Cities of the First Class:

Senate bill No. 49, 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.

Senator Sterne announced the appointment of Oscar Swayze as his clerk.

Senator Cooke introduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 3.

The resolution was read and laid over under the rules. Senator Hart introduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 4.

The resolution was then read, and is as follows:

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

No action.

Senator Forney introduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 5.

The resolution was read, and laid over under the rules. Senator Benson offered Senate resolution No. 24, and moved its adoption.

The resolution was read, and is as follows:

Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms be instructed to procure as many keys for each committee room as there are different committees occupying the same.

A vote being taken, the motion prevailed.

Senator Householder offered Senate concurrent resolution No. 6.

The resolution was read and laid over under the rules. Senator Young offered Senate resolution No. 25, and moved its adoption.

The resolution was read, and is as follows:

Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms be directed to rent a typewriter for the use of the secretary of the Senate.

Senator Jumper offered a substitute for Senate resolution No. 25.

The substitute was read, and is as follows:

Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms be instructed to inquire of the state superintendent of public instruction as to whether or not there are extra typewriting machines in his office, and if so that he procure one for use of the secretary of the Senate.

By consent, Senate resolution No. 25 was withdrawn and the substitute accepted as Senate resolution No. 25.

A vote being taken, the resolution was adopted. Senator Jumper moved that reading and correction of the journal be postponed until the same is printed. The motion prevailed.

CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

By unanimous consent, Senate concurrent resolution No. 2 was withdrawn.

By unanimous consent, the following appointments as clerks were announced:

By Senator Stocks: Geo. K. Thompson.

By Senator Caldwell: Lizzie M. H. Steele, as clerk of Committee on Roads and Bridges.

The sergeant-at-arms announced a

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

The message was read and is as follows:

To the Legislature: Through some inadvertence, one of the recommendations that I desire to make in my message has been left out, and I desire, at this time, to call your attention to it. Under the present law, the coal at the penitentiary is used, first, to supply the various state institutions, and the remainder is sold to a contractor for the highest price that is bid. I believe that it would be wise to make a provision in the law whereby school districts, towns, cities and counties might have the option to purchase coal of the state at the contract price, in car-load lots, for public use. If the contractor bid a high price, the money received from purchasers for public use would go into the state treasury, and if the contractor bid a low price, the various counties, cities and school districts would get the coal cheap: in either case, the public would get the benefit instead of the contractor. I believe that they would take enough coal, in this way, from the state mines to largely reduce the amount that the contractor would receive, and, instead of the profit going to private parties, it would be saved to the public whether the

price was high or low. In my original message, the Kansas City Stock-Yards Company was referred to as the Kansas Live Stock Commission Company. This was a mistake. The paragraph refers to the Kansas City Stock-Yards Company.

J. W. LEEDY.

The message was referred to Committee on State Affairs. Senator Hanna offered Senate resolution No. 26 and moved its adoption.

The resolution was read, and is as follows:

Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms be instructed to investigate and find out how many, if any, typewriting machines there are idle in the various departments of state, and report to this body to-morrow morning.

Motion prevailed.

Leave of absence was granted Senator Hessin for one day from to-morrow morning, January 15.

On motion of Senator Helmick, the Senate then adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

SENATE CHAMBER,

Topeka, Kas., January 14, 1897.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment; president in the chair.

Roll was called; 35 Senators present.

Absent Senators Helmick, Morrow, Reser, Sterne, and Wallick.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

The following bills were introduced and read the first time:

By Senator Farrelly: Senate bill No. 93, An act amendatory to section 4598 of the general statutes of 1889, and to repeal said original section.

Also, Senate bill No. 94, An act to establish the measure of damages for the value of timber, orchards, fences, buildings or other structures destroyed or injured.

Also, Senate bill No. 95, An act changing the name of Seth Howard Carson to Seth Howard Nation.

By Senator Matthews: Senate bill No. 96, An act vacating part of Hill's addition to the city of McPherson, McPherson county, Kansas.

By Senator Caldwell: Senate bill No. 97, An act to remove the political disabilities of ex-confederate soldiers living in the state of Kansas.

Also, Senate bill No. 98, An act to regulate the live-stock commission business at public stock-yards in the state of Kansas, and providing penalties for its violation.

Also, Senate bill No. 99, An act to define and regulate public stock-yards in the state of Kansas, and providing penalties for its violation.

By Senator Shaffer: Senate bill No 100, An act to provide for the establishment of a state normal school at Fort Scott, Kas., and to provide for the purchase of the property of the Kansas normal college at said place.

By Senator Cooke: Senate bill No. 101, An act to encourage the construction of ponds and reservoirs for the storage of rain water for irrigation purposes, and creating the office of pond commissioner and prescribing his duties and emoluments, and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof.

Also, Senate bill No. 102, An act to amend section 5546 of the general statutes of 1889, and repealing said original section.

By Senator King: Senate bill No. 103, An act to increase the duties of the board of railroad commissioners, changing the name of said board, providing for the organization of public warehouses, and to regulate the warehousing, inspection and weighing of grain in public warehouse.

By Senator Forney: Senate bill No. 104, An act to amend paragraph 3112 of the general statutes of 1889, re-. lating to mutual insurance companies, and repealing said paragraph.

Also, Senate bill No. 105, An act to amend paragraph 3412 of the general statutes of 1889, relating to mutual insurance companies.

Also, Senate bill No. 106, 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 state tax.

Also, Senate bill No. 107. An act amendatory to an act entitled "An act to establish the salaries of state officers and judges" and officers of the legislature, being chapter 91, paragraphs 5535, 5536, 5537, 5538, 5539, 5540, 5541, 5542, 5543, 5544, 5515, 5546, 5547, 5548, 5549, 5550, and 5551, general statutes of 1889, and repealing same.

Also, Senate bill No. 108, An act regulating certain promissory notes, regarding the statement to be made upon the face of said notes, showing for what article or articles, services or values, said notes were given, and making the notes payable in the county in which the maker thereof resides, and prescribing certain penalties.

Also, Senate bill No. 109, An act to amend section 55 of an act entitled "An act to establish a code of civil procedure," paragraph 4134 of the general statutes of 1889, and repealing said paragraph 4134.

Also, Senate bill No. 110, An act relating to railroads and certain liens thereon and to determine the priority of such liens.

Also, Senate bill No. 111, An act providing for the levying of a county tax for the support of the common schools of the counties, and providing for the distribution of the money raised by said county tax,

Also, Senate bill No. 112, An act to protect employees and laborers in their claim for wages.

By Senator Jumper: Senate bill No. 113, An act to define. and regulate the charges of public stock-yards, and public stock-yards operators, and prescribing penalties for violations thereof.

By Senator Crossan: Senate bill No. 114, An act authorizing the board of county commissioners of Miami county. Kansas, to erect a county building for a court-house and county office building, at Paola, Kas., and to equip and furnish said building, and to levy taxes to pay the expenses of erecting, equipping and furnishing said building.