Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-28

KANSAS LEGISLATURE.



the governors request, Senator Car
penter introduced bill making prize
fights and boxing contests of all kinds
a crime, punishable by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary. The acceptance
or issuance of challenge to fight or
box is also made crime. The Off
Ger who fails to enforce the law is to
forfeit his Office. The penalty was
amended so as to make it years SEN
tence in Jail for the violation of the
act and, under the emergency rule,
the bill was passed and messaged to
the house. The house last night
passed the bill.
The senate did some business with
the textbook question on its own ac'
count yesterday. II took up the Mel
son-Grattan bill, which passed the
house and fixed it up. After the COM
mittce of the whole had patched up
the bill, the senate passed it by vote
of 20 to s. The bill has now gone to
the house for concurrence.
SCOTS bill authorizing western
Kansas counties to compromise their
bonded Indebtedness came near 60
ing down in the senate yesterday.
1t received only 20 votes, one less than
the required number. Several friends
of the measure changed their votes
in order to get a reconsideration. The
bill will come up for third reading
to-day when its supporters hope to
get enough votes to pass it.
After two hours of oratory the SEN
ate passed the bill giving women the
right to vote for presidential elect
ors. II received 81 votes, just
enough. Senator Noftzger, of Harper,
who led the fight against the bill,
changed his vote and moved re-
consideration. This throws the ques-
ton over one day, which will result
in its dying on the house calendar.
Senator Stewart pushed his bill pro-
hibiting the waste Of gas in the nat
,iral gas belt and 1t was passed.
The bill regulating the fees for the
inspection Of grain was passed by the
senate. 1t provides for an increase
Of five cents a car, the old rate being
35 cents and the new 40 cents. II
also increases the cost of samples
from 10 cents to Is cents. The bill
raises the salary OF the chief grain
inspector $500 per annum and the
salary Of the deputy $3.50 per annum.
The senate passed Seaton's bill CIV
ing absolute title to property sold for
delinquent taxes after two years.
Senator Smiths bill making it a
crime to steal ride on railroad
train was passed by the house. 1t
clothes trainmen with authority to
arrest persons. The bill will now go
to the governor.
The house ways and means commit
tee has turned down the Kansas semi
centennial appropriation. 1t has rec
commended 100000 appropriation for
the Buffalo exposition and 100000 for
the st. Louis exposition in 1903. The
senate will take up the various expo
sition bills under special order this
morning.
The house spent all yesterday on
the third reading Of bills. Among
the many passed were the following:
Throwing the election of county
officers to even numbered years.
Giving absent voters the right to
register by mail.
Relating to the maintenance of free
libraries in cities.
To enable soldiers at the Leaven-
worth soldiers home to vote and have
it counted in the county from which
they came,
Relating to county teachers exami-
nations.
Fixing a death penalty for abduc-
ton.
Joint resolution providing for the
raising of salary of members of the
legislature to $500 % session. This
must be submitted to the people.
BY bare constitutional majority
= notes.-the senate repealed the
alien land law. II the bill goes
through the house, foreigners can buy
all the land they want in Kansas.
Roughton, Of Hodgeman. of the
minority side OF the house, offered a
resolution of sympathy for Gen. De-
wet and the Beers, but the republic
ans promptly sent it to the COM
mittee Of state affairs, where 1t will
stay The minority demanded roll
call, but the speaker paid no atten-
ton to it, and the republicans laughed
gleefully.
Adams bill authorizing clerks and
deputies IN the bank commissioners
office to examine banks and building
and loan associations passed the SEN
ate.
Senator Pestana's rigid election bill
passed the house after lengthy de-
bate by strict party vote. The bill
prevents fusion, allowing the name
of any candidate TO appear on the bal
lot no more than once, The bill has
passed the senate.
The governor has signed the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to pay the Guam
trel raid claims. The bill got through
carrying $4,000 for interest.
To Build New College.
Saina, Kan, Feb. 27.--The Kansas
Swedish Mission conference closed its
annual session here. after deciding to