Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-14

up today. The report provides for
direct primary with nominations by
plurality vote for all officers below
congressman. For congressman and
state officers a majority vote nomi-
mates; II no one has majority a con-
vention selects. Conventions Of dele
gates make the platform.
The senate adopted it by % to u.
The house defeated it the vote be-
ing Al to 81.
The railroad committee has agreed
on report favoring 15 per cent re-
duction on grain.
The legislative apportionment bill
was killed by the senate.
Two bills by Senator Brewer be-
came laws today: One to allow towns
owning waterworks to pay interest on
bonds out OF waterwOrks receipts; one
making it unnecessary to re-register
so long as one lives in the same ward.
Consideration OF bills closed at
noon. Only committee reports are to
be discussed. Adjournment Saturday.
Special to the Reflector.
Topeka, March 9.-The legislature
will end tonight. Today has been
devoted to finishing up business.
The conference committee on the
two.cent fare bill has given upits job,
and will report a disagreement this
afternoon. The senate conferees
would not accept the p cent PROPOSE
tion of the house and the house would
not accept the mileage book plan.
The primary law is probably dead
The senate passed the 10 per cent
reduction on grain rates. The house
also passed it but let the coal feduc-
ton die on the calendar.
special to the Reflector.
TOPEKA, March 1.-THE legisla-
ture did not adjourn Saturday. A
call Of members was ordered and
most of them came back.
Senator Brewer called up his 2-cent
fare bill again and the house passed
it as amended by the senate. The
vote was 85 to ~. 1t now goes to
the governor. In its present form it
provides that 5O0-mile mileage books
shall be sold for $40, good on only
the roads selling them. For S4O.6O is
to be sold 2OOO-mile book good on
an road in the state. All books are
good for year and unused portions
will be redeemed on a basis OF 8 cents
a mile for the amount used.
The primary bill may come up in
the house again late this afternoon.
The appropriation bill went
through. 1t carries $4,000 for 2
years for the railroad board to hire
expert authority on rates in order to
get at facts about transportation Of
all kinds. Also $4,000 for the at
torney general with which to prose-
cute trusts. ....
It is likely that adjournment will
come tonight.
Topeka, March 7.-The conferences
committees Of the two houses haV'
ing under consideration the maximum
freight rate bills has disagreed and 9
nav set Of oonfsrees have been ap'
pointed.
Senator Getty's bill to allow cities
fthe frat class to purchase and oper'
ate their water supply system wai
passed By the house Of representative
wednesday morning. II now needs
only the signature Of the governor and
its publication in The state paper "a
make rs provisions effective. The
bin was introduced especially TO re
iIeye the situation at Kansas City
Kan, where the people desire to -
cure control Of the water supply.
The NoftEger substitute for the
house tvo-cent fare bill was msssaged
10 the house By the senate late Wed
nesday Afternoon and vas at once tai
en- up. By Q vote of "a 10 II al aftei
the enacting oiauss vas stricksn oul
and the house amsndnsnt providini
for a nat tvocuuf fare Inserted Thl