State Penitentiary, and recommend that it be amended as follows: In section 1, line 12, after the word "priest," strike out the figures "$400" under 1910 and the figures "$400" under 1911, and insert in lieu thereof the figures "$200" under 1910, and the figures "$200” under 1911. In section 1, line 18, strike out the word "tailor" and the figures "$800” under 1910 and the figures "$800" under 1911. In section 1, line 35, strike out the words "one stable foreman" and the figures "$680" under 1910 and the figures "$680" under 1911. And your committee further recommend that said bill be passed as amended.

Also, Senate bill No. 435, An act authorizing the state printer to publish the annual proceedings and Breeders' Directory of Kansas of the Improved-stock Breeders' Association, and making appropriation therefor, and recommend that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 359, An act making appropriation for certain improvements and repairs at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory, at Hutchinson, Kan., for a new barn, some new laundry machinery and bathroom fixtures, repairs and improvement for kitchen and bakery, equipment for gymnasium, some musical instruments, and for current expenses and salaries of officers and employees for said Kansas State Industrial Reformatory, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911, and recommend that it be passed.

CHAS. S. HUFFMAN, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills, to whom were referred Senate bills Nos. 250, 147, 647, substitute for No. 187, 53, 209, 152, 287, 52, and 334, have compared the engrossed copies with the enrolled bills, and I am directed to report to the Senate that the same are correctly enrolled, that they have been properly signed by the president and secretary of the Senate and the speaker and chief clerk of the House, and have been presented to the governor for his approval, this 26th day of February, 1909. T. P. MURPHY, Chairman.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

TOPEKA, February 26, 1909.

To the Senate: I respectfully advise the Senate that I have on the above date approved the Senate bills presented to me bearing the following numbers: 52, 53, 147, 152, 209, 334, 250, 287, 647, and substitute for No. 187. W. R. STUBBS, Governor.

Senator Cooke moved that the minority report on Senate bill No. 88 be made a special order for eleven o'clock A. M. today, which motion prevailed.

Senator Ganse moved that minority report on House bill No. 394 be made a special order for 10:30 o'clock A. M. to-day, which motion prevailed.

The following communication was handed to the secretary: I hereby tender by resignation as assistant sergeant-at-arms, to take effect this day. J. B. WOODS.

Dated this 27th day of February, 1909.

THIRD READING OF BILLS.

Senate bill No. 650, An act making an appropriation to the state agent at Washington, D. C., for the payment of compensation for prosecuting a claim against the United States, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 31, nays 0; absent or not voting, 9.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Anderson, Bender, Brady, Brewster, Brown, Caldwell, Cambern, Carey, Chapman, Cooke, Denton, Fowler, Glenn, Hamilton, Hostrup, Huffman, Hunter, Leidy, Lower, Milligan, Murphy, Myers, Potter, Price, Quincy, Robertson, Smith, Stannard, Stavely, Stewart, and Stillings.

Senators absent or not voting were: Avery, Fagerberg, Ganse, Hodges, Milton, Overfield, Porter, Reed, and Travis. 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. 653, An act making appropriation for the Industrial and Educational Institute, of Topeka, for fuel and freight thereon for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 33, nays 0; absent or not voting, 7.

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

Senators absent or not voting were: Avery, Caldwell, Hodges, Overfield, Quincy, Reed, and Travis.

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. 644, An act appropriating fees collected under chapter 217, Laws of 1907, to agricultural experiment stations, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 31, nays 0; absent or not voting, 9.

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

Senators absent or not voting were: Avery, Caldwell, Chapman, Hodges, Overfield, Reed, Robertson, Stannard, and Stillings.

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

Substitute for Senate bill No. 39, An act making appropriations for the Kansas State Agricultural College, erection of buildings, equipment, purchase of land, farmers' institutes, etc., was read the third time.

Senator Hostrup moved that the bill be amended in section 1,

line 8, by inserting after the word "land" the words "to be purchased within a radius of five miles from the Agricultural College," and by striking out in same line, same section, the figures "3000" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "35,000" and by changing total in accordance with this amendment to read "$366,000," which motion prevailed.

Senator Ganse moved that the bill be amended in section 1 by adding to end of section the following: "provided, however, that the appropriation for the purchase of land herein provided for shall not be used to purchase land at a price in excess of $150 per acre, which motion prevailed.

