Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-19

numbered in this report without reference to
the constitutional 30 days, but by the actual
number of days in which the legislature has
been in session.
X. U. WITHDRAws.-The oratorical
association of the state university has
formally withdrawn from the state or
atorical association on account of the
trouble at the Atchison oratorical con-
test.
No Book WORK CONTRACT. The sem
ate receded from its amendment to the
state printer bill providing that the
bookworlz and binding should be let by
contract.
DOUBLE LIABILITY.-The legislature
has passed an act repeating the law
making stockholders in corporations
liable in twice the amount of their
stock.
Two APPROPRIATIONS Winfield
imbecile asylum receives by the appro-
priation of the legislature S177,94O.
The reform school at Topeka gets S1l6,-
42O.
FISH HATCHERY PAssED.-The house
state fish hatchery bill passed the
senate in the closing hours. The bill
carries an appropriation of $40, 900.
CHOIR OF 4OO-A choir of four hun
dred voices was feature at the re-
vival meeting at Topeka. Over 5000
people attended the first meeting.
GAS AND OIL BONDS. -Emporia has
voted bonds for exploring beneath the
city for gas and oil; to the amount of
S2,5O0 The vote was 73o to 244
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENIENTLY
republican congressional convention is
to be held at Great Bend on April >.
NUISANCE CLAUSE RE-ENACrED. "A
bill re-enacting the nuisance clause of
the prohibitory law was passed by
both houses. The action was taken be-
cause the supreme court decided re-
Gently that the Hurrell law repealed
the old law containing the nuisance
feature.
MUST ENCAsE BELTING.-An act has
passed the legislature requiring betting
for machinery to be cased. The bill is
stringent in its requirements for the
safety of employees in manufactures, in
many particulars.
FISH AND GAME BILL-Senator ST.
mons bill providing for the appoint
ment of a fish and game warden was
killed in the house. The vote was 80
to 80. The commissioner was to have
received salary of 81, 900 year and
$500 travelling expenses. He was to
take the place of the fish warden and
was to look after the enforcement of
the game as well as the fish laws of
the state.
SAYS Loss Is SMALL-The Liberal
News declares that the percentage of
loss of cattle was small.
To PLAITT PINEs.-A movement has
been started to ask President Roose-
welt to set aside 75, 900 acres in Finney
county as a forest reserve. 1t is
planned to have the work under the
direction of the bureau of forestry if
the president grants the request. Pine
trees will be planted.
KATY BRAKEMAN KILLED.-Frank
York, brakeman on the katy" run
ming from Parsons to junction CITY,
was run over at Emporia and died
shortly afterward. His home is IN
Parsons
KANSAS HORSES IN DEMAND.-The
demand for Kansas horses in the East
has caused decided advance in values.
Buyers at Abilene have shipped over
300 horses in the past year and others
in adjoining counties have done as
much. The horses that two years ago
sold for So now bring 500 or over and
the farmers are going into the bust
ness more extensively than ever
PARSONS AsYLUM.-The appropria-
ton bill for that institution, as passed,
carries 5000, 900 for new building and
$40, 900 for equipment, etc.
No STATE FAIR.-When the house
ways and means committee adversely
reported the state fair bill, Hutcheson,
of Pratt, moved to place it on the cal
endar. Kinkle, of Reno, moved to lay
the motion on the table. The KinlSle
motion carried by vote of 3s to 81.
This kills all legislation along state
fair lines for this session.
No SOLDIERS MoNuMENT.-The bill
providing for monument to the SOL
diers and sailors of the civil war was
killed in the house by objection to its
advancement on the calendar