Senate Journal - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0461586363 ISBN 13: 9780461586367

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

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Senate Journal. This detailed, reference-driven record covers the Kansas State Legislature in Topeka during the 1870s (circa 1875–1876), presenting the daily business of the Senate and House, committee reports, and the adoption of acts and resolutions. The work includes an extensive index of topics organized by letter and subject with page references, along with lists of bills introduced, reports from standing, select, and conference committees, petitions from constituents, and messages from the House and Governor. Interwoven are corrections and editorial updates reflecting post-publication amendments. Core themes span education and public institutions (endowment funds, universities, normal schools, and insane asylums), infrastructure (railroads, roads, bridges), taxation and public finance, land and property, regulation and public policy, Indian Affairs, and social policy. The document also notes notable figures and roles, including senators and clerks, and describes the legislative process: bills, resolutions, committee work, and executive actions such as pardons and nominations. It offers a dense, snapshot-like portrait of 19th-century Kansas governance and reform-minded legislative activity.

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