The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-10
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Senate Passes a Number of Bills
Yesterday.
House Also Adds to It's List of
Bills Passed.
Senators File Protest AgainstHo louise
Amendments to the Text Rock Bill

The machinery of legiSla ton was in
full swing in the upper house of the
Kansas legislature yesterday afternoon.
The entire afternoon session was taken
up with the consideration of senate
bills on the calendar under the head of
third reading, and with practically no
discussion, measures were finally dis
posed of in quick succession. The bills
passed are the following:
By Senator King. An act providing
for the disposition of dead bodies of
CRIMINALS and unclaimed persons. This
Dill provides that any duly authorized
medical college in the state may re-
claimed persons, who would otherwise
be buried in the pOtter's field, after
having filed with the secretary of state
a satisfactory bond in the sum of 81 900
as assurance that such bodies will be
used only for the promotion of medical
ana surgical science, and that the re-
mains after serving such purpose shall
receive decent burial
BY Senator Jumper. An act prohib-
1t1ng any state officer or state official
holding office by either election or ap-
pO1ntment from appointing or erlplOy-
ing in his or her official capacity any
person related to him or her by being
his or her father. mother, brother sis
ter, husband, wife, son or daughter or
who, having previously made such ap-
pointment, from retaining such person
after the bill becomes a law. Viola
ton of the provisions of the act is made
mlSdemeanOr, punishable by a fine of
not less than $500 or more than 81. 600
The act does not apply to members of
the legislature
By committee on banks and insur-
ance. An act requiring all foreign life
insurance, guaranty and indemnity
companies, doing business in this state,
to pay to the superintendent of insur-
ance the sum of 212 per cent on gross
premiums received each year in this
state. Forfeiture of right to do bust
ness is made the penalty for violation
of this act.
empting one-half the crop raised by
any tenant on any farm in the state of
Kansas from the operation of any lien
for any rent, to be paid in cash or 9TH
erwise, for such farm.
By Senator Helmick. An act COM
pelling railroad companies to transport
companies of state militia and stores
OF baggage for the terms prescribed in
the present law under penalty of q fine
of not less than $50 or more than $500
Tor each man or consignment of bag
gage refused to be so transported.
by Senator Matthews. An act giving
public corporations, quasi public cor
porations and private corporations the
right to become members of mutual
fire insurance companies.
BY Senator Shafer. An act authoriz-
ing the county commissioners of any
county, the board of education of any
city of the first or second class, or the
district board Of any school district in
this state to purchase a site and erect
and furnish building for the purpose
of maintaining high school. The bill
provides that on petition of 500 voters
any of the above named boards shall
call an election, at which the PROPOSE
ton of voting bonds in sufficient
amount to estab1is such a school, shall
be voted on.
By Senator Helmick. An act provid-
ing for the organization, government
and compensation of the militia of
Kansas. This bill contains so sections,
and is practically new law in regard
to the state militia.
By Senator FOrney. An act empoW-
ering the county commissioners of Sum
ner county to lease from the board of
education of the city of Wellington
building or rooms suitab BILE for a coun-
~ nigh school, to be maintained there
in.
By Senator Armstrong. An act pro-
Vld1ng for the election of members of
the board of education in school dis
tricts which are composed of cities of
the second-class and adjacent terri
tory.
By Senator Matthews. An act clas-
styling property to be insured by mu-
tual fire insurance companies.
By Senator Helm. An act making
appropria ton to reimburse Ellsworth
said county.
BY Senator Helm An act removing
the political disa abilities of all persons
who have had bills along this line in
troduced at this session of the legisla-
ture.
By Senator Lewelling. An act pro-
hiblting persons from removing any
building or improvements of any kind
from any real estate which there
is any due and unpaid taxes
BY Senator Farrely. An act empow-
erlng township trustees, treasurers and
clerks in all organized townships of the
state to purchase land and erect build
1ngS for public purposes.
All of these bills were messaged to
the house last night, and will be acted
upon by that body before adjournment.