Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-19


Leland resolution instructing the Kansas Uni
ted States senator's to vote for the Cuban reel
procity treaty, and the Admins resolution in,
structing them to vote for the Panama canal
treaty.
The house passed an amendment to the game
law making the open season for quail .Novem.
Der instead of December. Also passed a bill
providing that fire insurance policies shall not
be rendered void by temporary vacation OF
property. Also the bill prohibiting the fraud
The house killed the bill creating the Office
of state inspector OF stationary engines. q,
history Of Kansas to be taught in public
schools.
Representative Hale would compel the pub
LEGATION Of the syllabi Of supreme court de-
cisions in the counties from which the cases
are appealed.
The joint tax committee bv a vote of IL to II,
refused to reconsider the Waggefief amend
ment to n the t bill easmdpSng NOTES hnd mort
fro taxation, and it is believed that this ac-
ton kills the whole scheme for a new tax law.
trial judges the right to withhold sentence
during good behavior. Allen moved a recon
sideration which may come up later.
Mr. Leland's bill provides that non resident
pupils in state schools shall pay tuition fees
amounting to one-half of the per capita cost Of
in the professionai branches Of the state uni.
versty pupils shall pay the full per capita cost,
and Kansas pupils fee of $40 year, and that
A bill which has gained the approval of the
house Judiciary committee provides that per-
sons who IN any way represent themselves as
not shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor
26TH DAY.
The senate has killed Aliens parole bill Civ
ing trial judges the power to withhold SEN
tence during good behavior. Allen moved
reconsideration which: may come up later.
The senate in committee of the whole passed
favorably upon these bills: To provide for
county high schools in counties having less
than !, 30 people; requiring county officers to
ting the practice of dentistry.
The senate ways and means committee rec
ton and equipment Of law building at the
state university. All told, the University ap-
preparations amount to over $4,000.
The house decided to pass the bill prohibiting
the marriage of any person who is an epileptic,
feeble minded, imbecile or insane, or who is
the child of an insane mother; also the bill re-
quiring country schools to be held at least five
months each year.
The Francis resolution to change the consti-
tuition SO as to enable the governor to veto sep
arate items in an an appropriation bill has been
passed by the house and it is almost certain to
go through the senate.
The Soldiers home and Mother Biclkerdylze
home appropriation bill carries $6S, 20 n year
for maintenance and 5000 for repairs, The
during the next two years.
9TH DAY.
The senate passed the house bill for a new
contract with Oklahoma for keeping prisoners
with provision for more pay from the terri
tory.
A new senate bill would give the warden of
the panitentiary the right to use the first $25,-
on of profit from the binding Irvine plant for
improvements at the plant. There is a senate
bill which makes it an offense for an operator
to mark the wrong time on telegram.
The bill to provide for women the right to
vote for presidential electors was considered
by the house under special rule ond after an
extendad debate, was defeated Ly a vote of CO
to 81. A bill was passed in committee of the
whole to abolish the office of treasurer at each
state institution, and requiring that all vouch-
ers be sent out from the auditors office. Like
action was taken on the st. Louis fair bill car
rying $lf0,000 and raising the pay of commits
sioners from s. to SIS day.
The house passed the bill providing that fe-
male attendants shall accompany all women
who may be sent to the insane asylum, the
penitentiary or the girls'reform school
The house ways and means committee failed
to approve the proposed appropriation of s51,-
OJO for the installing OF permanent state fair.
18TH DAY.
The senate in committee of the whole ap-
proved number Ct bills among them are;
Porter's bill which provides that cities or
school districts may add an industrial depart
ment to schools; the bill to make the secretary
of mine industries inspector of weights, meas
ures and scales at coal m1nes bill requiring
notice within 20 days after injuries are sus-
tanned, to make railroads liable for injuries of
employees.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, of Wilson. got through the
house resolution for an amendment to the
constitution to do away with special .bills be-
fore the legislature
The general appropriation bill as it left the
committee of the whole house, carried $50
for expenses of irrigation.suit against Colorado;
for stenographers in the state house, who had
hean receiving from Sf01 n 81 en- r11aoed
on a salary of $500 except two; no change was
made for district court stenographers. The
ways and means committee has reported bill
for the Parsons asylum: 1t sets aside 500, 90
for building purposes; s14 900 for fire protec-
ton; So, 400 for additional land, and $73,OOO for
maintenance
MAI. BY AUToMoBILE.-The mail is
now being carried between Smith Cen
ter and Gaylord.
WILL GET AFTER JoINTs.-In the
Goodland papers the county attorney
notifies the liquor sellers and gambling
joints that they must close up Febru-
airy 20 or he will begin prosecutions.
This notice follows a thorough search
on the part of the county attorney for
evidence.
PUTTING ON CHECK. Axtell the
telephone company has issued an order
to central 10 cut off all conversation
sent over the lines by non-subscri bers
and advises people to rent phone if
they want TO talk.
LARGEST TREE.-A large sycamore
tree on the D. S. Munsell farm one mile
north of Sliiddy, in Geary county, is
said to be the largest in the state. 1t
is as straight as an arrow and at its
base is twenty-three feet and seven
inches in circumference. The distance
from the ground to the first limb on
the tree is fifty feet and the tree is
nearly five feet in diameter at that
place. A large elm tree over three
feet in diameter that stands close to
the sycamore looks like a sapling in
comparison to the latter tree.
SALIVA PosToFFICE.-Fif years
was established in Salina. Since that
time the employees working in the post
Office have increased to over twenty
five, including clerks, postmen and
rural route carriers. T. S. Rising is
the only one of the present carrier
force who has been employed as car
rier since the establishment of the SER
vice
THIRTY-EIeHT YEARS OLD.-Wash-
bnrn college celebrated its thirty
eighth birthday Friday, February 6.
SELL HIGH-BUY Low.-Several bus
mess men and farmers of Coffey county
have sold farms there at $50 to $40 an
acre and gone to the southern part of
Pottawatomie county, Okla, where
they have bought land at SIS and $50
an acre They will locate near Asher