Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-03-07
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Condensed Proceedings OF the Sessions Of
senate and House from Day Co
Day nc Topeka.

erection OF a 100000 soldiers monument
on the statehouse grounds passed the sem
ate on the 9th. Senator Leidy Is fighting
hard for his bill to compel children to at
tend school. The Morehouse automobile
bill was recommended for passage. A bill
was introduced for the protection of the
governor and president. =. .Farris. of Sum-
ner, secured unanimous consent In the
house to withdraw his anti-cigarette bill.
The bills to create a board to license
plumbers, for providing safety appliances
for workmen In machine shops and pro-
hiblting the operation of grain trusts in
Kansas were recommended for passage
In committee OF the whole. The senate
bill to bond public officers at the states
expense was killed.
Senator White succeeded on the 26th
In getting his state fair bill engrossed by
the senate. IT is now UP to the house to
pass or defeat the tax bill prepared by
The legislative tax commission. The sem
ate. by a vote Of "a to II. passed the bill
and messaged It to the house. When the
Pollock bill to divide the district court
Of Cowley county came up on second read
Ing Senator King presented a petition
signed by 1924 voters OF Cowley county
asking the senate to kill the bill. The
house spent most Of the day passing bills,
Is going through. Billings bill giving
rebate on taxes to farmers who build
ponds and maintain ponds on their farms
has been reported for passage. half
acre pond gives the farmer a IS rebate on
taxes and one acre pond rebate Of So
The court of conciliation bill. which Is
backed by the labor unions of the state.
was knocked out by house committee
for the third time. 1t will not be revived.
II created n court to adjust troubles be-
tween capital and labor.
Senator Stewart succeeded in the sem
ate on the eth In showing an amended
oil through the senate by a vote of 80 to
;, providing that the state printer shall
DO the printing as required by the con-
stitution and that all binding. bo6kmak-
Ing, ETC., be let to the lowest bidder.
Senator Wulfekuhler introduced a reso,
luton protesting against the United
States senate seating the Momon senator
.lect from Utah. Ninety bills were passed
in one omnibus at noon. At the night
session several bills were ordered en-
crossed. .Campbell's bill giving coun-
ties having less than 10000 inhabitants
The right to employ counsel to assist
county attorney to prosecute criminal
cases was passed by the house. BY
q vote of So to the Goebel bill. provid-
ing that state funds shall be deposited In
banks which will agree to give the high
est rate of interest, was passed. The Ad-
ans bill. limiting the investment of trust
companies in bank stock to one-half their
capital stock and surplus. was also
passed.
Senator Mcmillan introduced In the SEN
ate on the 18th a concurrent resolution
congress to give the re-
ports Of state boards Of agriculture free
through the mails. II
passed unanimously. Senator Noftzger
introduced a congressional reapportion-
nent mill. The bill making railroad COM
missioners elective by the people was
passed.
Senator Porter. Of Crawford. on the I'd,
introduced bill In the senate to bar
everybody off the floor but senators and
employees. Morrow offered an amendment
10 make the Porter resolution only apply
10 lobbyists from Porters own county
and the resolution. as amended, was
adopted overwhelmingly. Among bills
passed were: To prohibit Matchmaking:
giving creditors chance to get at Is per
cent. OF a persons wages for debt: maxi
ing II a death penalty to assault the
president, vice president. cabinet men,
Der or governor: providing for fish
>. .Porter's bill providing for
training in the public schools of |
discussion. Both branches passed the |
bill prohibiting the harvester |
rust or any other concern from making |
exclusive contracts in Kansas for the |
sale OF implements or goods. Several |
,ther bills Of more or less importance |
we're passed.
Little business was transacted in the |
,enate on the Sd. The judiciary commit |
zee reported favorably upon O'Donnell's |
bill prohibiting the marriage of imbeciles |
Ind feeble-minded people and on Sims
bill prohibiting children from taking part |
n hypnotic exhibitions. The Gabriel bill
patent medicine concerns to file
copies of their formulate with the state
medical board was killed. Speaker
oringle's resolution, passed by the house,
the employment Of prison la
,or in competition with free labor was
'oted down. Brandon. Of Butler, forced
Chairman jerks, of the house committee
m congressional apportionment. to re-
,ort back the Hale redlstricting bill.
Brandon later got the bill made spe-
ial order for four o'clock In the after
loon, but the house Unexpectedly ad-
burned at noon out OF respect to the
of the mother Of Speaker
oringle.