The Globe-republican., 1901-02-07
3 KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

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 a committee to draft substi- /
tute for them all
committee has prepared bill to re-
1ieve counties from liability to the
state for unsolicited taxes
Petitions come in from all parts of
the state urging the appropriation of
$500, 900 for the Kansas semi
in 1904.
gested by the governor for the parole
of prisoners
There is a bill on the house calendar
to make it misdeneanor to allow
weeds on farms to go to seed Its au-
thor is Mr.. Heberling, of Usage county,
who is watching for favorable oppor-
tunity to take vote it.
There is bill which has some chan
of becoming law which provides
that road taxes, including the tax upon
railroads shall be paid in cash
The 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 50 a
day. Some of the committees do not
meet half a dozen times during a ses-
sion
Senator Mcmillan has a bill to pro-
hibit railroads from issuing passes to
any body.
carry out the governors suggestions in
his message to abolish consolidate
boards, or to abolish any office
There remains $40, 352-44 of claims
for losses in the Price raid. The legis-
1ature is asked to pay them
A resolution asking Mrs Nation to
in the house.
Mr. Seaton has bill to prohibit
curiosity seekers from visiting prison
ers accused of high crime and to stop
the practice of sending flowers and
presents to prisoners, except by rela-
tives- He also has a bill to prohibit
| the marriage of persons under indict-
ment for crime. Mr. Seaton also has
| prepared the bill for giving 5000, 900
| for Kansas exhibit at ST. Louis, and
| So. 900 for a geological survey of the
| state.
| A claim for s795 60 will be made to
| the legislature by Mrs Lease to re-
| imburse her for expenses in defendin G
| her position member of the state
| board of charities before the supreme
| court at the time of the attempt to dis
miss her from that office by Governor
| Lewel1ing.
| 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 as
SCISSORS shall list all such property wit n
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
| in the same manner except that county
| treasurers pay it over to the superin-
| tendent of insurance.
The legislature attended the state
| hood convention
The council visited the A. & NJ. col
| 1ege on Feb. L.
| The city waterworl<s 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 Stot1er, who served
| three terms in the house and was
| speaker of the house in 1865 and 1869;
and also served in the senate in 1871
and 1872.
Senator Noftzger wants to stop the
| organization of live stock insurance
! com panies.
Another bill appearing in the senate
req uires court stenographers 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 a law before the an
| nua1 meeting of the association.