Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-21
10Th DAY.

deed of trust bill
The legislature quit business very early on
the morning Of March Il. A few members of
each house viii continue in mimic session until
the governor has passed upon all bills which
have reached him.
Congressional ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was finally
disposed of by action of the house by vote of
A TO 81 upon motion to recall the senate bill
from the committee that had failed to act upon
1t.
A bill having passed to place bust OF John
J. Ingalls, in the rotunda Of the national capital
Mr.. Waggener offered bill to appropriate
5000 to purchase bust and the house passed
it.
The house at o'clock in the morning passed
the senate bill which provides for the election
OF railroad commissioners by the people. 1t
gives the governor power to NIL vacancies in
the board until the regular election in 1874.
The bill re-enacting the nuisance clause OF
the prohibition law passed both houses.
The bill to prohibit professional baseball
games on Sunday died on the house calendar.
Note.-The days of the sessions have been
numbered in this report without reference to
the constitutional so days, but by the actual
number of days in which the legislature has
been in session.
DECIDED AT PRIMARY.-The Repub-
Hcan primary at Topeka for nomina-
ton of candidate for mayor, had an
open-saloon candidate and a candidate
who favors the execution of law. In
this primary the total woman vote cast
was 5,37s, of which there was ma
jority of 2,12s for prohibition. The
total male vote cast was 5,943, of which
there was prohibition majority of
CPS; making a total majority of 2,752.
CONDITIONAL SENTENcEs.-The law
now provides that no convict shall be
sentenced to the penitentiary except
those convicted of murder and treason,
q, l,a
ing the maximum term nor less than
the minimum term provided by law
for their crimes. The penitentiary
board is authorized to parole prisoners,
after one year, on their good behavior.
DEMOCRATIC COMMEMORATIVE con-
vention of that party to nominate a
candidate to succeed Chester l. Long
in congress is called to meet at Dodge
City on April 9.
FARM For $50, OOO.-The Ford Harvey
farm eight miles west of Emporia, has
been sold to V. b. Wright. The price
is S3O,OOO 1t is one of the finest farms
in the country.
No Book WORK CONTRA sem
ate receded from its amendment to the
state printer bill providing that the
bool1worll and binding should be let by
contract.
DOUBLE LIABILrrY.-Thc Legislature
has passed an act repeating the law
making stockholders in corporations
liable in twice the amount of their
stock
Two APPROPRIATIONS Winfield
| imbecile asylum receives by the appro-
priation of the legislature SIT, 94o
The reform school at Topeka gets S116,-
AGO.
MARRIED 65 YEARs.-Philetus and
Louisa Beverly, of Burlingame, cele-
brated the sixty-ffth anniversary of
their marriage last week.
PUMPS SHIPPED EAsT.-A Wichita
pump firm is working on an order for
carload of pumps to be shipped to a
Kansas City firm.
| rSTRUCK OUICKsAND.-The first day s
boring at Arkansas City struck quick
sand and halt was called until casing
could be procured.
HIoH SCHooI. BUILDING
City is to vote upon proposition for a
| $40, 900 high school building.
APPOINTMENTS Bailey has
announced the appointment of c. A.
man, of Osborn, as members of the
State board of charities; NJ. c. Camp
bell of Wichita. as chairman of the
State live stock sanitary board, and j.
b. Dobyns, of Elk county as member Of
the board of managers of the Dodge
City soldiers home.
CHOIR OF 4OO-A choir of four hun
dred voices was a feature at the re
vival meeting at Topeka. Over 5000
people attended the first meeting.
NUISANCE CLAUSE RE-ENACTED.-A
bill re-enacting the nuisance clause Of
the prohibitory law was passed by
both houses. The action was taken be
cause the supreme court decided re
Gently that the Hurrell law repealed
the old law containing the nuisance
feature.
MUST ENCAsE BEITING.-An act ha
passed the legislature requiring betting
for machinery to be cased. The bill il
stringent in its requirements for thu
safety of employees in manufactures, il
many particulars.
FISH AND GAME BuI--Senator 81
mons bill providing for the appoint
ment of a fish and game warden wa
killed in the house. The vote was g.
to So The commissioner was to hav
received salary of 81 900 year AM
$500 travelling expenses. He was t.
take the place of the fish warden an'
was to look after the enforcement o
the game as well as the fish laws o
the state.
SAYS Loss Is SMALL.-The Liberia
News declares that the percentage @
loss of cattle was SMALL
I KANSAS HORSES IN DEMAND.-Th
demand for Kansas horses in the Eas
has caused decided advance in values
r Buyers at Abilene have shipped owe
: 900 horses in the past year and other
| in adjoining counties have done a
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