Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14

brary equal to that OF the state colleges will be
established therein.
The State Printer.
Every legislature in Kansas since 1889 has
grappled with the question OF regulating the
fees to be paid the state printer, and each OF
them have adjourned without materially chang
ing the Inv.
The legislature just closed has been no ex-
ception to the rule In this regard There was
q bill passed the house during the last day Of
the session but was messaged over to the sem
ute too late for that body to aot upon it. The
bill made a sweeping ana radical reduction In
the fees Of the state printer and its passage
was bitterly opposed by the newspaper men OF
the state and the Kansas State Federation Of
Labor. The appropriation made for the state
printers department this year is equal to that
Of two years ago.
The Kansas city stock Yards.
A stroli cI)rt VIZ ml1o to pass bill reg
nlatla 10 Kansas City Stock yarls, AID re-
duce the charges foryGriage ar feed furnished
By that company.
The bill passed the senate, and whNl it was
called up in the house committee was APP
pointed to investigate the management and
control OF the yards. The committee was In
Kansas City more than a week taking testl-
moly, an1 ut the close OF the investigation
recommended that no reduction be made in the
charges now made by the company After q
heated discussion the committees recon-
mendation was adopted by close vote.
When to Fish In Kansas.
Substitute for senate bills Nos. 10. lef and
sS2, which beclms law during the session IS
an act for the protection OF fish in the Kansas
streams, The law provides that the state fish
commi iSlOler shall appoint fish warden In
| every county In the STATE where there are
| streams lakes or ponds Of suffli,en size TO
! propagate fish OF any kind. The duty Of the
fish warden Is to superintend the preparation
of fish la his county, and - given the power Of
| constable to arrest all persons found guiltI Of
! violating the fish law for this latter duty he
! is allowed 5, for every conviction watch is
made from such arrests, Tls low limits the
fishers OF tho state az follows:
! 1T shl,l be unlawful TO: any person to catch
/ or take or attempt to catch OF take, from any
| lake, ponl river, creek, stream or waters with
! in or Bordering on the state any iisl OF what
| ever kind by means OF GnY trap, net, tiream,
I zig, spear or snare or in any other manner tn IN
! by the usu1l mode OF angling With rod, line and
/ tishhooS, or hand linz, OF set lla9 either OF the
/ last two hlging alta he thereto no o5na, de-
| vice VITA which to catch fish, than the plain
| baitsd hook.
1T shall be unlawful for any person to CAP
ture or take from, or iniure or worry i any
! mlnner, any bls3t bass, II any OF the Wdtei
Aforesaid, between tl9 18th day Of My an tac
frs, day Of Anguitinany year, or at anT time
to take any BLACK oas5 Of less thnl eight lncloi
ia length; aai it shall DO ulhw III flr nag per-
son to sell or have Ia posse isio1 aaY back bass
OF less than eight inches IN longtl.
E'or the violation Of the law DalGlty o. not
less than 80 nor more than $40 ana costs
Of prosecution is fixed The law also provides
that 1T shall be unlawful fof any parsoa tC
empty OF throw into or plpce IN any lase' pond
river. creek or stream or other Tatcr bordering
on o. within this state any acid drug, Line Of
other decteriOu5 substance or FISH berries Of
dynamite or giant powder or other explosive
matter Of whatoyor KIM, or any material Of
liquid which mly kill, stan poison or crnzC
fish. The provisions Of this act shall not bC
con truel to prohibit the owl2r OF any private
luke or pond from taking fish therefrom.'
To Keep the santa Fe In Kansas.
One Of tho most important bills wAicl
which pissed the legislature this winter wa'
senate bill No 513 and the bill only made elga
lines In the statute book. 1t grants to corpora
tions the right to issue prelerre stock an(
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 law
of the territory of Kansas or the state OF Kan
sas to issue preferred stock; provided all thu
stockholders OF any corporation so issuing pre-
ferred stock shall give their assent to such Is
sue"
While the law grants such privilege to nj
corporations. yet the bill was passed for tn
purpose OF giving the Atchson. Topeka
Santa Fe Railroad Co. the right to perfect III
reorganization In Kansas Without this law
the Santa Fe company would have found it i'm
possible to reorganlze in this state. To keep I
from from going to Illinois the bill was passed
Republicans and popullsts alike voting for it.
To Plant Trees Ia Kansas.
The $1,000 appro ariation for experimenting
in irrigation does lus include all that was don't
by the legislature coward inducing the rain Il
tall or the hot winds to cease their blowlns
across the western Kansas prairies. The sub
stitute offered b. the conference committee TO
house bill No. g9l. makes an appropriation o
500 for the mailtenal nee OF the forestry stl'
tons heretofore established ut Do1ge CITY ant
Oallah In addition to the forestry station ri
the latter place, an experimental irrigation
station win also be established, and for tn
purpose Of testing the water supply there an,
sinking the well Sl,ll9 were appro Dr,atel
which sum is included in the 500 above
These two stations arc to be 1.
! charge Of the Commissioner OF forestry, aud an
appropriation has been made for the printin.
,, an distribution Of his quarterly reports.
This forestry appropriation plelse1 the rep
/, resentatiyes from tle western part II the stat
, as much rs that Of the irrigation appropria
ton. They maintain that the hope Of that por
ton Of kansas is in the planting OF trees an,
irrigation.
Tho Cholera Fear subsidized.
, The present session Of the legislature evi
IDENTIFY believes that Kansas is in no immedat
danger of an invasion by the dread cholera
Two years ago an app opriation OF $500 wa
made aud placed at the disposal OF the stat
board of health for the purpose Of gulrlin
! against an invasion By cholera. The appropri
! tion was not needed. Since that time there ha
been much discussion as to what should
1 done with the fund by the provisions OF sen
, ate bill No. 137, which became law, the fun
/ will rcfract back to the state treasury.
Other Ellis Passed.
} There were other imp1rtantmeasures Of gen
eral interest passed, although they were sue
} as not to create any discussion throughout tn
state Necessarily the larger cities Of the stat
J came in for good share OF the attention OF tn
legislature, especially the cities OF Kansa
City, Wichita aud Topeka
Among these bills affecting the cities Of Ia
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 cltie
OF the first class to refund their indebted
/ ness incurrel 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 ofpublij school ex
, penses.
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