The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-02
lnqui8ition Bill Passed in a
Modified Form Yesterday.
COUNTY ATTORNEYS DUTY
Shall be, on Complaint, to IN
quire Into Liquor Violations.

came from the house and was pa SSed
wirhoalt any material amendments. The
bin as passe amends the old law 50 as
TO read as f2liows:
s'If the county attorney of any county
hall be not lied by an officer or other
p, qson Of any violation of any of the pro-
Wis ions of tins act it shall De his duty
fort nwith diligently to inquire into the
facts of SUCH violation, and for such pur-
pose ne is hereby authorized ard required
TO is. ue his subpoena for such. person or
persol IS as he may have reason to be
lieve ave any Information Of knowledge
OF such violation to appear before him at
a time ana place designated in such sub
poena. 7en and there to testify. concern
ing any violation ofthis act; said sub
Doena sha u be directed TO the Sheriff or
any consta gole of the county and shall be
served and returned to such county at
torney in Il se same manner as subpoenas
are served q nd returned in criminal cases.
Each wit ness shall be sworn by the
county attorney to testify the truth the
whole truth and nothing but the truth,
and true answer make 10 all questions
which may be pre- pounded to MIN by such
county attorney touching any violations
of the PROVISIONS of this act, or the act
to which this is mandatory. The testi-
mony of every sucll witness snail be re-
duced to writing ana signed by such wit
ness. Off all purposes of this section
the county attorney is hereby authorized
and empowered to administer oaths or
anrmauons to an Witnesses No person
shall disclose any evidence so taken, as
hereinoefore authorized or disclose the
name of any person so subpoenaed or ex-
amined, except when lawfully required to
testify as a witness in relation thereto.
or information against whom complaint
or information shall be fled by reason Of
such evidence have been arrested
"A,ny dis0bedience of the subpoena
herein before authorized OF any refusal to
answer any pertinent and material Ques-
ton proDounded by the county attorney,
pursuant to the provisions of this act, or
anv refusal Of q witness to sign his testi-
rnonv taken under the provisions of this
act. or any violation Of the requirements
Of secrecy imposed by this act, shall be a
misdemeanor a punishable as sueh."
The vate in the senate was as follows:
Yeas-Alen, Branine, Buschow- Cald-
Won. CLANCY, Colding, Henley, House
holder Hurrel Kennedy, LeiBy. Nc
Knieht AIorehousa Psstana, Peterson,
sipons smith Sponabie, Stewart y ard.
WHITE Wright.
Nays-conrad. Cubbison, Fuluonj Cab
riel. Vincent
The governor has mcssagcd 70 the sen
ate his approval Of tho following bills:
Making appropriation Tor an executive
sraking Appropriation for the state
printer
Increasing the salaries Of the judges OF
the district court and common pleas court
i'm Wyandotte county.
Fixing the terms of court in the Eighth
judicial district.
Fixing the fees and salaries OF the dis
trict courts JIM Marion, Norris and CHASE
counties.
Permitting members Of the Leaven-
worth Soldiers horne to vote.
Revising the private corporation law.
Governor stanley has signed the follow
ing house bills:
Submitting a proposition to amend the
constitution to raise the salary of mem
bers Of The legislature TO $500 year.
Apportonine the state into legislative
and senatorial districts
Allowing counties to give absolute deeds /
to property unon which there is due three /
years unpaid taxes.
Permitting county attorneys TO appoint {
atenographers.
Allowing Peabody to purchase ground /
for a public park.
Populist Grain Bit Dead.
Topeka. Kan. March The antl-erain (
biu seems to De dead. Senator Mcmillan /
made an Intellectual effort 10 resurrect it /
yesterday The bill had been referred to (
the committee on agriculture with in /
strucd3ns to report yesterday. but the (
COMMITTEES had net been able to have a /
meeting % consider It, This bill was one !
or MeNHan's hobbies and he made a
hard dght Tor it,
O's5onncII Wed cal Bill PaSses.
Topeka. Kan. March DIR O'D0nnelTs (
medical bin PASSED the senate yesterday T
II was measure which was demanded
hv tae medical men Il the state gener-
ally 1t provides for beard II reEistra-
ton and examination. Persons who p-ae-
Uce medicine who fau 10 comply with the
provisions Of The act are subject to a fine
OF S5o % 500 The bill had previously /
passed the house.
Corporations Way own Fnrms.
Topeka. 1I8r,h 1.-The house COMMITTEES
cn private corporations yesterday ordered
rr-ntei and placed en- the calendar NJ
Honnelrs alu permitting corporations %
own and onerste farm OF ranch property
and Dir. Dougherty's measure allowing