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The Senate has also adopted Senate concurrent resolution No. 3, Relating to the printing of the Governor's message. The resolution is herewith transmitted.

CLIFFORD C. BAKER, Secretary.

The Speaker announced that he had received the following telegram, dated

"DENVER, COLORADO, January 19, 1886. "To J. B. Johnson, Speaker of the House: I herewith tender my resignation as Docket Clerk of your honorable body.

M. LOULIA SLOUGH."

Mr. J. E. Martin, of Dickinson county, having on yesterday been elected Docket Clerk of the House, appeared and took and subscribed to the following oath of office, the oath of office being as follows:

STATE OF KANSAS, SHAWNEE COUNTY, 88.:

I, J. E. Martin, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Kansas, and that I will faithfully perform the duties of Docket Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas to the best of my ability. So help me God.

J. E. MARTIN. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 20th day of January, J. B. JOHNSON, Speaker of the House.

1886.

On motion of Mr. McNall, the House adjourned.

C. S. MARTIN, Chief Clerk.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TOPEKA, KANSAS, Wednesday, January 20, 1886.

2 o'clock P. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment; the Speaker in the chair.

The roll was called. The following-named members were present, and answered to their names: Messrs. Anthony, Ashby, Barnes, Beates, Beattie, Bell, Benning, Blaker, Blain, Bollinger, Bond, Bonebrake, Billingsley, Brewster, Buck, Burdick, Burton, Butterfield, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Clogston, Cloyes,

H. C. Cook, Cooper, Collins, Corwin, Coulter, Cox, Cummings, Currier, Davenport, Deckard, Dewey, Drought, Edwards, Ellis, Faulkner, Gillespie, Glasgow, Gray, Greer, Hardesty, Hargrave, Hatfield, Holman, Hopkins, Hostetter, Hukle, Hunter, Johnson of Brown, Johnson of Pottawatomie, Johnson of Ness, Justus, Kelley of Doniphan, Kelley of Mitchell, Kelso, King, Lawrence, Lewis, Loof bourrow, Lower, McBride, McCammon, McNall, McNeal, McTaggart, Matlock, Maurer, Miller, Moore, Morgan of Osborne, Mosher, Ogden, Patten, Pratt, Randall, Reeves, Rhodes, Roberts, Roseberry, Scammon, Seitz, Slavens, Spiers, Simpson, Smith of McPherson, Stewart, Stine, Swartz, Sweezey, Talbott, Thompson of Pratt, Thompson of Harper, Turner, Vance, Veatch, Vickers, Wallace, Weilep, Wentworth, White, Wiggins, Wilhelm, Woodlief, and Mr. Speaker Johnson.

The following-named gentlemen were absent: Messrs. Bryant, Butin, Coggeshall, J. B. Cook, Dickson, Finch, Gillett, Hogue, Hollenshead, Kreger, Mann, Martin, Morgan of Clay, Osborn, Overmyer, Rash, Raymond, Roach, and Smith of Neosho.

Quorum present.

By consent, Mr. McNeal offered House concurrent resolution No. 8, Relating to the establishment of a military post on the southern border of Kansas.

The resolution was read for information, and laid over under the rules.

By consent, Mr. Slavens offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:

Resolved, That the Committees on Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Railroads, be authorized to appoint a clerk for each committee named.

Mr. Edwards moved to amend so that all committees which had clerks last session be allowed clerks this session, and that in addition thereto the Committees on County Seats and County Lines, and Legislative Apportionment, be also allowed each a clerk.

Mr. Weilep moved that the resolution be referred to a special committee of three, to report to the House what committees should be entitled to clerks.

The yeas and nays being demanded, the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas, 54; nays, 52.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Ashby, Beates, Blain, Bond, Billingsley, Brewster, Bryant, Buck, Bur

dick, Caldwell, Carroll, Cloyes, Cooper, Collins, Corwin, Coulter, Cummins, Deckard, Dewey, Ellis, Faulkner, Finch, Gillespie, Glasgow, Gray, Greer, Hogue, Holman, Hostetter, Hukle, Hunter, Johnson of Brown, Johnson of Pottawatomie, Johnson of Ness, Justus, Lewis, Loof bourrow, Lower, McCammon, McTaggart, Matlock, Miller, Pratt, Reeves, Rhodes, Roseberry, Scammon, Stewart, Stine, Sweezey, Talbot, Turner, Veatch, Weilep, Wentworth, Wiggins, and Wilhelm.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Anthony, Barnes, Beattie, Bell, Benning, Blaker, Bollinger, Bonebrake, Burton, Butterfield, Campbell, Carter, Clogston, J. B. Cook, H. C. Cook, Cox, Currier, Davenport, Dickson, Edwards, Hardesty, Hargrave, Hatfield, Hopkins, Kelly of Doniphan, Kelso, King, Kreger, Lawrence, McBride, McNall, McNeal, Morgan of Clay, Patten, Randall, Roberts, Seitz, Slavens, Spiers, Simpson, Smith of McPherson, Thomson of Pratt, Thompson of Harper, Vance, Vickers, Wallace, White, Woodlief, and Mr. Speaker Johnson.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Butin, Drought, Gillett, Hollenshead, Kelley of Mitchell, Mann, Martin, Maurer, Morgan of Osborne, Mosher, Ogden, Osborn, Overmyer, Rash, Raymond, Roach, Smith of Neosho, and Swartz.