The question being, Shall the bill pass as amended? 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, Caldwell, Cambern, Carey, Cooke, Denton, Fagerberg, Fowler, Ganse, Glenn, Hamilton, Hostrup, Huffman, Hunter, Leidy, Milligan, Milton, Murphy, Myers, Porter, Potter, Price, Quincy, Reed, Robertson, Smith, Stannard, Stavely, Stewart, Stillings, and Travis.

Senators absent or not voting were: Chapman, Hodges, Lower, and Overfield.

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. 656, An act relating to estates of deceased persons, was read the third time.

Senator Ganse moved that the bill be amended in section 1, line 14, by striking out "term of court" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "time," which motion prevailed.

Senator Ganse moved that the bill be amended in section 1. line 5, by inserting after "follows" the words "section 150," which motion prevailed.

Senator Ganse moved that the bill be amended in section 1. line 14, by inserting after the word "time" the words "specifying the date."

The question being, Shall the bill pass as amended? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 29, nays 0; absent or not voting, 11.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Anderson, Bender, Brady, Brown, Cambern, Carey, Chapman, Cooke, Denton, Fagerberg, Fowler, Ganse, Glenn, Hamilton, Hostrup, Hunter, Leidy, Lower, Milligan, Murphy, Myers, Price, Quincy, Reed, Robertson, Smith, Stannard, Stavely, and Stewart.

Senators absent or not voting were: Avery, Brewster, Caldwell, Hodges, Huffman, Milton, Overfield, Porter, Potter, Stillings, and Travis.

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. 654, An act making appropriations for the purchase of coal for the state industrial department of the Western University, at Quindaro, Kan., for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911, was read the third time. Senator Huffman moved that the bill be amended in section 1, line 8, by adding after the word "hundred" the word "dollars, which motion prevailed.

The question being, Shall the bill pass as amended? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 34, nays 0; absent or not voting, 6.

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

Senators absent or not voting were: Chapman, Denton, Hodges, Overfield, Potter, and Robertson.

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. 231, An act to establish at the Kansas State Agricultural College a division of forestry under the direction of the Kansas Experiment Station, and appropriating funds for the support of the same, was read the third time.

Senator Avery moved that the bill be amended as follows: Substitute for section 1:

SECTION 1. For the promotion of forestry in Kansas there shall be established at the Kansas State Agricultural College, under the direction of the board of regents, a division of forestry. The board of regents of the Kansas State Agricultural College shall appoint a state forester who shall have general supervision of all experimental and demonstration work in forestry conducted by the experiment station. He shall promote practical forestry in every possible way, compile and disseminate information relative to forestry, and publish the results of such work through bulletins, press notices and in such other ways as may be most practicable to reach the public, and by lecturing before farmers' institutes, associations and other organizations interested in forestry.

Proposed new section 4:

SEC. 4. The board of regents of the State Agricultural College may also conduct on the Dodge City and Ogallah stations other demonstrations and experiments of local interests, such as seed-breeding and tillage experiments, whenever such demonstrations may not interfere with the work in forestry.

Proposed substitute for section 5:

SEC. 5. For carrying the provisions of this act into effect there shall be appropriated from moneys in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909; two thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, and two thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911. All vouchers for salaries and other expenses shall be paid in the same manner as expenses of the Kansas State Agricultural College.

Proposed substitute for section 6:

SEC. 6. The forestry stations at Ogallah and Dodge City shall remain the property of the state for the purpose of conducting experimental and demonstration work in forestry under the direction of the board of regents of the State Agricultural College, who shall have all power in relation thereto now exercised by the Executive Council. And for the purpose of maintaining said stations and for the purchase of trees, plants, seeds and cuttings, and for the payment of other incidental expenses, there is hereby appropriated the following sum, or as much as may be necessary, to wit:

For the station at Ogallah.

For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911:

For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911:

which motions were separately made and carried.

Senator Avery moved that the bill be amended by inserting in line 6, section 6, as amended, after "1911," the words "For the Dodge City station, $500, or as much thereof as may be necessary for the purchase of a team, the same to be available at once," which motion prevailed.

Senator Robertson moved that section 6 be changed to read "That chapter 405 of the Session Laws of 1907, and all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed," and that this section be renumbered section 7 in accordance with amendments, which motion prevailed.

Senator Avery moved that section 6 be renumbered section 7, which motion prevailed.

The question being, Shall the bill pass as amended? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 35, nays 0; absent or not voting, 5.

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

Senators absent or not voting were: Huffman, Overfield, Stannard, Stavely, and Travis.

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