Free press., 1901-02-09
3 KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


THE house, by a vote of 1O2 to 4,
adopted the joint resolution accepting
the gift by congress of the Fort Hays
reservation.
There being several railroad bills
before the railroad committees of both
houses they met in joint session and
named committee to draft a subSti-
tute for them all
The house assessment and taxation
committee has prepared bill to re-
Geve counties from liability to the
state for uncollected taxes.
Petitions come in from all parts of
the state urging the appropriation of
$500, 900 for the Kansas semi-centennial
in 1904.
The senate has passed the bill sug.
gested by the governor for the parole
of prisoners
There is bill on the house calendar
to make it a misdemeanor to allow
| weeds on farms to go to seed. Its au-
thor is Mr. Heberlng, of Usage county,
| who is watching for favorable oppor-
| tunity to take q vote on 1t.
There is a bill which has some chan
ces of becoming law which provides
that road taxes, including the tax upon
| railroads shall be paid in cash.
! The joint committees on charitable
/ institutions will visit all the plants
under that specification soon.
The house has supplied each of its
! committees with doorkeeperS at So
| day Some of the committees do not
I meet half a dozen times during a ses-
/ sion.
Senator Mcmillan has bill to pro-
hibit railroads from issuing passes to
anybody.
No bills have been introduced to
carry out the governors suggestions in
his message to abolish or consolidate
boards, or to abolish any office.
There remains SO, ,332.44 of claims
for losses in the Price raid. The legis-
lature is asked to pay them.
A resolution asking Mrs. Nation to
speak before the legislature was tabled
in the house.
Mr. Seaton has bill to prohibit
curiosity seekers from visiting prison
ers accused of high crime and to stop
the practice of sending flowers and
presents to prisoners, except by rela-
tives. He also has a bill to prohibit
the marriage of persons under indict-
ment for crime. Mr.. Seaton also has
for Kansas exhibit at st. Louis. and
$4,000 for a geological survey of the
state.
a claim for S795.6O Will be made to
the legislature by Mrs. Lease to re-
imburse her for expenses in defending G
| her position as member of the state
board of charities before the supreme
court at the time of the attempt to dis
miss her from that office by Governor
Lewelling.
Mr.. Green (Cowley) has bill in the
house providing for insurance of farm
detached city and village property bS
the state. The bill provides that as
SCISSORS shall list all such property Will
the state superintendent of insurance
I e&l. l.
: notifies the insurance department
which then assesses the property foI
payments of premiums which is listsC
with other taxes, collected and returned
? in the same manner except that count,
treasurers pay it over to the superin
> tendent of insurance.
The legislature attended the state
hood convention.
The council visited the a. X VI. col
| lege. on Feb. 1.
The citv waterworEs system at EniC
is to be enlarged and extended.
= \ bill seems likely to be passed Civ
ing fees to witnesses in criminal cases
Both houses adopted resolutions re
l lating to Jacob Stotler. who serves
t three terms in the house and wa
speaker of the house in 1865 and 1863
and also served in the senate in 1S7
: | and 1872.
1 Senator Noftzger wants to stop tn
organization of live stock insuranc
! companies.
Another bill appearing in the senat
t req uires court stenOgraphers to accoun
a for fees collected.
I The miners bill regulating the man
= | ner of electing delegates to the stat
association of miners, and providin
for more deputy mineinspectOrs, passe
. both houses and went to the governo
in time to become law before the al
nual meeting of the association