Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-02-28

ed Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald
named the following committee:
Dolley, chairman; Young, Simons,
Martin, of Bourbon, and Waggener.
Tokeka, Kans., Feb. 10. - A new
plan for adjusting the passenger
rates on Kansas railroads has been
proposed by Senator Porter, of
Montgomery, in bill which he has
introduced in the senate. The bill
does not make a specific reduction
in rates, but authorizes the state
board of railroad commissioners to
make an investigation into the sub
ject of rates and to recommend re-
auctions where they would be rea-
sonable and fair. Senator Porter
expects his measure to be agreed
upon by the two factions in the 2
cent fare fight if they are unable to
pass the bill now pending.
The senate passed three bills af-
fecting the penitentiary. All We're
recommended by the board of direc-
tors of the institution. One pro-
vides that the cottages owned by
the state and used by the employees
and the rentals shall be applied to
erecting new cottages and repairing
the old ones. Another bill reap
propriates the revolving fund of
$150,000 for the prison Irvine plant
and adds to the amount $4,000,
which the plant has earned since it
has been established. Another bill
provides means for increasing the
salaries of the guards of the ms it.
ton
Representative Stone, OF Shawnee,
has introduced a bill in the house
TO take the work of compiling the
Kansas statutes out of the hands of
private corporations and requiring
the state printer to do the work.
The work of revision of the statutes
is to be attended by the attorney
general. The price of the revised
statutes is to be- reduced.
A bill by Senator Huffman is de-
signed to improve the health of the
pupils attending the public schools
1t requires the state superintendent
of public instruction to prepare and
distribute among the school dis.
tricts test cards and other appli-
ances for testing the sight and hear
ing of the pupils. The tests shall
be made on the first day of each
school month and reports made to
the parents.
Representative Haskins, of John
son, introduced a bill in the house
! this afternoon making it unlawful
for railroad companies to work
train dispatchers more than eight
| hours out of twenty-four
The house passed and sent to the
governor for his approval the sen,
ate bill prohibiting the confscation
of coal by railroad companies. The
bill requires the railroad companies
to pay double the market price for
all coal shipped over their lines and
confiscated by them.
The Leavenworth road bill was
recommended for passage by the
senate committee of the whole to-
! night The measure provides for
the paving of a road from the peni
| tertiary to the city limits of Leav.
enworth and provides that the peni
Tertiary shall furnish the brick.
By vote of 6S to 43 the house
this afternoon gave evidence of the
| fact that it is not ready to give
| three of the little southwestern
counties the representation in the
| legislature to which the constitu
tional provision entities them. The
Rochester respportionment bill pro
vided for giving to the counties Of
Greeley, Seward and Haskell q
!
ton of the constitution which says
that a county shall have a represen
tative when it casts more than PSI
votes. These representatives, with
four others which were to be dis
| tributed. one each to the counties Of
Allen, Wyandotte. Montgomery ant
| Crawford. were to be taken from
Usage. jefferson, Marshall, Doug
las, Butler. Franklin and Brown
counties. which have two represen
tatives each.
A bill was introduced by Wheelel
by request prohibiting the organiza
ton of burial insurance companies
Mr.. Mitchell has. introduced a bill
providing for free tuition to all higl
school pupils in a county where the
high school is supported by coun
ty tax.
Topeka, kans., Feb. 20. - Al
chance of an agreement between
the two houses of the legislature up
on primary election measure ex
pired late this afternoon when tn
senate by a vote of % to II reject
ed the Stubs bill which passed tn,
house and substituted in its plac,
the Fitzpatrick bill. The fight owe
the primary measure began earl.
Yesterday afternoon and was con
tinued throughout today. 1t wa
the principal fight of importanc
during the present session of tn
senate and members had been Oh
ganizing and preparing for it TO
several days.
Track Meet at Wichita. = Tn
!. Third Annual Intercholastic Fiel
and Track meet of the Arkansa
Valley will be held in Wichita thi
spring. The Paramount athleti
field will be used for the purpose.
Destroyed by Fire. = The genera
/ store of Ed Mathes, at Wome
Smith county, country town abor
20 miles northeast Of Smith Cente
was totally destroyed by fire. NJ
, Mathes carried stock of $4,000
$4,000, which was a total loss, o
which there was an insurance {
about $4,000.
to be judge of the new judicial di
trict made by the division of tn
MontgomeryLabette county distTic
t Thomas ]. Flannelly, of Coffeyvill
/ will be judge of the Montgomery di
i trict, and Judge Clark will presid
| over the Labette county distric
which by the law enacted become
! district No. 16. Judge Clark wa
recommended for the appointme1
) by the Republican organization (
Labette county. =
Claims to Be Fourth Wife.-Mr
: John Fink, of Garden City, went