The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-01-18

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The legislature was In session only q
short tine on the 10Th Senators Branine
and Simons and Representative Seaton.
Mustoe and Watkins were appointed q
committee to escort the BODY o. the late
Representative Wise, Of hutchinson. as
far as kansas City. Representative
Watkins. WeIlep- and Lawrence were ap-
pointed TO accompany the body to CleTe-
land O. Three steHographeTs were en-
ployed 70 be used In the prepare ton OF
bills Willis OF Wilson. offered a reso-
luton that members be allowed SO for
postage 1t went 0ver----In the senate
very little was done Lieut. Gov Richter
announced his committees Both houses
adjourned until Monday afternoon st
four o. clock
Just 1s3 bills we're introduced In both
branches Of the legislature on the 18th,
20 in the house and g IN the senate
The measures cover almost every sub
ject under the sun. -Four different rail-
road bills were presented. All were
along the same line. Three different bills
to restore the death penalty In first de-
gree murder cases were also introduced.
Most Of the measures were OF a local
character. a concurrent resolution was
offered in both houses providing for the
appointment Of a committee to inFesti-
gate the matter and determine upon
the adVisa bility OF the state establishing
a salt plant at the Hutchinson refOr-
matory-to fight the salt trust. The gov
ernOr transmitted to the legislature a
message calling attention to the fact
that the state would have to accent the
Fort Hays reservation and make an
experiment station Of il, or allow it to go
back to the government Gov Stanley sent
to the senate the name OF Morton Al
baugh, OF Kingman county, for state
bank commissioner to succeed John V.
Breidenthal. The nomination was con-
hrmed In executive session Gov. Stan
ley also sent to the senate list Of par
dOns issued by him during the past two
TFeG A.
pardOns and Sc conditional pardons-
The senate and house met in joint ses-
sion at high noon on the 18th and bal
loted for state printer ". Y. Morgan
(rep) received 103 votes and Grant W.
Harrington CfusiOn) A votes Morgan was
declared elected Senator Cubbison's
doubleheader bill, introduced in the SEN
ate, was prepared by the Railway Train
mems organization The whole system
OF managing the three state educational
institutiOns-the university, state normal
and agricultural cOllege-Wiu be changed
in the event the Branine bill introduced
In the senate becomes a law. It wipes
out all OF the three boards Of regents
and creates one board OF SIX regents %
run all three institutions, Among the
other bills presented were the following:
to enable nine jurors to return verdict;
to give 81 a ton bounty on sugar beets
containing y per cent. Of sugar and ap-
proprfate $4,000 to pay the same. This
measure IS to promote the beet sugar
Industry In Kansas; to permit thrashers
to have lien on the grain for their pay
to repeal the fish warden law; to repeal
all equal suffrage laws; to pay the raIl-
roads S47, 900 for hauling the Twentieth
Kansas soldiers home; to pay the wages
Of employees first out Of the assets Of a
corporation or firm that has failed; for a
constitutional amendment to do away
with the 800 exemption allowed the heads
OF families; to amend the present election
law 50 as to prevent fusion; to make the
positions Of city clerk, marshal, street
commissioner and assessor in cities Of the
second class appointfve; to pI Divide for the
establishment Of civil service in the state
Institutions; to amend the Contempt law
so that a jury trial cannot b demanded:
to give man or wife the right to testify
against each other in divorce cases; .
abolish the days Of grace on notes; to ex-
empt the garnishment Of wages under IS
a week; to restore the citizenship Of in
mates Of the refOrmatOry; to permit
school districts to drill for gas; to provide
for deeds Of trust; to amend the grant
jury Law, making IL more difficult to OBJ
tain grand jury; to consolidate school
districts in sparsely settled communities
Of the state, to be settled by a vote Of
the residents Of the districts interested;
to require all life and fire insurance
companies doing business in Kansas to
deposit with the state treasurer bOnFs
or other securities in the sum of the
premiums received for Kansas business.