MR. SPEAKER: I am directed by the Senate to present to your honorable body the report of the conference committee on Senate substitute for House bill No. 239. JOHN H. FOLKS, Secretary. MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee charged with meeting in conference with a like committee on the part of the House, on Senate substitute for House bill No. 239, beg leave to report that they have had such conference, and have failed to agree. Respectfully submitted. W. A. PEFFER, Chairman Committee on Conference. By consent, Mr. Pilkenton offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the House adhere to to its amendments to Senate substitute for House bill No. 239, and ask for another committee of conference. Resolved, That the Chief Clerk inform the Senate of the action of the House. On motion of Mr. Pilkenton, the resolution was adopted. Mr. Legate moved that substitute for Senate bill No. 225, and substitute for House bill No. 311, be considered in committee of the whole this evening, immediately after the consideration of the present special order. Mr. Cox moved to amend the resolution so that after the consideration of the special order this evening, the House shall take up the consideration of bills on third reading, which motion did not prevail. The motion of Mr. Legate prevailed. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. The House resolved itself into committee of the whole on special order for 7:30 o'clock P. M., being House bill No. 346, An act providing for the safety of persons employed in coal mines; Mr. Kingsbury in the chair. After some time spent therein the committee arose, and through its chairman submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The House has been in committee of the whole on special orders, being House bill No. 346, An act for the safety of persons employed in coal mines, and recommend its passage as amended. Also, Senate bill No. 225, An act to authorize the Board of County Commissioners of Miami county to appropriate certain moneys in the treasury of said county for the use of the destitute in said county, and instruct me to report the same back to the House and recommend its passage as amended. Also, substitute for House bill No. 311, An act supplemental to chapter 23 of the General Statutes of 1868, relating to private corporations, approved February 29, 1868, and amendments thereto, and instruct me to report the bill back to the House and recommend its passage as amended. B. L. KINGSBURY, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Elder, the report of the committee was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Elder, it was ordered that the bills reported favorably be engrossed and placed on third reading. Mr. Duncan moved that the rules be suspended, and the following message from the Senate considered, which motion pre vailed: 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 passed Senate bill No. 196, An act to regulate and fix the cost of State printing. JOHN H. FOLKS, Secretary. On motion of Mr. Duncan, the rules were suspended, and Senate bill No. 196 was read the first time. On motion of Mr. Legate, the rules were further suspended, and Senate bill No. 196 was read the second time and referred to the Committee on Printing. On motion of Mr. Cox, the rules were suspended, and House bill No. 402, An act amendatory of section 19 of chapter 24 of the General Statutes of 1868, and to define the boundaries of the county of Davis, was read the third time; and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 54; nays, none. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Babcock, Bates, Barnes, Bell, Benedict, Blair, Bradford, Briggs, C. J. Brown, G. W. Brown (Crawford), Bryan, Buchan, Burgess, Carter, Conrad, Cowan, Cox, Donnelly, Duncan, Fain, Farwell, F. R. Foster, Haskell, Haff, Hooton, Hulett, Landon, Legate, Loy, Mann, Martin, Meredith, Mitchell, Mobley, Morse, Morphy, Reppert, Robinson, A. W. Smith, W. C. Smith, Squires, Stauber, Stevenson, Tabor, Taylor, Thacher, Tuttle, Vance, Wells, Willis, Wirt, and Mr. Speaker Funston. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Angell, Atwood, Baldwin, Beegle, Brinkman, G. W. Brown (Nemaha), Campbell, Codding, Cornell, Doud, Edmonds, Elder, Ferguson, J. N. Foster, Fitzwilliam, Gibson, Goff, Goucher, Huston, Jaquins, Jewett, Johnston, Kingsbury, Lockwood, Marvell, Mackay, Merriweather, Miller, Moore, Motter, Palmer, Pickett, Pilkenton, Raney, Root, Ruggles, Scott, T. E. Smith, Spurlock, Sutton, Tomlinson, Vantrees, Vaughan, Walker, Williams, Wood, Woods, R. W. Wright, and R. M. Wright. And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to. Ordered that the Chief Clerk inform the Senate thereof. By consent, Mr. Haskell, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on Corporations, to whom was referred Senate substitute for House bill No. 75, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it be referred to the committee of the whole House. D. C. HASKELL, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Legate, the rules were suspended, and substitute for House bill No. 75 and Senate bill No. 195, An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate and regulate cities of the first class," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 61; nays, none. