Hutchinson gazette., 1901-02-07

; KANSAS LEGISLATURE. j


SOOOOOOoOO OOOOO bee OOSOOSSc
Tho house, by vote Of iOs TO 4,
adopted the joint resolution accepting
the gift by congress Of the Fort Hays
reservation.
There being several railroad bills
before the railroad committees Of both
houses they met in joint session and
named n committee TO draft u substi-
tute for them all
The house assessment and taxation
committee has prepared bill TO re-
lleye counties from liability TO the
state for uncollected taxes.
Petitions come in from all parts OF
the state urging the appropriation OF
100000 for the Kansas emi-centcnnial
in 1904.
The senate has passed the bill sug.
gested by the governor for the parole
Of prisoners,
There Is q bill on the house calendar
TO make II n misdemeanor TO allow
weeds on farms TO go TO seed, Its au-
thor Is Mr., lleberling, OF Usage county,
who is watching for favorable oppor.
tunity TO take vote on IT,
There is bill which has some chan
ces OF becoming law which provides
that road taxes, including the tax upon
railroads shall be paid In cash.
Tho joint committees on charitable
institutions will visit all the plants
under that specification soon.
The house has supplied each OF Its
committees with doorkeepers at So u
day. Some OF the committees do not
meet half dozen times during ses.
sion.
Senator Mcmillan has u bill to pro.
hibit railroads from Issuing passes TO
anybody.
No bills have been introduced TO
carry out the governors suggestions in
his message TO abolish or consolidate
boards, or TO abolish any office.
There remains l0,359.44 OF claims
for losses in the Price raid, The legis-
lature Is asked to pay them.
A resolution asking Mrs, Nation to
speak before the legislature was tabled
in the house,
Mr. Seaton has bill to prohibit
curiosity seekers from visiting prison.
ors accused OF high crime and to stop
the practice of sending flowers and
presents to prisoners, except by rela-
tives, lie also has n bill TO prohibit
the marriage Of persons under indict-
ment for crime. Mr.. Seaton also has
prepared the bill for giving S200,OOO
for u Kansas exhibit at st. Louis, and
$4,000 for geological survey Of tho
state.
A claim for S7O5,GO will be made to
the legislature by Mrs, Lease to re-
imburse her for expenses in defending
her position as u member of the state
board of charities before the supreme
court NJ the time Of the attempt to dis
miss her from that office by Governor
Lcwelling.
Mr. Green (Cowley) has bill in the
house providing for insurance of farm,
detached city and village property by
the state. The bill provides that MS.
SCISSORS shall list all such property with
the state superintendent of insurance.
If the owner wants state insurance he
notifies the insurance department,
which then assesses the property for
payments Of premiums which is list d
with other taxes, collected and returned
in the same manner except that county
treasurers pay II over to the superin-
tendent of insurance.
The legislature attended the state
hood convention.
The council visited the A. & NJ. col
lege on Feb. |.
The city waterworks system at Enid
is to be enlarged and extended,
A bill seems likely to be passed Civ
ing fees to witnesses in criminal cases
Both houses adopted resolutions re-
lating to Jacob Stotler, who served
three terms in the house and was
speaker of the house in 1865 and 1860;
and also served in the senate in 1871
and 1872,
Senator Noftzger wants to stop the
organization of live stock insurance
companies,
Another bill appearing in the senate
requires court stcnographers to account
for fees collected.
The miners bill regulating the man
ner of electing delegates to the state
association Of miners, and providing
for more deputy mine inspectors, passed
both houses and went to the governor
in time to become law before the an.
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