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Senator Smith, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, offered the following reports:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 372, An act to amend section 16, chapter 10, Laws of the special session of 1898, and to repeal said section, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be not passed. Also, House bill No. 342, An act to amend section 15, chapter 31, General Statutes of 1868, being section 2000, General Statutes of 1901, relating to the crime of manslaughter, and instruct me to re* port the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, House bill No. 318, An act authorizing Elizabeth Parks to sell and convey the within-described land, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, House bill No. 21, An act to amend section 6588 of the General Statutes of 1901, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be referred to the Committee on Charitable Institutions.

Also, Senate bill No. 443, An act to enable Elm Creek, Morris county, Kansas, to erect a township hall and building, locating and furnishing the same, and conferring power upon the township to issue bonds to pay for the same and to provide for an election upon petition to vote upon said proposition, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, House bill No. 293, An act to amend sections 2 and 3 of chapter 11 of the General Statutes of Kansas, 1868, the same being an act relating to attorneys at law, and to repeal original sections 2 and 3 of said act, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed.

Also, Senate bill No. 464, An act making appropriations for the current expenses of the Institution for the Blind, at Kansas City, Kan., and for special improvements, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1905, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

Aleo, House bill No. 262, An act to amend section 1 of chapter 1 of the Laws of 1889, the same being paragraph 1239 of the General Statutes of 1901, relating to the protection of records of the several counties of the state of Kansas and regulating the business of abstracting, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be printed and placed on the Calendar. Also, Senate bill No. 433, An act to prevent adulteration of candies, and to provide penalties for violation thereof, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be referred to Committee on Public Health.

Also, Senate bill No. 411, An 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 referred to Committee of Cities of the First Class.

Also, Senate bill No. 239, An act to erect and maintain dams across the Kansas river, granting the right to erect and maintain certain dams across the Kansas river, and the right of way over a certain strip of land over and across the Insane Asylum grounds, in Shawnee county, for certain purposes, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate with recommendation that it be printed and placed on the Calendar. F. DUMONT SMITH, Chairman.

Senator Simons, acting chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills, offered the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 50, An act to regulate the practice of dentistry, prescribing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing chapter 123 of the Session Laws of 1885, chapter 152 of the Session Laws 1887, and chapter 110 of the Session Laws of 1901, have compared the engrossed copy with the original bill, and instruct me to report the bill back to the Senate correctly engrossed.

R. T. SIMONS, Acting Chairman.

Senate bill No. 338, An act for the protection of Mongolian and Chinese pheasants, prescribing a punishment for the violation of this act.

Senator Tapp moved that emergency be declared, the rules be suspended, and this bill be placed on third reading at this time.

Motion prevailed.

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, Buschow, Caldwell, Carpenter, Chaney, Conrad, Crum, Findlay, Fulton, Gabriel, Henley, Householder, Hurrel, Kennedy, King, Leidy, McKnight, Miller, Morehouse, Pestana, Simons, Smith, Stewart, Tapp, Ward, Wright, and Wulfekuhler.

Senators absent or not voting were: Branine, Codding, Cubbison, Fitzpatrick, Fullington, McMillan, Morrow, Noftzger, Peterson, Porter, Sponable, Vincent, and White.

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

INTRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

Senator Pestana introduced Senate joint resolution No. 2, as follows:

WHEREAS, By common consent, the equilibrium of power or the equality of representation in the senate of the United States between the free and slave states was maintained from the time of the admission of Louisiana into the Union in 1812 until 1850, when it was deranged by the admission of California as a free state, without the admission of a compensating slave state; and

WHEREAS, Kansas territory was organized at the instance of the Southern states for the purpose of creating therefrom a slave state, whereby such equilibrium of representation might be restored and perpetuated; and

WHEREAS, Immediately upon the organization of Kansas territory, Charles Robinson, first governor of Kansas, came thereto for the purpose of organizing the free state settlers in opposition to the proslavery propaganda, and did so organize, and, by his courageous example, conservative counsel, and able leadership, encourage and direct such opposition, whereby public sentiment in favor of a free state was made to prevail in Kansas territory, and caused Kansas to become a free state instead of a slave state; and

WHEREAS, Because of such decision by the people of Kansas, the Southern states determined to secede from the Union of states and establish an independent government, and did so secede, thereby involving the nation in civil war, with all the consequences thereby entailed: therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

First. That we recognize the public services aforesaid of Charles Robinson as a potent factor of the great national events that occurred in that crisis in the history of our country.

