The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-28

because Stavely of Usage objected to the
concert reading and ii could only be
done by common consent. being pracai-
| cally a violation of the constitution re-
garding the passage OF bills. The house
was in a hurry, however. and il was
| fixed up that fStavely should be called
| out. This was done and by the time
Stavely got back seventy bills had been
read and the roll was being called Stave-
| ly voted for one bill-the general vacation
| of townsites bill formulated by the local
Judiciary committee of which he is
| chairman-and against all the rest in
| the omnibus. He also filed a protest
against the manner in which the bills
had been read and insisted that it be
printed in the journal.
| In letter to the Eagle Senator Tapp
says: AS there seems to be quite a
number of persons interested in a plumb
! ing bill which the legislature of the
| state of Kansas has under consideration.
l wish You would state through your coll
umns that the bill has passed the SEN
ate and has been recommended for pass
age in the house, and / think It will
pass all right"
NO law on the statute books is so gen.
orally evaded as the compulsory school
law 1t is evaded and disregarded in
every school district in Kansas Leidy's
truant bill, recommending for passage by
the senate committee of the whole is
aimed at this evil. Leidy's bill provides
that every child between and 10 years
of age must attend some public. private
or parochial school during the entire time
such school is in session. The only ex-
ception in this provision is in the case of
child of "A years or more who is actively
engaged in his own support or those de-
pendent upon him.
The house committee of the whole killed
the bill by Smith Sherman preventing
a merchant from disposing of his stock
of goods without giving due notice and
afterwards depositing the proceeds ten
days subject to attachment by creditors
Cyrus Leland led the fight on the bill
He said that ii was one of the most vic
icus measures ever presented to Kan
saS legislature.
The ways and means committe of the
house has adversely reported Watkins
bill providing that all persons operating
threshing machine engines rust be ex-
amined and take out certificate from
state board. The passage of the bill was
desired by the farmers IN the wheat belt.
Nations bill. requiring that all script |
issued by any person or corporation in !
payment of wages must be redeemed in |
cash 1t the end of thirty days and the |
scrip unredeerned at the end of that time !
shall bear interest at the rate of six per |
cent per annum was recommended for |
passage by the house committee of the |
whole. The bilI is intended to protect |
the miners of the state by the operators
and are often unable for months to get a
cent Of money for their work.
Bucklins bill. providing for the estab- !
lishment of a state saltp liant at the State |
Reformatory at Hutchinson has been !
killed by the house ways and means com
mittee. The bin carried an appropria- /
ton of $50, 900.
The house committee on state affairs
has favorably reported Enrights bill pro-
viding for the construction of a macad-
amized road between LeavenwOrth and /
Kansas City. Kan, by convict labor. /
Farris' anit-cigarette bill has been rec
ommeded for passage by the house COM
mittee on state affairs. This is one of the ,
old-time graft bills which has been
introduced in every legislature for the
past fifteen years.
The house ways and means committee
has adversely reported the bin intro
duced by Johnson of Decatur. providing
for the establishment of a state chicken
hatchery at Oberlin.
George ]. Baker. member Of the house
from Douglas county. will resign the lat
ter part of this week in order to begin
his duties as postmaster of Lawrence on