The Advocate and news., 1899-02-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
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mended for passage.
The senate passed twenty local bills and
advanced the Pullman fare reduction Dill,
after struggle, to place on the calen-
dar under the head OF general orders.
Among the new bills was one intro
duced by Senator CrOssan which, In addi-
ton to appropriating money for the re-
pairs OF the Olathe school for the deaf,
provides for the erection Of a hospital
building at that institution.
Tuesday.
The Falloon-Stuart judicial contest
came up and consideration Of 1t was post
poned until February 23d. The BARRIERS
bill was passed as recommended, with
Senator Lamb the only Senator voting In
the negative.
The inheritance tax bill, introduced by
Senator Young, and number OF local
bills, were also passed Among the bills
introduced was one by Senator Stone
providing that the State treasurer at
torney general and the auditor shall con-
stltute committee to pass on the Price
raid claims which are now before the
legislature. Under the bill the claimants
are to prove their claims before this com
mittee, and the committee is to put the
matter In such shape that the legislature
can act upon 1t intelligently
Senator Stocks introduced bills by re-
quest Of the State Medical Association, to
annul the charters of the Kansas City
Dental College and the Kansas City Den
tai Association.
The house concurrent resolution,
thanking the Twentieth Kansas Regi-
ment for It's gallant action in Manila, and
expressing sympathy for the relatives
and friends Of the Kansas boys who have
been killed in the Philippine Islands was
adopted.
Wednesday.
Senator YOung's bill, which detaches
Labette and Montgomery counties from
the Eleventh judicial district and makes
them a new district was passed. 1t des-
ignates the two counties as the Four
teenth district and Cherokee County re-
mains the Eleventh. Senator Hessln took
advantage OF Senator YouDgs well
known championship OF direct legisla-
tlOn, to introduce an amendment, which
was adopted, providing that the bill shall
not become q law unless ratified by
vote at the next general election.
Senator Armstrong; bill providing
that any irrigation canal or reservoir
company may have the right to condemn
lands for the purpose OF establishing
reservoir, lake or pond for the storage
of water in the same manner that land Is
condemned for railroads.
The senate, by a vote Of rs to IL, passed
the bill designed to aid in the enforce
ment of the Murray law Senator Hessin
endeaVored to strike out the provision
which makes the third violation OF the
law a felony and punishable by sentence
of from one to three years In the pem-
tentiary on the ground that Its severity
would make the enforcement of the law
impossible. He was unsuccessful The
fine for the first offense is 500. An i'm
portant provision is that which makes
Justice courts courts Of inquiry In gather
ing evidence for bringing suit. 1t Is as
follows:
II any county attorney OF any county In
this state shall be notified by any officer or
other person Of any violation OF any pro
datory and supplemental, 1t shall be his
duty forthwith TO Inquire into the facts Of
such violation, and for such purpose he 10
hereby authorized and required to file with
any justice Of the peace In the, county where
such violation Of the law shall have oc-
CURED a list of names OF the witnesses by
whom II is alleged that such violations OF
the law may be established together with
his precipe asking said justice of the peace
10 issue subpoena for said witnesses. "
shall then be the duty of said justices OF
the peace to issue his subpoena for such
person or persons therein named, COM
manding them to appear before said JUS
tlce OF the peace, at time and place desig-
mated in such subpoena, then and there TO
testify concerning any OF the violations of
the provisions Of the act to which this act
Is amendatory and supplemental that may
have come to the knowledge of such per-
sons. Said subpoena shall be directed ia
the sheriff, or to any constable OF the
county, and shall be served and returned
60 such justice OF the peace, in the same
manner as subpoenas are served and re-
turned in criminal cases. Each witness
shall be sworn by said justice OF the peace
20 testify to the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth, and true answers
make to all questions which may be pro-