The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24

krets1nger has that he viii
be satisfied with $500. The bill also
provides that employees of the house
n senate shall be paid only for the
time actually employed.
Senator Stewart. from Wichita, is
pleased with the Brandon congress
sional apportionment bill which places
SedgwIck county in the new Eighth
district Senator Stewart says that
Congressman Victor Murdoch will be
satisned with the Brandon plan as it
will leave him in a district in which
no other congressman lives.
Senator Griffin introduced a bill in
the senate Monday to reduce the bond
of the state treasurer from one million
to one-half million dollars and to have
the state pay the fee for the bond.
The Senate Bills.
The following bills were introduced
IN the senate at the short session
Monday afternoon:
BY Porter of Crawford, No. 257-An
district to establish and maintain free
k~indergartens for the instruction of
children between three and six years of
age.
BY Porter of Crawford. No. 25s-An
act defining the meaning of the word
horticulture; defining certain duties of
the secretary of the State Horticultural
society, and providing for the payment
from appropriation made in 1903, of the
Secretary'S travelling expenses in at
tending meeting of the National Irri-
cation congress in November, 1904.
By Porter of Crawford, No. 259-An
act to clean, improve and furnish the
rooms occupied by the Kansas State
Horticultural society, and making an
appropriation therefor.
By Benedict, No. 280-An act author
izing the state. board of agriculture to
hold annual expositions within the
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quire by gift, n equip grounds for
that purpose; to exercise police power
over the same; to award and pay prem
iums, n make an appropriation there
for for these purposes.
BY Benedict, No. 261-An act entitled
An act providing for county assessors
and defining their duties, providing for
their assistants, n to repeal sections
1885 and 1886 of the general statutes of
1901.
BY Benedict, No. 2s2-An act for the
relief of S. L. Freidline in the purchase
schoo lands.
By Waggener, No, 2e3-An act relat-
ing to private corporations.
BY Simons, No. 264-An act to pro-
mote the safety of the travelling public
and to protect the lives and limbs OF
the railroad employees.
BY Hayden, No. 265-An act amend
ing criminal procedure.
BY Hayden, No. 266-An act creating
the office of state accountant, preScrib-
ing his duties and compensation and
repeating chapter 247, session laws of
By Griffin, No. 2e7-An act amending
16, chapter so, general statutes
of 1901, relating to the statute OF linz
S3S of chapter 80 Of h general
of The state of Kansas of 1901,
relating to teachers certificates.
By Belts, No. 269-An act comforting
street, suburban and interburban
railway companies power and authority
of eminent domain and prescribing the
procedure incident thereto.
By Belts. No. 270-An act permitting
all blind persons to peddle or sell goods
in any city or municipality without a
city or municipal license.
BY Belts, No. 271-An act relating to
judges and clerks of elections in cities
of the first and second classes.
BY Belts, No. 272-An act relating to
crimes and punishments.
Bv Belts. No. 273=An act relating to
cities of the first and second class
BY Wilkerson, No. 274-An act amen
.atory of and supplemental to an act
IAN act for the protection OF
the records of The several counties of
the state of Kansas" and regulating the
business of abstracting and relating
and fixing fees and regulating
additional bonds from a~bstractors, and
fixing punishment for violation there
Of.
By Harrison, No. 275-An act for the
of trade marks.
Bv Smith of Franklin, No 216-An act
relating to county surveyors, their duties
and compensation and repeating SectIOnS
to 1924, inclusive, of the general stat
By Doiiey, No. z7-CBy request of W. s;
K~retsinger-An act to amend section 6osS
the general statutes Of Kansas of 1901;
BY Martin Of Bourbon, No ziS-An act
to encourage the establishment OF puplc
Libraries and making appropriation
tberpfOr
Bv Fulton, No. 279-An act relating to
life insurance in fraternal beneficiary So
Bv Stewart. No. 2so-An act a%prropri-
ating money to pay the deficiency IN the
Bv Stewart, No. 2S1-An act relating to
upon real estate. who take
possession and occupy the same without
The consent Of the owner OF SUCH real es-t
or the agent of such owner, pelng du-
~ authorized and providing, penalties
therefor and providing for placing the
owner in the possession OF SAID lands up
nv Chairman. No. 2S2-An act authoriz-
nc township board, Great Bend township,
Barton county, KANSAS, to submit to cleo
lors said township at special election to
be called for that purpose, the question
erection of public hall and purchasing
BV Conner. No. 2ss-An act to vacate
streets in the city of OsWego City,
By committee on educational i%nstitu-
ions No. 2S4=An act authorizing the
BOARD of regents of the University OF KAN
places in Kansas as it may deem advisa-
making section 1850 of an act in relation
the state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SO of the
general statutes, applicable to ~convicts IN
he penitentfarv sentenced under an act
AN act providing for indetermi-
sentence of %convicts set forth IN
chapter 275 session avs of 1903"
BY Smith of Edwards, No. 286-An act
% amend section q Of chapter 50 of the
statutes of 1868, the same being
Section 4449 of the general statutes of
sol, and repeating said original section:
By Smith of Edwards, No 2S7-An act
20 amend section 1878 of the general stat