instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed. J. N. CALDWELL, Chairman.

Senator Helmick, chairman of Committee on Military Affairs and Claims, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on Military Affairs and Claims, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 97, introduced by Senator Caldwell, An act to remove the political disabilities of ex confederate soldiers living in the state of 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.

JASON HELMICK, Chairman.

Senator Lewelling, chairman of Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 222, Making an appropriation for a deficiency in the payment of salaries of district judges for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed. L. D. LEWELLING, Chairman.

CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL.

The journal of the eleventh day was then read.
The sergeant-at-arms announced a

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has passed substitute for House bill No. 222, An act making appropriations to the state normal school for current expenses for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1897, June 30, 1898, and June 30, 1899.

Also, House bill No. 223, An act making an appropriation of certain money for the support of the state normal school.

Also, substitute for House bill No. 307, An act making an appropriation to pay for postage, expressage and freight on the tenth biennial report of the state board of agriculture.

The bills are transmitted herewith.

A. D. GILPIN, Chief Clerk.

The reading of the journal of the eleventh day was resumed.

The journal of the eleventh day was corrected and approved.

By unanimous consent, Senator Jumper offered the following motion:

MR. PRESIDENT: I move that hereafter the reading of the journal be dispensed with and that a committee of three members be appointed whose duty it shall be to make all necessary corrections and report the same to the Senate for its approval. Said committee to be named by the president. H. G. JUMPER.

A vote being taken, a roll-call was demanded.

The roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 28, nays 9; absent or not voting, 3.

Senators voting in favor of the motion were: Messrs. Armstrong, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Campbell, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Hanna, Harris, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Householder, Jumper, King, Lewelling, Lupfer, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Sheldon, Titus, Young, and Zimmer.

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

Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Battey, Matthews, and Shaffer.

The motion prevailed, and the president appointed as a committee to correct the journal, Senators Jumper, Cooke, and Hessin.

Senator Hessin declined to serve.

Senator Johnson was appointed, but declined to serve. Senator Stocks was appointed.

By unanimous consent, Senator Householder offered Senate resolution No. 48, which was read, and referred to the Committee on Employees.

The sergeant-at-arms announced a

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House is now waiting to receive the Senate in joint session for the purpose of electing a United States senator.

A. D. GILPIN, Chief Clerk.

Senator Householder moved that the Senate do now repair to the House of Representatives for the purpose of

electing a United States senator, as provided by law and Senate concurrent resolution No. 12.

The motion prevailed.

The Senate, at 12 o'clock M., preceded by its president, secretary and sergeant-at-arms, repaired to the hall of the House of Representatives.

JOINT SESSION.

The president of the Senate was president of the joint. session.

The secretary of the Senate called the roll of the Senate. Senators present and answering to their names were: Messrs. Armstrong, Battey, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Campbell, Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Fulton, Hanna, Harris, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Hessin, Householder, Jumper, King, Lamb, Lewelling, Lupfer, Morrow, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Sheldon, Sterne, Stocks, Titus, Wallack, Young, and Zimmer-total, 38.

Senators absent were: Messrs. Johnson and Matthews. The chief clerk of the House of Representatives called the roll of the House.

The following gentlemen were present and answered as their names were called: Messrs. Aker, Armstrong, Bacon, Barker, Barkley, Basgall, Bean, Botkin, Bennett, Bradley, Brooke, Brown of Cowley, Brown of Greeley, Brown of Pratt, Buell, Burkholder, Burtis, Carr, Cassin, Clark, Crosby, Cubbison, Dalton, Davis, De Witt, Dingus, Doyle, Epperson, Ernst, Fairchild, Farrell, Feighner, Fell, Finney, Fitzgerald, Foley, Fouts, Fulton, Gates, Geissler, Gillespie, Goodno, Graves, Gray, Grimes, Hack busch, Hackney, Harbaugh, Haywood, Heckman, Heminger, Hibner, Hollenbeak, Ingle, Irwin, Jackson of Comanche, Jackson of Harvey, Jamison, Jaquins, Johnson of Chase, Johnson of Labette, Johnson of Nemaha, Jones, Keddie, Keefer, Nelson, Lambert of Lincoln, Larimer, Lawson, Lewis, Lobdell, Longley, Loomis, Malin, Marks, Marty, McCarthy, McGrath, McKeever, Merrill, Metzler, Moore, Mott, Muenzenmayer, Palenske, Patten, Perry, Polson, Ravenscraft,

Reed, Richards, Rothweiler, Russell, Rutledge, Seaton, Seaver. Shouse, Simmons, Singleton, Smith of Sherman, Stevens, Stoner, Stuart, Tapscott, Trueblood, Turner, Ury, Vogelgesang, Wallace, Walters, Ward, Wehrle, Weilep, Williams, Wright, Mr. Speaker Street.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Conger, Harvey, Henley, Lambert of Lyon, Maxwell, Outcalt, Smith of Brown, Street, Taylor, Wilson.

The Secretary of the Senate read that part of the Senate journal of Tuesday, January 26, relating to the vote for United States senator: That W. A. Harris had received 28 votes; J. R. Burton had received 10 votes; that Louis P. King had received 1 vote.

The chief clerk of the House read that part of the House journal of Tuesday, January 26, relating to the vote for United States senator: That W. A. Harris had received 73 votes; that J. R. Burton had received 43 votes; that J. C. Caldwell had received 2 votes.

The president of the joint session announced that W. A. Harris, having received the requisite majority in each house of the legislature, was duly elected to the senate of the United States.

Mr. Lobdell moved the president appoint a committee of three to escort Mr. Harris to the speaker's desk.

The president appointed the following as such committee: Messrs. Lobdell and Botkin and Senator Forney.

Senator elect Harris addressed the joint session in a few well chosen remarks.

The certificate of election of William A. Harris was then duly presented and signed, as follows:

Hall of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, TOPEKA, KAS., January 27, 1897. This is to certify that the members of the Senate and the members of the House of Representatives of the legislature of the state of Kansas, having assembled in joint convention in the hall of the House of Representatives on the 27th day of January, A. D. 1897, in conformity with the act of congress of the United States entitled "An act to regulate the times and manner of holding elections for senators in congress," approved July 25, A. D. 1866, and an act of the legislature of the state of Kansas entitled "An act providing for

joint conventions of the two houses of the state legislature," approved May 7, 1861, to supply the vacancy in the senate of the United States occasioned by the expiration of the term of Hon. W. A. Peffer, which will occur on the 4th day of March, next, the journals of the Senate and House of Representatives having been severally read showing the names of persons voted for and the number of votes received in each house by each person, it appeared that William A. Harris received a majority of all the votes cast in each house, and the said William A. Harris is declared duly elected senator to represent this state in the senate of the United States for the constitutional term commencing on the 4th day of March next. A. M. HARVEY,

President of the Senate, and President of the Joint Convention. M. WATSON,

Secretary of the Senate.

W. D. STREET,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

A. D. GILPIN,

Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Jackson of Harvey moved the joint session be now dissolved.

The motion prevailed.

The Senate reassembled.

Senator Ryan moved to adjourn until 2:30 o'clock P. M. The motion prevailed.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

SENATE CHAMBER,

Topeka, Kas., January 27, 1897-2:30 o'clock P. M. Senate met pursuant to adjournment; president in the chair.

The roll was called; a quorum present.

Senators absent were: Messrs. Campbell and Matthews.

CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

Senate concurrent resolution No. 10 was then read, and is as follows:

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That the Senate and the House of Representatives