Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE.


SCHOOL eStaDnBneu aJ PlttADurR' III
has succeeded in getting the senat'
ways and means committee to up
turn its former verdict and repor
his bill for passage. II carries al
appropriation OF $4,000 with which Il
start the school. Porter says he hal
enough votes pledged to pass thu
bill In the senate and he believes HI
will be able to get 1t through the
house without much trouble.
Senator Findlny introduced reso
luton to twist the tail Of the Stand
ard oil octopus. He wants the legis
lature to investigate the operations
of the trust In the state, to inquire
into conditions existing in the oil
fields and see II convict labor can
be employed to develop the oil indus
try.
Smiths bill providing that all
claims against the state must first
be placed in Judgment form in the
district court before the legislature
shall appropriate money for their
payment was killed in the senate.
Two bills were passed by the SEN
ate and messaged to the house. One
created state board to examine op.
ticians and the other created board
to regulate plumbing.
Senator Porter's bill extending the
fellow servant law to all employees
was killed In the senate.
Senator Wright's bill carrying a
s16s,OOO appropriation for the main
tenance of the state normal school
at Emporia has been favorably re-
ported by the senate ways and means
committee. OF this sum $4,000 is to
be used for the erection of new
building. Ef
The indications are that Waggen-
er's resolution calling for constitu-
tional convention will be showed I'M
der so deep that it will not be heard
Of again in years.
A bill against lynching, prepared
by several leading negroes Of Kan
sas, has been introduced in the house
by Waggener.
Leland's resoltioun ordering the
Kansas senators in congress to vote
for the Cuban reciprocity treaty went
through the house yesterday morn
ing without a dissenting vote.
Adams, of Butler, chairman Of the
house committee on banks and bank
ing, introduced two banking bills.
One provides that no state bank shall
be organized with less than $4,000
capital. All state banks now operat-
ing with less than that amount are
given one year in which to increase
their capital to the minimum fixed
by this law. The object is to discour-
age the organization, of small banks.
The other bill requires bank presi-
dent and cashier to subscribe to an
oath in taking office and fixes date
for the annual bank meetings at the
first Monday in January Of each
year.
Other bills introduced follow:
BY misunderstanding that the
holder of first grade teachers GER
tiicate may have the same renewed
at the end of three years by passing
an examination in theory and prac-
tice only.
by Misunderstanding railroads to
shipper round trip transpor-
tation for each car of stock and
compelling railroads to pay to live
stock shipper an indemnity of IS per
car for every three hours the train
Is late.
I'y Sims--Providing for the publica-
tion and distribution at state ex-
pense the reports of the meetings
of the Kansas live stock breeders.
BY Stuhbs--Providing for erection
Of an $4,000 law building at the state
ny CHhI -IEONiulHB bHdO dll pun
lie highways in Pawnee county shall
be go feet wide.
BY Jenks-Providing that all ten
ancies from year to year may be de-
termined by at least three months
notice in writing given by either
party prior to the expiration of the
year.
by Misunderstanding a board Of
examiners of steam engineers and
requiring engineers of theater en-
gines to undergo an examination and
take out license. The state is d.
vided into three districts for the con-
venience of engineers wishing to take
the examination. There shall be
chief examiner and a deputy exam
liner for each district.
BY Campbell, Of Bourbon-Provid-
ing that the rate Of interest on bonds
purchased by the state school fund
in the future shall be four per cent.
on bonds running from ten TO 20
years and five per cent. on bonds run
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