Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-21

| ing and selling crude petroleum oil
shall present a petition for the use
| of any pipe line. the board shall have
| the power to sort of condemn the
| pipe line for public use and shall fix
| fair price at which this oil shall
| be piped.
Topeka, kans., Jan. 25.-The Hell
/ mick resolution calling for an inter
state oil conference was adopted by
the house and senate today and Gov
ernor Hoch was notified of the ac-
tion of the legislature. He announc-
ed that he will write letters tor.or-
row to. the governors of Missouri
Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado. Oklahoma
and Texas asking that delegates be
sent to Topeka to attend the oil con-
| ference during the first week in Feb
ruary. The conference will be held
at this time so that the delegates
can return to their states and re-
port in time for the legislatures to
enact laws before they adjourn this
winter.
The resolution met with no oppo-
sition in either branch of the legis-
| lature, and was rushed through the
senate this afternoon as an emery
ency measure. Governor Hoch is
heartily in favor of the plan, and be-
| lieves that it will result in widening
| the field in which Kansas oil pro-
ducers can operate.
A new primary election bill intro
duced by Senator Simons differs
| from other measures on this subject
in providing that persons who vote
at the primary may vote at the gen
eral election, and that those who fail
/ to vote at the primary must furnish
an affidavit showing that they were
detained at home by illness or We're
unable to be in attendance from
some other cause.
Unless the pure food bill is amend
ed in the house it will go into effect
when the statute books is published
next June An attempt was made
| in the senate today to give the
dealers until October l in which to
! get rid of their impure articles. but
the motion was successfully opposed.
| There are to be four food inspectors.
who will work under the direction of
the secretary of the state board of
| health.
The house judiciary committee has
reversed itself on the question of ex-
| tending the parole power to district
judges. Governor Hoch recommend
ed such legislation, but the house
! committee killed the administration
! bill on the subject, introduced by
Mr.. Stone. Today it recommended
favorably a similar bill, introduced
by Representative Mitchell, of Doug
las
The house bill creating a state
highway commission. composed of
the members OF the faculty of the
state agricultural college at Man
! haitian, has been favorably reported
by the roads and highways commit
| tee.
The members of the house from
the eastern third of the state killed
the bill allowing boards of county
commissioners to appoint county
employment agents.
Senator Waggener has introduced
bill which provides for the forfeit
ure of the charter of the company
which refuses to furnish gas to a
city, corporation or person in Kan
sas while furnishing gas TO any 9th
err city, corporation or person in an
other state The purpose of the bill
is to make the natural gas COM
panies increase their pipe line ia
cilities so that it will be possible TO
furnish all Kansas cities with gas
and to prevent discrimination in ia
vor of Missouri cities.
The board of railroad commission
ers is to be deprived of judicial
power and vested with additional
legislative authority under the pro-
visions of bill recommended for
passage by the senate committee to-
day. The bill was introduced by
Senator Smith. The measure en-
powers and instructs the board to
supervise all freight and passenger
rates. car service and operation of
trains. and to change them when
necessary after due notice and hear
ing.
Representative Montee introduced
bill today providing for the assess
ment and taxation of the properSS
of express companies and providing
for reports from the companies to
the auditor of state. The property
of the company is to be assessed for
taxation by state board.
Representative Lander has intro
1
1t permits the governor to disband q
militia company and fixes the quail
fications of the adjutant general
The senate today passed the bill
known as the Plumb-Stewart bill,
which has passed the house and is
ready for the governors signature.
In substance it permits the board of
railway commissioners to intervene
in any action pending before the in
terstate commerce commission which
may effect the interests of Kansas
shippers.
People in Kansas hereafter can at
least know what kind of baking pow
der they are using if the governor
signs the bill which has passed both
houses of the legislature. 1t requires
that after October 1. 1907. the label
on baking powder on sale in the
state shall state the ingredients used
in it's manufacture.