Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-01
Kansas Legislature

passed the senate by a unanimous
vote.
Governor Stanley appointed Benja'
min ]. Northrup. of Kansas City, kas.
as state grain inspector to succeed A
Il. Mckenzie. Other appointments
sent to the senate for confirmation
follow:
Managers State Soldiers home al
Dodge City: George Burton. Chero'
kee: James Datro, Woodson; T. n
Hancock, Johnson.
Governors staff: Adjutant general
s. NJ. Fox, Riley; assistant .adjutant
general, +. Charlesworth. Mitchell;
brigadier general, J.. G. Parker, Deca.
tur; paymaster. C. S. Elliott, Shawnee;
judge advocate general, 9. j. Carver
Saline. Aides. A. f. Williams, Cher
okee: Arthur W. Eagan, Reno;
Charles l.. Sampson, Saline.
The house passed Representative
Miller's bill prohibiting the double
taxation of cattle. 1t is designed to
make cattle feeding in Kansas easier
as it provides that cattle taxed in an.
other state and brought here to be FED
shall not be retaxed here. The bill
also makes it possible to tax cattle
brought in from the territory where
they are not taxed.
Senator Hurrels bill to strengthen
the LIQUOR nuisance law was passed by
the house after a two hours debate.
1t has already passed the senate. I'm
der its provisions it is not necessary
to show that sale of liquor is made
in order to seize joint fixtures and
liquor. The mere fact that such stuff
is in a room is made prima facie evil
dence that the place is a joint
Senator Petersons bill providing for
the appointment of a commission to
revise the tax laws of Kansas and re-
port to the next legislature was passed
by the senate by vote of 80 to z.
After fight lasting all the after
noon, the house in committee of the
whole recommended for passage bill
which is practically a readoption az
the present state textbook law. II
provides for the same schedule OF
prices and also the exchange feature.
The senate by a strict party vote,
unseated Hopkins, Populist, and
Charles Buschow was given his sent.
By vote of SO to A the house re-
fused to advance the double-header
bill to third reading and have it made
a special order. This is regarded as
the death blow to the bill.
February 22.-1he house passed to
third reading the railroad bill and
anti-fusion bill, and recommended a
number of other bills for passage.
The senate in committee of the whole
spent the forenoon discussing the gen.
eral fees and salaries bill before that
body. The bill will increase the sal
aries and fees of all of the sheriffs
and county clerks of the state. 1t
was made q special order for Monday
February 23--All of the WAYS and
means committee appropriately bills
before the house passed. The hardest
fight on any of the bills was made
by the minority members on the bill
appropriating 1000 to pay the Santa
re railway company for bringing the
Twentieth Kansas soldiers home from
San Francisco. Iney signed writ
ten protest against the bill. They
claim that there was steal of $4,000
in the bill. The senate killed the Mil
Ter bill providing that all road taxes
shall be paid in cash. There was a
great deal of opposition TO the BILL es-
pecially from the senators from the
western part of the state. The final
vote stood 20 years to Is days.
February 25-The senate adopted
a concurrent resolution that no busi-
ness shall be transacted in either
branch of the legislature after ~
o'clock (noon) Friday The resolu-
ton provides that neither house shall
pass any of its own bills after u
o'clock moon Wednesday,, 1t Was
messaged to the house Immediately
upon it's adoption. The house passed
the senate railroad bill by vote OF
81 to s. Several fusion members voted
for the measure. but most of them
were silent when their names were
called. The bill regulating the fees
and salaries of the county officers was
up for consideration before the senate
committee OF the whole. The bill was
recommended for passage. The pro-
visions of the bill make it the duty
Of the county commissioners to pay
needed clerks not exceeding maximum
of present law. In addition it reeu-
lates the salaries of all county Off
GERS; making them practically TIE
same as in the original bill
Among the bills placed at the head
of the calendar by the house commit
tee on revision are the following:
Buffers bill proposing the resubmis-
sion of the prohibition amendment to
the constitution; the bill providing for
the assessment of telephone and tel
egraph companies by the board of
an1 Gaatnn'c hill
making train robbery in the state
punishable by death.