Senators voting in the negative were: Caldwell and Smith.

Senators absent or not voting were: Buschow, Fullington, Kennedy, Noftzger, Vincent, and Ward.

A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to.

Senator Miller moved that all after the enacting clause be stricken out, and the substitute offered be inserted.

The motion prevailed.

House bill No. 171, An act to regulate the practice of the barber profession, creating a state board of examina. tion and inspection commissioners, to prevent the spreading of contagious diseases, levying of fees, and prescribing penalties for violation of this act, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass ? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 30, nays 0); absent or not voting, 10.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Allen, Branine, Caldwell, Carpenter, Codding, Crum, Cubbison, Findlay, Fulton, Gabriel, Henley, Hurrel, Kennedy, Leidy, McKnight, McMillan, Miller, Morehouse, Morrow, Noftzger, Pestana, Peterson, Simons, Smith, Stewart, Tapp, Ward, White, Wright, and Wulfekuhler.

Senators absent or not voting were: Buschow, Chaney, Conrad, Fitzpatrick, Fullington. Householder, King, Porter, Sponable, and Vincent.

A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed.

On motion of Senator Cubbison, the title was amen led by adding. after the word "profession," these words: "in all cities of the state containing more than 3000 inhabit. ants."

Senate bill No. 297, An act amending section 3342 of the General Statutes of Kansas of 1901, and repealing said section 3392, in relation to insurance, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass ? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 23, nays 1; absent or not voting, 16.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Allen, Branine, Caldwell, Carpenter, Codding, Cubbison, Findlay, Fulton, Gabriel, Hurrel, Kennedy, Leidy, McKnight, Morehouse, Peterson, Porter, Simons, Sponable, Stewart, Ward, White, Wright, and Wulfekuhler.

Senator Tapp voted in the negative.

Senators absent or not voting were: Buschow, Chaney, Conrad, Crum, Fitzpatrick, Fullington, Henley. Householder, King, McMillan, Miller, Morrow, Noftzger, Pestana, Smith, and Vincent.

A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed, and the title was agreed to.

Senate bill No. 302, An act amending section 3404 of the General Statutes of Kansas for 1901, in relation to insurance, and repealing said section 3404, was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass ? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 27, nays 0; absent or not voting, 13.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the bill were: Allen, Branine, Carpenter, Chaney, Codding, Crum, Cubbison, Findlay, Fulton, Gabriel, Henley, Householder, Hurrel, Kennedy, McKnight, Miller, Morehouse, Morrow, Peterson, Porter, Simons, Smith, Sponable, Stewart, Tapp, Ward, and White.

Senators absent or not voting were: Buschow, Caldwell, Conrad, Fitzpatrick, Fullington, King, Leidy, McMillan, Noftzger, Pestana, Vincent, 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.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Senator Stewart, chairman of the Committee on Roads and Highways, offered the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Roads and Highways, to whom was referred House bill No. 39, An act to amend section 21 of chapter 108 of the Session Laws of 1874, providing for roads and highways, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me te report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be amended as follows: Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following:

SECTION 1. The county commissioners of each county may, at the time prescribed by law for levying county taxes, levy a road tax of not more than three mills on the doliar on all taxable property in their respective counties except in incorporated cities, which tax shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes. The county treasurer sball keep accurate and separate accounts of such tax collected in each township, and shall pay the same to the county treasurer of the respective townships, and the same shall constitute a road fund and shall not be used for any other purpose.

Sec. 2. The township board of each township shall on the first Monday of January of each year appoint ope and not more than two overseers of the public highways for their respective townships, and when two overseers are appointed the board shall divide their townships into two road districts, and each road overseer so appointed shall reside in the district for which he was appointed, and shall have charge of all road work in his district. Such road overseer shall receive for his services the sum of two dollars for each day's labor of eight hours actually expended by him in the performance of the duties of his office. The duties of such road overseer shall be the same as are now prescribed by law. He shall employ such labor as may be necessary to carry on the road work within his district, and pay for the same in the same manner as other township's debts are paid.

