The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-22
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Tho First Session Convenes and the Men

Tho First Session Convenes and the Mem
| brrs Are sworn In.
THE first bill introduced in the senate ON the
| 18th was by Cooke. providing for loaning the
| permanent school funds to citizens of Kansas.
| Then followed the introduction of numerous
measures, including one to prevent sending
homeless children or waits into the state; to
| secure uniformity of taxation OF bonds and
| other securities and evidences Of Indebtedness:
to provide lien upon crops for labor performed
or machinery used: to establish q normal school
at Wichita; to amend the ballot law; to regu-
late rates for legal printing; to reduce railroad
passenger rates to two cents; to compel the
marking of all convict-made goods; to
reduce salaries OF state officers; to ex-
empt from garnishment the wages
Of all laborerS and mechanics who
are heads Of families; to permit cities and
townships to employ idle labor and providing
for payment Of same; to compel the weekly
payment of wages in cash; to prevent black
listing" OF employees; to prevent docking Of
hogs at any market in the state; to prohibit the
coercion Of employees; to allow townships to
erect buildings for its officers, and for the pun
ishment Of those who obtain accommodation at
hotels by deception The house held a brief
session, but no bills were introduced.
IN the senate on the 18th Harris presented a
bill to regulate and control private corpora
tions; King, to regulate prices at the Kansas
City stock yards; Farrell, to exempt $50 of q
debtors earnings from garnishment if neces-
Sary to the maintenance of his family. also to
remove the political disabilities of all ex-con-
federates in the state; Householder a maxi
mum freight bill. also to prohibit members and
employees from drawing pay for time not actu-
ally employed: Titus. to reduce telegraph rates;
Coleman, making county high schools compul-
sorry. In the house the first bills were in
troduced. among them being the fol-
lowing: To prevent importation of pau
per children into the state; to prevent
corporations from discriminating against labor
to laxvS q ty,1a
and defendant can testify; to prevent black
listing" Of employees; to establish normal
schools at Concordia. Fort Scott, Ness City and
Norton; for state uniformity Of textbooks; to
license eX-union soldiers to sell wares any
where in the state; to abolish the board Of par
pons; to provide for a maximum rate OF taxa
ton; to provide for holding elections every four
years instead Of two; to provide for employ
ment OF destitute men on public highways; to
tax all incomes Of s. 600, and calling for the re-
submission Of the prohibitory liquor law.
In the senate on the 18th Cooke introduced
sweeping measure against accepting or giving
passes or rebates and providing apenalty Of $500
to III 900, also measure for two-cent passenger
rates; thinner, for the election Of all municipal
officers in cities OF 5000 and over. and taking
all patronage from the mayors; also requiring
commissioners in counties of 200 population
to meet once a month and allow and pay claims;
Helm, to appropriate 1887 to the w. r.
home at Ellsworth: Hanna, to prevent
the sale Of poor milk butter and
cheese. Then after voting down HouSeholder'S
resolution to pay senators and employees only
for time actually employed the senate adjourned
until Monday Hackney introduced u bill in
the house appropriating $500 900 to the state
university; Seaton'S reSubmiSSion resolution
was referred to the committee on temperance;
keeferS resolution for taxing incomes over
5000 was indefinitely postponed; resolution
instructing the Kansas delegation in congress
to vote for an income tax was car
ried without division. Among the other
bills introduced were: A duplicate Of Caldwell'S
senate stock yards bill; to disorganiZe town.
ships having less than 80 householders; dupli-
cate Of Sterne's senate bill to exempt laborers
from garnishment; to require county commits
sionerS, when 4 loan is applied for, to issue a
certificate as to the actual value Of the land to
be mortgaged; to prohibit members of the
legislature their relatives from holding office
under the state administration; to tax and as
sess telegraph and telephone property; to ap-
propriate s.. 600 for 100 acres of land in Republic
county. for state park. The house adjourned
until Monday.
IN the senate on the 18th these measures were
presented: Providing for work Of convicts on
public roads; to build bridge over the Kaw at
Lecompton; to give women the right to vote at
all bond elections;a new asylum at Clay Center;
for trial by jury in contempt cases; for the in
itiative and referendum; for live stock in
spector; to prohibit coal production at state
pententiary. except for state needs: to make
the railroad commissioners a board to examine
and approve issues of bonds or stock in cor
porationS; for new buildings at the state
agricultural college The bill prohib-
iting docking" of hogs at the stock
yards was favorably reported. Senator Ryan
introduced a sweeping measure for the control
of railroads and railroad traffic In the house
a large number of bills were presented, includ-
ing the following: To amend election laws; to
reduce fees and salaries OF county officers; to
abolish spring elections; to prohibit blacklist
ing; declaring for free coinage of silver; re-