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That portion relating to text-books referred to Committee on Education.

That portion relating to oil and gas wells referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

That portion relating to questions to jurymen referred to the Elections Committee.

That portion relating to Kansas City stock yards referred to Committee on State Affairs.

That portion relating to railroad legislation referred to the Committee on Railroads.

That portion relating to evidence in divorce cases referred to Judiciary Committee.

That portion relating to attendants in asylums referred to the Committee on Charitable Institutions.

That portion relating to mortgage legislation referred to the Judiciary Committee.

That portion relating to banks and banking referred to the Committee on Banks and Insurance.

That portion relating to building and loan associations and loan companies referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking.

That portion relating to coal mines and miners referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining.

That portion relating to the bureau of labor and industry referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

That portion relating to the adjutant-general referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. W. B. HELM, Chairman.

By unanimous consent, Senator Crossan made the following announcement:

To the Senate of the State of Kansas:

At request of D. M. Furguson, reading clerk, I hereby offer his resignation as said clerk for the reason of sickness in his family, and I hereby move the election of L. A. Hanshew as reading clerk for the remainder of the session, his wages to begin Tuesday, January 19, 1897.

The motion prevailed.

By unanimous consent, Senator Jumper offered the resignation of S. E. Robertson as journal clerk, and moved to refer to Committee on Employees.

The resignation was so referred.

Senator Jumper moved that J. L. Root be elected journal clerk of the Senate, and asked to have the motion referred to Committee on Employees.

The motion was so referred.

Lieutenant-Governor Harvey announced the following

appointments:

Isabelle Cone Harvey, as my private secretary; John B. Jones, as my janitor and messenger.

By unanimous consent, Senator King offered Senate. resolution No. 39, and moved its adoption.

The resolution was read, and is as follows:

Resolved, That the employees of the Senate who began work on the first day of the session, and were sworn in later on, receive pay from the first day of the session.

Senator Morrow offered the following amendment: "That all employees be paid from the opening of the session." The amendment was adopted.

The question being on the adoption of the motion as amended, the motion prevailed.

By unanimous consent, Senator Titus, chairman of Committee on Education and Educational Institutions, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of Education and Educational Institutions, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 126. by Senator Crossan, being an act entitled "An act to amend chapter 19 of the laws of the state of Kansas, and repeal the original section 170," have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be amended as follows: That in line 11 after the word "tuition" be added the word "fee," and that the title to said act be amended so as to read: An act relating to the duties and powers of the board of edcation in cities of the second class and repealing paragraph 5731 of the general statutes of 1889. And by having the enacting clause follow the title to said bill, and that after the amendments above suggested are made, that the bill be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 76, by Senator Forney, An act providing for the dissolution of and changing the boundaries of school districts, and empowering the county commissioners with additional authority, 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. 207, by Senator Cooke, An act to establish a high school in 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 referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Also, Senate bill No. 77, by Senator Forney, An act to amend paragraphs 5571 and 5580, and repealing paragraphs 5571, 5580

and 5581, being part of chapter 92, general statutes of 1889, 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. A. J. TITUS, Chairman.

By unanimous consent, Senator Lupfer offered the following motion :

Moved, That the Committee on Employees inquire into the necessity of additional force, and report thereon.

The motion prevailed.

By unanimous consent, Senator Armstrong, chairman of the Committee on Penal Institutions, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Penal Institutions, to whom was referred Senate bills Nos. 136, 163, and 169, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report progress, and ask further time. JOHN ARMSTRONG, Chairman.

Senator Lamb moved to adjourn.
The motion prevailed.

NINTH DAY.

MORNING SESSION.

SENATE CHAMBER,

Topeka, Kas., January 22, 1897-10 o'clock A. M.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment; the president in the chair.

The roll was called; a quorum present.

Senators absent were: Messrs. Matthews and Stocks. Prayer by Chaplain Loofbourrow.

On request of Senator Morrow, Senators Stocks and Matthews were excused from attendance for one day.

FIRST READING OF BILLS.

The following bills were introduced and read the first

time:

By Senator Farrelly: Senate bill No. 239, An act amending section 1623 of the general statutes of 1889, relating to county commissioners.

Also, Senate bill No. 240, An act relating to the shipment of live stock.

By Senator Ryan: Senate bill No. 241, An act in relation to the collection of delinquent tax on real estate bid off by counties at tax sales, and providing for a judicial sale thereof.

By Senator Coleman: Senate bill No. 242, An act entitled "An act to appropriate funds to pay the expenses of distributing the tenth biennial report of the state board of agriculture."

By Senator Sterne: Senate bill No. 243, An act relating to the investment of the funds of life-insurance companies and amendatory of section 54, chapter 50, of the general statutes of 1889.

Also, Senate bill No. 244, An act to amend a chapter of the general statutes of the state of Kansas entitled

"An act to establish a code of civil procedure and to repeal section 56 thereof."

Also, Senate bill No. 245, An act for the relief of Mrs. Thomas Mahany.

By Senator Lamb: Senate bill No. 246, An act to amend section 286 of chapter 80 of the general statutes of Kansas, the same being an act entitled "An act to establish a code of civil procedure."

By Senator Lupfer (by request): Senate bill No. 247, An act entitled "A special act applicable to Kearny county, Kansas, only, to require owners of mortgages upon real estate in Kearny county, Kansas, to file an affidavit within two years after the passage of this act showing their interest in the same, and to affect all mortgages and other liens where owners of real-estate mortgages in said county fail to comply with said act to be come void."

Py Senator Hanna: Senate bill No. 248, An act relating to private corporations which may now or hereafter furnish gas-lights, electric-lights, electric power, water or heat to any cities of the first, second or third class in the state of Kansas, and to repeal sections 1401, 1402, of the general statutes of Kansas, 1889, and all other acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act.

By Senator Helmick: Senate bill No. 249, An act to amend section 3, chapter 198, laws 1895, entitled "An act fixing charges to be paid to the railroads for transporting the Kansas national guard or the Kansas reserve militia, and stores, horses, ammunition, equipments and baggage of the same, the terms of transporting the same and prescribing a penalty for the violation of said act and repealing section 3 of said act."

By Senator Zimmer: Senate bill No. 250, An act creating two city courts in Kansas City township, Wyandotte county, Kansas, and defining the jurisdiction thereof, and the powers and duties of the officers thereof, and limiting the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in said township.

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