Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-27
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.

Is the general. belief that the session
will practically wind up its work one
week from next Saturday. The men,
bers do not usually stay here long af-
ter their pay stops. They can get all
Of the appropriation bills out Of the
way and pass some kind of tax bill
by that time. They are only things
that need looking after So far but
few bills have gone to the governor for
his signature. The legislature has
worked slower than usual this time.
but the people may be better OF for
that. Senator Tom Noftzger has pre-
pared a new congressional apportion-
men bill. It is almost Identical with
the Fitzpatrick bill. The only differ
ence Is that 1t places Nemaha county
in the First district and Places King
man and Harper back in what Is now
the old Seventh. It makes new dis
trict out Of Mcpherson. Harvey, Sedg-
wick. Sumner and Cowley. Noftzger
would like to add Butler to the new
district. but has left it out because Sem
ator Leidy will not stand for 1t. Al
though the house judiciary committee
has reported adversely the bill against
the harvester trust and its exclusive
sale contracts, Senator Ward will still
try to put it through. Ward intro
duced the bill in the senate, and had
Hill. of Russell. introduce it in the
house. The bill has been favorably re-
ported in the senate and is on the cal
endar for passage. The house judic-
larry committee killed it. They did not
understand the object Of the measure.
II fused the law will prevent the har-
vester trust from forcing retail i'm
plement dealers of Kansas into an ex-
elusive contract to handle certain
binder and no other. The implement
dealers are complaining. and have
asked the legislature to help them out.
This bill is what they want. After
Ward gets it through the Senate de-
termined effort will be made to get the
house to pass it over the protest, II
necessary, of the house judiciary COM
mittee. Senator Ward is pushing a
bill to amend the Seaton law, passed
two years ago, in regard to counties
buying in property for taxes.
Representative Nation got his bill
through the house taking Neosho and
Wilson counties out of the seventh
judicial district and forming them into
a new district, to be known as the
Thirty-seventh. This leaves Woodson
and Coffey in the Seventh. Kirkpat-
rick fought the bill, but could not de-
feat it.
The house spent most Of Friday
passing bills on the third reading. Over
fifty were passed on one roll call. This
included all local bills and several gen.
eral bills where no objections were
raised. Among those passed were the
following:
Jones BILL relating to the election
of county high school trustees and
their terms Of office:
Waggener's bill, regulating the ope-
ration Of trolley lines over railroad
tracks.
Einsels bill, amending sections 6424,
6425 and GAPS Of the general statutes
OF 1901.
Waggener's bill, relating to first
class cities.
Campbell's bill, relating to sidewalks
in first-class cities of not more than
10000 inhabitants.
Nations bill, providing for profess
sional teachers certificates.
Sharp's bill. concerning the election
OF boards Of education in territory at
tached to cities of the second class.
Broadbents bill, relating to the hour
of opening the polls in first-class
cities.
Senator Henley's bill, providing for
poor commissioner in Douglas
county.
Among the bills passed Friday az
ternoon are the following:
BY Adams, Of Butler-Fixing mini
mum capital of state banks at $10,-
900 instead Of 5000 as at present.
BY Pralle-Compensating school dis
trict officers for making annual re-
ports. 1t allows them SO for each
report sent in. :.
BY Dolley-Poviding for bounty OF
20 cents on gopher scalps.
BY Chaney-Authorizing the erection
of dam across the Kaw river at To-
peka by the Topeka Commercial Club.
BY Allen-Regulating the practice OF
dentistry.
BY Porter-An act to establish
state manual training school at Pitts
burg.
By MISUNDERSTANDING the Offer
irg of a $500 reward for murderers by
county commissioners.
BY Misunderstanding a state board
to be composed Of one miller. one grain
man and the secretary of the state
board of agriculture, to establish grain
grades for the state.
BY notwithstanding all notes
and public lodging houses to Dc
equipped with fire escapes.
BY Schyler-Exempting cities OF the
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