Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-24
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


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school and home for friendless per
sons at Hillsboro.
The senate ways and means com
mittee reported favorably the bill ap
propriating $4,000 for transporting
the Twentieth Kansas regiment from
San Francisco to Topeka.
A bill appropriating $500 for the
secretary Of state board Of agricul'
ture was passed.
A number of petitions were pre-
scented favoring the establishment of a
state salt plant at Hutchinson and
! state control of the oil industry OF
southern Kansas.
Senator Allen, of Doniphan, intro
duced bill into the senate reducing
the rates on telegraph messages.
Other bills of Importance intro.
.duced in the senate follow:
by Vincent, to prohibit child labor
in factories.
by Caldwell, to give cities Of the
first class power to levy tax for the
purchase and maintenance of public
parks.
by Carpenter, giving counties and
townships the power to build levees
along rivers. This is intended to help
out the farmers along the Neosho
river
When the noon hour was reached
in the senate Lieut.. Gov. Richter an
nonnced that the time had arrived
for the senate to vote for United
States senator. Senator Carpenter
placed in nomination J. r. Burton, OF
Abilene. Senator Householder nomi-
mated David Overmyer in few words
The roll call resulted. Burton, 30;
Overmyer, 8. Senator Henley, repub-
lican, and Senator Ross, fusonist,
were absent, After the result was
announced the senate took recess
until three o'clock.
The senate while in committee OF
the whole recommended for passage
the following bills: To provide for
the appointment, instead of the cleo
ton, of the following officers in sec
ond and third class cities: Marshal,
city clerk, street commissioner, city
attorney and assessor; relating to
cases transferred from the court of
appeals to the supreme court upon
the death Of the court of appeals;
Gov. SANKEY'S bill providing for the
parole of prisoners in the penitentiary
and reformatory.
The senate and house adopted a
resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of a joint committee draft
suitable resolutions over the death of
Queen Victoria and to send them to
the royal family in England. The
committee is composed of Senators
Sinons and Wright and Representa-
tives Hoag and Bowman.
The following bills were introduced
in the house:
ny Butler, to tax franchises and
first class to regulate, fix and estab-
fish by ordinance charges for water
and light. Under it, after rates are
once fixed, they shall not be changed
for two years.
BY Butler, 20 tax franchises and
property of telephone and telegraph
companies in first class cities.
by Landry, to authorize second
class cities to issue bonds to refund
floating Indebtedness.
by Hallet, to erect commission to
revise the tax laws,
By Belts, of Shawnee, authorizing
the use OF voting machines in cleo
tons.
by Cav, to abolish the Office of
auditor of Leavenworth county.
by Dougherty, to make it mis-
demeanor to kill squirrels.
TO require probate Judges to list
property of estates for taxation.
TO prohibit probate judges to issue
marriage licenses to minors.
When the order of voting for United
States senator was reached in the
house at noon, Hoag, of Wyandotte,
nominated 81. r. Burton, of Dickin-
son county, for United States sena-
tor" Bowman, of Anderson, nomi-
mated "David Overmyer, of Kansas"
The roll call resulted Burton, ~;
Overmyer, 43. The result was an
nounced and a recess was then taken
for dinner.
The house, In committee Of the
whole, recommended for passage
these bills; Fixing the terms Of court
in the Seventh judicial district; to
amend the law relating to mandamus
proceedings; the child dependency
act; Caves prairie dog bill; to au-
thorize the city Of Belleville TO levy
u tax to support its city schools; to
require the commissioners Of Neosho
county to meet every month
The first step toward abolishing the
Office of state printer was taken in
the house by Harris, of Lyon, who in
trodnccd concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to Il vote of the people in
1902 the necessary amendment to the
constitution.
Want Perpetrators Punished.
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