Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-17
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
The Members VIII Not Get Eo.n to Bush
ness Before Next Week Senate In Ses-
sion Only Twenty Minutes Yesterday.


Topeka, Kan, Jan. 1O.-The senate
was in session 20 minutes yesterday.
A resolution giving each senator a
clerk was adopted.
A resolution Of respect for the
memory of the late ex-Gov. l.. d.
Lewelling-a member Of the last sen.
ate-was adopted.
The senate then adjourned till ten
a. IN. to-day.
The house was not in session yester.
day.
The Legislature will not get down
to business, as far as grinding on leg.
islation is concerned, until next week.
by Monday the presiding ofiicerof each
body will have his committees made
up and then work can begin in ear.
nest Many Of the members left for
their homes yesterday afternoon and
there will be an exodus again to-day.
In accordance with a suggestion
contained in the governors message,
Senator Smith has prepared a bill
providing for the parole system at
the penitentiary. Gov. Stanley has
been paroling prisoners, although
there is no direct law covering the
matter, and this bill Is intended to
give his actions legal sanction.
All fraternal benefit societies and
mutual insurance associations, life,
fire, hail and cyclone, will have to de-
post funds with the state treasury
TO guarantee their solvency in the fu
ture II bill which Senator Allen pro.
poses to introduce becomes a law.
"There is no protection whatever to
the policy holders in these mutual
concerns now" said he, "and ! think
some funds should be deposited with
the state treasurer to guarantee the
payment Of losses"
There is certain to be a hard fight
in the legislature over the double
header proposition. Representative
Nation, republican, of Neosho, says
that unless the railroad bill submitted
by the railroad committee contains
provision against double headers"
he will offer an amendment covering
that point and throw the fight on the
floor. The amendment will be adroit.
ly worded. 1t will not say a word
about double headers" but will sim.
ply provide that no railroad shall haul
more than 20 freight cars in one train,
The contest papers in the Finley.
Ross contest and the Buschow-Hop.
kins contest were filed with the sen.
ate yesterday. Papers in the contest
Of W. A. Owen against Timothy Hack.
EFT, the fusion member, Bourbon
county, have been filed with Chief
Clerk Lobdell. This is the only con.
test now on the docket. II. c. boo.
ley, of Montgomery, is said to be
slated for chairman of the election
committee, which will have this con.
test in hand. County Attorney Jack
Sheppard and Bourbon county's at.
torncy-elect, Mr.. Griffith, are here in
connection witt the contest.
Representative Weilep, of Cherokee
will offer an amendment to the 1904
exposition bill TO submit the propo. |
sition to vote of the people, either
at special election in the near flu.
turc or at the election next fall. The
exposition committee has arranged to
have Senator Ward, of Republic, in.
troducc the bill. The committee does
not look with favor on Mr.. Weiep's
amendment. They want the
present legislature to make the an.
in order that the mat
ter can be laid before the present
congress.