The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-01-20

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W. Y. MORGAN, STATE FRINTEB-ELEor.
party lines were drawn, each of the
nominees receiving the votes Of all Of
the men of his political belief w. Y.
Morgan was nominated by Representa-
tive Mason, Of Finney county, and
Representative Ed JAG uins, of COwley,
placed H w. YOung's name in nOmi-
nation YOuag is state senator from
Montgomery county. The senate gave
IL votes to Morgan to % for Young.
Morgan carrying the house, 90 to 80.
The total vote was: Morgan, 1O1;
Young, 50.
Among the important bills intro
duced in the senate were the following:
b. Titus-For state insurance Of school
property
BY Ward-Requiring at least one brakeman
and one porter on every passenger train
operated in Kansas
BY HeInick-Requiring an assessment Of one
mill on each dollar Of all real and personal
property for school purposes
BY King-ApprOpriating s2OJ,OJO for new
imbecile asylum al Winfield
BY Neutrality-suspicious. money 70 pay all
special session warrants now held up BY
Auditor Cole
Bower and T. A Boo. who received injuries
/ from falling from the capitol steps
/ BY CoOke-PrOyidiug for the election OF state
| printer BY a vote OF the people and for the
| establishment Of state printing plant By the
state the printer to be paid salary fixed By
| the legislature
BY CoIeman-To establish county high
] schools in counties Of 1900 Inhabitants OF
| more on. vote Of the people
By Lupfer-TO authorize county superin-
~ AZ
| BY LeweIIiBg-To appropriate $4,000 for the
l Transni s-issippi Commercial congress IN lss4
/ BY Lewelling-To provide for THE collection
/ OF poll tax in cities Cf the second class
| By Fdrrelly-AIaking burglary punishable By
/ from ten 20 p years in first degree; two TO ten
| in second degree: not exceeding five years
| BY Farrelly-To authorize townships TO pur-
| chase land and erect public buildings
/ BY Cooke-Saking IL lawful 70 shoot grouse
/ and prairie chicken during the months Of Oc-
| tober and November
/ BY FOrncy-AIakfng unlawful the use Of any
| other measure than the standard half bushel
| by millers. commission men OF others
/ A food of bills was presen ted in the
house. The first bill passed by the
/ house was one appropriating SO, 900 to
| pay expenses Of the legislature up to
/ date The following bills were intro
duced:
| By Observation-Disclosures dealing in options
/ in any manner and providing heavy penalties
/ for she laws violation
/ By Ssayer-TO prohibit probate judges from
/ practicinE law during their terms Of Office
! b. ckeever-ReQuiriug the insurance su-
/ perintendent 70 make an accounting Of fees col
! lected BY special agents. exempting the heads
| Of families from punishment proceedings; ap-
/ propriating money for c0lOred industrial
/ school at Topeka and 20 abolish election com
/ missioners in first class cities
/ BY Babb-Aushorizing the condemnation Of
/ property for public purposes, and 20 per
/ init counties along the Arkansas river 20 raise
/ q fund 70 iEht the Colorado irrigation com
! panies for stealing all the water out Of that
I river.
/ BY Brooke-An act 70 fix a standard meas
/ urcment OF sorghum: fixing . standard weight
] for q bale Of hay. straw and millet; amending
/ the taxation laws: TO repeal the law creating
/ the odice Of county auditor; 10 appropriate
money TO build road from Topeka TO the in
| sane asylum
| nv Crosser-To prohibit the sale OF oIeo-
! margarine in the state fTnis is the bill pre-
| uared by the kansas State Dairymen's assOci-
| attonD GrOsser also presented a bill esta5-
/ fishing q pol tax in cities OF the second and
| third c.ass and bill re7saIing the law making
] the ofices OF marshal, clerk. attorney aud
/ street commissioner elective in those cities
/ BE- Mason-Pr0Yiding that before any action
shall be brought for libel in any newspaper in
/ the state the agzrieved party shall a. least
| seven days before fling the suit serve a
written notice on the publisher specifying
] the statements complained Of. which he al
| leEes are false and defamatOry. and II Il
| shall appear that the article was published
/ in good faith and without malicious IN
/ tent. that the falsity was due 70 mistake and
/ II q retractiOn is published IN . conspicuous
4 place, then the plaintiff can only recover
actual damages" the words actual dam
/ ages % Be construed 70 include damages SUI
4 fered in respect 20 his property. business,
| trade. profession or occupation This shuts
out exemplary damages
By Masoa-Providing for state fair 70 be
OF agriculture also bill 70 preserve liens upon
By Kaiz-To give inmates Of the soldiers
/ hone a. BeIoit the right 20 vote there
/ BvForIe-Crsarinz q state society Of mines
| BY De Bard-To change the term o. county
suDerfntendenas 70 begin July J. 70 allow cOun-
Il superintendents clerk hires 20 prohibit per-
| sons from receiving pay for more than one
II once at time; 70 impose heavy PENALTIES OF
persons dfsDOsing Of mortgagsd property
L b Short-To locate state normal school 81
b. Richardson-ToI strengthen the p-ohibi-
TORI law BY giving the county attorney pOEel
% subpoena persons and require them under
cath to give testimony concerning the exist
Il euce Of Joints such testimony 70 b used IS
basis CT complaint
| By -ADPropriating money for nsv
/ bufIdinzs at the state university and for tn
Il support OF the university
/ Bv NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. foreign Insurance.
/ companies from resorting 70 the federal court
/ in litigation with Kansas people over drl
/ losses also a bin % abolish the board Of par
/ donz
b BaEer-To repeal the hog dOekage Law
I passed two years aga
By GrattOn-PlacinE All colleges Of hiEl
I ssaudf-E in the STATE On the sane footing a
she state university as resards teaehers' GER
I rlfcatez
By Easpsr-'1c pfeFsas the wearing 81 icoH
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