The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-20

The senate spent day in the discussion OF
the bill giving district judges .he rigr' 20
passing it in committee OF the whole;
BY a unanimous vote the senate adopted the
Leland resolution instructing me k N,s .nn
ted states senator's to vote for the Cuban reel
procity treaty, and the Adams resolution III
structing them to vote for the Panama canal
treaty. g.
The house passed an amendment to the game
law making the open season for quail NoVem,,
Der instead of December Also passed Dill
providing that fire insurance policies shall not
be Sf be eg S Se
uent use of trade marks, ~
The house killed the bill creating the office
of state inspector of stationary engines ,;ros tho
history of Kansas to be taughV Ill puoiio
schools. .,
Representative Hale would compel the pub
LEGATION of the syilabi of supreme court ue-
cisions in the counties from which the cases
are appealed.
The Joint tax committee by a vote OF 3 to II,
refused to reconsider the Waggener amend
ment to the bill exempting notes ana mort
cages and other evidences OF Indebtedness
fro n taxation, and it is believed TINT TINS ac-
ton kills the whole scheme for new. tax law.
The senate killed Al ems pnrole Pill giving
during good behavior. Allen moved recon-
sideration which may come mp later
Mr.. Leland's bill provides that non resident
pupils in state schools shall pay tuition fees
amounting to onehaf of the per capita cost of
maintaining the institution they attend; that
in the professional branches Of the state UNI
versy pupils shall pay the fnl per capita nd f tbn
all students shall pay a matriculatlon rec OF ~.
A bill which has gained the approval OF une
house judiciary committee provldes tniu per,
sons who in any way represent themselves as
members Of any secret order when they are
not shall beadjudged guilty OF n misdeineahor'
2GTH DAY.
The senate has killed Aliens parole bill civ
ing trinl Judges the power to withhold SEN
tence during good behavior. Allen moved a
reconsideration which. may come up later
favorably upon these bills: To provide for
county high schools in. counties having less
than $50 people; requiring county oincers 70
give surety bonds at county expense; regula-
ting the practice of dentistry.
The senate ways and means committee rec
ommends an 5000 appropriation for the ere t1'c
state university. All told, the University APP
preparations amount to over 5000.
The house decided to pnss the bill prohibiting
the marriage Of any person VINO IS an eplle9p1lct,
feeble minded, mbecile or insane or who is
the child of an insane mother; also the Dill re-
curing country schools to be held at least I'VE
months each year.
tuition so as to enable the governor to veto sep
arate items in an an appropriation bill mas peen
passed by the house and 1t Is almost certim 10
go through the senate.
9 The Soldiers home and Mother Bickerdyke
home appropriation bill carries $685. 20 year
for maintenance and 06D for repairs; inc
sum of $4,000 is to be spent for new buildings
during the next two years.
s7Tu DAY.
The senate passed the house bill for a new
contract wit Oklahoma for keeping prisoners
with provision for more pay from the terri
tory.
the p nitenti ry the right to use the hrst SSo
0 d of profit from the binding Irvine plant Tor
improvements at the plant. There is n senate
bill which makes it an offense for an operator
to mark the wrong time ON telegram.
The bill TO provide for women the right to
vote for presidential electors was considered
by the house under special rule ond after an
extendad debate, was defeated u vote OF "
to u; A bill was passed in committee OF tne
state institution, and requiring that all Vouch-
crs be sent out from the auditors office. Like
action was taken on the st. Louis fair bill car
rying 81 00)) and raising the pay OF commits
sioners from to $40 a day
The house passed the bill providing, that fe-
male attendants shall accompany all women
who may be sent to the insane asylum, the
penitentiary or the grls'reform school.
The house ways and means committee failed
to approve the proposed appropriation OF Sol,-
90 for the installing OF permanent state falr
2SrH DAY.
The senate in committee Of the whole APP
proved n number Of bills, among them are :;
Porter's bill which provides that cities or
school districts may add an industrial depart
ment to schools the bill to make the secretary
of mine industries inspector OF weights, meas
ures and scales at coal MINES; bill requiring
notice within 90 days after injuries are sus-
tanned, to make railroads liable for injuries of
employees.
Mr.. kirkpatrick, of Wilson, got through the
house resolution for an amendment 70 ihe
constitution to do away with special .bills be-
fore the legislature. . . ,
The general appropriation bill as it left the
committee of the whole house, carried $50 o
for expenses of irrigation,suit against Colorado; ;
for stenographers in the state house, who had
been receiving from 5000 to $lNUO were placed
On n salary of 800 except two; no change VS.
made for district court sten0graphers. The
WAYS and means committee has reported bill
for the Parsons asylum. 1t sets aside S2O)'OO
for building purposes; $1,000 for fire protec-
tion: 50, 400 for additional land and $1,000 for
maintenance.
MAIL BY AUToMoBILE.-The mail is
now being carried between Smith ecu
ter and Gaylord.
WILL GET AFTER JoINTs.-In the
Goodland papers the county attorney
notifies the liquor sellers and gambling
Joints that they must close mp Febru-
arv 90 or he will begin prosecutions.
| This notice follows thorough search
on the part of the county attorney for
evidence.
PUTTING on CHECK. Axtell the
telephone company has issued an order
to central TO cut off all conversation
sent over the lines by non-subscribers
and advises people to rent phone il
they want to talk.
LARGEST TREE.-A large sycamore
tree on the o. S. Munsell farm one mile
north of Sliiddy, in Geary county, is
said to be the largest in the state. II
is as straight as AN arrow and at its
base is tweniy-three feet and sever
inches in circumference. The distance
from the ground to the first limb or
the tree is fifty feet and the tree ii
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