Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-01-21
Slxty-Seven Bills introduced, Many Of
Them Important.
FREIGHT RATES IN THE HOUSE.
Since Organizing And Selecting Commit
tees Much Important Business Has
Been Transacted in the state Senate
And House of Representative

Topeka, Jan. 16.-The state printer
bill was signed by the officers of the
senate and house yesterday afternoon
and presented to the governor. 1t
will be signed Monday and published
in the official state paper Tuesday
morning.
Governor Hoch appointed L. T.
Hussey of Lyndon, Usage county, to
be state oil inspector. The governor
decided some time ago to give this
position TO fourth district man, and
when it was learned that Senator H.
B. Miller had asked for the appoint
ment of Hussey, the politicians made
up their minds that Hussey would
win.
Mr. Hackney from Cowley county
has stirred up the insects. He wants
to investigate the state officials and
see il their accounts are straight. II
not, Mr.. Rackney's bill provides for
the canning of said officials and the
appointment of others by the govern
or.
Mr.. Brown of Brown county has
bill which makes it a penitentiary of
Tense to point firearms at any per
son.
topeka, Jan. 14.-Sixty-seven bills
were introduced in the senate today.
They include bills for establishing
state oil refinery; to provide for state
ownership of the printing plant; to
provide for state repositories; to
make it unlawful to solicit campaign
funds from public officials; to regulate
railroads, telegraph and telephone
companies; to break up the insurance
trust; to encourage the building of
good roads and to regulate political
primary elections. Others were:
Providing that property shall be
assessed at its fun value.
Appropriating $4,000 for build
ing for the Manual training school at
Pittsburg, and 100000 for equipment
and maintenance.
Making women eligible to vote on
free library propositions in cities
down to the third class.
To provide for two mill levy on all
state property for the benefit OF the
common school fund.
To provide for the levying tax on
all county property for the benefit OF
the common school fund.
An act providing a relief fund for
firemen disabled in the line of duty.
Appropriating money to buy land
for the Industrial SHOOT for girls.
Appropriating money for building
for the Industrial school for girls.
For two new cottages at the indus
trial school for girls.
Providing for a bridge and road
fund in Atchison county.
To repeal the Atchison county road
and bridge law enacted at the last
session of the legislature.
Drastic measure for the prevention
of fire insurance pools and COM
bines.
Authorizing county attorneys to en-
plOy stenOgraphers.
To wipe out the grain grading COM
mission.
Fixing the annual school meetings
in rural districts on the third Thurs
day in July of each year.
Reducing the board of charities to
three members.
Requiring the state school fund
commissioners to exchange school dis
trict bonds for refunding bonds any
time the district wants to, and further
providing that if the bonds run only
ten years or under the interest rate
shall be . per cent, and if they run
over ten years the rate shall be per
cent
To give national guards 81 a day !
when in action.
Giving township trustees power 20
appoint road ovcrseers.
Providing for good roads and ap-
propriating $25O,0O0 of state funds to !
aid in that work. A state engineer of |
roads, at S2,40O a year salary, is one
Of The features.
Prohibiting the soliciting of funds i
from state employees for the campaign |
fund. The penalty is a fine of 5000. /
Providing for a state depository. |
This is the bill prepared by the State |
Bankers Association.
The negotiable instrument law.
In the Kansas house of representa-
tives a bill was introduced making |
1t unlawful for railroad couDapiec t0 /