Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-12
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hanueu down q decision in which
reversed decision from a Wyan
dotte county court where man wa
convicted of violation Of the prohib
| itory law, his conviction having beei
secured under the nuisance" clause
The supreme court held that the sec
tion under which this conviction has
been made had been repealed by tn,
legislature by the passage of thu
Hurrel search and seizure law. Al
noon yesterday Senator j. X. Cod
ding, Of Pottawatomie county, intro
duced bill for the re-enactment Of
this part Of the old prohibitory law
The nuisance sections Of the law have
stood the test of the courts and
their re-enactment win make them
perfectly sound again. An attempt
was made to introduce the bill in
the house but the house had passed
to another order of business and re-
fused to admit it.
The senate and house are now en-
gagged In sparring exhibition on the
tax bill. Although the conferees had
their report ready early yesterday
morning, they withheld it all day.
One of the last acts Of the senate
last night before adjournment was to
receive the report. Senator Smith
asked that action on it be deferred
until to-day, as the whole bill would
have to be read.
Porter's bill prohibiting railroad
companies from employing operators
under 81 years of age was killed.
Secretary Coburn's postage bill, as
pared down by the house, has finally
passed and been sent to the governor
for signature. Coburn wanted $4,000.
Leland only wanted to give him $4,000
at first, but finally consented to $3,,
300.
Senator Leidy tried to commit the
state officially against the use Of
champagne in christening the new
battleship Kansas, which the navy de-
partment has ordered built, but he
failed. By vote of 10 to is the SEN
ate voted down q resolution Of that
kind.
Another effort to regulate the
charges for yarding and feeding cat
tie at the Kansas City stock yards
was made yesterday. The house, by
a vote Of "A to 8, passed the Caldwell
bill reducing charges for handling
and feeding stock at public stock
yards. The bill has already passed
the senate and it will now go to the
governor for his signature.
Cubbison's bill repeating the double
act was passed by the house
and now goes to the governor for
signature.
The house passed the state printing
appropriation bill with the Stewart
adopted by the senate
opped off. The bill has gone back
10 the senate.
The miscellaneous bill prepared by
he joint ways and means commit
zee of the two branches was placed
n the house hopper yesterday morn
ng by Chairman Francis, of the
louse committees. 1t carries only
$4,000, against 100000 two years
go.
Both branches have adopted a con-
urrent resolution to cease the con-
liberation of all bills Wednesday
light at ten o'clock. This means
hat the most of the members will
ct away Thursday. The legislature
ill 20 out of business about Satur- ,
ay night. The pay of the legisla- I
ors stopped March 3.
The house passed Leidy's senate
ID, which Is an act to promote the |
tendance Of pupils in schools, to
revent truancy, to provide for the &
ppointment of truant officers.
The house passed Carpenters SEN 6
te bill requiring safeguards for the ]
rejection of all persons employed
. laboring in manufacturing estab- {
,hments and providing civil RENE I
es for all persons so injured, or a
leir personal representatives, in {
ses where such person may be
lied or injured while employed or .
boring in any manufacturing estab-
ihment which is not properly d.
led with the safeguards required.
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