The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-11
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assi-nor the same as other papers al
| fecting The title Of real estate, and shall
| within thirty days thereafter be depos-
| tied with the register Of deeds IN the
| county where such real estate is situat-
| ed When mortgage IS assigned less
than thirty days preceding the maturity
| of interest payment or principal, assign
ment must be fled for record before the
next succeeding payment of interest. or
principal accrues. Acknowledgment
and record expenses shall be borne by
assignor or assignee, and in no event
chargeablA to mortgagor. Assignment
OF instruments now existing and bearing
date prior 10 FEB. /, 1897. shall within
sixty days from the taking effect of this
act De recorded, whether acknowledged
or rot.
TO PROTECT BONIFACES.
The senate judiciary committee has re-
ported favorably Senator Forney's bill TO
protect hotel men from tramps and pro-
fesSlonal dead beats. The bill provides
for fine and Imprisonment of all persons
obtaining board or hotel accommodation
under false pretenses.
TO PROTECT MOTORMEN.
Street railway companies will have TO
vestibule their cars for the protection OF
notormen. The bill recommended in the
house yesterday has also been reported
favorabiy by the senate committee of the
whole. The bill is meeting little opposi-
ton and will no doubt go through or
third reading by a large majority. Fol-
lowing is the full text of the bill:
Section l. That it shall De unlawful
person. association or corporation, who
own, control or operate any street car
system in the state of Kansas 10 run
or operate its cars in the regular serv-
ice Of carrying passengers during the
months of November, December, Janu-
airy. February Or March of each year
without first providing veStibule or
other sufficient shelter for the motor
man or other employee, used by said
company TO guide or operate the pro-
pelling power used on said car: pro-
vided. that this act shall not apply 10
horse and cable cars.
Sec. ,. Every corporation, officer,
owner or manager OF any such street
car company who shall fail or refuse 10
omply With the provisions OF this act
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde-
meenor. and on conviction shall be pun
ished by a fine Of not less than So nor
more than S25 for each offense. and
the operation of car at any ont time
during any one day during said months
without providing the vestibule or other
shelter, shall be deemed O single viola
ton of this act.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and attire Its publica-
ton in the statute books.
OTHER HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The following house bills were passed
this morning:
Substitute for house bill No. 103 an act
providing for the Reorganization of town
ships having less than so householdere.
and the disposition of the territory Of
such townships and the Indebtedness and
assets thereto belonging on
county seats and county lines.
House bill No. 397. an act 10 amend
chapter 195 of the laws OF 1895, being an
ect entitled: IAN act 10 require railroad
companies 10 furnish free transportation
to shippers of stock in certain cases, and
providing remedy in case of failure or
refusal on the part of the railroad COM
pany TO comply with the provisions Of
this act" TO provide a penalty for the
violations OF the provisions of this act,
and repeating all acts and parts of acts
IN conflict observation-disclosures
House committee of the whole today
recommended for passage Truebloods
joint resolution TO make terms Of state
officers four years.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Following senate bills were passed on
third reading this morning:
Senate bill No. 4. an act providing for
the vacation Of streets. alleys public res
ervations and the changing Of corporate
boundaries of cities, and repeating chap
ter lisa, general statutes 1Ss9.-Forney.
Senate bill No. 10l. an act TO encourage
the construction of ponds and reservoirs
for the storage Of rain water for irriga-
ton purposes, and creating the Office Of
pond commissioner and prescribing his
duties and emoluments, and providing
penalties for the violation thereof
Cooke
Senate bill No. 900. an act providing a
protection for mOtormen and ca.blemen on
street cars, and providing penalty for
a violation thereof.-Lewelling.
NOTHING BUT TALK.
No one who has never been 70 the .eg-
stature has any idea Of the hours and
days OF time that are wasted in useless
talk. and talk on useless motions.
A motion yesterday TO have the read
ing and correction of the journal referred
to a committee of three took up more
than two hours, and things were left at
the close OF the debate just as they were
a. the beginning. d. NJ. Barley of Elk
certainly can make the SWEETEST talk on
the most frivolous provocation of any
man who has ever been in the legisla-
ture. On the motion referred to above
he got Up with the air OF a man who
thought the fate of his country depended
upon mis- words. He assumed defiant
attitude and spoke in high orotund. He
c-.-oyed and S-uAatad and hOoTned and
dwelt for nearly an hour upon the vi
cious cabal OF Republicans VINO had con-
spired to defeat his motion. Such work
is not merely ar occasional occurrence
of the week, but happens every day
and ne state paws for il al the rate OF