to wit: Wallace, Norton, Pawnee, Rooks, Ford, Barbour, Kingman, Pratt and Edwards, and in the counties of Harper, Ness and Comanche no vote is reported; and,

Whereas, The constitution of the State provides where any organized county in which less than two hundred legal votes were cast at the next preceding general election, shall be attached to and constitute a part of the Representative district of the county lying next adjacent to it on the east: therefore,

Resolved, That the right to a seat in this House as members by parties claiming to represent those counties be referred to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to report at the earliest possible time; and until such report, and after the action of the House thereon, the members from the above-named counties shall not be permitted to exercise any right belonging to a member of the House of Representatives.

Which motion prevailed, and the rules were suspended.

Mr. Elder moved to amend by striking out the latter part of the resolution, relating to debarring members from the privileges of this House.

Pending discussion, Mr. Willis moved to adjourn, which motion was lost.

Mr. Martin offered the following resolution as an amendment to the resolution introduced by Mr. Legate:

Resolved, That the question of the right of the counties of Wallace, Norton, Pawnee, Rooks, Ford, Barbour, Kingman, Pratt, Edwards, Harper, Ness and Comanche to representation on this floor, be referred to the Committee on Elections, with instructions to report the facts respecting the last election for Representatives in said counties, and whether said counties are entitled to representation in this House.

Mr. Elder, by unanimous consent, withdrew his amendment in favor of the amendment offered by Mr. Martin.

The amendment offered by Mr. Martin was adopted.

The question then being on the original resolution offered by Mr. Legate, as amended, it was adopted.

On motion, the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

TOPEKA, KANSAS, January 15, 1875, }

2 o'clock P. M.

House called to order; Speaker in the chair.

Roll called. Quorum present. The following gentlemen answered to their names:

Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Angell, Babcock, Bates, Barnes, Baldwin, Beegle, Bell, Benedict, Blair, Bradford, Briggs, Brinkman, C. J. Brown, G. W. Brown (Nemaha), G. W. Brown (Crawford), Bryan, Buchan, Burgess, Campbell, Carter, Codding, Conrad, Cowan, Cox, Donnelly, Doud, Duncan, Edmonds, Elder, Fain, Farwell, Ferguson, F. R. Foster, J. N. Foster, Gibson, Goff, Goucher, Haskell, Haff, Hooton, Hubbs, Hulett, Huston, Jaquins, Johnson, Kingsbury, Landon, Legate, Lockwood, Loy, Mann, Martin, Marvell, McNulty, Meredith, Merriweather, Miller, Mitchell, Mobley, C. Moore, Morse, Motter, Palmer, Pickett, Pilkenton, Raney, Reppert, Robinson, Root, Scott, A. W. Smith, T. E. Smith, Spurlock, Squires, Stauber, Stevenson, Tabor, Taylor, Thacher, Tomlinson, Tuttle, Walker, Wells, Williams, Willis, Wirt, Wood, Woods, R. W. Wright, and Mr. Speaker.

Mr. J. N. Foster introduced House concurrent resolution No. 8, that after the first day of February there shall be no more bills. offered, and that the Legislature will consider all bills on the calendar as soon as possible and adjourn, which was laid over under the rules.

Mr. Legate moved that the House concur in Senate concurrent resolution No. 3, relative to printing the Governor's message. The resolution was concurred in.

Mr. C. J. Brown moved to concur in Senate concurrent resolution No. 1, to raise a joint reform committee to report on township and county organization and administration.

Mr. Legate moved that the resolution be indefinitely postponed, which motion prevailed.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

The following message was received from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body

that the Senate has concurred in House concurrent resolution No. 3, with the following amendment: "And keep a detailed account of such material, and charge the same to the respective houses," and to respectfully request your concurrence therein.

JOHN H. FOLKS, Secretary.

Mr. Elder moved that the House concur in Senate amendment to House concurrent resolution No. 3, which motion prevailed.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

The following message was received from the Governor:

STATE OF KANSAS,

OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

TOPEKA, January 15, 1875,

To the House of Representatives:

I have the honor to transmit to the House of Representatives a communication from the War Department, of date June 5th, 1874, transmitting a draft of a proposed act, "to cede jurisdiction to the United States over the territory of the Fort Hays military reservation." Also, a similar communication, of date the 7th inst., inclosing draft of an act "to cede jurisdiction to the United States over the territory of the Fort Leavenworth military reservation." Copies of field notes and tracings of said reservations accompany the communications from the department. I respectfully recommend that the necessary legislation be had. THOMAS A. OSBORN.

