Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-21
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


10 create tnt once VI S'dlt gram
commissioner at salary of $1,000 I
year Headquarters are to he at Kan
sas City. He will he allowed three
deputies at $1,000 each. to be sta
toned at Chicago, Duluth ard Gal.
weston. These deputies viii simply
act as selling agents. Farmers can
consgn grain to these deputies AMI
will not be charged to exceed one
cent bushel for handling. Fees are
TO be deposited with the state trea,
urer.
\ bill was introduced 10 regulate
the sale Of binding Irvine nlanufar-
tlred in the state prison. II provides
that the warden and board o. direct
ors shall fix the price and the war
den shall receive $1,000 extra salar,
for his work.
Luling's bill providing for the pro-
lection of birds, and designating sea
son Mt which they shall be killed, wa.
passed II is made a misdemeanor to
kill quail in the state within period
Of five years.
The house committee Of education
has reported adversely on lIamer's
bill creating truant officers for
schools. Chairman Grattan says there
are too many school officers already.
and there ought TO be something for
plain citizens to do.
Representative Green. of Cowley
county. introduced resolution pre-
Vidine for the adoption of tie Henry
George theory Of taXation--that is. IN
tax land only. His resolution COW
cluded AN provisions Of the consti-
tuition in conflict with this provision
are hereby repealed"
Green also Introduced another rcsu-
luton to change the constitution to
enable cities. townships and counties
to have local self-govcrnment. His
measure provides that the legislature
shall have no control whatever ovtr
them and that they shall pay no at
tention to any laws that the legisla-
t,rc makes relating to them.
The house in committee of the
whole recommended for passage Sea-
TONS bill in regard to titles to prop
erty sold for taxes. This bill pro-
yides that after property is bid in by
the county for three years in sue
cession the sheriff can issue n fee sim
pie deed.to il to the person who buys
it from the county. This knocks out
tax deeds, which are usually held to
be invalid. The passage of this bill
will force people TO pay their taxes
or lose their property.
1t is doubtful If the resubmission
resolution Of Butler. Of Wyandotte,
comes to vote at this session. The
resolution was reported favorably by
Chairman Lawrence. of the house
elections committee, Saturday. Yes
terday morning Grosser, Of Dickinson,
a member of that committee, moved
to refer the bill back to the commit
tee He claimed that the committee
had never passed upon the measure,
and that the chairman, without au-
thority, had made a favorable repor,
on 1t. Grosser's motion to refer was
adopted.
The house yesterday afternoon ON
INFUSED a big batch of local bills
through on third reading. Among
them were the bills to permit the or
ganization of joint irrigation districts
in two or more counties; to prevent
the waste of waters in irrigation
bitches.
Senator Fremont Leidy, chairman
Of the senate committee on educa-
ton, introduced his own textbook,
bill and had it ordered printed and
placed on the calendar under general
orders. It provides for state uniform.
ity. There is no schedule of rates
That provision is covered by the dec
laration that the commission must
mot pay more for the books they
adopt than the minimum price the
books bring in other states.
Senator Branine introduced bill
providing for state tax Of one-tentll
Of one mill for the next two years 10
be used in the erection of a monu-
ment to the Kansas soldiers Of 1851
1865. This will raise about $70.OOn
II is the purpose Of those pushing
the bill to erect one monument In
Arlington cemetery, Washington, tt
cost $4,000, and one in the statehoust
grounds at Topeka, 10 cost $4,000.
The senate passed bill to wipt
from the statute books the court Of
visitation law. declared to be uncon
stitutional.
All of the exposition bills. with TIL
possible exception Of the Buffalo ex
position bill, will meet a sudder
death in the legislature. The senate
ways and means committee will re
port them all back without recon-
incubation and permit the member,
TO fight the question out on the floor
This will mean their defeat. How
ever, II is believed that the Buffalo
exposition will get about $4,000.
The republicans OF the legislator,
discovered a fatal defect in their new
railroad bill which the republican eau
Gus agreed upon few nights ago
and so another caucus was held last
night to correct the defect before th,
bill came up for consideration in tn,
two houses. In the original bill tn,
members forgot to incorporate a sec