Free press., 1907-03-16

duties until they shall have had
eight hours rest
Pawnshop keepers and all classes
of short time loan sharks were
dealt a hard blow by the senate to-
day when the bill fixing the maxi
mum amount of interest, commits
sions or brokerage charges at per
cent month was passed without
opposition The penalty for a vio-
lation of the act is fixed at a fine OF
from 800 to $500 and Imprisonment
from thirty TO ninety days in the
county jail.
The senate adjournment was
adopted by the house this morning
with slight amendments. 1t was
then concurred in by the senate.
The senate ceased the consideration
of senate bills at IL o'clock last
night and will stop considering
house bills at II o'clock tonight. The
house ceased the consideration of
house bills at noon today and will
work on senate bills until 3 o'clock
tomorrow. The consideration of
messages and conference reports
will stop in both branches Saturday
evening at 6 o'clock. Final ad-
journment will take place at G
o'clock p. m, March IA.
Topeka. Kans., March 6. = Pri-
| mary election legislation met
tragic death in the house during the
closing hours of the session. The
house was under call from / o'clock
until after 6 in an attempt to bring
| in enough members to force the
| measure through. When the call
| was finally raised shortly after 6
O'Clock the vote. stood SO for the bill
and 81 against. The senate had
! adopted the conference report and
passed the bill. The call of the
house lasted longer than any other
known in the history of Kansas leg
islatures, a few minutes more than
| five hours
The results of two political quar-
rels of much bitterness and long
standing were wiped from the rec
Ords this afternoon when the
Bailey grocery bill and the Kelly
bond bills were passed. The Bailey
grocery bill case was rather sensa-
tional in character. beginning in the
Shawnee county district court and
| ending in the supreme court. AS
result of the suit Ex-Governor w. ].
Bailey had to pay back to the state
treasury 81 200 which he had used
to pay his grocery bill at the execu-
tive mansion. AS a result of the ac
ton against Kelly, the latter paid
back to the treasury $4,000 which he
had used to pay for a bond which
the state required of him during his
last term as state treasurer. The
senate tonight reimbursed both Of
these former officers for the amounts
they were forced to pay into the
treasury
There were more than 20 bills and
house calendar this afternoon at
o'clock, the hour set to cease con-
sidarations of all excepting appro-
priation bills. The call of the house
was made shortly before 1 o'clock
on the report of the primary bill
committee and it was not raised un-
til after the time had expired for
the consideration of bills. Of the
bunch of would-be legislation that
died on the calendar there were sew
eral important measures. One was
for the taxing of ell franchises held
by corporations within the state.
died of 'old age
Martin, of Woodson = An act au-
thorizing the erection and mainten-
apce of water works plants in the
state.
Carver-An act authorizing street
railway companies and interurban
railway companies to engage in the
business of establishing and con-
Quoting electric light plants.
Stewart-Authorizin cities Of the
first class with a certain population
to create a fund for the construc-
ton, extension or repair of electric
light plants for the purpose of light
ing the streets and supplying elect
ricity to the inhabitants of such
cities.
Getty-An act relating to corrupt
ing and exercising improper intiu-
ence over persons summoned or
sworn as jurors.
Hamme-An act providing perma-
nent headquarters for the state
board of medicaI registration and
examination.
The session of the legislature,
which practically came to close to-
day at o'clock, when both branches
ceased the consideration of bills,
will prove a very expensive one, as
far as appropriations are concerned.
They will exceed those of two years
ago by $1,$O0,OO0 The total will
reach the neighborhood of $6.500.000.
One of the victories achieved by
the senate was the forcing of the
house to give the people maximum
freight bill The bill which was
finally agreed upon makes a 10 per
cent reduction in freight rates on
grain and grain products.
The women of Kansas will have to
be content with their present politi-
cal franchise for two more years at
least. The house concurred in reso-
luton providing for the extension
OF the political rights of women,
making the qualified voters at all
elections. was among those that died
or tie calender.