Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-13
MAKES LYNCH|NG A CRIME |
Bill in the Kansas Senate Which
Would Inflict Capital Punish
ment for Such Acts.
FOR DEATH OR LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
Abettors Will Receive from One to Twenty
Years-TwO Senatorial Election Contests
Decided In Favor of Republicans-House
Republicans Indorse Senate Anti-Fusion
Bil-To Take Up Price Raid Scrip.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 9.-Senator
Smith, of Edwards, introduced bill
making lynching in Kansas a crime,
punishable by death or life impris-
onment If it becomes a law lynch
ings and burnings at the stake will
be few and far between in the Sum
flower state in the future. The bill
provides that any person who par
ticipates in lynching shall, upon con-
viction, be punished by Imprisonment
for life or by death. Abettors will
receive, upon conviction, from 1 to 20
years in prison. A person convicted
OF concealing or attempting to con-
ceal member of mob who has
taken part in a fynching bee shall,
upon conviction, receive from 1 to 20
years sentence.
Senator Simons introduced a bill
providing that no old soldier nor the
wife or child of one shall ever be
sent to poor farm or almshouse.
Leidy's truancy bill was reported
for passage in the senate. Other
bills reported were: To enable irri-
CATION districts to be organized in
two or more counties and to provide
for parks in first-class cities.
The senate committee on elections
decided the Observation-Disclosures and
F1nley-Ross contests. Buschow and
Finley, the republican contestants,
were both seated.
Senator Stewart introduced a bill
to appropriate $4,000 to pay the Price
raid scrip now outstanding. In law
this scrip is known as union military
scrip 1t was issued by Gov. Samuel
j. Crawford.
The house committee on educational
institutions has reported adversely
on the bill to fix tuition charge in
the state university, normal school
and agricultural college, This was
recommended by Gov. Stanley. but
the committe decided that free edu-
cation has been a tradition of Kan
sas so long that the legislature could
not consistently depart from it.
The house committee on education
reported favorably on a bill to allow
county superintendent fee of one
dollar for visiting a school within his
jurisdiction.
a resolution by Johnson, of Deca-
tur, to submit to vote of the people
an initiative and referendum amend
ment to the constitution has been in
troduced in the house.
The house committee of charitable
institutions recommended for passage
Mason's civil service bill.
The senate failed to concur in the
house resolution for state salt
plant at Hutchinson. Speaker Barker
a committee to visit Hutch
inson and investigate the feasibility
of the same.
The house committee on printing
killed the proposition to abolish The
Office of state printer.
The house republicans held eau
Gus to discuss the anti-fusion election
bill. 1t was decided to pass the senate
bill with a few minor amendments.
One of the principal amendments pro-
vides that the dominant party shall
have two out of three election Judges
in each precinct.
The banks and banking committee
of the senate has reached an agree
ment on a bill to loan the funds in
the state treasury to the banks of the
state. Contracts for the loans are to
be made by the state treasurer under
the direction of the executive coun-
Gil.
The senate. in the committee of
the whole, recommended for passage
the bill appropriating 100000 to be
used in completing the statehouse.
The house committee of elections
has recommended for passage Hallett's
bill providing for biennial county
elections