People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28
NEWS FROM Topeka.

Warden Landis has appointed W.T..
Upton of COtYey county, chief clerk.
Fl. A. Mclean Of Marion. has been
appointed assistant supreme court re-
porter.
Coal Oil Inspector H. L. Taylor
viii also be investigated by the house
committee.
Representative Johnson of Nemaha
has Introduced bill making October
81 Flag Day"
The Oldest and richest member Of
the Kansas senate is Il. F. Sheldon of
franklin county.
John W. Briedenthal will resign the
Craftsmanship Of the POpulist state
central committee.
The resolution to appropriately OBJ
serve Kansas day 10 Representative
hall has been defeated.
Representative Lobdells memorial
to Congress on the income tax will be
smothered in the senate.
The senate has passed a bill cutting
the present legal rate for county
printing about go per cent.
Representative Taylor Of Wyan-
dOtte, has prepared a bill cutting
down the state printers fees ten per
cent.
1t is said that a bill will be intro
duced transferring the county seat Of
Riley county from Manhattan to
Riley.
Senator PETER has oeen placated by
the executive council naming his
paper, the Advocate, the official state
paper.
Miss Hattie Stubbs of this city, has
been appointed by Speaker Street as
stenographer for the Judiciary com.
mittee.
Representative Dewitt of Allen
cnOuty, has introduced a bill to compel
the cutting of hedges along public
highways.
A resolution has been introduced in
the house asking for an investigation
of the proceedings Of the state school
fund commissioners.
L. D. Lewelling of Wichita, W. P.
billiard dem. of Fort Scott, and
VIM Campbell rep of St. John, con-
stitQte the new board of railroad COM
miSsiOnerS.
Representative TapsCott of Hamil-
ton county, has bill pending in the
house to repeal section 286 of the code
of criminal procedure and limit the
number of special findings.
A compulsory education bill has
beeL introduced by Representative
Shouse, compelling all children be-
tween The ages of 8 and Is years to
attend the regular terms of school.
A bill introduced by Senator Titus,
(POp.) Harper county, provides that
diploma of the state normal college
shall be a valid life certificate to teach
in any city or county in the state of
Kansas.
Representative Hollenbeak of Gray
county, has introduced a bill in the
house authorizing the attorney gen
eral to compromise the bonded in
debtedness of Cimarron, held in the
state school fund"
Representative Taylor of Wyan-
dOtte, has introduced bill providing
for new system of primaries, accom-
panied by a secret ballot. This bill,
if passed, would destroy the avocation
of the ward heeler and professional po-
Utica manipulation.
d. N. ROthweller of Rush county
has bill in the house to prohibit the
use of passes by public officers. 1t
provides penalty for giving a pass
or for accepting one, and conductors
who honor a pass in the hands of a
public officer are also liable to punish
ment.
The publishers Of country papers
have IA valued friend in Senator
Young, whose bill introduced Thurs
day, makes all sherff's deeds void
unless the publication fee is paid in
full. 1t gives the sheriff discretion
tn demand the publishers fee in ad-
vance.
The bill introduced by Senator For
ney Thursday morning provides that
the slate printer shall hereafter be
elected by a majority of the joint ses-
sion Of the legislature instead of by a
majority of each house, as at present.
This will prevent fights over the office
like the Snow-Hudson contest.
1t is rumored in Topeka that at the
close Of his term as railroad commits
sioner, Joseph G. Lowe, will begin
the publication Of a newspaper at
Washington and give the public the