session, being desirous of sending a committee to confer with a like committee of the Kansas legislature upon the subject of railroad construction by certain states: therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the state of Kansas, That we extend a request to the legislature of Oklahoma to appoint a committee to meet at any time in the city of Topeka, time and place to be hereinafter designated. Senator Lewelling moved to amend by including the legislature of Texas. The amendment was adopted by consent. Senator Young moved to include the legislature of Nebraska. The amendment was adopted by consent. Senator Householder offered the following amendment: add "and to consider" railroad legislation. Senator Coleman moved to refer to the Committee on State Affairs. The motion prevailed. The sergeant-at-arms announced a MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has adopted Senate concurrent resolution No. 8, Relating to the establishment of free and independent government for the people of Cuba. The resolution is transmitted herewith. A. D. GILPIN, Chief Clerk. By unanimous consent, Senator Zimmer, chairman of the Committee on Cities of the First Class, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Cities of the First Class, to whom was referred the message of the governor appointing members of the police board of the city of Atchison, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the message back to the Senate with the recommendation that the appointments be confirmed. H. T. ZIMMER, Chairman. Senator Ryan moved the rules be suspended and the confirmation be made now. The motion prevailed. The question being on the confirmation of the police. board of the city of Atchison, the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 35, nays 0; absent or not voting, 5. Senators voting in favor of the confirmation were: Messrs. Armstrong, Battey, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Campbell, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Hanna, Harris, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Hessin, Householder, Jumper, King, Lamb, Lewelling, Lupfer, Matthews, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Sheldon, Sterne, Stocks, Titus. Young, and Zimmer. Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Coleman, Fulton, Johnson, Morrow, and Wallack. By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, and read the first time: By Senator Pritchard: Senate bill No. 302, An act to prohibit the providing and accepting of free transportation for the purpose of aiding voters in returning to their precincts to vote at elections and prescribing penalties for the violations of the provisions hereof. Also, Senate bill No. 303, An act locating on the Fort Hays abandoned military reservation in Ellis county, Kansas, a western branch of the Kansas agricultural college; a western branch of the state normal school, and establishing a public park when the said Fort Hays military reservation or 1,100 acres of the same, inclusive the buildings, is deeded to the state of Kansas, free of cost, and making an appropriation therefor. By Senator Hessin: Senate bill No. 304, An act to vacate certain parts of town sites in Riley county, state of Kansas. By Senator Householder: Senate bill No. 305, An act requiring persons, societies or asylums engaged in placing minor children from other states in homes in this state to give bond, and providing penalties for the violations of this act. By unanimous consent, Senator Jumper, chairman of the Committee on Fees, Salaries and Mileage, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Fees and Salaries, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 107, An act to establish salaries of state officers, their assistants, clerks, judges, officers and employees of the legislature, recommend that section 7, line 3, be amended by striking out $1,200 and inserting $1,000. That section 8, line 4, be amended by striking out $1,200 and inserting $1,000. That section 10, line 4, be amended by striking out $3,000 and inserting $2,500. That section 11, line 2, be amended by striking out $2,000 and insert ing $1,800. That section 12, line 2, be amended by striking out $2,000 and inserting $1,800. That section 8 be stricken out and the subject matter therein be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, for the reason that it does not fully cover the ground. That section 14, line 4, be amended by striking out doorkeepers and their assistants, line 6 of section 14 be amended by inserting after the word employees and before the word, "the," the words doorkeeper and assistants, and that section 15 be stricken out, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed as amended. Also, Senate bill No. 73, An act regulating certain fees and compensation for county surveyors, and repealing section 11, chapter 89 of the laws of 1891, and amending the same, recommend that the bill be amended by adding after section 3 the following section 2: All acts and part of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. and that section 2 in the original act be numbered section 3, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed as amended. Also, Senate bill No. 104, An act to amend paragraph 3442 of the general statutes of 1889 relating to mutual insurance companies and repealing said paragraph, 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. 183, An act relating to sheriff's fees, 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. 148, An act relating to sheriff's and stenographer's fees and amendatory of section 27, chapter 109, of session laws of 1893, being an act entitled "An act to regulate the sale of real estate under execution, order of sale or other judicial process and providing for the redemption of such real estate from sale and the terms thereof," and repealing said section 27, chapter 129, recommend that section 1 be amended by striking out all after the word "case in the seventh line and such substituting therefor the following: "that a stenographer fee of two dollars shall be taxed in each and every case, as in other cases," have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed as amended. Also, Senate bill No. 102, An act to amend section 5546 of the general statutes of 1889 and repealing said original section, recommend that, for the reason that the subject matter is covered in another bill already reported for passage, 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. 139, An act fixing the compensation of judges and clerks of any election, recommend that the title be amended by adding after the word "election" "and to repeal sec tion 73 of chapter 36 of the general statutes of 1868," have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed as amended. Also, Senate bill No. 191, An act to repeal chapter 138 of the laws of 1895, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed. H. G. JUMPER, Chairman. Senator Zimmer, chairman of the Committee on Cities of the First Class, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Cities of the First class, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 49, being an act to amend an act entitled "An act for the regulation, support and maintenance of the common schools in cities of the first class," being chapter 196 laws of 1891, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that the following bill be substituted therefor, and that said substi tuted bill be passed. H. T. ZIMMER, Chairman. 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 bill No. 163, An act in relation to the mining of coal at the Kansas state penitentiary, the disposition thereof, and the repairing of the wagon road from the state penitentiary to the limits of the city of Leavenworth, 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. 169, An act relating to labor of convicts in the Kansas penitentiary, 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, the appointment of the following-named gentlemen to con stitute the board of pardons: N. W. Wells, Paola; Mayo Thomas, Howard, and J. V. Randolph, Emporia, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the names back to the Senate with the recommendation that they be confirmed. JOHN ARMSTRONG, Chairman. Senator Jumper moved that the rules be suspended and the appointment of the members of the state board of pardons be made now in open session. The motion prevailed. A vote being taken on the confirmation, the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 31, nays 0; absent or not voting, 9. Senators voting in favor of confirmation were: Messrs. Armstrong, Battey, Braddock, Caldwell, Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Fulton, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Hessin, Householder, Johnson, Jumper, King, Lamb, Lewelling, Matthews, Morrow, Mosher. Pritchard, Shaffer. Sterne, Stocks, Titus, Young, Zimmer. Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Benson, Campbell, Hanna, Harris, Lupfer, Reser, Ryan, Sheldon, Wallack. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. Senator Householder moved that the Senate go into committee of the whole for the consideration of bills on the calendar under head of "General Orders." A vote being had, the motion prevailed. The Senate went into committee of the whole, with Senator Jumper in the chair. After some time spent therein the committee rose, and through their chairman submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: The committee of the whole Senate have had under consideration Senate bill No. 28, An act relating to charities and corrections, and providing penalties for violations of the pro visions of this act, and repealing sections 6150 to 6201, inclusive, and sections 6479 to 6529, inclusive, sections 6532 and 6533, of the general statutes of 1889, report progress, and ask leave to sit again. H. G. JUMPER, C'hairman. By unanimous consent, Senator Shaffer offered the fol lowing proposition : To the Committee on Employees: I propose the name of W. A. Sreen as assistant journal clerk. The proposition was referred to the Committee on Employees. Senator Jumper moved to adjourn. |