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Senate bill No. 145, An act to repeal all poll taxes in the cities of this state.

Education and Educational Institutions:

Senate bill No. 126, An act entitled “An act to amend chapter 92 of the laws of the state of Kansas and repeal the original section 170."

Senate bill No. 153, An act to establish and permanently locate a state normal school at Concordia, Kas., and making an appropriation therefor.

Mines and Mining:

Senate bill No. 132, An act relating to the state penitentiary coal-mine, at Lansing, Kas.

Cities of Second and Third Class:

Senate bill No. 133, An act to change the boundaries and to vacate a part of the town site of Rosalia, Butler county, Kansas.

Senate bill No. 135, An act to change the boundaries of the city of El Dorado, and to vacate a part of the town site of the city of El Dorado, Butler county, Kansas.

Senate bill No. 144, An act to change the boundaries of the city of El Dorado, and to vacate a part of the town site of the city of El Dorado, Butler county, Kansas.

Penal Institutions:

Senate bill No. 136, An act creating a board of control of the penal institutions of the state, and prescribing its duties, for the management and control of the state penitentiary, the Kansas state industrial reformatory and the state reform school, to abolish the board of directors of the state penitentiary, the board of managers of the Kansas state industrial reformatory, and the board of pardons, to provide for the classification of prisoners confined in the state penitentiary, for their description and conditional liberation, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.

Fees, Salaries, and Mileage:

Senate bill No. 139, An act fixing the compensation of judges and clerks of any election.

Senate bill No. 148. An act relating to sheriffs' and

stenographers' fees, and amendatory of section 27 of 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 of said chapter 109.

Cities of the First Class:

Senate bill No. 140, An act relating to election and salaries of officers in cities of the first class having a population of 35,000 inhabitants or over, as shown by the United States census of 1890, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith.

CONSIDERATION OF MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.

House Bill No. 1, An act fixing the time of holding the regular terms of the district court in the thirteenth judicial district, and amendatory of section 8 of chapter 106 of the laws of 1895, was then read the first time.

Senator Helmick moved that the rules be suspended, an emergency be declared, and House bill No. 1 be placed upon second reading now, which motion prevailed.

The bill was read the second time.

Senator Householder moved that the rules be suspended, an emergency be declared, and the bill be now read a third time and put on final passage subject to amendment and debate, which motion prevailed.

Senator Crossan moved to amend the title to read as follows: "An act fixing the time for holding regular terms of the district court in the thirteenth judicial district, and repealing section 8 of chapter 106 of the laws of 1895." The amendment was adopted.

The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the bill was passed.

The vote was as follows: Yeas 37, nays 0; absent or not voting, 3.

The following Senators voted yea: Messrs. Armstrong, Benson, Braddock, Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Fulton, Hanna, Harris. Hart, Helm, Hel

mick, Hessin. Householder. Johnson, Jumper, King, Lamb, Lewelling, Lupfer, Matthews, Morrow, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser. Ryan, Shaffer, Sheldon, Sterne, Stocks, Titus, Wallack, Young, and Zimmer.

Absent or not voting: Battey, Caldwell, and Campbell. The bill. having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed by the president.

The title of the bill was agreed to, and so announced by the president.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Senator Householder, chairman of Committee on Charitable Institutions, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Charitable Institutions, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 28, Being an act relating to charities and corrections, and providing penalties for violations of the provisions of this act, and repealing sections 6150 to 6201 inclusive, and 6211 to 6224 inclusive, and sections 6479 to 6529 inclusive, sections 6532 and 6533, of the 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 passed.

M. A. HOUSEHOLDER, Chairman.

By unanimous consent, Senator Householder offered the following motion, and moved its adoption: That the sergeant-at-arms be instructed to have printed 400 copies of Senate bill No. 28.

The motion was referred to the Committee on Printing. Senator Jumper, chairman of the Committee on Fees and Salaries, offered the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Fees and Salaries, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 12, An act to amend section 7 of fees and salaries of the county treasurer, county clerk, county attorney, register of deeds, clerk of the district court, sheriff, probate judge, and county surveyor of Sumner county, and said section 7 being chapter 49 of session laws 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.

Also, Senate bill No. 29, An act regulating the fees and salaries and prescribing certain duties of the officers of Cherokee county, Kansas, and providing penalties for a violation of this act, 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. 38, An act regulating the fees and salaries and prescribing certain duties of the county officers of Barton 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 passed. H. G. JUMPER, Chairman,

Senator Crossan, chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, offered the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 5, entitled "An act amending paragraphs 6934, 6940, 6948, 6954, and 6955 of the general statutes of 1889, and repealing the same," 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 Taxation.

Also, Senate bill No. 41, An act granting to the superintendent of Barton county, Kansas, the power to disorganize partially depopulated districts and attach the same to adjoining districts for school purposes, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the senate with recommendation that it be referred to Committee on Education, and recommend that title be amended and the provisions of bill be made general rather than special.

Also, Senate bill No. 42, An act to dissolve school district No. 86 in Barton county, Kansas, and attach the territory thereof to school district No. 29 in Barton 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 Education, and recommend that title be amended and the provisions of bill be made general rather than special.

Also, Senate bill No. 52, An act fixing the time for holding the regular terms of the district court in the thirteenth judicial district and amendatory of section 8, chapter 106 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 with the title amended as follows: An act fixing the time for holding the regular terms of the district court in the thirteenth judicial district and repealing section 8 of chapter 106 of the laws of 1895.

Also, Senate bill No. 64, An act fixing the times for holding the regular terms of the district court in the thirteenth judicial district, 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, for the reason that the committee has recommended the passage of Senate bill No. 52, which is a similar bill.

Also, Senate bill No. 4, An act providing for the vacation of streets, alleys, public reservations and the changing of corporate boundaries of cities, and repealing chapter 115, general statutes, 1889, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 16, An act for the protection of domestic animals, and to repeal section 6823, of the 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.

Also, Senate bill No. 17, An act relating to townships and township officers, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be not passed, for the reason it is unconstitutional, as provided by paragraph 197.

Also, Senate bill No. 30, to amend section 48 of chapter 110 of the general statutes of Kansas, entitled "An act relating to townships and township officers," approved February 29, 1868, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with recommendation that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 40, to prevent the dockage of hogs or the inspection of hogs for the purpose of dockage in any market or public stock-yards in the state of Kansas, and providing penalty therefor, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with recommendation that it be passed.

W. B. CROSSAN, Chairman.

As recommended by the Committee on Judiciary, Senate bill No. 5 was referred to the Committee on Assessment and Taxation, and Senate bills Nos. 41 and 42 were referred to the Committee on Education.

Senator Harris, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Railroads, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 88, entitled an act to prohibit persons from climbing upon railroad trains and cars while in motion and providing a penalty therefor, 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, it being identical with bill No. 88.

Also, Senate bill No. 79, entitled an act to prohibit persons from climbing upon railroad trains and cars while in motion, and to provide a punishment therefor, 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. 69, entitled an act to amend paragraph 1317, general statutes 1889, entitled an act to compel railroad companies to fence their roads by and through lands inclosed with a lawful fence and repealing said paragraph 1317, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

W. A. HARRIS, Chairman.

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