act to establish a board of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States, and making an appropriation to pay the expenses of said commission.

Senate bill No. 265, An act relating to sales of personal property.

Senate bill No. 268, An act concerning captions to proposed constitutional amendments.

Senate bill No. 271, An act defining the liability of employers of labor within the state of Kansas in cases of injury or death to their employees, and repealing all acts or parts of acts in so far as they conflict herewith and no farther.

House bill No. 18, An act in relation to persons hiring conveyances from livery-stables who fail and neglect to return the same to the owner thereof in fair condition, and providing a penalty for its violation.

House bill No. 87, An act to amend section 3 of chapter 246, Session Laws of 1907, entitled "An act to license vendors of drugs, medicines, nostrums, ointments or appliances of any kind for the treatment of diseases, injuries or bodily defects, and for the enforcement thereof, and further providing for the fees for licenses and the disposition thereof," and repealing said section 3.

House bill No. 247, An act to prohibit employees of the Leg

islature from lobbying with the members thereof, and provid ing for penalties for violations of this act.

House bill No. 252, An act relating to procedure to take evidence in suits brought to enforce the laws of this state against unlawful monopolies, trusts and combinations in restraint of trade, and suits to enforce laws regulating and controlling corporations.

Assessment and Taxation:

Senate bill No. 267, An act to amend section 7568, General Statutes of 1901, providing for changing the time of listing real property for assessment and taxation from even to odd numbered years, beginning with the year 1909, and repealing original section 7568, General Statutes of 1901, the same being section 43, article 10, chapter 107, relating to taxation.

Senate bill No. 270, An act to amend section 125 of chapter 122 of the Laws of Kansas of 1903, being "An act relating to cities of the first class, and repealing chapter 37 of the Laws of 1881 and all acts amendatory and supplementary thereto, in so far as the same relate to cities of the first class," and to repeal said section 125.

Whole Senate:

Substitute for Senate bill No. 19, An act concerning filing of claims against estates in the probate court, and providing for security for costs in certain cases.

Agriculture:

House bill No. 47, An act prohibiting the sale of any fruittree or fruit-trees of a certain kind, variety or description and the delivery thereafter with the intent to deceive to the purchaser of a fruit-tree or fruit-trees of a different kind, variety or description, and providing penalties for the violation thereof, and prescribing the time within which prosecutions under this act may be commenced.

Claims and Accounts:

House bill No. 298, An act making an appropriation to the Crosby Brothers Company for the payment of the purchase of desks, chairs and carpet furnished the House of Representatives, session of 1909, and for freight and drayage thereon.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 13, An act providing for juvenile court; the title, term of office and compensation of the judge thereof; defining the jurisdiction of juvenile courts; defining and specifying the practice and procedure in juvenile courts; providing for appeals; providing for a reporter; providing for probation officers, and their duties and compensation; making disposition of fines in said courts; regulating the time, place of holding court and service of process, and providing for repeals of conflicting laws, 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. FRANCIS C. PRICE, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 55, An act amending section 8 of chapter 37 of the Session Laws of 1872, said chapter being an act entitled "An act for the encouragement of agriculture," and repealing said section 8, 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.

Also, Senate bill No. 184, An act amending section 8, chapter 37, of the Session Laws of 1872, said chapter being an act entitled "An act for the encouragement of agriculture," and repealing said section 8, and recommend that it be not passed. A. F. SMITH, Chairman.

The chair laid before the Senate a telegram from Senator Travis, asking to be excused indefinitely on account of sickness. There being no objections, the excuse was granted.

CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF JOURNAL.

The correction and approval of the Journal was commenced and proceeded until, on motion of Senator Hamilton, the further consideration thereof was dispensed with.

CONSIDERATION OF ORIGINAL MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

On motion of Senator Chapman, House concurrent resolution No. 9, Relating to John F. Lewis, was stricken from the Calendar.

On motion of Senator Cooke, Senate resolution No. 25, Relating to the purchase of filing-cases, was adopted, after be ing amended, on motion of Senator Porter, to read, "that the filing-cases should be furnished to Senators only on their written request."

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has passed House bill No. 107, An act relating to fences on railroad rights of way, and amending section 5919 of the General Statutes of 1901.

The same is herewith transmitted.

C. H. BRILHART, Asst. Chief Clerk.

The above House bill was thereupon read the first time.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

Senator Stewart 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.

The Senate went into committee of the whole, with Senator Chapman 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. 147, An act to amend section 1 of chapter 122 of the Session Laws of 1907, relating to the appointment of commissioner of elections in certain cities of the first class, and repealing. the said original section, be amended as follows: That the word "be," in

section 1, line 11, be stricken out and words "have been" be inserted in lieu thereof, and that the bill be passed as amended.

