the probate judge, clerk of the district court, sheriff, county superintendent and county attorney of Marion county, Kansas, defining their duties, and providing penalties for violations thereof.

Elections:

Senate bill No. 192, An act to amend the Australian ballot system by numbering each ballot as cast, and making it a misdemeanor for voters to cut, tear, mutilate or deface his ticket so that such ticket may be identified when drawn from the ballot-box for counting the votes cast, or by voting for fictitious candidates for like purpose.

Banks and Insurance:

Senate bill No. 194, An act in relation to accident insurance companies, and providing for the transaction of business by such insurance companies in this state.

Cities of the First Class:

Senate bill No. 200, An act for the governing of cities of the second class containing more than 5,000 population. Senate bill No. 203, An act to amend an act entitled "An act relating to sidewalks in cities of the first class," providing for the building and repairing the same, and to repeal chapter 245, session laws of 1895, and all acts in conflict therewith.

Education and Educational Institutions:

Senate bill No. 202, An act to disorganize school district No. 8, in Washington county, Kansas, and empowering the county superintendent to attach the same to adjoining districts.

Senate bill No. 207, An act to establish a high school in Mitchell county, Kansas.

Temperance:

Senate bill No. 205, An act supplemental to article 10 of chapter 99 of the general statutes of 1889, and amendatory of said general statutes, being section 113 of said chapter 99.

Assessment and Taxation:

Senate bill No. 209, An act providing for the levying of a state tax for the support of the common schools of the state, and providing for the distribution of the money raised by said tax.

Corporations:

Senate bill No. 212, An act relating to private corporations and companies.

CONSIDERATION OF MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.

House concurrent resolution No. 4 was then read, and is as follows:

Be it resolved by the House, the Senate concurring therein, That the committees of the House meet jointly with the corresponding committees of the Senate at such times and place during the session of the legislature as such committees may determine, for the consideration of such bills and measures as may regularly be referred to the respective committees.

A vote being taken, the resolution was not adopted. House concurrent resolution No. 6 was then read, and is as follows:

Resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Kansas, the Senate concurring therein, That we tender our congratulations to the state of Missouri upon the return by the people to the law-making body of Missouri members in harmony with the demands for reform as fought under the banner of William J. Bryan in the late presidential campaign.

Resolved further, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the senate and house of representatives of the state of Missouri.

Laid over.

Senator Lamb moved to amend by inserting the words Arkansas and Texas after the word Missouri.

A roll-call was demanded on the amendment; the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 10, nays 23: absent or not voting, 7.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the resolution were: Messrs. Battey, Coleman, Fulton, Hessin, Johnson, Jumper, Lamb, Matthews, Morrow, Stocks.

Senators voting in the negative were: Messrs. Armstrong, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Cooke, Crossan, Far

relly, Field, Forney, Hanna, Helmick, Householder, King. Lewelling, Lupfer, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser. Shaffer, Sheldon, Titus, Young, Zimmer.

Senators absent or not voting were: Campbell, Harris, Hart, Helm, Ryan, Sterne, Wallack.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution, a roll-call was demanded.

The roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 24, nays 10; absent or not voting, 6.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the resolution were: Messrs. Armstrong, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Hanna, Helmick. Householder, Jumper, King, Lewelling. Lupfer, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Shaffer, Sheldon, Titus, Young, Zimmer.

Senators voting in the negative were: Messrs. Battey, Coleman, Fulton, Hessin, Johnson, Lamb. Matthews, Morrow, Stocks. Wallack.

Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Campbell, Harris, Hart, Helm, Ryan, Sterne.

The resolution was adopted.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Senator Mosher, chairman of Committee on Municipal Indebtedness, offered the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Municipal Indebtedness, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 147, An act limiting the power of townships and cities to borrow money to create indebtedness, have had the same under consideration and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 65, An act limiting the power of counties, townships and cities to borrow money to create indebtedness, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that be not passed, because of the favorable recommendation of a similar bill -- No. 147.

Also, Senate bill No. 141, An act relating to the meeting of the board of county commissioners in counties having more than twentyfive thousand inhabitants, and also providing for the payment of all claims and accounts against the county, including claims for salaries of county officers, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 2, An act authorizing the county commissioners of Mitchell county to invest the county railroad sinking

funds, or any county sinking funds, in school, township, bridge or city bonds of Mitchell county, Kansas, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

W. A. MOSHER, Chairman.

Senator King, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation, asked unanimous consent for further time to consider bills now before that committee.

Consent was granted.

Senator Crossan, chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, asked unanimous consent for further time for the consideration of bills now before that committee.

Consent was granted.

Senator Young, chairman of the Committee on Elections, asked unanimous consent for further time for the consideration of Senate bill No. 27, now before that committee. Consent was granted.

THIRD READING OF BILLS.

Senate bill No. 12, An act to amend section 7 of fees and salaries of the county treasurer, county clerk, county attorney, register of deeds, clerk of the district court, sheriff, probate judge and county surveyor of Sumner county, and said section 7 being chapter 149 of session laws of 1895, was read the third time, and the question be ing, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the fol lowing result: Yeas 30, nays 1: absent or not voting, 9.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Messrs. Armstrong, Braddock, Caldwell, Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Fulton, Hanna, Harris. Helmick, Hessin, Householder, Jumper, King, Lewelling, Lupfer, Matthews, Morrow, Mosher, Pritchard, Shaffer, Sheldon, Stocks, Titus, Wallack, Young, and Zimmer.

Senator voting in the negative was Messrs. Lamb. Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Battey. Benson, Campbell, Hart, Helm, Johnson, Reser, Ryan, and Sterne.

A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. Amended in accordance with the report of the commit

tee of the whole Senate as follows: Amend title to read, An act to amend section 7 of an act entitled "An act regulating the fees and salaries of the county treasurer, county clerk, county attorney, register of deeds, clerk of the district court, sheriff, probate judge and county surveyor of Sumner county," and said section 7 being chapter 149 of session laws of 1895.

The title was agreed to as amended.

Senator Lamb explains his vote as follows:

I vote no.

Am opposed to any special fee-and-salary bill, for the reason it prevents general legislation on the subject.

Senate bill No. 30, An act to amend section 48 of chapter 110 of the general statutes of Kansas, entitled "An act. relating to townships and township officers," approved February 29, 1868, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 33, nays 1; absent or not voting, 6.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Messrs. Armstrong, Battey, Braddock, Caldwell, Campbell, Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Fulton, Hanna, Helmick, Hessin, Householder, Johnson, Jumper, King, Lamb, Lewelling, Lupfer, Matthews, Morrow, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer. Sheldon, Stocks. Titus, and Young.

Senator voting in the negative was: Zimmer.

Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Benson, Harris, Hart, Helm, Sterne, and Wallack.

A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed.

The title was amended as follows: Insert "1889" after "general statutes of Kansas," in line two of the title.

The title was agreed to as amended.

Senate bill No. 69, An act to amend paragraph 1317, general statutes of 1880, entitled "An act to compel railroad companies to fence their roads by and through lands inclosed with a lawful fence," and repealing said paragraph 1317, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall