The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-01

towns of more than 5000 inhabitants
must secure license before he can work
| at his trade.
Senator Leidy's bill giving teachers q
| days wages for attending county teach
ers' Institutes each month during the
school year was roughly handled in the
senate tonight. Vincent offered an amend
ment to strike out the provision giving
| them pay. He said that it meant the
expenditure of s135.o00 a year in the state
He though that was too much. Leidy
| argued against the amendment. The
| amendment carried by l majority. Then
Leidy moved to recommend the bill for
| passage subject 10 amendment and de-
| bate and the motion carried. When the
bill comes up in the senate for passage,
he will try to have the pay provision
reinstated.
It was with some difficulty that Lieu
tenant Governor Hanna secured a quor-
| UNI of the senate for a night session. but.
| after he succeeded. the senate went into
committee of the whole and ground out
several bills. Among those ordered en-
crossed were the following;
BY Porter-Providing for a tax levy in
first and second class cities to support
| public libraries.
BY Simons-Prohibiting the making of
exclusive contracts for handling machin-
cry and merchandise.
| By Carpenter-Appropriat money for
! a A. r. museum in the state house.
/ BY Pestana-Providing that all three
schools of medicine shall be recognized
| in the selection of superintendent of the
| state imbecile and lunatic asylums
Senator Wulfekuhler has introduced the
following resolution protesting against
| the United States Senate seating the Nor
mon senator-elect from Titan:
| Whereas, 1t frequently has been herald
| ed to the public through the newspapers
that Reed Smoot, senator ELECT from Utah
! is a disciple of the Mormon church and
is guilty of the practice of polygamy or
| plural marriage, and
Whereas, Such practice is contrary to
/ law and disgrace to modern civiliza-
| ton, and
Whereas. The same state elected TO the
congress of the United States one Brig
ham Roberts. who was denied seat for
the same reason. therefore. be it
Resolved, BY the senate of the state of
Kansas, the house concurring herein. that
we protest on behalf of the people Of
( this state against the seating Of the SEN
/ ator-elect from Utah. and be it further
Resolved, That copies of these resolu-
! tions be sent to the United States sepa-
, tors from Kansas and that they be in
structed to use every honorable means to
! prevent the seating of Mr.. Smoot in the
senate o. the United States.
Laughlin Of Atchison. a minority mem
ber yesterday introduced in the house 4
bill providing that all hawkers or ven
doris of patent medicines or drugs of any
description must pay a license Of 800
month. Violation of the law is made
punishable by a fine of from 500 to $3.50
Other bills were introduced yesterday as
follows:
By Barker-Authorizing Douglas county
TO establish a county high school at Law
renee. Il Il
BY Griffin-Permitting Oskaloosa town
ship. eJnerson county. to construct mac
adam roads.
BY Husey-Permitting a person to shot
but twenty-five game birds in a day. This
bin was before the house but once. but
was killed on account Of rider attached
to it providing for the creation Of the
Office of Stat eFish and Game commits
sioner with salary Of 1850 year.
The calendar revision committee Of the
house got in its work yesterday. IL ad-
vanced a number of bills on third read
ing to immediate consideration Among
the bills passed were the following:
Appropriating u5.oo tor the mainte-
nance Of the Western University Of ouin-
daro and making special appropriations
for water and farming implements.
Providing for the payment OF $50 for
the purchase of law books used BY the
Justices Of the supreme court
Reimburslng Harriet L Waugh. one Of
the Quantren raid sufferers
Regulating cemetery corporations fl
Kansas City, Kansas.
Requiring the stewards Of the state
charitable Institutions TO make regular
reports
providing for the turning OF the inter
est received on the permanent fund Of
the Agricultural college into the general
I
fund Of the college.
Requiring that state funds. other than
taxes. be deposited IN the banks % the
state Offering the highest rate of Inter
est and suitable security. This takes
the handling of state funds ont OF The
hands OF tae state treasurer
Providing that trust companies can IN
vest only one-half o: their capital stock
ara surplus IN hank stock Jader The
present law there IS 10 limit
kirkpatrick yesterday introduced n TIE
house a substitute for his bah amending
the Bush corporati5n Law. which Is aoS
before the senate. II INTRODUCING tn s-ih-
sti;lste. Esrspsfrick explained fhsi the o.
ie5nai bln zas aimed AZ The gas AID 81
conpa Mrs u southern ard southeastern
kansas II provided that 70 company or
eanized to % business 81 The state hut
Incorporated ia another STATE shoaic -
given authority q operate IN kansas
AFTER much futile eucesvo- Senator
Stewart has IT last sscceedsd n "h5ru-
ing Ire state prfr;er oefuVuE HIS
amendment to The state Srs1zsr asgro-