Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-29
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


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Long had q majority In each house.
The two houses will hold joint ses-
sion to-day and formally elect MT.
Long. In the. senate all nominating
speeches were cut off and the vote
was taken rapidly. 1t resulted: Long,
81; Harris, 6. Three senators were
absent--Cubbison, Fullington and
Peterson. I.f4-75g -6!YEf
There was more pomp In the house.
Gale, of Mcpherson, placed Longs
name in nomination in a neat speech
of three minutes. He dwelt upon
Longs career as a man, a citizen and
n statesman and told of the great
record Long made with his Porto
Rican tariff and his Cuban reciproc-
ity speeches in congress. He said 1t
did him honor to nominate for United
States senator "the special friend and
adviser Of the president-Hon. Ches-
ter /. Long" IN ''
Waggener, of Atchison, for the mi
nority, nominated W. A. Harris Tor
reelection. He paid high tribute
to the retiring senator and was fire.
quently applauded, even by the re-
publican ms. He said that, when Harris
retires from the senate on March 4,
he will leave behind him record un-
blemished by suspicion and unfair
nished by corruption. The SENATOR
he said, had for six years been the
tribune of the common people and
when he steps from the forum OF pub
lie life down into the paths OF pri-
vate citizenship he will hear, well
done, thou good and faithful serV-
ant" ,4ar ei4ftr.t tsf.Nf4 /
Senator Allen, Of Doniphan, intro
duced a bill repeating the present
textbook law. X
If O bill introduced by Senator Por-
ter becomes law railroad companies
will be prohibited from employing
telegraph operators under 81 years
Of age. The senator says that o
telegraph operator who receives train
orders has the lives Of hundreds OF
people in his hands and that he should
be old enough to understand the re-
sponslbility.
Senator Noftzger introduced bill
creating q state insurance commits
sion to fix fire insurance ratesin Kan
sas. The commission Is to be COM
posed of the insurance superintend-
ents and two state officials designated
by the governor. 1t is to meet and
establish maximum rates for fire in
surance and any company who
charges more than the rates fixed by
the commission shall be barred from
the state.
The bill prepared by W. W. Atkin,
of Kansas City, Kan, giving district
Judges the right to grant paroles.
was introduced by Senator Allen. IL
ID patterned after the Missouri law.
These bills were also introduced in
the senate:
By Misunderstanding for a state
tax of one mill for the erection OF a
monument to the soldiers and sailors
of the civil war. fes ta.#
BY Miller - Authorizing school
boards to dismiss teachers for in
competency, cruelty, negligence or
immortality.
BY Acknowledging to negotiable
instruments. This is the bill which
the Kansas bankers want passed
They tried to get It through two
years ago but failed.
The usual grist of bills were intro
duced in the house. The more impor'
tant ones follow:
BY Hunter-Making the stealing Of
poultry, grain, provisions, hogs, cat
lie or horses grand larceny, regard
less of the value Of the property
taken. ....
BY misunderstanding all public
buildings of every description, hotels
apartment houses, boarding houses
or tenement houses to be provided
with fire escapes, Provision is also
made that all hotels or lodging house'
containing more than so rooms mus
be additionally protected by the EN-
ployment of night Waterman. Viola
lion of the act is made punishable By
fine of $500 or years imprison
ment in the county jail.
BY ratum-Providing that person.
not wishing their lands inclosed shall
not be compelled to erect partition
fences.
By Tallard-Authorizing the com
missioners of any county to ofier
bounty of 20 cents head for tn
destruction Of gophers. fg
BY Peck-Appropriating se7e to pa,
the Santa Fe for moneys advanced I,
nav the salaries of state live stool
inspectors.
BY Jones, of Trego-Requirinl
township assessors to make an est
mate of the expense to exterminat
prairie dogs and providing for coun
ty tax levy to exterminate the dogs.
BY Harris-Providing for the az
pointment Of a grain inspection com
mission, composed Of three member