A majority having voted in the affirmative, the motion to refer to select committee prevailed; and thereupon the Speaker appointed Messrs. Weilep, Edwards and McNall as such special committee.

Mr. Bryant was granted leave of absence until to-morrow morning.

By consent, Mr. Caldwell offered House concurrent resolution No. 9, Providing for postage stamps for use of members of the Legislature.

The resolution was read by title, and laid over under the rules. Mr. Bollinger, chairman on part of the Senate of the select joint committee appointed at last session of the Legislature to investigate and report on the advisability and necessity of continuing the Live-Stock Sanitary Commission, submitted majority and minority reports.

[The reports appear on morning session of January 26, 1886. -CHIEF CLERK.]

Mr. Buck moved that both the majority report and the minority report be printed, which motion prevailed.

The House then took up further consideration of motions and resolutions offered on previous days, and House concurrent resolution No. 4, In relation to the enlargement of the Fort Riley military reservation, as recommended by General Sheridan, was considered, and reads:

Whereas, General Sheridan, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United States, has recommended the enlargement of Fort Riley, with a view of establishing at said post a school for the training of the cavalry and light-artillery arms of the service, and other improvements for the utilization of the large reservation at said military post; and

Whereas, Said post and military reservation is well adapted to the uses thus proposed; and

Whereas, Said improvements will redound to the general good of the people of Kansas: therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein, That our Representatives in Congress be requested and our Senators are hereby instructed to use their best endeavors to secure such an appropriation by Congress as will fully carry out the purpose of the Commanding General, making Fort Riley an important military post.

On motion of Mr. Burton, the resolution was adopted.

Resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Reeves, providing for the appointment of six additional members to the House Committee on Legislative Apportionment, was taken up for consideration. Mr. McNall moved that further consideration of the resolution be deferred until to-morrow at 10 A. M.

Mr. Smith, of McPherson, moved that the resolution be indefinitely postponed, which motion prevailed.

Mr. McNall offered a resolution calling upon the Board of Railroad Commissioners for information as to rates on the Central Branch Missouri Pacific Railroad previous to the enactment of the law relating to railroads enacted in 1883, and rates adopted by said road now.

The resolution giving rise to discussion, it was laid over under the rules.

REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.

Mr. Butterfield, chairman of the select committee to apportion the different subjects contained in the Governor's message to appropriate committees, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER: Your select committee to apportion the different subjects contained in the Governor's message, beg leave to make the following recommendations:

1. That portion referring to State Reform School, to the Bureau of Labor, to State Board of Health, to new counties, and that part relating to finances of State Penitentiary, be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

2. That portion referring to courts in new counties, to the Committee on Judicial Apportionment.

3. That portion referring to extradition, Missouri Pacific strike, Memorial Day, the State militia, general legislation, pardons, and State arms, be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. 4. That portion referring to Indians in the Territory, to the Committee on Federal Relations.

5. That portion referring to the Live-Stock Sanitary Commission, to the Committee on Agriculture.

6. That portion referring to Price raid claims, to the Committee on Claims and Accounts.

7. That portion referring to the State Penitentiary and the State Reformatory, to the Committee on Penitentiary.

8. That portion referring to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, charitable institutions, Institution for Feeble-minded Youth, to the Committee on Charitable Institutions.

9. That portion having reference to the State House, to the Committee on Public Buildings.

10. That portion referring to State Schools, to the Committee on Education.

11. That portion referring to insurance, to the Committee on Insurance.

12. That portion referring to the Board of Railroad Commissioners, to the Committee on Railroads.

13. That portion having reference to the Kansas National Guard, to the Committee on Militia.

14. That portion referring to temperance legislation, to the Committee on Temperance.

Respectfully submitted.

J. WARE BUTTERFIELD, Chairman.

F. F. RHODES.

EDWARD CARROLL.

C. E. FAULKNER.

J. JAY BUCK.

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