Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-02-09
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
New RaiIroad Bill supplantS the One
Previously PrOpOsed-FOr state
Prison at Peru.

Topeka. Kan, Feb. 2.-The railroad
bill prepared by the Kansas Fedora
tion of Commercial interests Is not
satisfactory to the leaders in, the leg
islature and new measure has been
written to take its place. The fedora
ton bill came from Texas and it had
Y the Endorsement Of David M. Dale, the
\ democratic candidate for governor
the new bill was prepared by 7. +.
Carver, Of Topeka, by the direction OF
large number of shippers. Repre-
sentative Brandon has been asked to
\ introduce it. The new bill amends the
present law by giving the rairoau
board authority to establish rates and
ciassiHcations and It contains sees
xion requiring railroads to pay sum
VI money for failure to deliver cars on
time, to offset the demurrage charges
their patrons must pay. The bill pro-
hibits the railroad commissioners from
using passes. l
A bill was recommended for passage
in both houses providing for an APP
preparation Of 100000 to build a new
penitentiary at Peru This is to pro-
vide men to work the state oil refinery
which will be established there under
provIsion of the bill. According to the
Kansas constitution the state cannot
use free labor in the state refinery,
and as the present penitentiary is SO
far from the oil fields, 1t is necessary
that another be established. The bill
is the outcome of the fight being
waged against the Standard Oil COM
pany by the Kansas oil interests. In
addition to a state refinery 1t provides
that pipe lines shall be common car
siers and fixes maximum freight rate
to be charged for transporting oil.
CYRUS Leland. representative from
( Doniphan county, in the house intro
dnced a bill to strengthen the prohibi-
tory law. II has been the practice OF
wholesale liquor houses in Kansas
City st. Joseph and other foreign"
cities to ship liquor into Kansas In
3. D. D. packages. They would con-
.eian them to John Doe or Richard
Z Roe. and II anybody with a thirst
wouId GO to the express ofice, sign
- ami pay the cash he could get the
iidaor. Leland's bill prohibits this
practice.
Jesse Gardner, student Of the agri-
cultural college from Cloud county,
was accidentally killed one year ago by
q fall while attending to his duties
at school. Senator Peck and Repre-
sentative Briefly introduced q bill In
both houses to appropriate $1,000 to
Gardner's parents. The boy was the
mainstay OF the family.
The house ways and means commit
tee has reported a bill approprfating
s1O,945 to reimburse counties for keep
ing pauper insane while the state
asylums were overcrowded. This item
used to aggregate from 100000 to
1900 900 each biennial period. The
Emafl amount this time Is due to the
fact that the state is taking care Of
most Of the insane since the COM
pletiou Of the Parsons asylum. For
> merry every county would have claims
Senator Fulton's bill make road over
seers appointive BY the township
trustee instead Of elective By the peo-
Die and has been reported for passage
Senator Connor introduced q bin re-
curing teachers to be in good health
II provides that they shall undergo
physical examination before being
rrnnted certificates 70 teach.