Second, In view of the distinguished public services of Charles Robinson aforesaid, and of his exalted citizenship, it is hereby ordered that a statue, in bronze, of suitable proportions, of the said Charles Robinson be prepared, under the direction of the Executive Council, and placed in the niche in the northwest quarter of the rotunda of the state capitol.

Third. That the sum of $10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Executive Council, out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying out the provision of the above resolution.

Fourth. That a copy of this resolution be suitably engrossed and forwarded to Mrs. Sara T. D. Robinson, widow of the late Hon. Charles Robinson, deceased, at her home, at Oak Ridge, Lawrence, Kan.

Senator Pestana moved that the rules be suspended, an

emergency be declared, and that Senate joint resolution No. 2 be placed on second reading at this time.

The motion prevailed, and the resolution was read the second time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Senator Smith moved that the rules be suspended, and that all local bills now on the Calendar be placed on third reading.

Motion prevailed.

Senator Smith moved that the third reading of local bills on the Calendar be made a special order for to-morrow at two P. M.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Smith moved that Senate bill No. 95 be stricken from the Calendar.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Wright moved that Senate bill No. 203 be stricken from the Calendar

The motion prevailed.

Senator Noftzger introduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 24, as follows:

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring therein, That inasmuch as the committee appointed under Senate concurrent resolution No. 6 have not been able to complete their investigations within the time provided by said resolution, the time mentioned in such resolution within which such committee shall report their findings to the Legislature is hereby extended for a period of ten days from the 15th day of February, 1903.

The resolution was adopted.

Senate concurrent resolution No. 20, Relating to the submission of a proposition to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas relating to the election of a state printer, was read.

Senator Kennedy moved that the resolution be adopted as read.

The question being, Shall the resolution be adopted? the roll was called, with the following result: Yeas 33, nays 0; absent or not voting, 7.

Senators voting in favor of the passage of the resolution. were: Allen, Buschow, Caldwell, Carpenter, Chaney, Cod

ding, Conrad, Crum, Findlay, Fulton, Gabriel, Henley, Householder, Hurrel, Kennedy, King, Leidy, McKnight, McMillan, Miller, Morehouse, Morrow, Noftzger, Pestana, Simons, Smith, Sponable, Stewart, Tapp, Ward, White, Wright, and Wulfekuhler.

Senators absent or not voting were: Branine, Cubbison, Fitzpatrick, Fullington, Peterson, Porter, and Vincent.

A majority having voted in favor of the adoption of the resolution, the resolution was adopted.

Senator Stewart introduced Senate resolution No. 54, as follows:

Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and Means be directed to report back to the Senate, not later than to-morrow, Senate bill No. 354, which was referred to said committee on February 4.

The resolution was adopted.

Senator Allen asked unanimous consent to re-refer Senate concurrent resolution No. 9 to the Judiciary Committee. The consent was granted, and it was so ordered.

The president called the president pro tem., Senator Fitzpatrick, to the chair.

THIRD READING OF BILLS.

Senate bill No. 359, An act making appropriation for certain improvements and repairs at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory, at Hutchinson, for the purchase of pasture land and live stock, and for current expenses and salaries of officers and employees for said State Industrial Reformatory for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1905, 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, Buschow, Carpenter, Chaney, Conrad, Crum, Findlay, Fitzpatrick, Fulton, Gabriel, Henley, Hurrel, Kennedy, Leidy, Miller, Morehouse, Morrow, Noftzger, Pestana, Porter, Simons, Sponable, Stewart, Ward, White, Wright, and Wulfekuhler.

Senators absent or not voting were: Branine, Caldwell, Codding, Cubbison, Fullington, Householder, King, McKnight, McMillan, Peterson, Smith, Tapp, and Vincent.

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