The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-20
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
4STH DAY.

silver service for the battleship Kansas.
The senate passed the bil providing TOR nm Tne
ted States and other bonds. The blackm ,i,i
bill was sent to the governor. Tapp's bill re.
quiring the Wichita Street railway company
to put a conductor ON every car passed. n,
Among bills passed by the senate are: ITO.
vding for the appointment OF commislo n,'t
to pass upon all "union military claims oue.
standing and report to the next legislature;
creating a court to determine what Price raio
and Quantrel raid claims should be paid py
the state and to report to the next iegisiature'
The senate bill requiring cities OF the secoh9
class to maintain courses OF study which would
enable graduates to enter the freshman CLASS Oh
the state university was passed by the house.
The child labor bill has passed the mousse. ~
prohibits the employment of children unuer
the age IA years in any capacity or under the
age Of 10 years in night work. =, A..
The house passed the bills; To regulate .ne
plumbing business; to provide for the pro{te1c;,
ton of river banks repeating the Hanna public
utility law of 1897; requiring life insurance
companies to place in their contracts ior IN.
surance all the verbal representations Oh 'neir
agents. .
The senate has approved Meningitis lnsur
ance company bill which gives the Kansas NM
tual authority to consummate its merger WIN
the Kansas Union
There was an effort made in the senate to
commit the state officially against the use OF
champagne in christening the battleship Kan
which was defeated by vote OF 10 to To-
The senate passed a congressional reappor
tionment bill. There is no change except IN
the Seventh and Third. =,
Both houses passed the bill making the oper-
alton Of slot machines Felony.
The state fair bill was adversely reported to
the house by the ways and means committee.
A motion was made to place it on the calendar
which was lost, 80 to 81. ,.r
Both houses have passed the senate Dill re-
4 10 Ea1,i fx loxxy
The house passed the senate bill requiring
all machinery in manufacturing estaDlsh
ments to be safeguarded for the protecton OF
employees.
50TH DAY.
MANY senate bills died on the senate calen-
dar. Among them are: An appropriation FOR
a horticultural display at st. Louis; Smiths
INSTRUMENTATION of corporations; requiring
county officers to give bonds for state exam
liner Of county treasures; authorizing the OPP
Grafton Of home cooperative concerns; the
deed of trust bill.
The legislature quit business very early on
the morning Of March IL. A few members Of
each house will continue in mimic session until
the governor has passed upon all bills when
have reached him.
Congressional reapportionment was finally,
disposed of by action OF the house by a vote OF
AZ to 81 upon motion to recall the senate Dill
from the committee that had failed to act upon
it. 80
A bill having passed to place bust Of John
J. ingalls, in the rotunda Of the national capital
Mr. Waggener offered bill to appropriate
$1,000 to purchase a 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 fill vacancies IN
the board until the regular election in l9J4.
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 80 days, but by the actual
number of days in which the legislature has
heen in session