Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-20
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

feating all bills in the interests O..
labor. The Topeka Trades and Labor
Council, composed of delegates from
all the different local trades unions
has adopted these resolutions: Where
as, Certain legislation, viz, an arbi-
tration bill, child labor law, scaffolding
bill and general liability law and other
bills Of equal or minor Importance
asked for by the laboring people OF
this state, have been turned down and
defeated at this session Of the legis-
lature, and Whereas, the laboring
people Of this state were unit in ask
ing for this legislation; now, therefore,
be 1t Resolved, by the Topeka Trades
and Labor Council, That we condemn
in the strongest terms the action of
this legislature and of the state ad-
ministration in turning down and
ruthlessly ignoring the labor legislation
requested by the laboring people gen.
orally and organized labor especially
to remember this action on the part Of
the Republican legislature Of this state,
and in the future act accordingly.
Eastern factories are considerably
stirred up over Mead's pure food bill,
which he introduced some days ago.
They are writing for information and
some are sending lobbyists here to work
for its defeat. Mead hoped to snake
the bill through without much fuss.
In order to hide its intentions he put
a curious caption on it. The title
reads. IAN act in regard to dairy
products" The bill has very little,
however, to say of dairy products,
except to say that they must be pure.
1t goes after all adulterated food pro
ducts, alum baking powder among the
rest. Baking powder concerns seem
more deeply exercised over the bill
than any other class of manufac.
turers.
Senator Carpenters bill for the pro-
lection Of employees of manufacturing
plants has been reported favorably by
the labor committee and is now in the
hands Of the judiciary committee to
be dressed up on few minor legal
points. 1t will go on the calendar un-
der general orders and will pass the
senate in short order. 1t is regarded
as one of the important bills of the
session.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate Friday were the following: By
Crum-Providing that second or
third grade certificate to teach issued
in one county shall be good in adjacent
counties.
BY McMillan-To require the state
charter board to pass upon all applica'
tions of corporations for increase OF
capitalization the same as it does for
all original applications for charters.
Under the present law an application
for an original charter must be passed
upon by the charter board. After that
the corporation can increase its capital
simply by notifying the board.
BY Ward-To provide for a state
board to examine auctioneers.
BY Smith-Authorizing cities of the
second class to levy taxes to build
sewers.
BY Tapp-Requiring railroads u
pay demurage to shippers for failure to
supply cars upon application.
In the house, Godschalk, of Rice, IN
troduced a bill to establish broom
factory at the Hutchinson reformatoTy.
The bill provides for an appropriation
of $4,000 to build and equip plant
and $4,000 for a revolving fund to De
used as working capital.
Other bills introduced follow;
By Adams, Of Sedgwick-Authoriz-
ing the state printer to print 500 copies
of the thirty-seventh, thirey-eighth and
thirty-ninth Kansas supreme court re-
ports.
BY Dolley-Providing that the regis.
tiers of deeds of Clay, Cherokee, Brown.
Marshal, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee.
Atchison Geary, Anderson, Chase and
Shawnee counties shall retain all fees
collected by them.
By Jenks-Raising the salaries of
distrist court stenographers.
By Perkins of yandotte-Authoriz-
ing the commissioners of Wyandotte
county to build 100000 bridge across
the Kaw river between Armourdale
and Argentine. The bridge will be
built at the Western terminus of Kan
sas avenue.
BY Adams, of Butler-To establish a
deed of trust system of handling mort
cages on property.
Senator Kennedy's concurrent reso-
luton to change the constitution so
that the people shall elect the state
printer has passed the senate. Not a
single vote was cast against it. 1T
reads: The following proposition to
amend the constitution of the state of
Kansas is hereby submitted to the
qualified electors of the state for their
approval or rejection: Section 4 of ar
ticle Is of the constitution to be
amended as follows: All public print
ing shall be done by the state printer,
who shall be elected by the people
at the election held for state officers in
November, 1906, and every two years
thereafter, at the elections held for
toto officers apd shall hold his Of. |