The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-13

tbe whole until 6 o'clock Saturday |
afternoon. which is probably the first /
the middle of the session in the his |
tory of the state.
Prohibits Coal Confiscation.
The Bergman bin prohibiting the
confiscation OF coal by railroad COM
panies was recommended for passage
nv the committee of the whole. The
bin is a very important one, and as
amended by the committee of the whole
it throws especial protection around the
state institutions. In addition to being
cent additional for confiscated coal,
which is a general provision of the bill,
the railroad company must pay an ex-
ira $1OO as a penalty for '-swiping coal
CONSIGNED to state institutions. The bill
says:
1T shall be unlawful for any rail-
road or other common carrier to conf1s-
cate or convert to it's own use any coal
or other merchandise in transit for any
state institution. Any railroad COM
pany or other common carrier violating
the above provision snail forfeit TO the
state the sum of 500 for each and eV-
erv offense in addition to being liable
for the full value at place of dest1na-
ton of such property confscated or
converted.
other common carrier shall confscate
or convert to it's own use any coal or
other merchandise consigned for snip
ment such railroad company or other
common carrier shall pay to the con-
signee. or if such property is consigned
subject to shippers orders, then to the
person or persons to receive such pro-
nerty shall pay the full market value
Of such coal or other merchandise at
the full market value. plus 10 per
cent"
Encourage Crop Experiments.
r. F. Brown of Sherman county
has introduced a new bill authorlzlng
/ 70 fYC
poor farm superintendent to co-ope-
rate with the state experiment station
in the testing of new crops, the
adaptability OF crops, rs ana ana. aie.+iol me I'm
| The state is to furnish the seeds, ana
the county to bear the expense OF the
experiments. The bill creates the Of
! fee of deputy inspector, TO work Win
/ the state experiment station in SUPER
vising the poor farm work.
Eminent Domain Wins.
The house committee on railroads
has reported favorably on ALBANIAN S
panies the right of eminent domain
This bill is of interest to the Kansas
City-Topeka electric line.
The same committee also reported
/ conductors and other employees OF
| railroads police powers to. prevent de-
strIction of property. stealing or
rides etc on suburban electric lines.
| tain railroad employees, such as en-
| gineers, fremens operators. was rec
! commended for passage by the railroad
| committee.
The bill instructing the state libra
rian to furnish to the Washburn law
| school copies of the supreme court
and court of appeals reports was raw
orabIy reported by the committee on
state library.
Stamp Out Mango.
/ G. D. Roger. of Cove, introduced a
bill providing for a simultaneous dip
ping of all cattle in quarantined dls-
/ fricts between May 1 and June L, 1908,
| fhe object being to eradicate from the
state the disease of cattle itch or
mango. Mr.. Rogen says that the fea-
son this disease continues to exist IN
the state is because all the cattle own
ers do not dip at the same time.
New Bills Introduced.
The following new bills were intro
duced Saturday afternoon:
| 1856 Brown of Sherman-County poor
farms for cooperative crop experiments
under direction of state experiment std-
ton.
7S6. Dail-Taxing minimum rate OF
interest on chattel loans.
1877. Dail-Local bond issue.
7SS. Farris-Vacation.
7S9. Kenneson-Creating school dis
100. Burke-Confrming tax levies.
791. Nelson-Relating to records OF
gas and oil wells.
| 1872 Guyer-Counsel for prisoners
| without means.
1893. Guyer-Vacation.
794 Roger-Prevention of itch OF
mango
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