Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-06
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

mplOy young men lust0aQ VI Ooyp ia
he event that Senator Wulfekuhler'a
Ill becomes law. The bill has been
eported by the committee for passage
nd Is In a fair way to. go through.
The bill provides: No child under "A
ears of age shall be employed at any
ime In any factory or workshop or
bout any mine. No such child shall
Q empliyed in any mercantile estab-
ishment, nor in the service of any tel
yroph, telephone or public messenger
tompany, except during the vacation
( the public schools in the school dis
riot where such child Is employed.
no persons under l6 years Of age shall
. employed at any occupation or at
ny place dangerous or injurious to
fe, limb, health or morals; nor at
ny labor of any kind outside of the
.amialy Of such persons residence,
efore 6 o'clock in the morning nor af-
er O'clock in the evening, nor more
han ten hours in any one day, nor
aore than sixty hours in any one
week.
The bill of jerks, of Franklin, al
owing q husband and wife to testify
gainst each other In divorce suit,
as a clause which will not permit
lem to form collision to secure a legal
eparation: The bill provides: In all
.ction for divorce or alimony, or for
10Th divorce and alimony, hereafter to
% tried, the parties thereto, or either
If them, shall be competent 10 testify
ipon al material matters involved in
he controversy to the same extent as
other witnesses might do; provided,
however, that nothing in this act shall
,e considered as authorizing the grant
ing Of a decree of divorce upon the un-
corroborated testimony Of either hus-
band or wife, or Of both of them.
Peck's bill relating to mortgages is
now on the calendar for passage. 1t
provides for new method Of releasing
mortgages and is of much interest to
loan brokers and to people who bor-
row money. 1t fillows: ANY mort
gage Of real property that has been or
may hereafter be recorded may be dis
charged by an entry on the margin of
the record thereof, signed by the mort
gagee or his attorney, assignee, or per-
sonal representative, acknowledging
the satisfaction of the mortgage in the
presence of the register of deeds or
his deputy, who shall subscribe the
same as witness
The house judiciary committee killed
thirty bills in less than two hours Fri
day. Some Of them were local in their
nature and others were general. Their
authors will probably champ on the
bits some, but the committee proposes
to weed out few good things from
the large mass of stuff that goes into
the hopper and cast the rest aside.
several bills have been introduced to
exempt from taxation the property of
old soldiers. All these bills were turned
down by the judiciary committee be-
cause they conflicted' with Article IL
of the state constitution, which pro-
vides that all people shall be taxed
alike. Among the other bills to fall
by the wayside were: By Hutcheson-
to prevent marriage of minors. By
Jones, of Trego-To prevent the mar
riage of relatives Of any degree. BY
Barnd-Requiring the holders of claims
against the state to first get judgment
in the district court, before the legis-
lature will pay them. BY Husey-Pro-
viding for an examination of auction
GERS. BY Campbell, of Meade-Requir-
ing the state to pay mileage and fees
Of nonresident witnesses.
The senate's ways and means COM
mittee has decided that 100000 will
be enough to complete the Kansas
building and furnish the Kansas dis
play at the Worlds fair. The legisla-
ture two years ago appropriated $780,
900. This will make $150,000 all told.
The commission really expected to
have about 100000 to spend.
Cubbison's bill establishing board
of police and fire commissioners for
Kansas City, Kan, has been prepared
and will be put in the. legislative hop
per shortly. 1t is patterned after the
old metropolitan police law, except
that it also takes in the fire depart
ment. Harry Bell, of Armourdale, is
slated for place on the board ah soon
as it becomes law.
Senator Tapp made his first touch
down Wednesday. In some manner
Lieutenant Governor Hanna got tan
gled up and sent the long train bill to
the labor committee, of which Tapp Is
chairman, instead of to the railroad
committee, where it belongs. Tapp's
committee took the bill up and, after
considering it briefly, authorized Tapp
to report 1t favorably, which he did.
Now there is a movement on foot to
have it sent to the railroad commit
tee. .
William Wallace of Kingman, has
announced his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for congress in
the Seventh to fill the vacancy caused
by Longs election to the senate. He
was candidate four years ago, but
when he saw that he could not stem
Longs tide, he withdrew.