The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09

The bill passed the senate, and when IL was
called up " the house q committea MAS APP
pointed to investigate the management and
control Of the yards. The committee was in
Kansas City more than week taking sasti-
mony. and at the close Of the investigation
recommended that no reduction be made in tke
charges now made by the company. After
heated discussion the committees recon-
mendation was adopted by q close vote
when to Fisk In Kansas.
Substitute for senate bills Nos. IS. 127 and
go, which became q law during the session, is
an act for the protection OF fish in the Kansas
streams The law provides that the state dSh
commissioner shah appoint ash warden in
every county In the state where there are
streams, lakes OF ponds Of sufficient size to
propagate fab OF any kind The duty Of the
fish warden is 20 superintend the propagation
of fish in his county, and Ia given the power OF
constable to arrest all persons found guilty of
violating the nsh 1awi for this latter duty he
is allowed IS for every conviction which IS
made from such arrests The Law limits the
fishers OF the state IS follows:
1T shall be unlawful for any person to catch
or taks attempt to catch or take, from any
lake, pond. river, creek, stream or waters with
In or bordering on the state any nsh Of what
ever kind by means OF any trap, net, arearn.
gig, spear snare or in any other manner than
by the usual mode OF angling with rod. line and
dshhook, or hand line. or set line. either Of the
last two having attached thereto no other de-
vice with which 70 catch fish, than the plain
baited hook
1T shall be unlawful for any person to cap
ture or take from. or iujure or worry in any
manner, any black bass in any of the waters
aforesaid, between the 18th day OF May and the
first day Of August In any year, or at any time
to take any black bass Of less than eight inches
in length; and it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to sell or have in possession any black bass
of less than eight inches in length"
For the violation Of the law q penalty OF not
less than SO nor more than 800 and costs
Of prosecution is fixed The law also provides
that lit shall be unlawful for any person to
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river creek or stream or other water bordering
on or within this state any acid, drug, lime or
other deleteriouS substance or fish berries or
dynamite or giant powder, or other explosive
matter of whatever kind, or any material or
liquid which may kill, stun, poison or craze
fish. The provisions Of this act shall not be
construed TO prohibit the owner of any private
lake pond from taking fish therefrom."
To Keep the Santa Fe in Kansas.
One of the most Important bills which
| which passed the legislature this winter was
| senate bill No s13 and the bill only made eight
lines in the statute book. It grants to corpora
| lions the right to issue preferred stock and
reads as follows: 1T shall be lawful for any
! corporation now organized or that may be here
| after organized under and by virtue Of the laws
of the territory of Kansas or the state of Kan
| sas to issue preferred stock; provided all the
| stockholders OF any corporation issuing pre-
| ferred stock shall give their assent to such is
| sue"
While the law grants suoh privilege to all
| corporations, yet the bill was passed for the
| purpose OF giving the Atchison, Topeka s
| Santa Fe Railroad Co. the right to perfect its
| reorganization in Kansas. Without this law
| the Santa Fe company would have found it i'm
| possible to reorganize in this state. To keep it
| from from going to Illinois the bill was passed
| Republicans and pooulists alike voting for it.
To Plant Trees in Kansas.
The 900 appropriation for experimenting
in irrigation does not include all that was done
| by the legislature toward inducing the rain to
tall or the hot winds to cease their blowing
across the western Kansas prafries. The sub
stitute offered by the conference committee for
house bill No 2s1, makes an appropriation OF
50, $50 for the maintenance of the forestry sta
tions heretofore established at Dodge City and
Ogallah. In addition to the forestry station at
the latter place, experimental irrigation
station will also be established, and for the
purpose of testing the water supply there and
sinking the we'll al.159 were appropriated,
which sum is included in the $3.50 above.
These two stations are TO be in
charge Of the commissioner of forestry. and an
appropriation has been made for the printing
and distribution Of his quarterly reports.
This forestry appropriation pleased the rep
resentatives from the western part of the state
as much as that Of the irrigation appropria-
ton. They maintain that the hope of that por-
ton of Kansas is in the planting Of trees and
irrigation.
The Cholera Fear subsidized.
The present session OF the legislature evil
IDENTIFY believes that Kansas is in no immediate
danger Of an invasion by the dread cholera
Two years ago an appropriation Of 5000 wa.
made and placed at the disposal of the state
board of health for the purpose Of guarding
against an invasion by cholera The appropri
ton was not needed Since that time there hai
been much discussion as to what should b.
done with the fund BY the provisions of SEP
ate bill No. 1877, which became law, the funC
will refraet back to the state treasury.
Other Bills Passed.
There were other importantmeasures Of gen
eral interest passed, although they were suei
as not to create any discussion throughout tn
state. Necessarily the larger cities Of the stat
came in for good share of the attention Of TIL
legislature, especially the cities Of Kansa
City, Wichita and Topeka
Among these bills affecting the cities af tn
first class was one providing for the election o
city attorney. city clerk and city treasurer
These officers are at present appointed by tn
| mayor.
Another was an act authorizing the cite
| Of the first class to refund their indebted
| ness incurred for internal Improvements.
Another of these bills was house bill 81,
| authorizing the voting Of bonds in cities of tn
hrst-class for the payment of public school ex
| penseS.
House bill 554, regulating the granting
franchise to street railway corporations Il
cities having population Of more thsn 5000
! | inhabitants.
} Substitute for house bill 500. giving the rigE
to corporations operating In cities of the first
class to enter into joint contract for the ereC
ton Of bridges, viaducts and other improve
mentS with the city authorities
The Kansas Public Schools.
By q law which passed both branches of tn
legislature without 8 dissenting vote and az
: proved by the governor. the public school in
! terest of the state will be strengthened by th
addition. where it is demanded by the people
| Of kindergarten schools.
The law authorizes the board Of education Q
the cities and the annual school meetings
establish kindergsrtens and maintain the SAN
| from the school funds Of their reprssentatiy
cities and districts and to admit to such kiI
dergartens children from three to seven veal
OF age
Miscellaneous Bills.
The following measures Of general intere
were enacted into laws by the session ju
ci osed:
An act providing that when no larger judi
| ment is secured before justice of the peaC
than is confessed by the defendant the defens
ant shall not be compelled to pay costs
An act requiring railroads to furnish ever
shipper Of one carload OF live stock round tr
| mass between pcInt Of shipping and llnlo2dfF