The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-03-07
J KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

was extended for two years by the ac-
All of Governor Stan1ey,s appoint
ments up to date were confirmed by the
senate
Business during the last sittings of
the two houses was confined to action
in each house on bills coming from the
other house In this way the third
reading" sections of the calendars were
pretty well cleaned up. a long list Of
bills was sent to the governor, enough
to require several days to sign if con-
sideratiOn is given many of them. OF
course the governor is fully prepared
to act on many bills. while others re-
quire critical examination The 1egis-
1ature practically closed its business
Saturday. but. as is the custom, few
members OF each house remained
awaiting the action of the governor.
Their sessions are necessarily all re
cess sessions, to avoid the necessity of
calling the rolls. Thus the latest bills
returned to the houses in which they
originated are lawfully received from
the governor and journal entries pen
fected, with but half a dozen less
of the members present. The bills
passed during the last days would re-
qu1re more space than practicable to
give mention of in this department.
| but they will appear in other news de-
partments-
! bill and sent it to the governor. The
| bill establishes a board of railroad
| commissioners with power to fix and
| enforce rates when complaint is made
! of unjust discrimination
The bill has passed both houses
which requires county commissioners
/ to appropriate 500 to assist in conduct
! ing normal institutes.
Among the many bills passed in the
| closing hours OF the session the
! bill sustaining the contract made with
| the people of Lansing when they decd
| ed their lands to the state for the use
of penitentiary, that they should get
their coal supply of the state at about
| what it cost
The bill to authorize the state board
of assessors to assess the property of
| telegraph and telephone companies is
passed
The county attorney inquisition bill
was somewhat modified and passed. It
| is thought to have been shorn of the
| weaknesses of the old law
The doctors got through their bill
! for a board of examiners at last
The law permitting the establish
ment of mutual livestock insurance
! companies was repealed.
The house finally killed the appro-
| priation for the Pan-American exposi-
ton at Buffalo.
Money was voted for all the private
hospitals in the state.
The bill was passed giving cities of
| the first, second and third classes the
| right to grant franchises to light, water
and power companies.
The bill champiOned by Mr. Breiden-
thai relating to the organization and
control of trust companies was passed.
The biennial election bill has been
| signed by the governor.
Both houses have passed and the
governor has signed the act which
makes prize fight a nnisdemeanor,
with a Jail penalty limited to one year.
A proposition to submit to the voters
at the 1902 election an increase of the
pay of members of the legislature has
been adopted in both houses. 1t pro
poses to pay members $500 for attend
ing the regular session and SIS a day
for a special session, together with ac-
tual travelling expenses in lieu of mile
age Regular sessions are not limited
as to the length. but the constitution
TfG al
The senate judiciary committee APP
proves the bill giving counties the right
To lease lands held by tax title
The senate defeated a second time
/ the bill to permit the school fund board
to compromise bonds of western coun-
ties
The legislative apportionmcnt was
sent to the governor.
The Legislature made the Quindaro
negro school Il present of $22, 900.
The house having cut out the addi-
tions to salaries of state house clerks,
f and for a number of other officials. from
. the executive and judicial appropria-
tions as passed by the house, the senate
put back their former figures and sent
the bill back to the house
The bill to allow old soldiers at the
: soldiers home to vote passed the sen.
The house passed the railroad bill
with nearly unanimous vote, the
: | same 5 the senate had done
The house killed the bill to prohi bit
persons from stealing rides on railroad
= trains.
g The legislature has passed bill
making train robbing punishable by
imprisonment, the limits being for life
and for ten years
q The special Legislative apportion
c ment bill making the legislative ant
l. commissioners districts the same il
Sedgwick county is passed
X The double header railroad bill wa
defeated
l. The bill relieving counties from pay
T ing uncollected state taxes to the stat
= is passed By bill which has passes
the Beloit Industrial School for girl
can purchase 6S acres of land which i
u now lease
, The senate, after ordering 81 90
worth of calendar holders, reconsidere,
the action
u The house ways and means commit
IF tee decided to adversely report the ap
preparation for the Kansas semi-cen
~ tennia1 exposition The committe
recommends SEQ. 600 for a Kansas ez
II hibitiOn at Buffalo and $50, 900 for on
at St Louis
y The house passed the legislative ar