Sec. 3. The township board shall have power to remove from office at any time any road overseer who shall refuse or neglect to perform the duties of his office.

Sec. 4. That the road work provided for in paragraph 6033, Statutes of 1901, shall be performed under the direction of the township road overseers, and at such times and places as they may designate.

Sec. 5. That paragraphs 6036, 6037, 6038, 6039, 6040, 6041 and 6042 of the General Statutes of 1901, and all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute-book.

And when so amended, that it be passed.

Also, House bill No. 630, An act empowering the county commissioners of Wyandotte county, Kansas, to improve and maintain certain public highways in Shawnee township, in said county, and ipstruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed. Sam'l J. STEWART, Chairman.

Senator Cubbison, chairman of the Committee on Cities of the First Class, offered the following reports:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Cities of the First Class, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 568, An act entitled an act regulating the salary of city attorneys of cities having a population of over thirty-two thousand, 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, An act to insure just representation in nominating conventions in cities of the first and second class, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be not passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 411, Aņ act to repeal sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of chapter 82 of the Session Laws of 1897, relating to empowering cities to procure light, heat, and power, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be not passed, as committee has reported favorably on substitute bill.

J. K. CUBBISON, Chairman. Senator Smith, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, . offered the following reports:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 211, An act to amend sections 1 and 2 of chapter 134, Laws of 1901, being sections 1788 and 1789 of General Statutes of 1901, entitled “An act providing for the appointment of stenographers by county attorneys, fixing the salary and providing for the payment thereof and prescribing their duties, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be amended by striking out the words " upon the order of the board of county commissioners," in section 1, and passed as amended.

Also, House bill No. 550, An act providing for the suppression of mob violence, defining the crime of lynching, providing a penalty therefor, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 603, An act to authorize the board of county commissioners of Jackson county, state of Kansas, to provide a fund and appropriating the same for the purpose of erecting a courthouse in said county, and to provide for submitting the same to the qualified electors of said county, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 589, An act fixing the compensation of the county commissioners of Shawnee county, Kansas, and suspend all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

F. DUMONT SMITH, Chairman. Senator Leidy, chairman of the Committee on Education, offered the following reports:

Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Education, to whom was referred House bill No. 25, An act to amend section 104 of chapter 92 of the General Statutes of Kansas, 1901, said section relating to the validity of teachers' certificates, and to repeal said original sec. tion, 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, House bill No. 487, An act to disorganize school district No. 124, and attach section 3 to district No. 73, section 10 and the southwest quarter and the southeast quarter and the northeast quarter of section 9 to school district No. 52, and section 4 and the northwest quarter of section 9 to school district No. 28, all in township 2 south, of range 16, in Phillips county, Kansas, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, 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, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 601, An act authorizing and empowering schoo Idistrict No. 3 of Montgomery county, Kansas, to issue bonds for additional school buildings, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, House bill No. 5, An act providing for the election of county high-school trustees and their term of office, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, House bill No. 368, An act amending section 1 of chapter 183, Laws of 1891, providing for the manner of holding elections for the election of members of boards of education in territory attached to cities of the second class for school purposes, and for the payment of the expenses of such elections, and repealing said section 1, chapter 183, Laws of 1891, being paragraph 6299 of the General Statutes of 1901, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Alfo, House bill No. 239, An act to amend 6319 of the General Statutes of Kansas of 1901, the same being section 211 of chapter 92 of the Laws of 1876, and the same being an act entitled “An act for the regulation and support of common schools," and repealing the original section numbered 6319 and 211, respectively, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, bill No. 384, An act authorizing the refunding of the legally existing bonded indebtedness of disorganized and merged school dis. tricts, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, House bill No. 570, An act to provide for compensating school-district officers, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

FREMONT LEIDY, Chuirman.