Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-23
TO INVESTIGATE M'NALL.
Insurance Department Chsrges--TO
Amend the Murray Law.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. II. The otficia
conduct Of Insurance Superintendent
McNall is to be investigated. Repre-
sentative McKeev,r, of Shawnee, in
troduced resolution In the house
asking for the appointment Of CON-
mlttee Of five members to investigate
McNall and the operation of his
agents.
The temperance committee OF the
house, Poison, chairman, introduced a
bill amending the Murray liquor law.
The present law fixes the penalty for
the first offense at 500 fine and 80 days
in Jail. The proposed law knocks of
the imprison ment, but requires the
person convicted to give bond in a
sum to be fixed by the court as guar
anty that he will not engage in the
liquor business again.
In 1883 William Roth, while at work
on the dome of the state house, missed
his footing and fell 81 feet. A bill was
introduced yesterday in the house to
give him 1000 pension on account of
his being ''incapacitated' by reason
Of the fall.
The house committee on education
favorably reported the senate bill au-
thorizing counties having no county
high schools to levy tax to pay the
tuition Of pupils In those counties to
attend high schools in adjoining coun.
ties
Adams, Of Sedgwick, introduced q
bill in the house authorizing the city
OF Wichita to acquire some lands along
the Arkansas river within the city
limits for park purposes
Senator Hanna, Of Clay, is after peo-
pie who practice nepotism. He intro
duced bill providing that no officer
shall appoint relative to an official
position.
Senator Field, Of Reno, presented
bill to tax all incomes from property,
rent, interest dividend or salary, ex-
cept salaries Of United States en-
ployes, which amount to 81, 800 or more.
Senator Braddock introduced bill
authorizing the county commissioners
OF Lyon county to erect new court.
house at Elnporia, provided the people
of the county shall so elect. The cost
Of the building and grounds is not to
exceed S75, 900, which amount may be
raised by selling the Missouri, Kansas
T. Texas railway stock held by the
county and the present courthouse and
site, and by levying tax not exceed
ing two mills per annum.
Senator Lupfer introduced bill to
establish a furniture factory at the
state penitentiary. The factory is to
engage in the manufacture of school
furniture only and for such furniture
as may be used at the state house and
in state institutions The bill appro-
pirates $4,000 for the erection and
maintenance Of the factory. The d.
rectors are to fix the price Of furniture
and make monthly reports to the state
auditor
The senate committee on manufac.
lures recommended for passage the
bill requiring companies and persons
who employ women in stores or fac.
tories to provide chairs for them, and
the anti-child.labor bill. The bill
making misdemeanor to induce chill
dren to take part in public exhibitions
of hypnotism was reported favorably
by the committee on education and
educational institutions.
A bill to correct the practice OF ex.
orbitant charges for examining the
books of foreign insurance companies
was introduced by Senator Foruey.
The bill limits the fees that may be
charged for inspection and expenses
incident thereto, and provides that in
a city like Hartford, where many diff.
ferent companies are examined at one
trip, the expense shall be pro rated
among all the companies.
Senator Crossan's building and loan
association bill was unanimously rec
commended for passage by the senate
in committee Of the whole in the after.
noon. The chief provision is the plac.