Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-02
TO ABOLISH PARDON BOARD.
Iansaa House Passes \ Bill tn DO Away
With Unjust Settle Insurance
Losses In 80 Days.


Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2S.--The house
had busy session yesterday, notwith-
standing it was legal holiday. After
sspirited debate the house in commit
tee of the whole recommended for
passage the bill to abolish the state
board Of pardons.
The bill to create a state board OF
embalmers and regulating the busi-
ness of undertakers was killed.
Hogue's bill compelling insurance
companies to settle losses within ~
days after proof of loss is made was
also recommended In case the loss Is
mot paid within that period the claim
draws eight per cent interest
The insurance companies got MT on
another bill recommended. 1t was the
Benefel bill providing for uniform
policy in the state. The insurance su'
perintendent and attorney general are
instructed to draw up uniform policy.
Lawrence's bill amending the law
governing beneficiary societies SO as
to exempt the masons and odd fellows
from compliance with it was recon-
mended.
The house, in committee OF the
WHOLE recommended for passage the
bill prepared by the six physicians OF
the house. The bill requires ply
sician to have u diploma from reputa-
BILE college approved by the state board
Of healt tn, or to have been in active
practice for at least five years pre-.
vious to the passage Of the act, or to
stand an examination before the state
board, before he shall practice medi.
cine in the state A penalty is at
tached for the violation OF the act A
clause was inserted in the measure
providing that nothing in the act
should apply to osteopathy'
Among other bills recommended for
passage were:
Relating to the collection OF delinquent
taxes on real estate and empowering counties
TO purchase, control, use and sell such real
estate,
10 control mutual fire insurance companies.
10 make mine inspectors Of weights and
measures Mt coal mines.
For the relief OF T. A. Boo, a private soldier,
who fell off the state house steps while the
troops were rendezvoused here last spring.
Without dissenting vote the senate
committee on state affairs recommend
ed the passage Of Senator IIanna's
snti.nepotism bill. This is the measure
which makes it a misdeneanor for any
state ofllceholder to appoint a blood
relative to an official position.
Resubmission has been dealt death
blow by the present session OF the leg
islature. Several times propositions
for a constitutional convention and
resubmission Of the prohibitory amend
ment have been killed by the house
and now Senator Campbell. OF Labette,
has withdrawn his resolution from the
senate calendar.
Gov, Stanley has signed the bill es-
tablishing a binding lwlne factory at
the state pententiarv He also signed
large number of locals bills, Capt.
Seaton, who has charge Of the bond
proposition to create u revolving
fund for the twine factory, feels alb
solutely certain that IT will pass. 1t
has been passed by the house and Sea-
ton says it will go through the senate
without any opposition.
Fusion Of political parties will be
Illegal II the bill introduced by Sem
ator Hanna yesterday afternoon passes.
Hanna belongs to the middle-of-the-
road faction Of the populst party and
his bill, copied from the Wyoming
statutes, would give legal support to
the wing. Should Hanna's bill become
q law, the official ballots in Kansas
would not again present to the voter
two tickets bearing the names of the
same candidates.