Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
70 ELECT COUNTY PRINTERS

Kansas House Passes . Bill Providing for
I1Other Measures Acted Upon
TOPEKA, Kan, March 10.-The house
passed bill fixing method of assess
ing telegraph and telephone lines
The act provides that companies shall
make annual reports to the auditor OF
state and assessments shall be made by
the state board of railroad assessors
All consideration of bills and joint
resolutions originating in the house
closed in the house last night, and all
consideration of bills and joint resolu-
tions originating in the senate closed
in the senate at the same time. From
now until Friday the time in each
house will be devoted to the considera-
ton of bills which have passed the other
house. On that date all business will
cease, except the consideration of mes
sageS from the governor. Several at
tempts were made last night to extend
the time for adjournment. The house
passed three different concurrent reso-
buttons on the matter, but the senate
killed each one with charming regular
ity. The house was way behind with
its business and wanted until next Fri
day to consider its bills.
The house passed the bill providing
for the election of county printers by
the people every two years. The bill
makes a reduction of 25 per cent. in
present fees.
Representative Fairchild's bill giving
the live stock sanitary commission
power to prevent the shipment of hogs
affected with cholera into this state
from other states was passed by the
house; also the bill providing for the
appointment of election commissioners
of all frst-class cities.
Among other bills of Importance
passed by the house were the follow
ing: An act relating to the establish
ment of county high schools in coun-
ties having population of less than
$500; authorizing organized townships
in the state of Kansas to purchase
land and to erect buildings thereon,
and providing for the payment of the
same; to authorize school districts to
send children outside their districts
for school purposes; to secure prompt
payment for damages to stock and by
fire by railway corporations; regu-
lating the right of guaranty or surety
companies or corporations organized
or authorized by or under the laws of
any other state or country to do or en-
gage in business in this state.
The house passed the bill appropriate
ing SOS, 900 for the current expenses of
the state university. A cut of 10 per
cent. in the salaries of the professors
d
county school fund was killed in the
house.
The house killed the Graves bill to
exempt from assessment and taxation
real estate notes or bonds and the
mortgages given to secure the same,
when the money which is loaned on
real estate security is the individual
money of bona fide residents of the
state of Kansas.
The bill prohibiting public exhibit
tions of hypnotism and mesmerism
was killed in the house; also bills to
compel smelter companies to use
smoke consumers, and to appropriate
money for certain experiments in irri-
CATION.
Hanna's senate bill to authorize
county treasurers in counties of more
than 25, 900 inhabitants to deposite
funds in banks was passed.
The senate adopted resolution to
exclude from the senate floor for the
remainder of the session all but MEM
bers and their families, ex-members
and newspaper men.
The senate adopted the report of the
conference committee on the general
fees and salary bill The senate re-
coded from a number of immaterial
amendments. Thehouse agreed to the
report and the bill went to the gov
erernOr.
The senate passed the following bills:
To prohibit state officials from appoint
ing relatives to office; to dispose of the
dead bodies of criminals and paupers
to medical colleges; to protect hoteE
keepers from dead beats; to compel
corporations to file copies of their char
tiers and names of stockholders with
register of deeds; to exempt a
part of tenants, crops from lien
for rent; to provide for the semi
monthly payment of wages in cash; to
increase the terms of state agricultural
college regents from three to four
years; to deprive Chancellor Snow of
the position of ex-officio member and
president of the state university re-
gents; to elect the board of railroad
commissioners by a vote of the people
The bill to compel railroad companies
to pay salaries of railroad commission
ers was killed.