Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-02-12

The ways and means committee of the house
has decided to follow ex-Auditor Coles recon-
mendation and provide an appropriation for a
state accountant to be attached to the govern
or's office. The salary attached to the Office
will be 81 SOD year.
Two joint resolutions for change in the
constitution in regard to the right of suffrage
of foreign born people are before the legisla-
ture. Hill, of Russell, put IN resolutiea to
require a residence here of three years. Lin
ton, of Smith, put in one to have the limit ex-
tended to five years and to require the foreign
er to become naturalized citizen.
Among new bills is an act authorizing the re-
funding of the legally existing bonded indie f
edness OF disorganized and merged school dis
rricts-
There is bill in the house providing that
where there are less than ten pupils in school
district that levy sh IL be made for their
transportation to another adjoining district
and to pay for their tuition.
The house took the chicken stealing" bin
away from the judiciary committee and will
consider it itself.
The senate tried to get the house to change
its provision for committee to investigate the
harvester trust by house committee by ask
ing that joint committee be appointed for
that job The house refused the cooperation
of the senate.
for commissioner to investigate the unpaid
of 1876
killed Noftzger's bill requiring foreign insur-
ance companies to invest 40 per cent of their
gross income on Kansas business in Kansas Sc
curities.
The house cut the appropriation for postage
on the report of Secretary Coburn to 5000
burns book should be sent as freight to county
clerks and be distributed by them.
Mr.. Leland is likely to get a resolution
through the house which will practically in
struct Senator Burton to vote for Cuban reci-
procity.
10Th DAY.
Senator Allen, of Doniphan, has introduced
his fourth or fifth insurance BILL making a
dozen when added to others before the senate.
The senate refused to concur in the house
amendment cutting down the item for postage
on Secretary Coburn's report.
The appropriations asked for the chief edu-
cational institutions for the next two years
are: For Kansas University, over $4,000;
for the state normal school at Emporia, about
about 1926 900, and $4,000 for buildings and re-
pairs at the Fort Hays normal school and
5000 each year for current expenses.
Mr.. Waggener has a resolution in the house
providing for placing bust of John J. ingalls,
in statuary hall of the national capitol.
The house judiciary committee has recon-
mended for passage resolution offered by
Francis, of Allen, granting the governor au-
thority to cut out out any items in appropria-
ton bills, which he considers "grafters'
1t is hard to get the approval of the judiciary
committee of the house, which Stays bills by
Ine wholesale.
Members of the house are busy studying the
new tax bill
The committee of the whole house approved
the Wichita high school bill, and the commit
tee on cities of the first class acted favorably
on the DILL permitting Wichita to vote bonds
for an auditorium.
2lST DAY.
Bailie Waggener induced the big tax bill
joint committee to exempt mortgages and
notes from taxation, and, as his amendment
has it,, "other evidences of Indebtedness
Later the the members saw that this might ex-
emnt railroad bonds
Wichita's bill for $4,000 high school passed
the house.
Senator Allen would by law authorize in
surance companies to invest in school funds
and municipal bonds.
Senator Porter's bill for manual training
department in the public schools is likely to
become law.
Senator Allen would make the operating of
slot machine, or permitting il to be operated,
felony, with the penalty of one to five years
in the penitentiary.