Also, that Senate bill No. 220, An act providing for furnishing copies of bills and resolutions of the Legislature, and fixing the fees therefor, and providing a penalty for the violation of this act, be amended as follows: That the words "not a member of the Legislature" be inserted in line 14 of section 2, after the word "one." That section 3 be stricken out , and the following substituted: “That this act shall not prevent any party from procuring from either House any bill, resolution, petition or other legislative files printed by order of either House," and that above shall be section 3 and the section stricken out shall be section 4, and that section 4 shall be section 5. Also, that the words "not a member of the Legislature or a bona fide representative of a newspaper" be inserted in line 1, section 1, after the word "person," and that the bill be reported for passage as amended.

Also, that Senate bill No. 159, An act relating to the powers of city councils in cities of the second class, be amended as follows: That in section 1, line 1, after the word "second," the words "or third" be inserted. That in section 2, line 2, after the word "second," the words "or third" be inserted. That in section 3, line 2, after word “second," the words "or third" be inserted. That the title be made to read as follows: After word "second" the words "and third" be inserted; and that the bill be reported for passage as amended.

Also, that Senate bill No. 129, An act to amend section 6331 of the General Statutes of Kansas, 1901, being section 223 of chapter 92 of the General Statutes of Kansas, be amended to read as follows: That in section 1, line 8, following the word "exceed," the word "six" be stricken out and the word "one" inserted in lieu thereof. In line 25 the word "therein" be changed to read "thereon." In line 30, section 1, the words "board of directors" be stricken out and the words "school board" be inserted in lieu thereof. In lines 6 and 7, section 1, the words "board of directors" be stricken out and the words "school board" be inserted in lieu thereof. In lines 11 and 12, section 1, the words, "board of directors" be stricken out and the words "school board" be inserted in lieu thereof. In line 9, section 1, the word "it" be stricken out and word "the" inserted in lieu thereof, and the word "property" be stricken out and the word "value" be inserted in lieu thereof; and that the bill be reported for passage as amended.

Also, that it has had under consideration Senate bill No. 93, An act to amend sections 3, 4, 7, 10 and 11 of chapter 382 of the Session Laws of 1907, etc., and reports progress and asks leave to sit again.

G. L. CHAPMAN, Chairman.

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

Senate resolution No. 26, by Senator Quincy, which follows, was introduced and read, and, on motion of Senator Quincy, adopted:

Resolved, That the Senate now proceed to the election of a senator in the Congress of the United States, for the term beginning March 4, 1909.

At twelve o'clock M. the president of the Senate announced that the time fixed by the statutes of the United States for the election of a United States senator for the term commencing March 4, 1909, had arrived, and that nominations therefor were in order.

Thereupon Senator Quincy placed in nomination the name of Hon. Joseph L. Bristow for United States senator, and Senator Robertson placed in nomination the name of Hugh P. Farrelly for United States senator.

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By direction of the president, the roll was called by the secretary.

Senators voting for Joseph L. Bristow were: Avery, Bender, Brady, Brewster, Brown, Cambern, Carey, Chapman, Denton, Fagerberg, Fowler, Ganse, Glenn, Hamilton, Hostrup, Huffman, Hunter, Leidy, Lower, Milligan, Murphy, Myers, Overfield, Porter, Potter, Price, Quincy, Reed, Smith, Stannard, Stavely, Stewart, and Stillings.

Senators voting for Hugh P. Farrelly were: Anderson, Cooke, Hodges, Milton, Moore, and Robertson.

Absent by leave: Senator Travis.

The president announced the result of the vote as follows: Whole number of senators voting, 39; number of senators voting for Joseph L. Bristow, 33; number of senators voting for Hugh P. Farrelly, 6.

The president instructed the secretary so to record the vote. Senator Glenn moved that the Senate do now adjourn, which motion prevailed.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

SENATE CHAMBER, TOPEKA, KAN.,
January 26, 1909—2 P. M.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, the president in the chair. The roll was called.

Absent by leave: Senator Travis.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

The following bills were introduced and read the first time: By Senator Hunter: Senate bill No. 277, An act to establish at the Kansas State Agricultural College a division of plant breeding, and appropriating funds for same.

Also (by request), Senate bill No. 278, An act relating to civil procedures, and to amend section 4733 of the General Statutes of Kansas, 1901, and repealing said section 4733 of the General Statutes of Kansas, 1901.

Also (by request), Senate bill No. 279, An act to amend section 4542, article 8, of chapter 80 of the General Statutes of 1901, being section 108 of the code of civil procedure, and to repeal said section.

Also (by request), Senate bill No. 280, An act to amend section 3056 of the General Statutes of 1901, and to repeal said section.

By special Senate committee: Senate bill No. 281, An act to define and classify lobbyists and lobbying; to regulate the employment and registration of legislative lobbyists, and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act.

By Senator Stewart: Senate bill No. 282, An act granting a pension and making an appropriation to George Hatter, of Sedgwick county, Kansas.