The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-03-01
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Proceedings OF the Biennial ses-
sion at Topeka. with Record Of Bnis

sion at Topeka. with Record Of BHis
introduced and How Disposed OF.
The senate on the list decided the SEN
atOrial contest Of Land vs.. Caldwell, from
Bourbon county. in favor OF Caldwell
(fuSiOnist). the sitting member. Branine in
the senate and Butler in the house pre-
Sented bills providing that any person
convicted Of raping a woman under IS
earnaliy or Uniawfully, or OF forcibly
raV1shing a woman older, be punished by
confinement at hard labor not less than
I'VE nor more than q years, and shall In
addition be unsexed- The senate apprO-
priated $4,000 TO buy bloOded cattle for
the state agricultural college at Manhat-
tan The railroad bill, adopted by the re-
publican caucus, passed the senate by
unanimous vote The bill to provide free
kindergartens in the public schools in
secOnd-clasS cities was killed The house
passed Representative 1Iillar'S bill pro-
hibiting the double taxation OF cattle 1t
is designed to make cattle feeding in Kan
sas easier. The house passed Landry's
bill providing for free employment
agencies in cities OF the first and second
class. The house passed a resolution in
trodUced by Davis, OF Bourbon, in favor
Of the election Of United States senators
by direct vote.
Each house devoted an hour TO the OBJ
serTance Of WashingtOn's birthday on
the 22d- The senate recommended for pas
sage these bills: Providing for the de-
pOrtation OF Nonresident insane persons,
paupers and other dependents; to repeal
the alien land law; authorizing the or
ganizatiOn of companies to run farms;
giving the school fund commissioners the
right to compromise the bonded indebted
ness against certain Kansas counties. The
fee and salary bill Of Branine, Of Harvey,
was discussed by the senate in commit
tee of the whole and recommended for
passage 1t raises the salaries OF county
officers on an average Of about ten per
cent By a strict party vote the bill ap-
prOpriating $500 for an executive man
sion passed the house A fight was made
on the bill apprOpriating $4,000 to pay
the Santa Fe for bringing the Twentieth
Kansas soldiers from San Francisco, but
it passed the house as it came from the
senate.
When Ac8Iillan's resolution for the inf-
tiative and referendum came I'D in the
senate on the 23d, motion to indefinitely
postpone was carried The bill to make
road taxes payable in cash was defeated.
The senate appropriated $3.50 to maintain
the live stock sanitary board. The Par
sons asylum bill passed both houses and
was sent to the governor. The house, by
a vote OF II to ., passed the Grattan
SchOOlbOOk bin. The house passed the bill
apprOpriating So, 900 for a governors man
sion and the bill appropriating 81, 900. to
pay the cost Of carrying the Twentieth
Kansas regiment from San Francisco %
Topeka Gov. Stanley has signed the
house bill prohibiting the sale Of NOR
phine, cocaine and choral except upon
prescription; also the bill providing for
voluntary Reorganization Of school dis
tricts and making arrangements to con-
vey children to school in sparse districts.
BY vote Of 81 to the house on the
18th passed the railroad bill, which pre-
viOusly passed the senate. The house
passed the Kansas national guard bill
providing among numerous other things,
annual encampments Of the militia COM
panies. The house passed the bill reap
pOrtiOning the state into senatorial and
representative districts Halletts bill
providing for biennial elections was rec
commended for passage by the house IN
committee Of the whole. Gov Stanley
made the following appointments and
sent them to the senate for cOnfrmatfO
Regents OF the agricultural College,. D.
COburn, Wyandotte; J. s. Mcdowell,
Smith; r ]. Brock, Riley, and S. J.
Stewart. Allen Directors Of the peniten-
tiary-E- G Elicit, Butler; L. L. AmeS,
Norton; Mark Tully, Montgomery. State
agent at Washington-W. W. Martin,
Fort Scott. The senate passed the fol-
lowing bills, among others: To repeal
the fOur-timeS limit OF the banking law;
to provide for the deportation Of pauper
insane people; to provide for an increase
in the fee for the inspection Of grain;
to authorize the organization Of farming
corporations; providing for a uniform
system Of keeping books in county treas
urers offices; to prohibit persons stealing
rides on trains. The legislature had a
joint session to witness the presentation
to the state board OF agriculture by
the State Dairymen's association Of the
banner won for Kansas butter at the st.
Paul convention last week
Gov. Stanley on the 18th sent a message
[ to the legislature calling attention to the
numerous prize fights and boxing matches
that take place at Galena and Pittsburg
and urging that body to enact some law
on the matter. A bill was introduced and
passed in each house making prize fights
and boxing contests Of all kinds crime.
The acceptance or issuance OF a challenge
to fight or box is also made a crime.
The officer who fails to enforce the law
is to forfeit his Office. The senate amended
the house textbook bill and messaged it
1 to the house for concurrence. The SEN
ate passed the bill giving women the
right to vote for presidential electors;
also SeatOn's bill giving absolute title to
property sold for delinquent taxes after
two years. Senator Pestana's rigid cleo
ton bill passed the house after a lengthy
debate by a strict party vote. The bill
prevents fusion, allowing the name Of
any candidate TO appear on the ballot no
more than once Bills have passed
throwing the election Of all county off,
GERS to even-numbered years. A resolu-
ton was offered in the house sympa-
thizing with the Beers, but it was re-
ferred.
Kansas Loses the Banner.
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