The Iola register., 1901-03-01
DONNTOBUS|NESS NOW
The Legislature Cuts off all
Needless Debate
IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED
Biennial Elections Seem to
be Assured
A Number of Other Measures Which
We're Fav0rably Acted upon
Yesterday

tlons originating in it Wednesday
noon and from that time until Friday
noon only consider messages and
bills originating in the other From
Friday noon until final adjournment
no business shall be transacted eX-
cept the receipt of messages from the
governor. The resolution was adopt
ed by the senate.
In order to facilitate business the
house today adopted a resolution
limiting speeches to five minutes. No
member except the author of a motion
shall be allowed to speak more than
once.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
Topeka, Feb. 25.-Hallett's bill pro-
viding for biennial elections was rec
commended for passage by the house
in committee of the whole today. I'm
der the provisions of the act the
county elections this coming fall are
thrown over for one year. All of the
county officers except sheriifs and
treasurers who are now serving their
second terms will hold over. The
constitution provides that sheriils
and treasurers shall only hold Office
four years. The governor will have
to appoint treasurers and sheriffs for
the short term.
County commissioners will bechosen
as usual and so will township officers.
However, a constitutional amendment
will be submitted at the next election
providing for biennial election of
those officers.
FEES AND SALARIES BILL.
Topeka, Feb. 25.-The senate to-
night consigned all general county
fee and salary bills to the grave. AT
two different sittings the senate has
wrangled at length over the fee and
salary bills, and tonight they were
all suddenly put to death.
TEXAS FEVER BILL PASSED.
Topeka, Feb. Ex-senator Fitzpat-
rick got his cattle quarantine bill
through the committee of the whole in
the senate tonight, after hard fight.
1t provides for the appointment of
inspectors and places an inspection
fee of cents head on cattle brought
in from south of the line. 1t also re-
quires inspection during the open
season.
NEW X. s. A. c. REGENTS,
Topeka, Feb. Ex-Governor Stanley
TO-DAY ,nula tho fn11nwipn fnt-
ments and sent them to the senate for
confirmation:
Regents of the agricultural college
F. d. Coburn, Wyandotte; j. S.
Mcdowell, Smith; r. j. Brock, Riley,
and s. j. Stewart, Allen.
THE ALIEN LAND BILL.
Topeka, Feb. 25.-By bare consti.
tutional NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. votes
the senate today repealed the alien
land law. If the bill goes through
the house, foreigners can buy all the
land they want in Kansas.
Topeka, Feb, Ex-senator Stewart
got on his mettle today and pushed
through his bill prohibiting the waste
of gas IN the natural gas oelt. An ef-
fort was made to block the bill, but he
said with warmth that chad asked no
favors before this session and that he
insisted on being shown little cour-
tesy, All objections were withdrawn
and his bill was passed.
EXPOSITION SCHEME TURNED DOWN.
Topeka, Feb, 26.-The house ways
and means committee has turned down
the Kansas semi-centennial appropri-
alton. 1t has recommended a $40, 900
appropriation for the Buffalo expos-
tion and $50, 900 for the st. Louis ex.
position in 1908. The senate will take
up the various exposition bills under
special order tomorrow morning.
HOUSE PASSES ANTI-FUsIoN fBILL.
Topeka, Feb, 26.-The Pestana
anti fusion election bill was passed in
the house today by vote of II to 80.
1t contains few amendments which
will be concurred in by the senate to-
morrow, The bill will go to the
governor lnurSuay.
SEAToN'S TAX SALE BILL PASSED.
Topeka, Feb 26. The senate to-day
passed Seaton's bin which gives
county the right to aquire absolute IT,
tie to property bid in at tax sale for
three years in succession, and to sell
it and give a fee simple title. The bin
has gone through the house and twill
go to the governor for his signature
tomorrow.
SENATE FOR BETTER BOOKS.
Topeka, Feb. 26-The Senate took
up the Nelson-Crattan : bill today
which passed the House gutted of its
worst features and fixed it up SO that