Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-01-07
CUTS TELEGRAPH RATES.
Both Houses Of the Kansas Lsgisiaturs
Pass.a Bin That Reduces Tolls 90
Per Csnt-Other Msaaures

Pass.a Bil That Reduces Tolls 90
| Fer Csnt--Othsr Measures
Topeka, Kan, Jan. "a bill reduc.
Ing telegraph charges 40 per cent in
Kansas, and q bill placing express
companies under the same sweeping
regulations of the court of visitation
as those imposed upon the railroads,
both passed and messaged to the sem
ate, is part Of yesterdays record OF
the house. The senate contributed Its
share to the record by passing the tel
egraph bill, bill abolishing the pres
emit board of railroad commissioners
and bill providing for the election
of superintendent OF insurance by d.
rect vote OF the people.
The house passed the senate bill
which perpetuates the present school
textbook law. The law provides for
state uniformity of textbooks and
publication by state contract at q re-
duced price. It also perpctuates the
state textbook commission and pro-
longs its term Of Office to four years.
Ravenscraft's bill amending the
stock yards law SO that the Kansas
City Stock Yards company cannot law
fully charge more than 100 per cent.
over the Wholesale market price of
feed was passed by the house by vote
Of 20 tot The old law fixed the profit
ut 100 per cent, but the stock yards
company understood that II meant
over the retail price and charged nc
cordingly.
The senate bill creating q state So
ciety Of mines, to be conducted on the
same plan as the state board OF agri-
culture and providing that the state
mine inspector shall be selected by the
society, passed the house and will 60
to the governor for his signature.
The house defeated Cubbison's bill
providing for the surrender to the reg
lister Of deeds Of chattel mortgage
notes when satisfied in full.
There was another spirited debate
on the liquor question in the house.
1t came up OIL q bill to repeal the So
called Murray law. which is the back
bone Of prohibitory enforcement
Final action on the bill was deferred
until to-day. It will probably be de.
feated.
An important bill. providing for the
regulation Of express companies, was
passed by the house. The bill places
the express companies under the same
sweeping control by the court OF visit
alton that is given that tribunal over
the railroads The reasonableness OF
charges and all other matters pertain
ing to traffic are subject to the courts
approval.
The house committee killed the bill
providing for compulsory capital pun
ishment and for the immediate execu.
ton Of all convicts In the penitentiary
now under death sentence. Among
other important measures the house
passed q bill amending the state text
book law and extending its scope SO as
to cover all school supplies.
The senate committee of the whole
recommended for passage the Bush
corporation bill. 1t provides that all
corporations hereafter organized I'M
der the laws of Kansas shall pay tax
Of one-tenth OF one per cent on each
dollar Of capital stock.
The senate committee OF the whole
advanced to third reading for passage
Senator Householder's bill placing the
state charitable institutions under con-
troll of civil service commission.
The senate committee Of the whole
recommended for passage Senator
Kings bill last night reducing the
profits Of the state printer about
90 per cent :,
The senate adopted q resolution and
sent 1t to the house for concurrence,
fixing eight o'clock tonight rs the
time for the ending of all legislative
business except the reception OF mes
sages from the governor. This plan
to force an early adjournment will
probably fall. That the session will
not expire this week is shown by the
introduction and passage in the house
of a bill appropriating $4,000 more for
the expenses of the extra session.
This Is in addition to the SEQ, 900 APP
propristed last week and is more than
sufficient to pay all legislative ex-
peuses up to Monday.
Two insurance bills were recon-
mended for passage In the senate COM
mittee of the whole. One was the
house bill passed Tuesday placing fra
ternal beneficiary societies under the
supervision OF the state insurance de-
partment and prohibiting fake or
"wild cat" orders. The other provides
for the insurance of school property by
the state at cost.
John W. Credentials banking bill
passed the senate and will be voted
upon in the house to-day. A number
OF populists are fighting the proposed
law SO energetically that 1t Is doubtful
II II can be squeezed through.
Gov. Leedy aligned It
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