Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-19
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURES.
The Fitzpatrick Congressional RsappoF'
tiepment BiiI Passed ~ the seaats--A
Fl 4 Eieed Of Bills in the Iioase.

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Topeka, Kany Feb. ls.--After
running fight lasting three hours the
senate yesterday passed the Fitzpat-
rick congressional reapportionment
bill without single change from the
original al introduced. II creates q
new district and makes some changes
in few OF the old districts.
In accordance with the wishes of
the cattlemen, who held meeting
here to get some relief from the So
called "tick" law. Senator White in
troduced this bill:
"Any cattle hereafter brought,
driven or transported into the state
of Kans9s from any point south OF
the south line OF Kansas, which cat
tie, at the point from which they
are brought, driven or transported,
that may have been inspected and
examined by an inspector or an as
sistant inspector Of the bureau of ami
NAL industry OF the United States
under the provisions of the act OF
congress, entitled An act to enable
the secretary of agriculture to more
effectually suppress and prevent the
spread of contagious and infectious
diseases of live stock and for other
purposes; and the regulations there
under heretofore and hereafter
adopted by the secretary Of agri-
culture, and which cattle are aeon
panied by q certificate signed by
such inspector or assistant inspector
showing that such cattle have been
inspected and that they are free from
splenic or Texas fever infection,
pleuro- pneumonia, foot and mouth
disease, or any other contagious, in
fictitious or communicable disease,
shall be permitted to be brought,
driven or transported into and
through the state Of Kansas without
any other or further inspection by
the state live stock sanitary commits
sion OF any Inspector acting under
the authority of such commission"
The fish warden bill creating a
state fish hatchery and providing for
stocking 1t was passed. ~
The house yesterday, In committee
Of the whole, recommended % state
depository bill for passage. The
senate will probably pass It.
Enright introduced u bill giving the
commissioners of Wyandotte county
authority to appropriate 100000 for
an approach to a bridge across the
Missouri river when the Orient peo-
pie build the bridge.
Other bills introduced were as fol-
lows; ..-N 81 -
BY Brown, Of Labette-Making it
misdemeanor for any person to
beat livery stable keeper out of his
hire for the use of vehicles or horses.
BY Pralle-Providing that no stock
holders In q mutual fire insurance
company can hold and use the proxies
Of more than rs policy holders. This
is to prevent one man gaining con-
troll Of company.
BY Jensen--Permitting the owners
Of property within one mile Of the
corporate limits of any town, where
there are no established sidewalks,
to appropriate six feet of ground
along the outer edge of the public
highway for a footpath and to inn
prove and protect same.
by local Judiciary committee-va-
eating parts and parcels OF between
40 and so townsites In the state OF
Kansas. This is the usual vacation
bill which Is formulated every SEES
sion in order to do away with the
vast number of special bills.
BY Observation-Disclosures the es-
Enlistment of state fish hatchery
and providing for the appropriation
of $4,000 to cover the expense of con-
struction. Provision is also made for
a superintendent and assistant SUI
perintendent of the hatchery, each Of
whom shall receive salary OF 5000
year.
BY O'Donnell--Permitting railroads
to condemn state lands for its use,
where the land is not used by the
state for any of its institutions or
for other public purposes.
by Einsel-Approprlating $4,oCJ for
the continuation of the experiments
in the killing of prairie dogs and
pocket gophers.
BY Huesel-Making each incorpo-
rated city separate road district
BY Hill--Providing that each coun-
ty shall keep criminal record book
and enter into 1t information regard
ing every Indictment complaint and
conviction or acquittal made in the