was referred Senate bill No. 680, An act authorizing the Central Kansas Fair Association to police its grounds; Also, Senate bill No. 374, An act concerning private corporations, and to allow foreign corporations to take, receive, purchase, hold and enforce liens upon property in this state, and to repeal chapter 127, Laws of 1901; Also, Senate bill No. 223, An act in relation to automobiles and motor vehicles, regulating their speed and operation on public highways in this state, providing for their proper equipment, and providing penalties for the violation thereof; Also, 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 toiletrooms and corridor, and for the purchase of additional ground; Also, Senate bill No. 563, An act making appropriation for the state printer for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1905, and regulating the expenditure thereof; Have compared the engrossed copies with the enrolled bills, and I am directed to report to the Senate that the same are correctly enrolled, that they have been properly signed by the president and secretary of the Senate and the speaker and chief clerk of the House, and have been presented to the governor for his approval, this 13th day of March, 1903. F. W. SPONABLE, Chairman. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 530, An act to amend section 24, article 2, chapter 27, of the Session Laws of 1868, entitled "An act relating to the supreme court," and being section 1917 of the General Statutes of 1901, and to repeal the original section 24, article 2, of chapter 27, of the Laws of 1868, being section 1917 of the Statutes of Kansas, 1901; Also, Senate bill No. 288, An act prescribing a rule for the determination of the residence of voters who are officers or employees of this state or any municipal subdivision thereof; Also, Senate bill No. 434, An act to prohibit the operation of what is known as slot-machines for gambling purposes, and to provide a penalty and punishment therefor; Have compared the engrossed copies with the enrolled bills, and I am directed to report to the Senate that the same are correctly enrolled, that they have been properly signed by the president and secretary of the Senate and the speaker and chief clerk of the House, and have been presented to the governor for his approval, this 13th day of March, 1903. F. W. SPONABLE, Chairman. Senator Vincent introduced Senate resolution No. 96, as follows: Resolved, That the number of Senate Journals to be printed in book form for the year 1903 shall be 1000 copies. Senator Smith moved that the title to House bill No. 992 be amended to include sections 1, 2, and 4. The motion prevailed. On motion of Senator Morrow, the Senate took a recess until to-morrow at two o'clock P. M. SENATE CHAMBER, TOPEKA, KAN., March 13, 1903-2:30 o'clock P. M. The Senate met pursuant to the recess taken; the president in the chair. Senator Morehouse offered resolution No. 41, as follows: Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That a committee of five, consisting of two on the part of the Senate and three on the part of the House, be appointed by the presiding officers of the respective bodies, to wait upon the governor and ascertain if he has any further communication to make to the Legislature before its final adjournment. The resolution was adopted. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. The sergeant-at-arms announced a message from the House, by its chief clerk: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has adopted Senate concurrent resolution No. 41, Relating to waiting on the governor. Committee on the part of the House, Messrs. Leland, Dougherty, and Hayden. The resolution is transmitted herewith. W. P. MASON, Chief Clerk. House concurrent resolution No. 28, by Mr. Dougherty, was read, as follows: Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein, That the time of final adjournment be fixed at five o'clock P. M., March 13, 1903. The resolution was adopted. The president appointed Senators Morehouse and Pestana as committee on the part of the Senate. The following report was submitted by the chairman : Report of committee appointed on behalf of the Senate, to wait on the governor prior to the final adjournment of the Legislature: MR. PRESIDENT: The joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives appointed to wait upon his excellency, Gov. W. J. Bailey, for the purpose of ascertaining if he had any further communication to make to the Legislature before its final adjournment, have performed the duty assigned, and the governor desires to say that he has nothing further to communicate to the Legislature. GEO. P. MOREHOUSE, H. L. PESTANA, To the Senate: On part of the Senate. On part of the House. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, TOPEKA, March 13, 1903. I have this day received and approved the following Senate bills: No. 9, An act to amend section 643 of the General Statutes of 1901, entitled "An act to authorize cities to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading-rooms." No. 17, An act making certified copies of United States government patents, certified to by the proper officer of the United States, at Washington, D. C., as true copies of the original patent issued, competent as evidence and conclusive proof of title as therein shown. No. 283, An act to amend section 2 of chapter 122 of the Laws of 1874, the same being paragraph 5590 of the Compiled Laws of 1889, relating to the appraisement of school property, and repealing the original section. No. 444, An act designating and declaring the