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

of $500. This would make a salary
of $1,000 for the executive clerk, or
500 more than is now paid the gov
ernor's private secretary. The bill
also increases the salary of the gov
ernor's confidential stenographer
from $1,000 to $500 year and pro-
vides a plan for a new stenographer
at salary of $1,000 year. A new
clerk in the office of the adjutant
general at salary of 5000 year is
provided for.
Topeka, kans., Feb. 21.-After an
other day spent in discussion of the
primary election bills in committee
of the whole the Fitzpatrick bill was
passed by the senate, soon after the
committee of the whole arose, by a
vote of "a to 155. practically as it
was introduced.
The hardest fight on the bill was
made to strike out sections 2 and 3.
which provide for the conventions.
This was merely the fight of yester
day renewed by the opponents of
the Fitzpatrick measure. There
was no time at which the opposition
had the strength to put the amend
meht through and it was killed.
There will be no investigation of
the charge against the state senate
that the railroads controlled that
body in its action on the Waggener
tax bill. The charge was preferred
by the Kansas City Star, but the
representatives of that newspaper
have refused to comply with the re-
quest of the investigation committee
to come forward and tell what they
know about the story.
The administration grain inspec-
ton bill was recommended for pas
sage by the house committee of the
whole today after three hours had
been spent in discussing it and max
| ing minor amendments. The bill as
finally recommended for passage is
the measure which has been so
strongly opposed by the Kansas City
board of trade.
The house today refused to pass
the stock yards bill on third reading
because the Missouri legislature has
not yet enacted a law on this sub
ject.
The house in committee of the
whole this afternoon recommended
for passage the senate bill prohibit
ing exclusive contracts. This is
| aimed at the International Harvest
er Company and other alleged trusts
which have been making exclusive
contracts in Kansas.
Topeka, Kans., Feb. %. - The
house and senate kept at work to-
day, even though it is legal Holt
day All the business transaction
was put on the journals as if the
work had been done yesterday
Neither body took up any third read
ings of bills for final passage. They
devoted the entire time to bills on
general orders in committee of the
whole. A long list of bills of more
or less Importance were considered
in the house and will be ready fol
their reading tomorrow or Monday
The house has over 300 bills in its
calendar under general orders, and
as the pay stops next Wednesday
the members want to get through as
soon as possible after that time as
the per diem is only 81 a day.
When the house of representa-
tives was called to order this morn
! ing it was suggested by Represents
tive r. S. Hendricks, of Rawlins
that a picture of General George
Washington be secured and placed
upon the walls of the house. The
sergeant-at-arms proceeded to OBJ
tain painting of the father of his
| country" and brought it into the
house BY request Tom Anderson
led the house in singing America.
The judiciary committee today re
ported for passage Senator Stlling's
"mulct tax" bill. This bill provides
way by which the prohibitory law
may be evaded in the payment of a
license. The senate bill has been
unfavorably reported in the house.
A communication from the stock
yards committee of the Missouri
legislature asking that like com
mittee be named at once by the
Kansas senate for the purpose d,
agreeing upon certain joint stocf
yards legislation was read and re
ferred to the local stock yards com
mittee
The house of representatives by :
vote this morning expressed its
willingness to compromise with the
senate on the tax bill. accepting the
county assessor plan, the senate Il
recede from its demand that The
state board of railroad assessors BIZ
kept in existence. This would indi
cate that the present Legislature,
will be given the opportunity to en-
act an assessment and taxation Law
which legislatures for the pas
twenty years have been trying il
vain to pass.
Under the compromise bill stat,
tax commission of three is to b,
created by appointment of the gov
ernor within ten days after the fina
passage of the measure. The mem
bers of the commission are to re
ceive salary of $4,000 annually. Al
ter the appointment of the commits
sion and the selection of a Chairman
by it. the following appointment O
employees under the commission ar
provided for: Secretary. $1,000
two clerks, 5000 each, and such otY
er experts and assistants as NAV b
required.
Under the terms of the Waggene
} bill which was passed by the senat
| the railroad board of assessors is t
: be retained, but. since then the SCI
; ate has offered to recede from thi
: portion of the bill and accept a con
promise as has been suggested.
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e been depended upon to establis
. Schneck's alibi.
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heaviest breeder of fine POLAND