Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-05

| vored the bill to establish a broom factory at
thought that the s55OOJ figure to build and
equip the plant might be cut to $4,000. For
| was unit in its approval
The bill introduced by Adams, of sedgwich,
requiring railroads TO pay demurrage of 50 a
after the expiration Of 45 hours has been killed
| by the house railroad committee.
The house killed resolution ordering the
Kansas commissioners to the st. Louis fair to
set aside $4,000 Of its funds for horticultural
exhibit
! efforts made by BaiIie Waggener to repeal it
having failed in the house.
The house passed resolution favoring the
submission Of an amendment to the states to
| permit the election OF senators by direct vote
| Of the people.
The house approved the bill authorizing the
| refunding Of the bonds now held in the state
school fund.
The senate passed Whites bill governing the
| inspection of cattle shipped into the state. 1t
| does away with inspection by state inspectors
of cattle which have been passed by u. 8. in
The senate committee to revise the calendar
| are Leidy, CLANCY, Smith, Sponable and Cub
The pay of legislators will stop ON March 2.
| but the pay of all employees will go on until adj
| tournament. The work now mapped out will
| require more time and there is an understand
ing that final adjournment will be be,, held of
/
| and sent to the governor which are nearly all
local bills.
| boards of education of md ane 3rd class cities
absolute right to make the school levy instead
| of making recommendation to the city council.
Adams, of Sedgwiclz has had his bill passed
| by the house which gives basis for damages
to trees done by companies using telephone
and telegraph wires, IN cities 10 comply
with the law it will be necessary to use longer
poles.
The Hutchinson reformatory gets 5000 for
a carpenter shop, and total of $4,000 for
maintenance and repairs as per house bill.
The house slaughtered Waggeners bill ere
ating the office of public administrator in every
county.
The house approved the bill appropriating
$4,000 for new buildings at the state soldiers
home at Dodge City and 5000 for a water
plant.
5sTH DAY.
stealing penitentiary offense. This bill was
backed by the Anti -Horsethief League.
viding for the establishing of county high
schools, the question to be decided by vote Of
the people; the bill requiring that in cities Of
the third class the election Of councilmen shall
be so arranged that there shall always be three
old members.
The house approved Mr.. Nations bill re-
quiring that all scrip issued by any person
corporation in payment of wages must be re-
| deemed in cash at the end of 80 DAYS and the
scrip unredeemed at the end of that time shall
bear interest at the rate OF six per cent per an
nun.
| of 5000 for the employment of additional coun-
| sci and to pay for the expense of prosecuting
trust cases now before the q. s. supreme court
has been turned down by the house.
| GOTH DAY.
The senate passed a bill providing for the
| erection of a 500, 900 soldiers monument in the
capitol grounds and for an annual tax levy of
| one-tenth of a mill to provide the funds; the
! executive council to have the direction of the
| work.
The senate approved in committee bill reg
ulating the use of automobiles. The bill to ex-
| empt rs per ceet of wages also approved.
Like action was taken on the bill for the cleo
| ton or railroad commissioners; and the bill
| pla cling inter urban electric lines under the
| control of the railroad commission; and Tapp's
| bill requiring street railways to put a conduc-
| tor on each car.
The house in committee approved these bills:
For deposit of state funds in banks which offer
| the highest interest; authorizing county high
| schools in counties having a population of less
| than 500; permitting the condemnation of
| land for reservoirs for the storage of water.
The local option bill was killed by the house.
10th DAY.
| The senate passed the tax commission bill by
vote of "a to a.: This is the most important
measure before the legislature at this session
| 1t is now up to the house.
| The state fair bill as passed by the senate
| creates state association of seven directors to
! conduct fair. The directors are to be chosen:
| Two by the Kansas board of agriculture one
| by the Improved Stock Breeders Association;
! one by the dairymen; one by the horticultur-
lists one by the poultry association and one by
directors are to be three years.
The house house in a days session passed rs
bills. They include: An act requiring prop
| weeds and keep sidewalks in repair; an act to
admit soldiers widows and orphans to the
the mo nomination. feature of the ballot law !:
| an act providing for the establishment of coun-
| ty high schools. There were a number of local
bills passed.
MEMRER is SICK.-Representativ
E. B. Shermehorn, of Cherokee county,
is in Topeka hospital sick of pneu-
monia.
SEEK BETTER CIIMATE.-On account
OF climatic conditions colony of Ger
man Catholics from Iowa and Nebraska
are to move to Mitchell county. The
purchase of lands for them near Beloit
is arranged for. One of the strongest
Catholic settlements in Kansas is in
Mitchell county, and at Beloit a SOS, 900
church is just being completed.
FALL RIVER GAs.-The Standard Oil
Company has leased 5000 acres for oil
and gas around that place, paying 81
an acre and agreeing to give one-eighth
of the oil.
TEST AT Observation-Disclosures Ha-
worth, of the Lawrence university,
state geologist, tested the Winfield gas
well and found it to have a flow of
$40, 81 cubic feet at normal and 3, $685.
$50 cubic feet at full pressure. He said
it was better well than had been re-
ported to him. The city has contracted
with the drillers of the well, RACES &
Co., to buy it for $4,000.
ARE A NUIsANCE.-No more premium
stamps for Mcpherson. The merchants
there have decided that the system is a
nuisance and have cut it out for keeps.
l. o. o. L. ORPHANS HoME.-The SUI
preme court denied motion for a re-
hearing in the De Boissierre case This
vests the title of the De Boissierre Odd
Fellows Orphans home property in
Franklin county, in Troutman & Stone,
of Topeka.
Two IN KANsAs.-The senate COM
mittee on appropriations reported the
public buildings bill with two amend
ments increasing the limit of cost for
the public buildings at Lawrence and
Hutchinson, Kans., from $4,000 to
500, 600 each.
COMPETITIVE DRILL.-The prize
awarded at the Worlsmen's competitive
drill at Wichita were awarded as fol-
lows: First prize, 500, team of Tope-
lSa lodge No. 5; second prize, SIS, Ar
kansas City lodge No. 80; third prize,