135, Laws of 1897, entitled "An act for the protection of birds, providing at what season birds may be shot, to prohibit the sale and shipment of birds, prescribing a punishment for the violation of this act, and to repeal chapter 167 of the Laws of 1872, chapter 45 of the General Statutes of 1889, and chapter 97 of the Laws of 1893, and all acts in conflict herewith," as amended by chapter 223 of the Laws of 1901, and to repeal section 1 of such chapter 223. Referred to Committee on Agriculture. Senate bill No. 81, An act to amend sections 1 and 2 of chapter 129 of the Session Laws of 1885, entitled "An act to create a state and local boards of health and to regulate the practice of medicine in the state of Kansas." Referred to Committee on Public Health. Senate bill No. 82, An act to repeal sections 32, 33, 45 and 46 of chapter 23, General Statutes of 1868. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 83, An act relating to domestic private corporations. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 84, An act concerning life insurance and relating to proceedings to recover on policies issued by life-insurance companies. Referred to Committee on Insurance. Senate bill No. 85, A bill for the passage of an act empowering the county commissioners of Wyandotte county, Kansas, to improve and maintain a public highway between a point on the Riedy road and a point where the territorial road No. 6 intersects the Parallel road, in Wyandotte township in said county. Referred to Committee on Cities of the First Class. Senate bill No. 86, An act to amend section 1 of chapter 102 of the Session Laws of 1901, entitled "An act providing for the organization, regulation and dissolution of corporations for the establishment and maintenance of cemeteries in or adjacent to cities of the first class having a population of over 50,000 inhabitants." Referred to Committee on Cities of the First Class. Senate bill No. 87, An act to control the forfeiture of life-insurance policies. Referred to Committee on Insurance. Senate bill No. 88, An act relating to the admission of foreign trust companies to do a general trust-company business in this state. Referred to Committee on Corporations. Senate bill No. 89, An act relating to the admission of foreign corporations to do business in this state. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 90, An act concerning fire-insurance companies. Referred to Committee on Insurance. Senate bill No. 91, An act to regulate the practice of the barber profession, creating a state board of examination and inspection commissioners, to prevent the spreading of contagious disease, levying of fees, and prescribing penalties for violation of this act. Referred to Committee on Public Health. Senate bill No. 92, An act providing for the establishment, erection and construction of a state fish hatchery, providing for the purchasing of not to exceed twenty acres of ground, and the appointment of a superintendent and assistant superintendent of state hatchery, and making appropriations for the purchasing of said real estate and the building, erection and construction of said hatchery, and appropriation for the salary of said superintendent and assistant superintendent. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 93, An act providing for the appointment of a state fish and game commissioner and deputies, defining their duties, and for the protection of game and propagation of fish, making appropriations therefor, providing penalties for its violation, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 94, An act to legalize certain acts and votes. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 95, An act relating to suretyship upon the bonds of state officers and employees, and the officers of any county, city, township, school district or board of education within this state, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof. Referred to Committee on State Affairs. Senate bill No. 96, An act providing for the appointment of chief examiner of stationary engineers and firemen and defining his duties, and relating to the licensing of stationary engineers and firemen, in the interest of public safety. Referred to Committee on State Affairs. Senate bill No. 97, An act concerning child labor, prohibiting the employment in factories, workshops and mines of persons under fourteen years of age, and regulating the employment in other occupations or places of persons under sixteen years of age. Referred to Committee on Labor.. Senate bill No. 98, An act concerning private corporations and authorizing them to decrease the amount of their capital stock. Referred to Committee on Corporations. Senate bill No. 99, An act relating to criminal procedure and authorizing the amendment of complaints in all cases of appeal to the district court from the judgment of a police judge of any incorporated city. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 100, An act to create a board of examiners and regulate the business of plumbing. Referred to Committee on Labor. Senate bill No. 101, An act to promote the safety of the traveling public and to protect the lives and limbs of railway employees. Referred to Committee on Labor. Senate bill No. 102, An act for the protection of trademarks. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 103, An act to give a right of action against an employer for injuries or death resulting to his agents, employees, or servants, either from the employer's negligence or from the negligence of some of his other em ployees, servants, or agents, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith. Referred to Committee on Labor. Senate bill No. 104, An act relating to fees of county attorneys in suits brought upon forfeited recognizances. Referred to Committee on Fees and Salaries. Senator Smith introduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 8, For the submission of a proposition to amend section 10 of the bill of rights of the constitution, as follows: Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, twothirds of the members elected to each house thereof concur ring therein: SECTION 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection: That section 10 of the bill of rights be amended so as to read as follows: In all prosecutions the accused shall be allowed to appear and defend in person or by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him; to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf; and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or judicial district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, a concurrent of three-fourths of the jury to be essential and sufficient to return a verdict; no person shall be a witness against himself or be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. SEC. 2. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of the state at the general election of representatives in the year 1904, for their approval or rejection. The amendment hereby proposed shall be designated on the official ballot by the following title: "The jury amendment to the bill of rights," and shall be voted for or against as provided by law under such title. SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute-book. The resolution was laid over, under the rules. Senator Allen i roduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 9, as follows: Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, twothirds of the members elected to each house thereof concurring therein: SECTION 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection, to wit: The constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby amended by striking out the whole of section 5 of that part of the constitution entitled "bill of rights," and inserting in lieu of said section the following, which shall constitute section 5 of "bill of rights" of the constitution: The right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall be inviolate, but a jury for the trial of civil and criminal cases in courts not of record may consist of less than twelve men, as may be prescribed by law; and that two-thirds majority of such number prescribed by law concurring may render a verdict in all civil cases, and that in the trial of all civil cases in courts of record three-fourths of the members of the jury concurring may render a verdict. Hereafter, a grand jury shall consist of twelve men, any nine of whom concurring may find an indictment or true bill. SEC. 2. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this state at the general election of 1904 for their approval or rejection. The amendment hereby proposed shall be designated on the official ballot by the following title: "An amendment to the constitution relating to juries," and shall be voted for or against as now provided by law. SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official state paper. The resolution was read first time, and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Senator Noftzger introduces Senate concurrent resolution No. 10, relating to the printing of a catalogue for the State Historical Society, as follows: WHEREAS, The large and valuable collection of books, newspapers, manuscripts, portraits, pamphlets and relics possessed by the State Historical Society of Kansas is being classified and catalogued by the society; and WHEREAS, The publication of a catalogue of the society is of large public and historical interests to the state: therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring therein, That the catalogue of the State Historical Society, when completed, be printed and published at the expense of the state and paid for out of the funds available for public printing. The resolution was laid over, under the rules. Senator Branine moved that when the Senate adjourn that the adjournment be until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. The motion prevailed. On motion of Senator Noftzger, the Senate adjourned. |