The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-03-08
LEGISLATURE ADJoURNs.
Kansas soIons Dispose of Numerous BIns
During the Closing HOurs-GOE. Stan
Iey's APpoIntees Confirmed

The senate on the 18th killed the bin
TO assess property at its cash value. The
senate passed the bin abolishfug onf-year
elections for county officers The senate
passed a bill appropriating So 900 for the
St Louis exposition and $40. 00e for the
Buffalo exposition The plan to hold a
Kansas semi-centennial exposition in
1904 has been declared of Senator Ward
had the bill to appropriate $4,000 struck
from the senate calendar Hayden's leg
islative appOrtiOnment bill passed the
senate 1t has already passed the house.
The senate for the second time defeated
the Scott bill, authorizing western kan
sas- counties to compromise their bonded
Indebtedness. Both houses passed the
newspaper libel bill. II provides that
when a newspaper publishes a fair re-
traction Of a libel, the plaintiff in a dam
age suit against such paper shall be al
lowed only actual dana ges- The senate
passed Senator Whites bill providing for
a more rigid inspection OF cattle brought
into the state from below the quarantine
line Among the other bills passed were:
Providing for reappraisement of western
school lands; creating a state board OF
registration and providing for the ex-
animation OF physicians; providing for
the organization Of mutual hail associa-
tions; providing for the issuance Of bonds
to build irrigation bitches; providing for
the appointment Of cattle brand inspect
ors to inspect stock shipped out OF western
counties.
In the house on the 1st Chairman Fran
els, of the ways and means committee
presented the miscellaneous appropria-
ton bill. Tt carries S14S, 1916 The leg
islature voted 500 each to every private
hospital in the state. The house killed
the appropriation for a $4,000 exhibit at
Buffalo and passed the senate bill ap-
prOpriating $4,000 for the St. Louis ex-
position in 1903. Gov. Stanley notified the
legislators that he had signed the bill
abOlishing Off-year elections. Senator
Vincent's garnishment bill was defeated
in the house. It provided that all wages
over 81 a week should be taken for debt.
Carpenters bill requiring a universal
system Of keeping books in the various
county treasurer's offices OF the state
has been defeated in the house.
The 1901 session of the Kansas legisla-
ture practically came to a close at mid
night on the ID. Among the bills passed
during the closing hours were: Making
wife and child abandonment q crime; to
encourage tree culture by exempting land
planted in trees from taxation; author
izing the publication OF an additional
1900 copies Of Secretary Coburn's biennial
agricultural report; providing for
bounty OF 81 a ton on sugar beets; pro-
hfbiting members Of school boards from
employing their relatives as teachers. c.
Q. Clemens presented a bill Of 81 200 for
attorneys fee in arguing the validity Of
the special session Of 1888, but it was
rejected Gov. Stanley sent these nomi-
nations to the senate, which were con-
hFmed; E 3. Jewett, OF Wichita, to be
warden OF the Kansas penitentiary; 10 be
regents Of the state normal SCHOOL,. B.
Kellogg, L. J, Altowager and J. H. Glot-