providing civil remedies for all persons so engaged, or their personal representatives, in cases where any such person may be killed or injured while employed or laboring in any manufacturing establishment which is not properly provided with the safeguards required by this act. No. 82, An act to repeal section 14, chapter 10, Session Laws of 1898, being section 1302, General Statutes of 1901, and section 33, chapter 23, General Statutes of 1868; and section 45 of chapter 23, General Statutes of 1868; and section 15, chapter 10, of the Session Laws of 1898, being section 1302, General Statutes of 1901. No. 262, An act to amend section 78 of chapter 80 of the code of civil procedure, the same being paragraph 4512 of the General Statutes of the state of Kansas of the year 1901. W. J. BAILEY, Governor. THIRD READING OF BILLS. House bill No. 126, An act to provide a penalty for coercing or influencing or making demands upon or requirements of employees, servants, laborers, and persons seeking employment, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 25, nays 10; absent or not voting, 5. Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Allen, Branine, Buschow, Caldwell, Carpenter, Chaney, Codding, Conrad, Crum, Cubbison, Findlay, Fitzpatrick, Fulton, Gabriel, Henley, Householder, Hurrel, Kennedy, King, Leidy, McKnight, McMillan, Miller, Morehouse, and Morrow. Senators voting in the negative were: Noftzger, Pestana, Peterson, Porter, Simons, Smith, Sponable, Stewart, Tapp, and Vincent. Senators absent or not voting were: Fullington, Ward, White, Wright, and Wulfekuhler. A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. House bill No. 402, An act to amend sections 6129 and 6130 of the General Statutes of 1901, relating to the changing of schoolhouse sites and determining the value thereof, and repealing original sections, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 29, nays 0; absent or not voting, 11. Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Allen, Buschow, Caldwell, Carpenter, Chaney, Codding, Conrad, Crum, Cubbison, Fitzpatrick, Fulton, Gabriel, Householder, Hurrel, Kennedy, King, Leidy, McMillan, Miller, Morehouse, Morrow Pestana, Porter, Sponable, Stewart, Tapp, Vincent, Ward, and Wright. Senators absent or not voting were: Branine, Findlay, Fullington, Henley, McKnight, Noftzger, Peterson, Simons, Smith, White, and Wulfekuhler. A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. Senator Stewart moved that a conference committee be appointed on House bill No. 231. The motion prevailed. The chair named as such committee Senators Stewart and Miller. Senator Noftzger called up conference committeǝ report on Senate bill No. 441. Senator Noftzger moved the adoption of the report of the conference committee. The report was adopted. Senate bill No. 441, An act making appropriation for the current expenses of the Topeka State Hospital for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1905, for laundry building and equipment, extending water service, building and equipping toilet-rooms and corridor, and for the purchase of additional ground, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 29, nays 0; absent or not voting, 11. Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Allen, Buschow, Caldwell, Carpenter, Chaney, Codding, Conrad, Crum, Cubbison, Fitzpatrick, Fulton, Gabriel, Householder, Hurrel, Kennedy, King, Leidy, McMillan, Miller, Morehouse, Morrow, Pestana, Porter, Sponable, Stewart, Tapp, Vincent, Ward, and Wright. Senators absent or not voting were: Branine, Findlay, Fullington, Henley, McKnight, Noftzger, Peterson, Simons, Smith, White, and Wulfekuhler. A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. Senator Kennedy moved to strike out the enacting clause in House bill No. 570, An act to provide for compensating school-district officers. The motion prevailed. Senator McMillan moved that a conference committee be appointed from the Senate on Senate bill No. 144. The motion prevailed. The chair appointed as such conference committee Messrs. Smith and Peterson. Senator Chaney moved that House bill No. 991 be placed on third reading at this time, subject to amendment and debate. The motion prevailed. House bill No. 991, substitute for Senate bill No. 632, An act providing for a commissioner to investigate certain outstanding scrip, prescribing his duties and compensation, and the duties of certain other officers, and making appropriation therefor, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 29, nays 0; absent or not voting, 11. Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Allen, Buschow, Caldwell, Carpenter, Chaney, Codding, Conrad, Crum, Cubbison, Fitzpatrick, Fulton, Gabriel, Householder, Hurrel, Kennedy, King, Leidy, McMillan, Miller, Morehouse, Morrow, Pestana, Porter, Sponable, Stewart, Tapp, Vincent, Ward, and Wright. Senators absent or not voting were: Branine, Findlay, Fullington, Henley, McKnight, Noftzger, Peterson, Simons, Smith, White, and Wulfekuhler. A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. Senator Stewart offered the following report of the conference committee appointed on House bill No. 231: To the Senate: Your conference committee appointed to consider differences on House bill No. 231 report that section 1 of said bill be amended by adding: "Provided, that this act shall not be construed in any way to repeal the general laws providing for the levy of road taxes, being sections 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of chapter 89 of General Statutes of 1901, and be passed as amended." S. J. STEWART, H. B. MILLER, On the part of the Senate. On the part of the House. Senator Stewart moved that the report as read be adopted. The question being, Shall the report of the committee be adopted? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 29, nays 0; absent or not voting, 11. Senators voting in the affirmative were: Allen, Buschow, Caldwell, Carpenter, Chaney, Codding, Conrad, Crum, Cubbison, Fitzpatrick, Fulton, Gabriel, Householder, Hurrel, Kennedy, King, Leidy, McMillan, Miller, Morehouse, Morrow, Pestana, Porter, Sponable, Stewart, Tapp, Vincent, Ward, and Wright. Senators absent or not voting were: Branine, Findlay, Fullington, Henley, McKnight, Noftzger, Peterson, Simons, Smith, White, and Wulfekuhler. A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the adoption of the report, the report was adopted. House bill No. 984, An act making appropriation for the state oil inspector's department for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1905; and for the state grain inspector's department for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1905, and for deficiencies from December 1, 1901, to January 1, 1903; and to defray the current expenses of the Live-stock Sanitary Commission for the balance of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1905, and to pay deficiencies for the years 1901 and 1902, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called, with the following result: Years 22, nays 10; absent or not voting, 8. Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Buschow, Caldwell, Carpenter, Codding Conrad, Findlay, Fitzpatrick, Gabriel, Householder, Hurrel, King, Leidy, McKnight, Morehouse, Noftzger, Porter, Simons, Sponable, Stewart, Tapp, Vincent, and Wulfekuhler. Senators voting in the negative were: Allen, Crum, Kennedy, McMillan, Miller, Morrow, Pestana, Ward, White, and Wright. Senators absent or not voting were: Branine, Chaney, Cubbison, Fullington, Fulton, Henley, Peterson, and Smith. A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. Senator Caldwell introduced Senate resolution No. 82, as follows: WHEREAS, Our affable and courteous ex-state treasurer, Frank Grimes, has gone into the business of manufacturing shirts, which business is very lucrative; and WHEREAS, Every member of this Senate has been importuned by him by receiving numerous annoying letters soliciting him to buy his linen of said ex-state treasurer, without seeing a sample of this linen or knowing in any way what kind of shirts he has to offer: therefore, be it Resolved, That said ex-state treasurer be requested (and he is hereby requested) to place at once on the desk of each senator one of his best sample shirts as a guide to the members of this body in their future purchases. The resolution was adopted. Senator Morehouse introduced Senate petition No. 33, as follows: We, the undersigned old soldiers, employees of the Senate, respectfully request that the Senate pass a resolution donating the two flags that decorate the president's stand, one to our comrade, Senator H. B. Miller, and the other to Senator J. W. Tapp, as a token of admiration for their splendid effort in behalf of the old soldiers and the flag. Signed by Fred Lewis, P. M., and others. Senator Morehouse introduced Senate resolution No. 83, as follows: Resolved, That as a token of appreciation and respect to Senator James Tapp, of Sedgwick county, the author of Senate bill No. 142, relating to proper respect for our flag, that at the end of this session he be presented with one of the flags now decorating this chamber. The resolution was adopted. |