Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-21
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
- New Mortgage Law Probsble-senats
Resolution for biennial Elections
Passed by House.


Topeka Kan, Feb. 14.-Kansas Is
v have new mortgage law. The old
nortgage redemption law, passed in
1908. will be repealed. The new law
4 really the old mortgage law, which
WAS wiped out when the present act
VAS passed. The first step in this
Change was taken yesterday, when the
senate, by vote OF "a to 7, passed
the Smith substitute to Cubbison's
trust deed bill. The house Will pass
The bill.
The house adopted the concurrent
resolution BY Mustoe permitting the
members OF the Iwenty-frst Kansas
regiment to erect tablet 70 the mem
~ OF their dead IN the STATE mouse.
The concurrent resolution mtro-
duccd by johnson, OF Decatur provld-
ing for the initiative and referendum
amendment TO the constitutioh' hVed
but "a hours.
Seaton's Dill making Train rooping a
1eI0ny, punishable by hanging mas
been reported unfavorapiy by the
house Judiciary committee.
The senate concurrent resolution
providing for the holding OF BIENNIAL
elections passed the house by vote
Of 90 to 4.
a call OF the house was necessary
before the bill prohibiting the en-
ploymcnt by school boards OF teachers
who had relatives on the poard was
disposed or The final vote by which
the Dill passed was "a 70 ~
The textbook Dill, which has been
Endorsed by the state teachers asso'
cistion, was introduced in the house
BY Dooley, OF Montgomery.
The house Killed these DIS; MAX
ing chicken-steallng a 1elony; ex-
emptlng people over % years OF age
from jury service, and to protect ice
on private ponds.
The senate consumed an hour We'd
nesday considering temperance bills
On the calendar, which had been made
Especial order AFTER a short time IT
became apparent that any Dill having
. Its object the suppression OF the
liquor trafiic would easily pass the SEN
sN. The temperance sentiment Is
very strong among senator's Only Dill
passed relates to illegal sale OF liquor
aSd declares places where 1t is sold
70 De nuisances and provides means
Tor county attorneys to suppress
tnem. Inc strongest opposition to
tho bill came from Wulfekuhler, Leav-
enworth, and Mcmillan, Ottawa
Wulfekuhler moved that the bill be
stricken from the calendar, but was
49,. 1t finally passed by a vote OF
- 70 T. Senators voting in the affirm
etve were; Allen. Branine, CLANCY,
Csddlng, Crum, Fitzpatrick, Pulling
sen. Henley, Householder, Hurrel, Ken
acdy, King, Miller, Morehouse, Nor
rew, Noftzger, Pcstana, Peterson,
Ions, Simons, Smith, Sp0nable, Stew
A. White and Wright. Senators vot-
tng in the negative were: Carpenter,
Fulton, Gabriel, Mcknight, Mcmillan,
Vincent, Ward and Wulfekuhler. SEN
ators absent or not voting were: Cald-
well, Conrad, Cubbison, Hopkins, Por-
YER and Tapp.
The. senate passed the bill author
king district Judges to select jurors
70 I'll vacancies on the jury from by.
ISLANDERS.
The house pissed a bill making 1t y
nisleme0nor Tor any person to sell
eocaine, morphine or chloral except
upon the prescription Of physician.
The house judiciary committee re.
ported adversely on Weilep's bill per-
uniting a debtor to repudiate any
mechanics lien for lumber IL he
proves that the holder OF II belongs
to trust,
The house in committee Of the
whole, recommended for passage the
bill providing for board of concilia.
ton and arbitration. II Is not com.
pulsory arbitration act. II simply
provides for voluntary arbitration
board to advise both sides and help
settle disputes.
Chairman Rcer. Of the house local
judiciary committee, introduced n
general vacation bill. II contains all
the local vacation acts introduced In
the house this session. BY 1t a dozen
or more old townsites are wiped out,
besides scores Of additions and hun
,.,;"0 - towns avenues """ "'''s' ="