The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

legislation OF value. The larger part OF
the time was devoted to the conside alton
Of special bills introduced by membsrs
from the interior counties who wanted TO
please some body or some institution.
One OF tho o which became . law has
the remarkable title: -An oct TO prevent
snake eating 1t Is supposed 70 DO directed
against exhibitions Of snake eating given
ct tbs. ANAL town oarnivals and fAirs. A.
q matter OF fact thsre has been only one
man who did the trick and the blu 10 for
his especial benefit. Al . further itsm
Of interest 1t may be added that he did nos
|. eat real snakes but limitations. made OF
candy. In the course Of the long debate
on the bill II was proposed 70 amend u
to include prohibition agai asst eating CHG
gers, erasshoppers and dragon 60. but
none OF these amendments prevailed.
Then there Ii the new iAw- 70 protece
Chinese pheasants. It NAV b that there
10 q Chinese pheasant somewhere In the
State. but even the name is strange TO most
OF the residents. a. 1t was to the members
Of tho Legislature. Some one vapted the
bill passed though, and 90 the Law nov por-
hibits the shooting Of these bi ID In the
State. Cirouses and nnenageries having
the fowls on exhibition win now feel cafe.
f16T0 II vQe tlt16 OF onOtnoT Oi VlS tIO8A
bills which the Governor has signsd:
An act requiring The r ,gi.ter q D eds Of
markets and all current nevs for The beneft
OF loafers who do NOT subscribe for nsws-
uapcrs. ,.t -.,
Where but In Kansas could such law get
on the statute booksl il u the reeult OF
Joke, some one oct on the ptatnA where
Rics county 10. hs wing sugsested that such
that county introduced H. To his surpriss
ID did pass the two houses and has bsooms
q law. Now the other .oou nties Of the State
are asking that q similar law-be adopted
for them. on the plea that h viii be vol
mating the news instead Of giving them
tins during the summer 10 play sevea-up
for watermelons.
The burial society fewer has struck Kan
sas. One of the bills 10 TO authorize tho
operation of such societies In the State.
In IL ass e,sment IL elsven cents. Ten cents
goes 10 provide a hsst-oisss funerai for tbs
dead meinLer; oDe oeDt eoss 10 tbs omoerr
" the order or the owner Of this copyright
plan. With several thousand mrmbers
that the sisis has rsccgnissu the -, .
lawful undertaking. it Siu th1vs ans rinsiy.
Then them are tho boom tins addition
bills. OF rather la. Tor all have been
punched into ons s~eeping MEASURE. which
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