Hutchinson gazette., 1901-02-28
: KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

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members said this Is what they had
been trying for; plan TO cement to-
gether the opposition TO the republi'
cans.
The house killed the bill to prohibit
persons from stealing rides on railroad
trains
The senate gave n whole sitting 10
the general county fee and salary bill
without results
The bill permitting the state school
fund commissioners the right TO com
promise the bonded indebtedness held
against southwestern counties has
passed both houses
The bill has passed both houses per.
hitting Franklin county TO build a
S9O,0OOjail.
The two railroad bills have gone TO
the governor for his signature.
The house has passed bill for cnt.
tie men which provides that personal
property brought into the state be.
tween March and September shall not
be required to pay taxes II the owner
can show that he has paid taxes in
some other county or state,
The house passed the bill permitting
counties to give absolute title TO prop
erty sold for taxes after three years
Also the bill for free employment
agencies,
The house has passed the senate bill
providing for II commission TO revise
the assessment and taxation laws and
report to the next Legislature,
The bill has passed both houses
which requires county commissioners
TO appropriate 500 TO assist in conduct
ing normal institutes.
The bill to allow old soldiers at the
soldiers home TO vote passed the sen.
ate
The Kansas agricultural appropria-
tlons, as passed, includes $40, 900 for u
herd of thoroughbred stock.
The Parsons asylum appropriation
was extended for two years by the ac'
tion of both houses.
All of Governor Stanley's appoint
ments up to date were confirmed by the
senate,
The senate passed u bill just forty
minutes after IL was introduced, dur
ing which time IL went 10 u committee
and was reported. 1t makes the pres
ident of the agricultural college n
member of the board of regents and
changes the terms Of other regents so
that they will all expire at once,
The senate killed the bill to estab-
lish n county high school in every coun.
ty with more than 10000 people.
The senate voted for the purchase OF
1000 copies Of Dassler's compilation Of
the statutes at Sl.70 each,
The house has adopted Senator Hur
rells liquor law. II is very stringent,
and hits owners of buildings as we'll as
the joints; gives authority to all classes
OF cities.
The senate passed the bill TO create n
commission to revise the assessment
and taxation laws.
The senate has ousted Senator Hop.
lSins and seated the contestant, Sena-
tor Buschow.
The senate passed the bill designed
to secure safety for coal miners.
The bill providing for q branch nor
nal school and an agricultural expert
ment station on the Fort Hays reserva-
tion was passed by the senate,
The senate's vote on the Ross. Find
ley contest was "a to 3 for giving the
senatorship for the 35th district to
Robert Findley.
Eight senate bills were turned down
by the house committee on cities OF the
first class They were: To remove
snow from the pavement at the expense
of the property owners; to repeal the
Atchison city court law; TO prohibit
city councils from granting permission
to build or extend city railways with
out the consent of owners of abutting
property; to authorize public owner
ship of telephones,
The house passed the appropriation
of $4,000 to counties for caring for
insane persons; also the Sli,O0 appro-
prlation for Kansas agricultural col
lege.
The bill which passed the senate for
codifying the laws provides that the
new books shall be sold to Kansas peo-
pie for SO set and to non-rcsidents
for So n set
The text book measure is fought
Inch by inch in the house.
The senate passed the bill requiring
Judges of probate to furnish assessors
lists of persons having charge of es-
| tateS,
Mr., Weilep's bill providing for alter
nate terms of court of the new Chero-
kee county district at Columbus and
Galena has passed both branches,
The court Of visitation law will be
repealed when the house passes the
senate bill.
The house passed the bill authorizing
district boards to send pupils to schools
outside their districts; also the bill
authorizing high school building In
Smith county.
The senate defeated the bill to raise
salaries of supreme court judges to
| $1,000
The Linn county printer bill was
passed by the house.
The cattlemen had four bills passed
by the senate giving the Live Stock
Sanitary commission more authority;
providing for inspection Of brands of
cattle before shipping; preventing
double taxation on cattle; permitting
gates to be placed across roads inside
their pastures,
The house passed the Grattan text
book bill and the senate will consider
all the bills of that sort at one time
under special order.