The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-01-13
SOME KANSAS HAPPENINGS.


Laws Passed at the Special Session
The special session Of the Kansas
legislature ended Monday. 1t assems
bled on the afternoon of December 81.
and after 10 working days IL quit with
a record OF having passed IS bills Fol
lowing are the more important bills
passed and signed by the governor:
To authorize treasurers Of cities Of the third
class 20 compromise delinquent road taxes
Creating the court Of visitation for the con-
troll Of railroads
Providing for the taxation OF insurance and
guaranty companies four per cent Of the gross
premiums Of foreign companies ana two per
cent Of the gross premiums OF Americas com
panies
Repe alilg the metropolitan police law
Creating court OF common pleas for CraT-
ford and Cherokee counties, subject 20 avOse ot
the people
Requiring a state society OF labor and indus
try, whose secretary shall be the state labor
commissioner
Creating the State Association Of Miners
whose secretary shall be the state mine in
BpectoE.
Authorizing mutual companies 10 insure
against loss BY hail
Providing for the organization and regulation
OF fratcrnal beneficiary societies
Amerding the stock yards law in relation 70
Reducing telegraph tolls and placing tele-
graph companies under the control Of the court
Of visitation
Amending the schOOlbOoll law
Providing for the election Of city attorney
and city assessor in cities Of the second class
Repeating the old railroad commissioner law
To determine ties in the election OF officers IN
cities Of the second class
Placing express companies under the control
Of the court Of visitation
Reducing the fees Of state printer
Creating the board Of IRE and police COM
missiOners Of cities Of over 5000 inhabitants
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This act requires, among other things, that
corporations shall pay a fee Of Oue-tenth OF one
per cent Of their capital stock TO obtain
charter
Providing for the election Of state superin-
tendent OF insurance in 1900
For the correction Of evils Of the Australian
election law. The bill provides that only one
local ticket may be placed under the same
party appellatiOn
Following are some Of the bills IN
trOducei that failed to pass:
To abolish the live stock commission
To abolish the board Of pardOns
To prohibit the sale Of cigarettes TO minors
To reduce the legal rate Of interest
To repeal the garnishmeut laws
To prohibit the sale Of prison coal on the
market
To permit the school fund commissioners to
lease unoccupied school lands
To prohibit railroad companies from bonding
their roads for more than the actual cost
To provide for civil service examinations
To prohibit pawnbrOkers from charging more
than 2JF per cent. interest per month
Providing for state uniformity OF high school
books
Breideuthal's guaranty fund bill for the pro-
lection Of bank depOsitOrs-
To authorize counties to build telephone sys-
tens by direct tax
An anti-pass law.
To repeal the Murray law
To elect county printers
Providing the state insurance department
To repeal the oil inspection Law
Requiring the governor 10 sign the death
warrant
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Initiative and referendum
ResubmissiOn
constitutional convention.