Mr. Willis moved to concur in Senate concurrent resolution No. 5, In relation to the appointment of a joint committee on fees and salaries, which motion prevailed.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

The following message was received from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted Senate concurrent resolution No. 9, In relation to the amount of State Treasurer's bond, and to respectfully request your concurrence therein.

JOHN H. FOLKS, Secretary.

Mr. Beegle moved to concur in Senate concurrent resolution No. 9.

Mr. Miller moved to indefinitely postpone.

The motion to postpone was lost.

The motion of Mr. Beegle prevailed, and the resolution was concurred in.

House concurrent resolution No. 4, For printing Governor's message, was then taken up, and Mr. Haff moved to lay it on the table, which motion prevailed.

House concurrent resolution No. 5, Indorsing the Governor's recommendation in his message, "to begin earnest work in curtailing expenses," was then taken up, and Mr. Haff moved to lay it on the table, which motion prevailed.

House concurrent resolution No. 6, For the appointment of a committee, consisting of five members of the House and three of Senate, to make arrangements to secure a full exhibition of the products and industries of Kansas at the centennial exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876, was then taken up, and Mr. Martin moved to lay the resolution on the table, which motion prevailed. Mr. Buchan called up the following resolution, and moved its adoption:

Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a special committee, consisting of the members from each city of the second class, and that all bills relating to cities of the second class be referred to said committee.

Which motion prevailed, and the resolution was adopted.

Mr. Motter introduced the following resolution, and moved its adoption:

Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a committee, composed of representatives of cities of the third class, to which shall be referred all bills relating to cities of the third class.

Which motion prevailed, and the resolution was adopted.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By Mr. PILKENTON:

House bill No. 82, An act for the registration of county warrants, and prescribing the duties of treasurers in the registration and payment of the same, and to enforce the performance.

Also, House bill No. 83, An act to amend sections 9 and 19 of articles 2 and 3 of chapter 92, General Statutes of 1868, entitled "An act for the regulation and support of common schools." By Mr. HULETT:

House bill No. 84, An act to amend section 531 of chapter 80 of the General Statutes of 1868.

By Mr. KINGSBURY:

House bill No. 85, An act to repeal section 1 of chapter 15 of

the Laws of 1874, entitled "An act relating to agricultural organizations."

Also, House bill No. 86, An act to amend section 1 of chapter 84 of the Laws of 1869, entitled "An act regulating the salaries of county superintendents of public instruction;" also, to repeal section 12 of article 2 of chapter 92 of the General Statutes of 1868, entitled "An act for the regulation and support of common schools."

By Mr. LEGATE:

House bill No. 87, An act to repeal chapter 134 of the Laws of 1872, and regulating the interest on money.

Also, House bill No. 88, An act to repeal the law authorizing the establishment of a fiscal agency in the State of New York for the State of Kansas.

By Mr. BATES:

House bill No. 89, An act to vacate Wood street, in Miller's fourth addition to the town of Marion Centre.

By Mr. WILLIS:

House bill No. 90, An act to amend section 40 of an act entitled "An act relating to the powers and duties of the State officers of the executive department," approved March 2, 1868, in relation to the treasurer's bond.

By Mr. TAYLOR (Reno):

House bill No. 91, An act making an appropriation for the payment of the militia.

Also, House bill No. 92, An act relating to county commissioners, their powers and duties, and amendatory of sections 34, 35 and 36 of article 2, chapter 20, of General Statutes of 1868. By Mr. FAIN:

House bill No. 93, An act making appropriations to the State Asylum for the Insane.

By Mr. FARWELL:

House bill No. 94, An act amendatory of article 30 of chapter 193 of the Laws of 1872, entitled "An act to provide for the regulation of the running at large of animals."

By Mr. BUCHAN:

House bill No. 95, An act relating to the revision of the laws. By Mr. HAFF:

House bill No. 96, An act to repeal an act entitled "An act to