Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-12

AVRIA0t &1nAsy AsAoA SAA We AhQ lo>&A
ate fought all yesterday afternoon on
Wulfekuhler's bill to prohibit the
employment of child labor in facto-
ries, stores, Offices and mines. Allen
started the discussion by moving to
postpone action on the bill indef-
nitely and talking to the motion.
The bill cut out all children under IA
years from making living. He says
that hundreds of Young boys were
supporting widowed mothers or or
phan sisters, and this would throw
them out Of work and bring want
and misery on the poor. It would
prevent boys from carrying papers
or acting as messengers. In support
Of the bill, Smith said that children
should spend their time in school and
not in shops and factories; that a
good education was more beneficial
to them in the long run than the
money they would earn while chill
dren. His theory was that, il wild
ows and orphan girls were depend
ent upon small boys for living.
some other provision should be made
for their care. Wulfekuhler declared
that the employment of boys threw
many men out of work. Besides
boys should be given an education
SO that they could become useful citi-
zens. Pestana, Tapp, Carpenter, Por-
ter and Miller all made strong
speeches for the bill. Fitzpatrick,
Ward, Hurrel, Branine and Noftzger
talked against it. Several amend
ments were offered and all were voted
down. There was a tie each time.
The friends Of the measure finally
saw that they could not muster 21
votes to pass the bill, and the motion
to postpone indefinitely was carried
unanimously.
The stock yards bill passed the
senate and was messaged to the
house. Senators Cubbison and Allen |
made hard fight against the meas
ure, but the best they could do was
10 muster two votes in addition to
their own against the bill. The vote
stood 81 to 4.
At the request of the club women
If the state, the senate passed the
bill designating the sunfower to be
he floral emblem of the state.
The senate passed these bills:
To build and equip law building
Il the state university.
To pay counties for keeping desti-
ute insane not admitted to state
Isylums. .ss i
Giving the school fund commission
rs power to buy bonds where the
Indebtedness is over the ten per cent.
INIT.
Prohibiting the operation of grain
rust in Kansas.
To prohibit the operation Of slot
lachines. i
Providing for the election Of town !
hip officers biennially.
Providing for 20 cent bounty ON
opher scalps.
Prohibiting railroads from OBJ /
tructing street and road crossings |
Fixing the minimum capital of state I
anks at $4,000. i
Providing that trust companies {
ay invest only half their capital 4
nd surplus in bank stocks. e
Giving state officials authority to I
Ist their votes at the places where I
icy lived when elected or appointed n
Office.
The house passed the tax bill after a
continuous session lasting from two e
clock until $3.50, and q call Of the /,
,use lasting five hours. 1t was the o
ost exciting incident Of the winters
ssion and the votes necessary to
SIS the bill were secured only by n
e machine leaders lobbying on the 81
'or while the house was in session, Il
though no order was preserved. G.
hen the call of the house was sus- IL
nded, the bin had GA votes against II
nays. o.
The house ways and means COM e.
ttee has killed the state fair bill II
d the stockmen have given up p
pes of getting any legislation al
ing that line this session. cs
Topeka, Kan, March 7.-Waggen-
n l.fll IL