Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Fulton, Hanna, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Hessin, Householder, Johnson, Jumper, King, Lewelling, Lupfer, Morrow, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Sheldon, Stocks, Titus, Wallack, Young, and Zimmer.

Senator Lamb voted in the negative.

Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Caldwell, Harris, Matthews, and Sterne.

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. 78, An act to amend section 4 of chapter 99 of the session laws of 1895, entitled "An act relating to judicial districts, defining the boundaries of the twentythird and thirtieth judicial districts, and providing for holding terms of court therein," and repealing all acts not in accordance therewith, was read the third time. Senator Helm moved the rules be suspended, and the bill be subject to amendment at this time.

The motion prevailed, and the bill was amended. The question being, Shall the bill pass? 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: Messrs. Armstrong, Battey, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Campbell, Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Fulton, Hanna, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Hessin, Householder, Johnson, King, Lamb, Lewelling, Lupfer, Morrow, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Sheldon, Sterne, Stocks, Titus, Wallack, Young, and Zimmer.

Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Field, Forney, Harris, Jumper, and Matthews.

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

Senator Forney moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 147 was passed.

The motion prevailed.

Senate bill No. 147, An act limiting the power of counties, townships and cities to borrow money to create indebtedness, was read the third time.

Senator Forney moved the rules be suspended, and Senate bill No. 147 be subject to amendment.

The motion prevailed.

Senate bill No. 147 was then amended.

The question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 22, nays 17; absent or not voting, 1.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Messrs. Armstrong, Battey, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Cooke, Farrelly, Forney, Fulton, Helmick, Householder, Johnson, Jumper, King, Lupfer, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Shaffer, Sheldon, Sterne, and Stocks.

Senators voting in the negative were: Messrs. Camp. bell, Coleman, Crossan, Field, Hanna, Harris, Hart, Helm, Hessin, Lamb, Lewelling, Morrow, Ryan, Titus, Wallack, Young, and Zimmer.

Senator Matthews was absent.

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. 70, An act amending paragraph 2977, general statutes of 1889, respecting executors and administrators and the settlement of estate of deceased persons, and repealing said paragraph, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? 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: Messrs. Armstrong, Battey, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Campbell, Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Forney, Fulton, Hanna, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Hessin, Householder, Johnson, Jumper, King, Lamb, Lewelling, Lupfer, Morrow, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Sheldon, Stocks, Titus, Wallack, Young, and Zimmer.

Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Field, Harris, Matthews, and Sterne.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

The report of the Committee on Employees submitted yesterday, was read and is as follows:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Employees, to whom was referred Senate resolution No. 48; also, motion of Senator Shaffer, and motion of Senator Lupfer, and resolution No. 49, by Senator Benson, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report as follows:

That your committee finds that it is not necessary to add any assistant journal clerks, but recommend that the stenographer at large be required to do the typewriting for the secretary of the Senate, and when not so occupied to do such other work as the Senators may require, as far as practicable.

The sergeant-at-arms informs your committee that he is unable to keep a page at the telephone, and according to resolution No. 49, your committee have employed Miss Cora Repperton to fill that position. JOHN ARMSTRONG, Chairman.

Senator Farrelly moved to strike out that portion relating to the duties of stenographer at large.

The motion did not prevail.

Senator Householder moved to strike out that part of the report employing Miss Cora Repperton at the telephone. The motion prevailed.

The question being, Shall the report of the Committee. on Employees be adopted as amended? The roll was called with the following result: Yeas 25, nays 12; absent or not. voting, 3.

Senators voting in favor of the adoption of the report were: Messrs. Battey, Braddock, Caldwell, Campbell, Cooke, Crossan, Field, Forney, Harris, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Johnson, Jumper, King, Lupfer, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Sheldon, Sterne, Titus, and Young.

Senators voting in the negative were: Messrs. Armstrong, Coleman, Farrelly, Fulton, Hanna, Hessin, Householder, Lamb, Morrow, Stocks, Wallack, and Zimmer.

Senators absent or not voting were: Messrs. Benson, Lewelling, and Matthews.

The report was adopted.

Senate resolution No. 53 was then read, and is as follows: To the Senate: At the request of R. R. Beam, docket clerk, I hereby offer his resignation as said clerk. I hereby move the election of his assistant, Mr. L. Shamleffer, as docket clerk, and that the Committee on Employees be instructed to employ A. B. Huffman as assistant docket clerk. A. J. TITUS. February 1, 1897.

To the Senate: I hereby resign my position as docket clerk on account of important business at home which requires my personal attention. R. R. BEAM.

A vote being taken, the resolution was adopted. By unanimous consent. Senator Forney introduced Senate resolution No. 55, and moved its adoption.

The resolution was read, and is as follows:

WHEREAS, It has been asserted by the attorney of the Santa Fe railroad that the alien land law, supposed to have been passed by the Kansas legislature in 1891, did not in fact pass the legislature in proper manner, and is therefore void and of no effect: therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate, That the attorney-general of the state is hereby requested to inform this body whether, in his opinion, the law did pass, or whether further action will be necessary by this legislature to secure an alien land law.

The resolution was adopted.

Senate joint resolution No. 2 was then read the second time, and is as follows:

Senate joint resolution No. 2, Proposing a convention to revise or amend the constitution of this state, and recommending to the electors to vote for or against such convention as they shall deem best for the public good.

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

By unanimous consent. Senator Jumper, chairman of the Committee on Correction of the Journal, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Correction of the Journal, to whom was referred the Senate journal of Friday, January 29, 1897, recommend that on page 1, under "Presentation of Petitions," second line, the word "of " be changed to the word "in."

On page 4, last paragraph, under Senate bill No. 351, said "351" be changed to "251."

On page 8, under "Consideration of Messages from the House of Representatives," the sentence, "House bills Nos. 110, also 112 and 45, were then read the first time, as above," be added after the signature of the chief clerk of the House.

On page 12, under Chairman Titus' report of Committee on Education and Educational Institutions, second paragraph, Senate bill 299, the words "being entitled” be added after "299"; in the same report, “being” be added after “257” in the next paragraph; in the same paragraph, second line, "Marion " be changed to “Norton.”

On page 20, immediately after Chairman Hessin's report of the committee of the whole, the paragraph, "Senator Hessin moved the report of the committee of the whole be agreed to," the motion prevailed, be added in the next paragraph; section 1 be added after substitute. In the paragraph immediately after the second part of the governor's message, third line, "bell" be changed to ball.

On page 22, last paragraph, fourth line, "sanitary" be added after live stock.

On page 23, under "senators absent or not voting," Senator Hanna's name be added: on the same page, in Senate concurrent resolution No. 11, in the last line, "made" be added after "propositions." H. G. JUMPER, Chairman.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

Senator Lewelling moved that the Senate go into committee of the whole for the consideration of bills on the calender under the head of "General Orders." A vote being had, the motion prevailed.

The Senate went into committee of the whole, with Senator Helm in the chair.

After some time spent therein the committee rose, and through the chairman submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: The committee of the whole Senate has had under consideration bills on the calendar under the head of "General Orders," and I am directed to report as follows:

Recommend that Senate bill No. 121, An act authorizing county treasurers in counties of less than twenty-five thousand inhabitants to deposit county money in a bank or banks, the substitute for section 1 be printed, and the bill lay over and retain its place on the calendar.

Also, Senate bill No. 15, An act for the establishment of a state normal school at the city of Wichita, moved that it retain its place on the calendar under "General Orders" for further consideration, and that a committee of three be appointed by the president of the Senate, authorized, empowered and directed to employ a competent architect to aid them, and proceed to the city of Wichita, and there carefully