The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-03-01
: KANSAS LEGISLATURE. :

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bill back to the senate. 1t was eau
Gus amendment, however. Some fusion
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 whole sitting to
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 house has passed bill for cat
tie men which provides that personal
property brought into the state be-
tween March and September shall not
be required to pay taxes if 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 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.
Both houses have passed the bill to
secure S35, 900 governors residence in
Topeka.
The bill reimbursing the Santa Fe
for bringing home the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment has passed both houses.
The house passed the bill to build
the new insane asylum at Parsons.
The bill has passed both houses per-
hitting Franklin county to build a
10000 Jail.
The two railroad bills have gone to
the governor for his signature.
Committee clerks and doorkeepes
will scatter this week as committee
work is about finished.
The senate passed bill just forty
ing which time it went to committee
and was reported. 1t makes the pres
ident of the agricultural college
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-
fish a county high school in every coun-
ty with more than $4,000 people.
The senate voted for the purchase of
1000 copies of Dassler's compilation of
the statutes at Sl.7O each.
The house has adopted Senator Hur-
rells liquor law. 1t is very stringent,
and hits owners of buildings as well as
the joints; gives authority to all classes
of cities.
The senate passed the bill to create
commission to revise the assessment
and taxation laws
The senate has ousted Senator Hop
kins and seated the contestant, Sena-
tor Buschow.
The senate passed the bill designed
to secure safety for coal miners.
The bill providing for branch nor
NAL school and an agricultural expert
ment station on the Fort Hays reserva-
ton was passed by the senate.
The senate's vote on the Ross-Find-
ley contest was "a to 8 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 $14,00 appro-
priation 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 a set and to non-residents
for Sc set.
The text book measure is fought
luCu ny luCu Ill Tic IOuSt.
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 a high school building in
Smith county.
The senate defeated the bill to raise
salaries of supreme court judges to
SIS, 900.
The Linn county printer bill was
passed by the house.
One of the batch of 200 local bills
passed by the senate was the bill for a
governors residence near the state
house.
Labette and Montgomery counties
are separated from Cherokee county,
the two first named forming a new ju-
dicial district.
The house appointed a committee to
revise the calendar; thus measures of
Importance will get to the head and be
first considered.