Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-28
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.



Of the house Monday was to adopt
resolution limiting speeches the rest
of the session to five minutes, mem
Der to talk only once unless he be the
mover or author of the measure I'M
der discussion.
Every member of the house calender
revision committee set his face against
Helen Kimber's bill to grant presi-
Dental suffrage to women, The wo-
men contend that the statute gives
states the right of giving to women
this right without amending their
respective constitutions. When the
committee was appointed Miss Kimber
and Laura Johns Immediately be-
sieged the committee to advance this
bill, but it will not he done.
The house passed the senate rail-
road bill by vote of 81 to s,
The house passed the Kansas ma
tional guard bill providing, among
numerous other things, annual en-
equipments of the militia companies.
Representative Seaton introduced
bill changing the maximum penalty
for kidnapping from Il years in the
penitentiary TO life Imprisonment.
The minimum penalty remains at
five years. IN emergency was de-
clared and the bill railroaded to third
reading, subject to amendment and
debate.
The house passed the bill rcappor-
tioning he state into senatorial and
representative districts.
The house committee on assessment
and taxation recommended for pas
sage Senator Noftzger's bill requir-
ing the state to stand its portion of
the loss where taxes are compromised
by direction of the county commits
sioners.
The house placed Cubbison's mort
gage bill ON the calendar for third
reading, subject to amendment and
debate.
Ilallett's bill providing for biennial
elections was recommended for pas
sage by the house in committee of
The whole.
The senate adopted concurrent
resolution that no business shall be
transacted in either branch of the
legislature after 10 o'clock (noon)
Friday
In the senate the following bills,
among others, We're passed: To re-
peal the four times limit Of the bank
ing law. TO fix the fees for charters
for corporations. To provide for the
deportation of pauper insane people.
TO provide for an increase in the
fee for the inspection of grain. To
authorize the organization of farm
ing corporations. Providing for a
uniform system of keeping books in
county trcasurers' Offices. To pro-
hihit persons from stealing rides on
trains.
The senate has made the 1904 eX-
position bill u special order for this
evening. The bill carries an appro-
priation of 100000, The bill appro-
priating 100000 for Kansas ex-
hibit at st. Louis and $4,000 for an
exhibit at Buffalo are on the calen-
lar near the 1901 bill. II is likely
that they also will be discussed to-
night.
The bill regulating the fees and sal
aries of the county officers was up
for consideration before the senate
committee of the whole. II was rec.
commended back to the senate for pas.
sage.
The legislature yesterday had a
| JOINT session 10 witness the presenta'
tion to the state hoard of agriculture
by the State Dairymen's association
of the banner won for Kansas but.
ter at the st. Paul convention last
week. The exercises were held in
the hall of the house of representa-
tives. 7. A. Borman. Of Marion coun
ty. made the presentation speech
Secretary +. D. Coburn, of the agri
cultural board, responded, On mo
ton Representative Grosser, of Dick
erson county, moved that glas'
case be purchased for the banner
which motion prevailed. Gov. Stan
ley spoke briefly about what a grea'
butter state Kansas is.
/ hx,f