Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-26

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Cubbison, by request, yesterday in
troduced . new primary election bill
for the benefit of that class of voters
who support 'citizens'," peoples"
and independent" tickets in muni-
cipal campaigns. II provides:
"A delegate convention shall be
held ten days before the general
spring election in cities of the first
and second-class to nominate suit
able persons for Office. Such conven-
ton shall be drawn from the entire
voting population and shall be de-
Lucrative body, and shall devote the
first day OF its sitting behind closed
doors in canvassing the fitness OF its
candidates. Nominees shall be
chosen by two-thirds vote. The
delegates shall be allowed per diem.
All Of the voters shall be listed by
an enrolling officer appointed by the
city council and the list shall be di-
vided into sections. Of 100 names
each. Each section shall be entitled
to one delegate. Delegates shall be
fined for failure to attend con-
vention unless excused by sickness
oe death. The ticket shall be known
as the peoples ticket"
The senate began the consideration
cf the new tax bill yesterday after
noon. 1t will keep at it every aft
ernoon now until the bill is either
passed or killed. The exemption was
put back to 5000. The committee had
Axed 1t at e4O0. All libraries, except
professional mems libraries were ex-
empted; also wide tire vehicles. The
deputy assessor in the townships and
cities must finish their work within
90 days each year.
Every state senator 10 being bonn
barded by letters from the Wholesale
dealers Of Kansas asking him to sup
port the "bulk sales" bill introduced
by Senator Smith. This bill is intend
cd to prevent the transfer Of stores
and stocks Of goods at night to de-
fraud creditors.
Senator Whites constitutional
amendment resolution to prohibit
foreign-born people from voting until
they have been in the state five years
and takeneout their final naturaliza-
tion papers was defeated in the house
yesterday morning. 1t takes SO votes
to adopt such resolution. This one
only got "A. All of the representa-
tives who have big foreign element
In their counties voted against the
measure. Several speeches were
maie for and against the resolu-
tion. Enright, Hale, johnson, Of De-
catnr, and Adams, Of Sedgwick, talked
against 1t. Bevington, Stayely and
Linton talked for it.
These three constitutional amend
ments will be voted upon by the peo-
Pile at the general election in 1904:
& To provide for election of state
printer by the people.
To permit the governor to veto
separate items in appropriation bills.
To give the state the right to take
o change of venue in criminal cases.
Eleven resolutions TO change the
constitution nave peen' 'rnaVuuceu
ut the present Legislative session.
Under the constitution only three can
be submitted at one election. The
three frst adopted by the two houses
have precedence. Many of the reso-
lutions put into the hopper have been
killed. Others are still on the cal
endar, but the three mentioned above
have gone through and will go on the
ballot. 4IrFH f EfI
Lynching win be an Improbable
business in Kansas II Waggener's
bill, which passed the house yester-
day, goes through the senate and is
signed by the governor. The bill pro
vides;
That any collection of individuals
assembled for any unlawful purpose,
intending to injure any person by vio-
lence and without authority Of law,
shall, for. the purpose of this act, be
regarded a. a '.mob;" and any act
Of violence exercised by such mob
upon the body Of any person shall
constitute the crime Of '1ynching,"
when such act or acts Of violence re-
suit in death; and any person who
actively participates in or actively
aids or abets such lynchings, upon
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