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Babcock, Bates, Barnes, Baldwin, Bell, Benedict, Blair, Bradford, Briggs, G. W. Brown (Crawford), Bryan, Buchan, Burgess, Carter, Codding, Conrad, Cornell, Cowan, Doud, Duncan, Fain, Farwell, F. R. Foster, Fitzwilliam, Gibson, Haskell, Haff, Hooton, Hulett, Johnston, Landon, Legate, Loy, Mann, Martin, Marvell, Miller, Mitchell, Mobley, Morse, Morphy, Pickett, Reppert, Robinson, Root, Scott, A. W. Smith, Squires, Stauber, Stevenson, Tabor, Taylor, Thacher, Tuttle, Vance, Wells, Willis, Wirt, and Mr. Speaker Funston. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Angell, Atwood, Beegle, Brinkman, C. J. Brown, G. W. Brown (Nemaha), Campbell, Cox, Donnelly, Edmonds, Elder, Ferguson, J. N. Foster, Goff, Goucher, Huston, Jaquins, Jewett, Kingsbury, Lockwood, Mackay, Meredith, Merriweather, Moore, Motter, Palmer, Pilkenton, Raney, Ruggles, T. E. Smith, W. C. Smith, Spurlock, Sutton, Tomlinson, Vantrees, Vaughan, Walker, Williams, Wood, Woods, R. W. Wright, and R. M. Wright. And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to. Ordered that the Chief Clerk inform the Senate thereof. On motion of Mr. Hubbs, the rules were suspended, and House bill No. 221 was made the special order for 7:30 o'clock on Friday evening. Mr. Barnes moved that the rules be suspended, and that Senate bill No. 223, to change the name of Grasshopper river, Grasshopper Falls township, and Grasshopper Falls city, in Jefferson county, Kansas, be read the third time now, which motion prevailed. Mr. Scott moved that the House do now adjourn, which motion prevailed, and the House adjourned. HENRY BOOTH, Chief Clerk. MORNING SESSION. TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 25, 1875, Į House called to order; Speaker in the chair. Roll called; quorum present. The following gentlemen answered to their names: Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Angell, Atwood, Babcock, Bates, Barnes, Baldwin, Beegle, Bell, Benedict, Blair, Briggs, Brinkman, C. J. Brown, G. W. Brown (Nemaha), G. W. Brown (Crawford), Bryan, Buchan, Burgess, Campbell, Carter, Codding, Conrad, Cornell, Cowan, Cox, Donnelly, Doud, Duncan, Edmonds, Elder, Fain, Farwell, Ferguson, F. R. Foster, J. N. Foster, Fitzwilliam, Gibson, Goff, Goucher, Haskell, Haff, Hooton, Huston, Jaquins, Jewett, Johnston, Kingsbury, Landon, Legate, Mann, Martin, Marvell, Mackay, Meredith, Miller, Mitchell, Moore, Morse, Morphy, Pickett, Pilkenton, Raney, Reppert, Robinson, Root, Ruggles, Scott, A. W. Smith, W. C. Smith, Spurlock, Squires, Stauber, Stevenson, Tabor, Taylor, Thacher, Tuttle, Vance, Walker, Wells, Williams, Willis, Wirt, Wood, Woods, R. W. Wright, R. M. Wright, and Mr. Speaker Funston. Prayer by Rev. J. J. Thompson. On motion of Mr. Miller, the further reading of the journal was dispensed with. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. By Mr. Cox: Petitions of J. K. Wright and thirteen others, and of James Ketner and twenty-one others, praying for the repeal of an act entitled "An act to define the duties of corporations," approved September 21, 1874, being chapter 3 of the Laws of Kansas passed at the special session of the Legislature in 1874, which were referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Burgess: Petition of J. M. James and twenty-six others, residents of Shawnee county, in favor of House bill No. 356, For the encouragement of the growth of stock and the manufacture of cheese. Also, petition of J. C. Johnson and ninetyeight others, in favor of the passage of House bill No. 356. Both of which were referred to the committee of the whole, to be read with House bill No. 356. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Mr. Haskell, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following reports: MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on Corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 413, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it be referred to the committee of the whole House, with accompanying petition. D. C. HASKELL, Chairman. MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on Corporations, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 185, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it be passed, with amendments thereon noted. D. C. HASKELL, Chairman. |