Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-22
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


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appropriation bill this time. ne
doesn't know just what they VIII be,
nut IL sure some WIN Dop up. Yes
terday ne introduced o resoiuuon
providing that all claims against the
state for miscellaneous purposes
must be MED with the ways ana
means commttee AZ once ana tnat
the committee shall report the Dill
for passage within the next 10 days.
Usually TINS Dill Is not made up ana
put mto tne hopper unui tne last
Gay OF the session. ms gives tne
legislature no time TO investigate the
claims ana as q result many steais
are pushed through. Morrow says al
iegiumate claims can DO preserved
early ana the miscellaneous Dill can
DO scrutinized and steals eliminated
senator dapriei oHereo resoiuuon
author1zing the purchase OF nags 70
oscorate tne senate champer ana IL
was adopted'
tne RUE against Lobbyists was OF
derea enforced. NO one VIII Do al
lowed on tne noor except STATE ON
GERS ana members OF Doth houses I'M
less ne carries pass signed by the
lieutenant governor
Inc senate was In session only
snort Time ana ADJOURNED until MOI
DAY AFTERNOON.
Although no standing committees
nave been named IN the mouse ana
none ls expected untii aiter one sen
ator1al nght enos' nood OF Oils
greeted speaker Pringle yesterday
when the house reached the order OF
business permitting their mtroduc-
ton Ihere were " oiiis read tine
nrst Time ana many otners undouot-
ediy would nave been introduced mao
the members expected to reach mat
oroer OF business yesterday.
After the bilis had been introduced
and read the house TOOK up tne con-
test case between " u. Mluer, re-
publican, and y. L. Brooks democrat,
over the seat as representative from
Lincoln county. Y. u. jones' OF NOT
ton, brought the matter before the
house in the form OF q resolution
which provided that Miller should be
seated in view OF the fact that Brooks
has already filed disclaimer TO the
seat. J. A. Buckiin opposed the
adoption OF the resolution and wanted
Lz...a - ..~nsA ,,-Asl hal kaa1,I
the evidence in the case. The reso-
tuition was adopted by strictly
marty vote of N to 20.
One of the most important bills in
troduced during the afternoon was
nv Representative Gale and provided
that when a husband willfuily aban-
dons his wife or when wife will
fully abandons her husband and is
convicted of the crime he or she
shall be sentenced to three years at
hard labor in the penitentiary.
Among the other measures were the
following;
Mr.. Adams. Of Sedgwick. legalizing
the contract Kansas has with Okla
homa for keeping territorial prison
ers in the state penitentiary.
By Jones, Of Norton, amending the
marriage laws and prohibiting the
marriage of relatives Of any degree.
Nv starr. making the destruction
Of nrairie dogs compulsory on the
mart Of land owners. This bill pro-
Woes that the township trustees
shall, Immediately after the bill be-
comes a law, ascertain how much
land in their township is infested
with prairie dogs and report to the
county clerk. The county clerk shall
report the amount necessary to the
state agricultural college, where the
poison necessary may be procured at
cost. Any land owner who refuses
to use the poison will be charged Tor
the service by the county officials and
the amount shall be assessed and col
lected on the land, just as are ordi-
nary taxes.
By Leland, authorizing the govern
or to remove the members of the st.
Louis fair commission az mis- pleas
ure.
Rv Adams. of Sed1wiclx. licensing