The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-28

jerks, of Franklin. has introduced bill
! in the house to fix the public holidays TO
be observed in the state. Strange as it
| may seem there are three days which are
| set aside by statute to be public holidays
They are: Washingtons birthday. Feb
%; Decoration day. May 80, and Labor
day. the first Monday in September. For
years there has been dispute among
| the bankers. business men and lawyers
| of the state as to whether Christmas.
New Years, Thanksgiving day and the
Fourth of July, which are always OBJ
Lserved. can be considered holidays. Jenk' S
hill makes these days public holidays and
in addition adds all days provided by
statute for the holding of state, county
and city elections.
Senator Wulfekuhler's bill appropriating
5000 TO cover the expenses of sending
released convicts back to the counties in
which they were convicted. has been
given its quietus by the house ways and
means committee. The purpose of the
bill was to get the convicts away from
Leavenworth after they are released. AS
ii is now they often settle down there
and they are not desirable sort of citi-
Zens.
The patent medicine bill is dead. On
account of the vigorous kick made
against it the bill was referred by the
senate committee on hygiene and public
health back TO its author Senator Gabriel
with the request that he fix it up i'm some
manner so that it would be less obnox.
ious Senator Gabriel says that he does
not intend TO reintroduce the bill. but
will strange IL himself instead of having
either the senate or house do it.
Goebel's bill, providing that the funds
in the state treasury. other tan taxes.
shall be deposited in the banks of the
state which offer the highest rate of in
terest and furnish good security was fav-
orably recommended by the house COM
nittee of the wohle yesterday. There
was a good deal of discussion over the
bill. some of the members opposing il
because il took all control of the state
funds out of the hands of the state treas
urer
Among thee Their bills recommended for
passage were the following:
BY Observation-Disclosures the estab-
lishment of county high schools in coun-
ties having population of less than 2.50o
BY JenkS-Specifying the duties of the
stewards OF the various state institu-
tions.
BY Cambeli of Bourbon-Permitting the
condemnation of land for the cOnStruc-
ton of reservoirs for the storage OF
water.
Billings of Marion believes that the con-
struction of ponds for irrigation purposes
should be encouraged and he yesterday
introduced a bill in the house providing
that where a farmer constructs a pond
of half acre in extent and a least five
feet in depth that S shall be related
from his taxes and that where the pond
Is an acre in extent and five feet deep a
rebate of so shall be allowed. Among
the other bills introduced were the fol-
lowing:
BY Johnson Of Establishing a
high scnool in Decatur county.
By Peck-Providing for the release from
record without quieting title, of old mort
cages.
BY Peck-Permitting the city Of Con-
cordia to vote $4,000 in bonds for the
of a public auditorium.
The opticians of Kansas are not to be
examined and licensed by n state board.
The house lost no time Yesterday deliv-
ering a Knockout blow to Smiths bill
when il came UP in committee of the
whole. Staley. of Usage. started the
trouble before the oil lhad been half read. |
The house did quite a bunch of business |
yesterday. Among other things ii appro- |
priated about a million dollars Of the |
peoples money. With the exception of |
81 SEQ which was allowed by George H. |
Evans. as interest on state warrants Cue |