The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-30
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Measure to exempt Soldiers and their
Widows From Taxation.


9TH DAY.
Senator Mcmillan has bill prepared which
provides for the erection OF state pruning
| plant where all state printing shall DC done
| lnder the direction of the executive council.
A state printer is to be elected and paid 5000
| a year to superntend the work. Senator NC
| MILAN has gathered figures showing the cost
total cost for the seven years was SOL 200, OF
which 1924 900 was appropriated for denclencles
It is known that there will be q large deficiency
for this legislature to provide for.
Mr. Roughton of Hodgemen introduced a bill
authorizing the governor to operate the prison
mine ut it's full capacity and sell tne coai 70
| the people of the state at cost. III there IL noO
| enough coal under state property at the prison
| then the governor is authorized to buy or con-
| denim more coal lands.
Many new bills We're INTRODUCED; among
them was one by O'Donnell of Ellsworth. fix,
| ing fine of 81 900 on the minister or officlal
who performs the marriage ceremony unltlng
| epileptics feeble minded or insane people
| Brown, of Labette, would require by ms Dlll,
railroad companies to send a full train crew
with each train of five cars and one more NOR
brakeman for every ten cars in the train. me
object of the bill is to prohibit double header
| engines on trains.
The election of state printer in joint session
| resulted in the election of George A. Clark by
| l23 for Clark rep, to 30 for Grant Harrington,
| dem. so
| Senator Noftzger's insurance bill requires
Kansas to invest 40 per cent Of their gross re,
| ceipts derived from their business IN the state
| in Kansas securities, to be approved by the
| state superintendent of insurance.
Senator Caldwcll's stockyards bill, he says,
| is drawn in line with decisions OF the supreme
| court of the United States. 1t makes all stock
wards in the state in which live stock is offered
| for sale public stocky whether the owner
| is or is not resident of the state. The PHI re-
| quires the operator to render an annual state
| ment to the secretary Of state, giving the num-
harn Of oil of
| preceding year. There are other important
features.
! Mr. Whistler, of Montgomery county, has a
| bill before the house which would bar out
from serving on jury IN criminal case any
anti-horsetheif league or any law ana order
| society. -, ,
chattel mortgage shall run the life of the note
without annual renewal as the law requires
| now. 49, :.
Mr. Husey, of Sedgwick, has a bill making it
crime for an employer to make It "A c0nditlon
| of employing man that he shall not JON
| labor organization.
8TH DAY.
Senator Simons is promoting legislation to
provide for state fish hatchery. His bill pro
vides for the purchase of twenty acres OF land
for that purpose together with an appropria-
ton to build and stock hatchery.
Senator Wards concurrent resolution Tor
| legislative investigation to determine whether
the Harvester Company of America Is trust
within the meaning of the Kansas law, and en-
titled to do business in Kansas, was passed by
the senate.
Senator Smith, of Edwards, has bill to give
women the right to vote for presidential cleo
tors.
The house resolution for an investigation of
the causes of the coal famine was passed by
the senate with only two opposing votes. The
presiding officer appointed Mcmillan and
Noftzger as the senate members.
Mr.. Cubbison, of Wyandotte, has a bill to do
l,.~l.l
of corporations Mr.. Smith, of Edwards, will
try to get law passed giving the right to
bring suit against abe state, thereby putting
an end to bringing claims against the state be-
fore the legislature, which is now the only re-
course for claimant.
Mr.. Enright, of Wyandotte, is father of a
measure to require stationary engineers to
pass technical examination and receive Ii
cense. He makes it misdemeanor for an I'M
licensed engineer to handle an engine.
Mr.. Hutchinson, of Pratt asks an appropria-
ton of 5000 to start fish hatchery in Pratt,
the necessary land to be donated
Mr.. Waggener introduced "A resubmission
resolution in the shape ola constitutional con-
vention.
Mr.. Leland of Doniphan, introduced reso-
luton which states that the keeping of Okla
homa convicts costs Kansas more than the ter
ritory is charged for it, and providing for
new contract with Oklahoma.
Mr.. Finley, of Franklin has bill copied from
the Iowa statutes, providing for keeping
drunkards in n state hospital.
Sedpwich county to fund its indebtedness,
M Mnstoe mt in a bin enabling Peters
ship hall
pTH DAY
Codding was adopted by the senate empower
Ing He iSe ra schna sS upon
senator Caldwell put, in bill to exempt from
Of f the civil war, or the homesteads Of their
wl snn.sor Hrrre, introduced tbe bill, prenored
by the tax eo%%issio Si rro,ht. the advor
Using or selling Of patent medicines without
from rhe O9afE Oh h before tho
senate TO probe S4 Son 10 y yen r postage vi
bill passed both 3 houses providing for an
sion sion $500
Mr. Griffin of Jefferson, introduced bill
d .nf SKI o az 70 coyer
The bill does not say snythng about Locating eating
where the first fair under the bill shall be
he M Francis is author Of n hill cutting down
the amount of bonds city may issue from ten