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

TIE house held q 15-minute session On the
nth and then adjourned 70 give The speaker a
ehsnce 20 arrange his committees see Among
the senate bills introduced were Declaring
February y. 1fiuc0ln's birthday anniversary,
q legal holiday. creating a civil service system
for state employees regulating state penal in
stitutions. for new system for state oil IN
spectiOn1 providing for the erection Of public
buildings in cities OF the first class and for the
issuance Of bonds therefor; 20 do away with
the offices Of penitentiary directors, managers
Of the Hutchinson refOrmatOry ana state re-
form school and placing them under single
board Of three members. for q more stringent
enforcement OF the prohibitOry law by prOvid-
ing for the punishment not only Of the joint
keepers. but also Of county officers who fail e
enforce the law
By a vote Of IS TO i've the senate On the 18Th
decided that George ". Hanna could retain his
seat as senator from the Clay-Dickinson dis
trict Among the bills introduced were the
Tor rebuilding she engineering house Of the
state University; TO forbid the granting Of
franchises 70 street railway companies without
. vote Of the people; TO revise the game laws,
prohibiting the sale and shipment Of
game birds from the state; to require
every barber 70 pass an examination before
a state board. for the building OF stone
bridges By counties and for their payment
without bond issues 20 reduce sleeping car
rates. TO make Leaven worth county a judicial
and prohibit the issuing OF passes apprOpri-
ating 3d. JJ for a Kansas corn exhibit at the
Paris exposition; TO encourage irrigation in
western Kansas by providing for the erection ol
reservoirs The house held a brief session
and adjourned without transacting any bust
ness OF moment
In the senate on the 18th Ryan, OF Crawford,
presented bill providing that orders issued as
scrip shall be payable in 50 days in money OF
merchandise, at option OF holder Other meas
ures included the following By Hart, to grant
three-year teachers certificates to graduates
Of the state university school Of arts; by Stone
fepealing the Law relating to legislative CON-
mittees for investigating state officers; by
Cooke, allowing the state treasurer TO loan GER
tain funds 10 private citizens at i've per cent
interest: BY Andrew, making the offices Of
marshal and street commissioner in cities Of
second and third classes appOintive- BOtt
houses adjourned until Monday, the 18th
GOV STANLEY sent q short message 20 tht
senate on the 18Th Withdrawing all Of eT-GOT
Leedy's appointments that were not acted upon
Among the bills introduced were BY Hanna
providing that hereafter no person in kansas
can enter the business OF healing diseases
! whether by medicines. drugs. mechanical de-
vice. manipulation. mental impression OF il
other manner until he has passed an eZami'
board OF health By Fareliy, 70 remove tn
political disabilities Of all ex-confedsrate sol
diers By Anderson, 20 appropriate money &
| families Of men killed while in the employ o
| the state Among the house bills introduced
| were: BY FairChild, for a uniform system OF
| taxation OF personal property throughout th'
| stated By Scott, making it a crime for city an
| township assessors to agree upon a scale o
values 70 be placed on personal property