The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-01-22
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The FiFzs Session t5aSeiiss ana the Men
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Eue EtEEs Session g5n- elfes and the -ae1a-
bsrs Are sworn IL.
TIE FIRST bill introduced in the senate on ~
18th vas by Cooke, providing for loaning the
Permanent school funds 70 citizens Of Kansas
4hen followed tHe Introduction OF numerous
measures. Including one 60 prevent sending
homeless childreA OF waits iato She statsi 20
secure uniformity n taxation Of bonds aHG
other securities shd eVideicts q Indebtedness;
&c provide lien upon crops for labor Performed
q machinery used; to establish a normal school
at Wichita. e amend tbs ballot laws 60 Fsgu-
lase rates for legal printing; 10 reduce railroad
passenger rates to two eehtsi 70 compel the
marking OF all coHvict-nade g60asi to
reduce Salaries Of state oliceTs; to sz=
el1pt from gafnishment the wages
q all labOreTs and mechanics who
Eas heads Of families. to permit eldes snE
townships 10 employ idle labor and providing
for payment Of same, 20 compel the weekly
payment OF wages in cash; TO prevent black
listing" Of employees; to prevent 'dOckihe' Of
hogs st any market in the state; t0pTohibit the
coercion OF empleyesi to allow townships to
erect buildings for its 0hiceFs, snd for the pun
ishment Of those who obtain Accommodation at
hotels by deception .... The house held hffef
session, but no bills were introduced
II the senate on the 14th Harris presented o
bill to Regulate and control private corpora
tioHs; King, To regulate prices at the Kansas
City stock yards; Farrelli to exempt so OF
debtors earnings from garnishnleut K Hsces-
sary to The maintenance Of his family, also ts
remove the political disabilities Of all ex-oon=
tedeTates Ia the slater Householder, make
mum freight bill also 70 prohibit members and
employees from drawing pay for tire not aotu-
ally employed; Titus, 10 reduce telegraph rGtesi
Coleman, making county high schools cOmpul-
sorry lin the house the first bills were in
trOdueed, among them being the fol-
lowing: To prevent importation Of pau
per children into the state; to pTeYeHt
corporations from discriminating against labor
unionsi TO amend divorce laws so that plaintiff
and defendant can TESTIFY to prevent black
istiHg" Oh employees; to establish normal
schools at CJIcordi6, Fort Scott Ness City and
Norton; for state uniformity Of textbooks; to
license e1-union soldiers to sen wares any
where in the state; to abolish the board Of par
p0nsi to provide for a maximum rate Of taxa
ton; to provide for holding elections every four
years instead Of two; 10 provide for employ
meHt Of destitute men on public highways to
tex all incomes Of 3 000 and calling Tor tba re-
submission Of the pTohibitOry liquor law
IN the seEate Oh the 18th Cooke introduced q
sweeping measure against accepting OF giving
passes or rebates and providing penalty Of 800
70 sI,Q00 also q measure for tWo-cent passenger
tatesi thinner, for the election Of all municipal
officers in cities Of 1900 aud over, and taking
all patronage from the f1ay5rsi also requiring
commissioners in counties Of 5J9J p0FulettoH
to meet once month and allow and pay claims
Helm, TO appropriate s. So to the W. R. G.
home at Ellsworth; Hanna 70 prevent
the sale Of poor milk, butter and
cheese Then after voting down HousehOlder's
Resolution to pas senators and employees only
for time actually employed the senate sajeurned
until Monday 800. Hackney introduced O bill In
the house appropristiBg $4,000 to the stats
university; SeatoR's resubmissigh resolution
was referred to the committee on temperaucei
KeefeF's resolution for taxing incomes over
8, 900 was indefinitely pOstpOned;. 8 resolution
instructing the Kansas delegation IN congress
to vote for an income tax vas car
ried without division. Among the other
bills introduced were: Adupleate Of CaldWells
senate stock yards bill; to disoFganize town
6hips having less than 50 hoUseholders; adupli-
CAFE Of SteFne's selats bill 70 exempt lahorers
from punishment; to require county commits
siOneTs, when a loan is applied for, to issue 8
certificate as to tie actual value Of the land 70
be moTtgaged; to prohibit members Of the
legislature OF their relatives from holding once
under the state administration; to tax and as
sess telegraph and telephone property; to ap-
BropriBte S. 600 for 100 acres Of land In Republic
county, for state park Fhe house adjourned
until Monday
IN the senate on the 18th these measures were
presented: Providing for work OF convicts Oh
public roads; to build bridge over the KaW at
LecOmpton; to give women the right to vote at
all bond eleetionsia new asylum at Clay CENTER
for trial by jury iii contempt cases; for the in
ittative and referendum for live stock in-
spsctOr; to prohibit coal production at stats
penitentiary, except for state needs; to make
the railroad commissioners bSsTd to examine
and approve issues Of bonds or stock In cor
pOratiOns; for new buildings at the state
agricultural college, The bill pTohib-
ting decking Of hogs at the stock
yards was fav0Tably reported. Senator Ryan
introduced sweeping measuEe for the control
Of railroads and railroad traffic.. In the house
| a large number Of bills were presented, tnclud-
ing the following; To amend election laws to
reduce fees and salaries Of county oficeTs to
abolish spring electiOnsi to prohibit blacklist
| ing; declaring for free coinage Of silver; Fe=
| curing that state and county school superin-
tendeGts be graduates Of a state institution to
protect bona fde purchasers Of Indian lands; TO
| authorize Jefferson and Douglas counties to is
sue BINDS for d bridge across the Kaw near Le-
ComptOni to prohibit telegraph companies
/ from charging more than IS cents for
/ a l5-wOrd messages to prevent the
aduiteTation Of milk, butter and cheese,
and to prohibit the manufacture Of oleo-
margarine; to provide for county assessOrsi
TO authorize county commissioners to accept
surety company bonds offered by officials; to
! compel life insurance companies to invest 81
| per cent Of their premiums in Kansas securi-
/ ties; to prohibit counties and towns from vet-
| ing bonds for any purpose except public bUiid'
! ings, bridges and schoOlh0uses; making OctO-
! Der 81 a legal holiday, to be known as Flag
/ day." aPpropriating $4,000 to pay members Of
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