helianthus or sunflower to be the state flower and floral emblem of the state of Kansas. No. 519, An act making an appropriation to pay for the necessary furniture and fixtures in the Grand Army museum and to pay for publication of the reports of the department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic to the governor. No. 566, An act to amend original sections 4 and 5 of chapter 107 of the Session Laws of 1897, of an act entitled "An act creating two city courts in Kansas City township, Wyandotte county, Kansas, and defining the jurisdiction thereof and the powers and duties, and fixing the salaries thereof, and limiting the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in said township," and repealing said original section 4 thereof. No. 591, An act relating to the inspection and handling of grain, and amendatory of chapter 456 of the General Statutes of 1901. No. 598, An act authorizing chartered institutions of learning to erect and maintain electric plants. No. 642, An act making appropriations to pay salaries, per diem, mileage and expenses of the regents and trustees of the state institutions, board of directors of the Penitentiary, board of managers of the State Industrial Reformatory, board of managers of the State Soldiers' Home, and the School Text-book Commission, fixing the salaries, and providing for the giving of bond of certain officers herein stated. No 664, An act to legalize all acts performed by S. W. McElroy as judge pro tempore of the district court of the seventeenth judicial district, while sitting in and for Rawlins county, Kansas. No. 666, An act authorizing the county commissioners of Phillips county, Kansas, by unanimous vote, may allow the under-sheriff of said county for his services a sum not exceeding $400 per annum, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith. No. 667, An act to vacate a part of Columbia street, in the city of Council Grove, Morris county, Kansas. No. 668, An act providing for the election of county commissioners in Crawford county and prescribing their terms. No. 671, An act providing for the application of the excess fees of the register of deeds of Coffey county, Kansas, and relating to the fees and salary of the sheriff of Coffey county, Kansas. No. 673, An act relating to taxation in Leavenworth county. No. 682, An act authorizing the secretary of the State Board of Medical Registration and Examination to issue temporary permits to practice medicine, surgery or osteopathy to applicants for registration under chapter 254 of the Session Laws of 1901. No. 688, An act to enable Pawnee county to drill wells for gas and to provide for the control and disposition of the same and to issue bonds therefor. No. 689, An act relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors, and the suppression of places where such liquors are sold or used, or kept for sale or used contrary to law, and supplemental to chapter 232 of the Laws of 1901. W. J. BAILEY, Governor. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, TOPEKA, March 13, 1903. To the Senate: I have this day received and approved the following Senate bills: No. 42, An act to amend section 3 of chapter 25 of the Session Laws of 1895, as amended by chapter 194 of the Session Laws of 1901, and to repeal chapter 194 of the Session Laws of 1901. No. 223, An act in relation to automobiles and motor vehicles, regulating their speed and operation on the public highways in this state, providing for their proper equipment, and providing penalties for the violation thereof. No. 274, An act to provide for the indeterminate sentence of persons convicted of certain felonies, for the termination of such sentence and the release of such person, defining the duties of the directors and warden of the Penitentiary in relation thereto, and re pealing section 5685 of the General Statutes of 1901, and all other acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith. No. 288, An act prescribing a rule for the determination of the residence of voters who are officers or employees of this state or any municipal subdivision thereof. No. 374, An act concerning private corporations, and to allow foreign corporations to take, receive, purchase, hold and enforce liens upon property in this state, and to repeal chapter 127, Laws of 1901. No. 434, An act to prohibit the operation of what is known as slot-machines for gambling purposes, and to provide penalty and punishment therefor. 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. No. 548, An act authorizing the establishment and maintenance of foot-paths or sidewalks along public highways, prohibiting trespassing thereon, and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof. No. 563, An act making appropriation for the state printer for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1905, and regulating expenditure thereof. No. 573, An act to amend section 2 of chapter 165 of the Session Laws of 1887, being section 2454 of the General Statutes of 1901. No. 680, An act authorizing the Central Kansas Fair Association to police its grounds, hold fairs, and award premiums. W. J. BAILEY, Governor. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. The sergeant-at-arms announced a message from the House by its chief clerk: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has adopted House concurrent resolution No. 28, Relating to adjournment. The resolution is herewith transmitted. W. P. MASON, Chief Clerk. The hour of five o'clock having arrived, on motion of Senator Morehouse, the Senate adjourned sine die. CHARLES M. SHELDON, Secretary. |