Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.
a DIl by VEe'rl to JluOcl Out Trusts
spef ker Streets Anti-Pass BILL

all purposes are void ii the purpose or
intent or effect is to force an advance
in the price of any commodity by re-
stricting it's manufacture or sale,
or in any way interfering with
the natural course of events. 1t
does not apply to corn or cattle
when in the hands Of the raiser. Sem
ator Pritchard introduced a bill MAX
ing it impossible for insurance compa-
nies to cancel any risk without 90
days notice, in which shall be stated
the reasons that make it advisable for
the company to take this action.
The senate committee on district
superintendent agreed to report
fayorably Farrelly's bill to change
the seat of the appellate court,
Eastern division, Southern de-
partment, from Fort Scott to Cha
mute. The bill introduced by Harris
restricting the output of penitentiary
coal to what is really needed by the
state institutions and demanded for the
wagon trade at the pit, was reported ia
7orably by the committee and will prob
ably become law. D. o. McCray, the
newspaper correspondent who was de-
prived of the privileges of the senate
floor. apologized for writing the story
which got him into trouble. The apol-
ogy was accepted and the McCray
embargo was lifted.
Among the bills introduced were:
BY Pritchard, to prevent the issuance
of free transportation for the use Of
voters at times of election, to estab-
lish western branch of the state agri-
cultural college, TO establish q state
normal school and to establish pub
lie park at the old Fort Hays military
reservation; by Field, to make Sl23,OOO
appropriation for the completion OF
the Hutchinson reformatory; by
Lewelling, to provide that mort
gagees, upon satisfaction of mort
cages, shall enter satisfaction upon
the record free of charge, upon a
penalty for violation of 500 fine; by
Crossan, to provide that one-half the
crop raised by tenants shall be exempt
from landlord lien, and that any con-
tract between landlord and tenant by
which the landlord is to have a lien on
more than one-half the crop, shall
be void. Armstrong, of Barton, intro
duced bill providing that the state
shall pay bounty of five-e.ghths of a
cent. ON every pound of sugar pro-
duced in Kansas and an additional
bounty of three-eighths of cent. per
pound to manufacturers who shall build
new sugar plants The sugar produced
must contain at least 80 per cent. crys-
tallized sugar.
The senate Judiciary committee has
referred Senator Farrelly's bill to re-
store capital punishment to the com
mittee of the whole. 1t proposes to
require the governor to sign death
warrants for all convicts sentenced to
death. The law now makes it discre-
tionary with the governor.
Senator Farrelly, chairman of the
senate committee on banks and bank
ing. introduced committee bill regu-
lating the banks in Kansas, which is n
complete revision of the present bank
ing laws, and its provisions are very
sweeping. The bill embodies the
recommendation of the bank COM
missioner, and that officer is
given absolute supervision. Banks
are prohibited from doing bust
ness until all the capital stock
is paid up. 1t is made obliga-
tory that directors keep informed Of
all transactions of the bank and they
are made liable. Penalties providing
for the making of false entries or re-
ceiving deposits when the bank is in
failing condition are one to five years
in the penitentiary and fine Of from
81, 900 to $1,000.
In the house to-day Speaker Street
introduced bill to prohibit railroads
from carrying, free, electors to their
homes to vote. 1t provides n heavy
fine or Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for persons who give such trans
portation, and also for persons
who accept such transportation. Ac-
acceptance of such transportation also
works forfeiture of u mans right to
vote. and should he swear falsely il
challenged on that point, he is liable
70 an additional penalty.
The house Il committee of the whole
agreed to report favorably five bills for
passage, Of which tbs only ones Of I'M
portance were TO prevent the mining
Of coal at the penitentiary except for
charitable and penal institutions and
to amend the divorce laws, making
parties b such cases competent wit
nessel. The house also ordered an In
We, LEGATION Of the Kingmah end Cow
lev county bond sales end Of the &C,
counts of ex-Coal Oil Inspector Taylor.
The judiciary committee Of the
house has prepared n bill
providing for the election OF
railroad commissioners by direct vote
of the people. The hedse also voted to
kill the bill to prevent trespassing in
orchards. The bill was 50 severe in its
provisions that a person could not walk
through his neighbours orchard with
out being subject to arrest
A New York village Burned.
Urea. y. Y, Jan. 2T.--The greater
norton of the village of Holland
iIerkimer county. was destroyed by
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