Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-01-19


OF Concordia, received Z. The caucua
was held in the senate chamber. Rep
resentative Mead, Of Mitchell, pre-
sided.
The legislature met In Joint caucus
and formally elected McNeal. George
A. Clark holds on as state printer I'M
til July /. There Is a movement among
the leaders to have the state purchase
his plant and thus avoid any litigation
McNeal will probably hold on as secre-
tary to the governor until he takes his
job as state printer.
Davidson presented q bill in the
house to head of game hogs" by pro
viding that no hunter shall kill in
any one day to exceed Is grouse, II
prairie chickens, 20 quail, 20 plover, q
ducks and 10 geese. 1t also provides
that state fish and game warden shall
be created to look after the fish and
game interests. Kansas hunters must
pay license of 81 a year and foreign
hunters q license Of SIS a year.
Representative Harrison, of Chey-
enne, has introduced bill appropriate
ing $20,600 for bounty to encourage
the growth of sugar beets during the
next two years. The state has been
giving $4,000 a year bounty for the
past four years.
Martin, Of Woodson, introduced
bill in the senate to create state crude
oil inspector on salary Of $500 q
year to inspect all crude oil offered for
sale. It is intended to keep the trust
from gouging oil producers on the
question Of tests.
Senator Brewer has introduced q
bill providing for the establishment Of
state manual training school at ABB
lene. 1t carries an appropriation OF
$50, 900 for q site and buildings, and
$4,000 for maintenance for the first
two years.
There was introduced IN each branch
Of the legislature a bill which is ex-
pected to make 1t absolutely impossi-
BILE for dishonest members Of the state
school fund commission to misuse the
funds entrusted In their care. The fea-
ture Of the bill is the provision for a
new system Of keeping the records OF
the commission. The new system will
show the name and address Of the
person offering bonds to the commits
sion, the name Of the person 10 whom
the bonds belong and the municipal
lty Of the state which issued them.
The commissioners, are required to In
vest the money Of the school funds in
state and government bonds and In
municipal bonds where the indebted
ness Of the municipality does not ex-
coed Is per cent Of the assessed valua-
ton.
Senator Smiths resolution requests
Kansas members Of congress to use
their efforts to get an appropriation
this winter for the reclamation Of arid
lands in western Kansas.
Senator Smith also introduced bill
providing for an increase in the sala-
ries Of the justices Of the supreme
court from 5000 to 5000 agar.
The child labor bill which has been
prepared by the legislative committee
Of the State Society OF Labor. is less
stringent in its provisions than the bIll
on the subject offered two years ago
and has a better chance Of becoming
a law. The bill was introduced in both
houses.
Under the provisions Of the act Of
congress Of 1900 giving to Kansas the
old Fort Hays military reservation.
the state was required to improve the
park site Of the reservation The time
for the park 70 be improved or for its
title to revert TO the government ex-
plres next March. Senator Buschow
has prepared q bin which carries q
small appropriation and provides for
improvement Of the site.
The hrlt bin Of the present session
to hecone a law was the slate printer
bl1l. passed By both houses and.siued
By Gov. Hosh on Mondny.