The Globe-republican., 1907-03-14

| Sixty members OF the house o.
representatives. requiring them II
appear here and answer to their
names at 9 o'clock Monday morn
ing or sergeant -at-arms will be
sent after them. The warrants were
not served, but kilograms were sent
each member by d. B. Eyer, ser
geant-at-arms. The kilograms said
that unless the members returned
an officer would be sent for them
and they would be required to pay
the per diem and expenses of the
trip.
The speaker took this action in
order to avoid a special session of
the legislature, as the appropriation
bill to pay the expenses of the state
for the next two years was not
passed and a special session would
be necessary
This evening the 2-cent fare bill
was taken up and all the time was
spent until O'Clock in discussing
this measure. The third conference
committee appointed this evening
reported that the house should ac-
ceDt the senate bill. On the roll call
1t was found that there were only
SO members present. A call of the
house was issued and the absent
members sent for. The members
could not be found in town when
the time for the consideration of APP
preparation bills was extended until
IL o'clock Monday evening The
speaker issued the warrants and
the house ADJOURNED until Monday
at o'clock.
The report Of the conference com
mittee on the maximum freight rate
bill was adopted by the senate this
morning by a vote of 30 to o. On
this bill the house receded from all
OF its amendments and accepted the
straight horizontal reduction Of Is
per cent on grain and grain pro-
ducts.
Senators Fulton and Caldwell
were appointed as new senate con-
ference committee on the 2.cent
fare bill this morning by President
Fitzgerald. The former conference
committee could not get together
and it was decided to try new one.
The conference committee reached
compromise today on the bill all.
thorizing the state board of railroad
commissioners to appoint an expert
at a salary of $4,000 per year. The
senate committee receded from the
expert provision, leaving the matter
of hiring an expert and fixing of his
salary with the board.
Topeka, kans., March II. - The
executive and judicial appropriation
bill which has been causing trouble
in the legislature for three or four
days and which was responsible for
the recalling of fifty of the men,
bers who started to their homes
Saturday went through both
branches this afternoon by a COM
promise. The bill passed the senate
by vote of 80 to and the house
by vote of 81 to 0. The compro-
mise on the measure was reached
in conference. BY this agreement
the board of railroad commissioners
will be given $4,000 with which to
make an investigation of passenger
and freight conditions and to make
a reduction in such rates as are ex-
cessive. The attorney for the board
Is allowed an appropriation of
$4,000 to prosecute the work of
his department, the attorney gener-
al is furnished with a contingent
fund of $4,000 to be used in inves-
tigating the trusts and to prose
cute offenders of the state antitrust
law.
Despite the protests the house to-
day passed the senate 2-cent pas.
senger fare bill by vote of So to
y. The bill does not make fat re-
duction of passenger rates to .
cents mile, but provides for a re-
luction to that amount in case the
purchases mileage books.
The passenger may purchase a book
'or 500 miles travel on any one
or if he expects to travel
1000 miles during year he may
an interchangeable book
good on all of the railroads Of the
state The 500 mile book is to be
good on the road issuing and selling
t and the price will be $40. or
straight cents a mile. The 1000
nile book will sell for $4l.50 or
rifle more than 2 cents a mile.
All efforts to pass the primary |
election bill were without avail and |
he bill died
This completes the work of the |
legislature, which will remain in |
ession until Thursday to give the
overnor time to consider the bills
assed and sign or return them.
Eva--Percy scuanders money some
hing awful. His father says he is
othing but debt to him.
Jack-Then why is his father going
o send him away on a yacht?"
Eva-I suppose he wants him to be
floating debt.-Chicago Daily News.
Practical Romance.
Darling, | would die for you" he
'hispered with tense ardor
"Oh, that's lovely of you,' she soft.
' breathed, but do get insured first"
-BaltimOre American