Free press., 1907-01-26

general attorney for the Missou-
Pacific railway. has introduced ar
ant-pasS bill in the senate The
measure provides that passes shall
be issued to state officers and mem
bers of tie legislatures. All of these
passes are to be handled through
the Office OF the secretary of state
and the railroads are required under
penalty of forfeiture of charter tc
furnish them. No passes are to- be
issued to the ordinary politician OF
| to delegates to conventions The
bill also prohibits the issuance OF
passes to shippers who might be in.
| fluenced by such a favor to shiI
goods over one railroad il prefer
ence to another.
The square deal'' primary bill
has been introduced in the house by
Mr. Stubbs 1t is a direct primary
| bill and is intended to do away with
| the party convention entirely as a
part of the machinery for the nomi-
nation for candidates for public
| office.
Topeka, Jan. Ex-senator Robert
son introduced an anti-pass bill in
the senate today. 1t is modelled af-
| ter the Iowa law and prohibits their
| issuance to state officers or dele
| gates to convention. The bill does
not prevent railroad companies from
bestowing their favors on the ordi-
nary citizen.
A bill by Senator Stewart pro-
vides for a tax commission to be ap-
| pointed by the governor and to con-
sist of three members. The same bill
was introduced in the house last
week. 1t is the square deal" tax
bill.
Other bills introduced in the
house were:
By Stannard Prohibiting the
catching of fish by other means than
rod and line. This prohibits the
use of trOt lines as well as seines.
Martin. of Bourbon-Providing for
copies of the session of laws to be
given to state officers, judges of the
courts, members of the legislature
and exchanged with other states.
Martin, of Woodson : For fire es-
capes on buildings Of three stories
or more in height.
Noftzger-Prohibiting horse races,
baseball games and similar sports
On Memorial day.
Brewer = Providing for the ap-
pointment of state dairy Inspector
This is a copy of the Stannard bill
introduced in the house.
Carver = Providing that the sal
aries of judges of the district courts
shall be paid in monthly INSTALL
ments. The new law raising the
salaries of these judges provides
that the salaries shall be paid quar-
terly.
Stannard = Providing for a state
jag cure. The same bill was in
troduced in the house by Reynard.
Porter, of Montgomery = Making
separate judicial districts of La
bette and Montgomery counties now
in the same district
The house passed the bill abolish
ing capital punishment for murder
ers today by a vote of 81 to 40. 1t
is expected that the bill will pass
the senate, where it will now be
sent for consideration.
bill introduced in the house by
Representative Davis, absolutely
where liquor is kept for use.
w. r. Stubbs introduced two rail
road bills in the house today. One
provides that stations shall be er-
ected on the Kansas side of the line
in Kansas City, and that all freight
and passengers on Kansas roads
shall be billed to those stations.
This is to prohibit the railroads
from making interstate shipments
out OF Kansas products consigned
TO Kansas City. The other bill pro-
v1des that appeals may be taken di-
rect from the state board of railroad
commissioners to the supreme court
other bills introduced were:
BY Ransom = To provide for the
care and maintenance of habitual
and confirmed drunkards at public
expense while taking treatment for
the drink habit
Sourbeer-TO authorize cities and
towns to raise and appropriate
money to defray the expense of the
proper observance of Memorial day.
Tredway-|ProViding for the regis
tration inspection and taxation of
commercial fertilizers.
Ways and means commission =
Making appropriation for postage,
express, freight and other expenses
Of distribution Of the fifteenth bien-
NAL report of the state board of
agriculture.
Montes-An act requiring all com
panies, corporations and individuals
engaged in the telephone business
and using the public streets, alleys
and highways of the state of Kansas
to give connection and service to
all other companies, corporations
and individuals engaged in the teIe-
phone business.
Blaine An act concerning rail-
roads and other common carriers.
Husey = To provide for the erec-
ton OF bridge across the Arkan-
Sas river in Wichita.
Milligan = To prohibit the feeding
OF dead animals to hogs.
Kirtland-Providing for the secur-
ity OF deposits in the incorporated
banks OF Kansas, creating the state
bank deposit insurance fund.
The senate today in committee of
the whole passed the bill which is
designed to afford relief to Western
Kansas people by correcting defects
in land titles which have resulted
am feeding now 100 head of steers
an 200 head of hogs. 1 intend to
make them good before l market
them, and I am confident they will
bring a good price,. 5