Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-30
KANSAS LEGIsLATURR
House and Senate sCAoose Preesdsax ON.
cera and Begin ttae Griad-Pringle
fer SpeekeF.

The senate was In session less than
an hour on the 18th and about the only:
business transacted was the INTRODUCTION
of bills. It was the first time that the
senate had reached that order of business
and bills by the9 score were put in the
hopper. In matter OF public Importance
Senator Ca1dwelPs stock yards bill over
shadows all others....I In the House O'Don-
nell, of Ellsworth, introduced a bill to
prohibit epileptics. feeble-minded and In
sane people undero the age of IS years
from marrying. 1t0fxes penalty OF
81, 600 on the minister or official who mar
ries such people and Furnishes the people
themselves by heavy fine and imprtson-
ment-
Lieut.. Cow Hanna on the Goth an
nounced the committees in the senates
Senator Cubbison introduced one very
brief bill. 1t read: Sections 80, 80, IS
and 46, chapter % of the laws. of 1853, are
hereby repealed" But it is more impor-
tant than 1t looks on its face. It is a
bill to wipe out the double liability act.
Senator Smith, Of Edwards. introduced
several bills. One provides for an appro-
priatfon of $4,000 a year for bounty on
Sfugar beets. Another provides a plan
for people to sue the state other bills
Of Importance introduced were: For "a
county Stax for common schools: q bill
to create a department OF applied zoo
ology at the agricultural college to exter-
inmate prairie dogs creating a state fish
hatchery and making the fish warden also
game warden. The first bill of the se6-
sion was passed by the house. 1t was
am act to authorize the state to makes a
penitehtfary contract with Oklahoma. A
resolution was adopted asking the fed
eraf government to name battleshfp
Kansas. Enright, of Wyandotte, intro
duced several bills of Importance to Kan
sas City, Other bills introduced were to
prevent the marriage of minors without
consent of parents; to establish a state
fish hatchery in Pratt cdunty and to Gre
eates a board of examiners to regulate the
49,
introduced by Waggener asking voters
to call constitutional convention.
With onlyetw dissenting votes theasen-
ate on the 21st adopted Senator McMil-
famine. A bill introduced relating to
quarantine yards will. If passed, force
the Kansas City Stock Yards company
TO move its quarantine yards. Other bills
were: To prohibit Sunday theaters: cex-
emptif1g $500 worth OF property of old SOL
diers or their widows from taxation.
Griffin, of Jefferson introduced a bill In
the house providing for the holding Of
state fairs under the supervision and con-
troll of the state board of agriculture.
Other important bills introduced were:
Authorizing private corporations to de-
crease their capital stock: authorizing the
employment Of additional attorneys to as
sist the county attorney in the prosecu-
ton of criminal cases; repeating the law
authorizing cities of the first and second
class to appoint assessors; to prohibit the
Killing OF quail at any season and also to
prohibit the killing OF antelope 0for a
period of five years; cutting down the
amount Of bonds q municipality may issue
; from ten to five per cent. OF the assessed
valuation and 9 reducing the levies for
taxes asmunicipality can make one-half,
with the exception Of the levy for inter-
est on bonds; providing for the election
of railroad commissioners by the people;
requiring express companies in cities Of
the first and second-class to extend their
half from the ONCE; requiring railroads
, to build q shed over repair tracks at their
| division points to protect and shelter
! their employees during SHOWS. sleet. rain
and Indictment weather.
1t will take 81 800 to pay the postage on
+, Secretary Coburn's biennial report, just
issued. A bill carrying an appropriation
| for that amount was introduced in the
senate on the I'D. Other bills introduced
were: To raise the salary of the state
superintendent Of public instruction from
$1,000 to $500; to punish dissertation Of
the fag Of the United States, such as
the printing of advertisements upon IL;
tos elect railroad commissioners by vote
of the people; to elect the state printer
atageneral elections: authorizing working
eof coal mines by the state under the di-
rection of the governor; making express
companies liable for full value OF goods
| damaged in transit; making 1t a crime to
| eat snakes, centipedes, tarantulas, etc.
Perkins, OF Leayenworth. introduced an
initiative and referendum resolution to
change the state constitution. The first
move in the direction of good roads legis-
lation was made in the house when
Pralle.eof Marshall. introduced bills au-
tlorizing the township auditing board OF
any township In the state to levy spe-
scial tax for road improvements. Other
bills prohibited the selling of patent med
icines in Kansas without license from
| the board of health; for the punishment
of u1en who abandon wife and children;
to prohibit the use of i've birds in trap
shooting.
Kansas Coal Dealers to Meet