Free press., 1907-03-09

day and will continue working on
bills on this subject until IL has
cleared the calendar of them. The
bills fixing a maximum freight rate
on coal was recommended for pas
sage in the committee of the whole.
The bill fixing such rates for the
transportatiOns OF brick, cement and
similar freight was killed.
The senate also took up the con-
sideration OF the bill fixing railroad
fares at 2 cents a mile and a substi-
tute was offered for it, Senator
Brewer. the author OF this bill, OBJ
jected to the postponement of it's
consideration until tomorrow. but
he was overruled by a majority of
the senators who were tired after
their fight over the freight bills.
This bill will be the first considered
tomorrow
The senate today by a tie vote of
Is To is killed the administration
bill TO Strengthening the prohibitory
law.
One of the hardest fights of the
session of the senate ended today
when the Stillings road bill passed
by vote OF % to IL. 1t provides
for the construction of a paved road
between Leavenworth and the state
penitentiary, the work to be done by
the convicts. Senator Getty today
filed written protest against the
passage of the bill, declaring that it
was donation of $4,000 by the
state to the city of Leavenworth and
private property owners
The house today voted to strike
out all but the enacting clause in
senate bill. No. y. Senator Smiths
maximum freight rate measure that
passed the senate yesterday. The
house amended the bill to conform
with its own measure. There is
considerable difference between the
two, the senate bill providing for a
Is per cent horizontal reduction on
all grain products while the house
bill provides for a reduction on near
ly all classes of freight
The Schmidt grain inspection bill
passed the house today after a num-
ber of minor amendments were
made. AS the senate has already
grain bill similar to the one from
probably go to conference COM
mittee There is not enough differ
ence between the two bills to cause
any controversy.
Gov. Hoch today submitted to the
senate the following list of appoint
ments to positions in the various
state institutions for it's confirma-
ton:
w. /. Biddle. of Leavenworth.
member of prison board. three year
term; w. S. Housner. Junction City,
c. e. Rarick, Plainsville, and c. G.
Markham, Baldwin. members of the
state board of education; E. B..
Schermerhorn, Galena Sherman Ell
liott, Lawrence, members state
board of control; r. A. Light. Cha
mute. G.. f. Johnson. Lakin. r. E.
Raines. Concordia. members board
of medical registration and examina-
ton; w. E. Blackburn, Anthony,
member of board of regents, State
agricultural college. All of the ap-
pointments were confirmed by the
senate in executive session.
The senate. in the committee Of
the whole, tonight reported for pas
sage the city commission bill. This
measure is similar to the house bill,
and provides for the election of
board of commissioners in cities OF
the first class to have control of the
various city departments. The
board is to consist of five members.
the mayor constituting the fifth
member.
Topeka, kans., Feb. 27. = The
house passed a 2-cent fare bill by a
vote of ninety to twenty The bill
provides a fiat rate of cents a
mile. The senate in committee of
the whole adopted the Noftzger sub
stitute for the Brewer 2-cent fare
bill and the amended bill has been
made a special order for considera-
ton at 10:30 tomorrow morning.
This will necessitate a conference.
Both branches of the legislature
spent the entire day in committee OF
the whole discussing 2-cent fare
bills
The Noftzger substitute recon-
mended by the senate provides a 2
cent mile passenger rate on all
railroads IL the passenger purchases
. 1000 mile ticket and refunds the
cover inside Of eighteen months. 1t
provides that the passengers who do
not purchase this ticket shall pay
the regular 3 cents a mile The
1000 mile book is TO be interchange
able on all railroads in the state and
the passenger desiring to ride at the
reduced rate may also purchase a
1000 mile ticket good on any rail-
road in the state.
The senate devoted its time at To-
nights session to the passage of
bills on third reading. Those pass
ed OF a general nature were a bin
authorizing the body of county com
missioners to levy tax not to ex-
ceed 3 mills for the purpose of pay
ing on existing indebtedness. A bill
to authorize cities to appropriate
money for the proper observance of
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Planning Old Soldiers Reunion
The retail merchants committee of
the Commercial Club of Arkansas
City has decided to take up the mat
Ter of an old soldiers reunion there
next fall and will work with the
Southwestern Reunion Association
towards promoting the reunion.
None was held there last fall be-.
cause the dates confiicted with 9th
er towns. Money will be raised at
once and this one is planned to be
the biggest ever given in southern
Kansas