Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-02-14

board Of railway assessors The
only fight over the bill was on the
question of whether the three mem
bers of the commission should be
appointed by the governor or elect
ed by the people. Representative
Ninehart, of Usage, Democrat,
wanted the members elected. He
offered an amendmnt changing the
bill in this respect and he was sup
ported by Mr. Cunningham, of Cow
ley. The amendment was defeated
by party vote
One of the most important bills
recommended by the stockmen of
Kansas was passed by the house to-
day and sent TO the senate. The
measure is really a pure food bill
for animals and prohibits the adult
Grafton of all prepared animal food
sold in the state. 1t provides for
the registration with the state agri-
cultural experiment station of the
state agricultural college of all con-
centrated feeding stuff offered for
sale in the state.
1t provides that all stock foods
shall be registered at the Kansas
State Agricultural college expert
ment station, with statement of
the ingredients, the percentage of
protein guaranteed to be present in
the feeding stuff, the protein being
taken as equal to six and one-fourth
times the nitrogen, and the nitrogen
and fat being determined according
to the methods of the Association of
Official Agricultural Chemists then
current.
Adulteration or violation of the
act works revocation of license to
sell it in Kansas.
Representative Miller has intro
duced a bill in the house making
the organization of fraternities
among the pupils of the schools of
the state misdemeanor.
The bill prohibits the organiza-
ton of such societies in any school
in a first or second class city.
Topeka, kans., Feb. 8. The SEN
ate took up the consideration of
resolutions with which its calendar
has been loaded and adopted five
during the day.
Three originated in the senate and
two, concurrent in character. came
from the house. One of these, by
Bird, of Shawnee, petitions Kansas
congressman and senators to work
for the retention of the branch of
the pension agency at Topeka, and
the other, by Skinner. asks congress
to pension the Forsyth scouts.
One of the senate resolutions
adopted was by Senator Miller and
requested that the legislature of Mis-
souri, unite with the legislature of
Kansas in enacting uniform law
for the government of the Kansas
City stock yards.
One of the most important reso-
lutions adopted was by Senator Hay
den, instructing the attorney gener-
al to prosecute the trusts.
The house judiciary committee has
finally recommended for passage
Senator Smiths bill prohibiting
exclusive contracts" with dealers
of Kansas, aimed at the Interna-
tional Harvester Company, the to-
bacco coffee and sugar trusts. 1t
prohibits the trusts from binding
ksY sas dealers to handle only trust
made goods.
Senator Waggener has introduced
resolution which takes the other
side of the prohibitory question from
| that advocated by Governor Hoch.
The Waggener resolution provides
for an amendment to the constitu-
ton giving cities of more than 5000
the right to regulate the liquor
traffic by the vote OF the majority.
Senator Waggener says that his
resolution offers the only satisfac-
tory solution of. the liquor problem.
The senate today passed Senator
Hodges bill providing for an excise
tax of IL per cent on the gross re-
ceipts of express companies doing
business in the state. The bill Gre
ates a board of the attorney general
auditor of state. secretary of state
and state treasurer to levy the tax
each year. The original bill pro-
vided for a tax of 2 per cent. but
this was changed. The author OF
the bill says that it will increase
the states revenue from express com
panies $4,000 a year.
The senate today adjourned until
O'Clock Monday afternoon. The
houes not only decided to work to-
morrow. but mapped out the line OF
work which will be followed.
The house today passed Mr.. Rho
des bill regulating the hog industry
of the state. The bill provides that
all hogs which die of disease shall be
burned within twenty-four hours at
| ter their demise. The purpose of the
bill is to prevent carless hog raisers
from throwing dead hogs into the
streams and thereby spreading
cholera.
The discussion over the primary
election bill will be resumed in the
house next Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. On motion of Mr.. Stubs the
house today decided TO make the bill
special order for consideration that
day
The house today passed the David
son tax bill which was considered
yesterday in committee of the whole
No Fun For Teachers.-The board
of education of Tulsa have issued
an order forbidding teachers in the
Tulsa schools to participate in func
lions of any kind during the school
week. This leaves the "schoo
marms" unrestricted on Saturdays