The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-01
DAY N THE SENATE
pIicity of Bills Consider
ed and Disposed Of
TRAIN R0BBlNG BILL
1t VIII be Deemed a Capital
l1fen8e Henceforth.
R0BBiNG BILL
TRAM

Topeka, Feb. 2S.-Train robbing will be
very dangerous occupation in Kansas
in the future Senator Pestana's bill
making the offense punishable by ten
years to life Imprisonment passed the
house without an opposing vote. Captain
seaton had a similar bill, but Senator
Pestana's measure was taken up to save
time
The house spent all day yesterday on
third reading of bills. When those under
that head on the calendar were disposed
of the house took ~ the bills which had
been advanced by the revision committee.
There was little debate and the session
was a very Ininterestng one.
Representative 8Iillar, Of Barber, chair
man Of the committee on livestock, sue
ceeded in pu shing through the bill in
creasing the authority in quarantine mat
tiers Of the livestock sanitary commission
and giving it power to appoint additional
inspectors ana uneriders to prevent the
smuggling into the state of Texas fever
infected cattle. The bill met some oppo-
sition in the senate, but passed without
question in the house.
A warm fight came up over Mr.. Luling's
bin creating the office of state fire mar
shal and authorizing him to investigate
the causes Of fires and prose cute incen-
d iaries Mr.. HeAey of Osborne led a fight
to strike out the ena.cting clause. After
a prOtracted debate the motion was
carried
A bill permitting inmates Of the Sold
iers' Home, not residents in Kansas, to
vote in Leavenworth at general elections,
if they have resided at the home for six
months, was railraaded to passage
through both houses. The only restric-
ton made is that they may not vote for
school distr let or township officers.
BY a close vote Captain Seatons bill
forbidGing the sending Of flowers or the
admittance Of visitors to prisoners
charged with high crimes passed the
house. Captain Seatoh defended his bill
by saying that the s1heriffs of the state
were unanimously in favor of it.
Senator Noftzger's bill requiring the
state to credit counties for unsolicited
taxes was passed without opposition. In
der the present law the counties have to
pay the state taxes whether they are col
lected or not
Representative Hacket's bill forbidding
the levying Of poll tax in Fort Scott was
defeated. 1t was urged in opposition to
the bill that the city council could make
the necessary. regula ton, and there was
no use in putting ne state to the expense
of passing the law.
The bill giving old soldiers the prefer
ence in public service was passed. 1t
is intended to enable the Old soldiers to
easily obtain positions in the state char
liable institutions Of the state.
other bills were passed as follows:
Providing for the purchase of 1900 cop
les of Dasslers compilation Of the stat
utes Of the state.
Exempung fraternal aid and mutual in
surance companies from City license tax /
Providing for the transfer CT the unex-
pended balances Of certain funds to the /
general revenue fund of the state.
Requiring stenographers to report TO thu /
state auditor the amount Of fees col /
lected by them.
Restoring the inmates Of the Hutchins-
son reformatory to their civil rights.
Regulating the organization. manage
ment and powers OF trust companies.
Provision is made that the capital stock
shall not De less than 100000 nor more
than 100000.
Authorizing cities Of tho second class to
issue bonds to pay for paving improve
ments