Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-02-02
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Bill to Compel Vaccination of school
Pupils FavOrabIy RepOrtcd-EN-
empt Frnternal Orders.


nor's bill requiring school children to
be vaccinated has been favorably re-
ported in the senate.
II begins 10 look as II the secret or
ders had gotten in their work with the
legislature. Committees In both
houses have reported favorably the
hill to exempt real estate owned by
lodges from taxation. The lodges put
up the argument that they are engaged
In n benevolent and philanthropic
work and should be aided by the pub
Tic to the extent of being exempt from
paying taxes on their property.
In the house on the oath Haskins
| PRESENTED a bill which provides that
county assessors shall be allowed 10
inspect the BOOTS and records OF banks
for the purpose of ascertaining the
| amount of deposits and the amount OF
money each taxpayer has on deposi;
~ how recently any money may have
been withdrawn for the purpose OF
! cvaGing the payment OF taxes on II.
One of the administration bills in
troduced in the house provides for the
creation of the Office Of county assessor
and for the election of the officer in
each county at the next general cleo
| ton. The bill was prepared under the
direction of w. r. Stubs. The bill
places the township assessors under
the control of the county assessor and
provides for form Of affidavit which
each taxpayer must sign when he lists
his property. The house committee on
the political rights of women intro
duced a bill comforting upon women
the right 10 vote for presidential
electors. The house adopted MIR. Adj
ans resolution proposing an amend
nent 10 the constitution removing the
double liability provision from the con-
stitution. The double liability clause
requires stockholders to stand liable
for double the amount of stock they
own in corporations.
In the house on the 25th the railroad
hill prepared by the state federation
of commercial interests was introduced
by George Plumb, of Emporia. Gov.
Hoch signed the bill appropriating ST.
900 for maintaining the executive man
sion. The house passed the bill which
prohibits forever the killing of quail
in Kansas.
In both houses a bill has been pre-
scented asking for 81 900 appropria-
ton to mark the Santa Fee trail. Sen
ator Belts presented measure TO
distribute the hospitals for insane and
other charitable institutions equally
among the three schools of medicine
The house adopted the senate measure
instructing the Kansas congressional
delegation TO vote for bill empower
ing the interstate commerce commits
sion to fix railroad freight rates. The
senate killed the bill prohibiting the
employment of children under IA in
factories The senate committee on
agriculture recommended for passage
bill authorizing the issuance OF ele-
yator or warehouse receipts by re-
sponsible persons or corporations. The
senate committee on oil and gas pre-
scented a bill for state refinery to be
built and operated by state convicts.
In the house, w. p Hackney has
started war on woman suffrage. He
not only opposes Gov. Hoch's idea OF
extending the law 20 enable women to
vote at presidential elections. but in
troduced bill to deprive them of the
right to vote at municipal elections.
The gas end oil committees of the
house and senate held joint meeting
on the 9th.
On the 3Oth Senator Tom Noftzger.
Of Harper. put pry under the beer
trust by introducing resolution d.
recting the attorney general to investi-
gate it. Noftzger says the Kansas City
packers have e trust which catches the
people coming and going. His resolu-
ton makes it mandatory upon the at
torney general to proceed against the
trust. The committee appointed two
years ago to investigate the Frisco
railroad merger reported on the facts
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