Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-21

| which they operate passed the
house today by a vote of 95 to Z.
Another bill of interest passed by
the house is in the nature of an
amendment to the old soldier pref
erence law. 1t provides that physi-
cal disability shall not be a bar to
preference of old soldiers for public
positions, providing such physical
disabilities do not render the ex-
soldiers incompetent
| The bill making it unlawful to
hunt or kill Hungarian, Monaghan
or Chinese pheasants for six years
was also passed.
| Senator Hayden today introduced
concurrent resolution informing
| the attorney general that there are
trusts handling the lumber, farm
machinery, coal, salt, sugar, -four,
grain and beef used in the state,
| and directing him to begin prose
cutting them at once.
In the joint assembly of the CO.
ordinate branches of the Kansas
legislature at noon today Charles
Curtis was formally declared the
United States senator from Kansas
for the full term of four years, be-
ginning March and for the short
term, which expires at that time.
| Mr.. Curtis was notified of his cleo
ton by committee selected for the
, purpose, and he made speech
thanking the members of the legis-
lature for the honor
Topeka, Kans., Jan. "a. = Aided
and abetted by Myra McHenry, a
disciple of Carrie Nation, the min
listers defeated the sports in the
i house today in the contest over the
| Sunday baseball law, which was
recommended for passage by the
/ house committee of the whole by a
vote of ca to 40. Only G3 votes are
required to pass bill in open ses-
I sion.
AS finally recommended, the bill
provides that Sunday baseball
games, theaters or similar attrac-
tons shall be regarded as misde-
meanors where an admission fee is
charged for spectators. This per
pits baseball playing in the rural
districts and deprives only the four
cities of Leavenworth, Topeka,
| Wichita ard Hutchinson of the
usual Sunday games. 1t is only in
these cities that league ball is play
! ed and an admission fee charged.
When the bill was introduced it
provided that the mere act of play
ing the games and attending Sunday
theaters should be misdemeanor.
I Other bills introduced were:
Rochester Creating the Office of
county printer, to be elected in each
county at the general election OF
1908.
( Morgan - Providing that the own
ers of trade marks may register
them with the secretary of state.
: White Requiring railroad com
panies organized under the laws of
Kansas to obtain the approval of the
state board of railroad commission
ers before the issuance of stocks or
bonds or any other evidence of in
debtedness.
Stone - The LaFollette bill fixing
the number of hours railroad EN-
ployes may be kept at work during
one day.
Lander-For state fair under the
control and management of the
board of agriculture to be held an
nually at Mcpherson. carrying an
appropriation of $4,000 year to pay
premiums and salaries.
a bill in the senate which provides
that school books shall be printed
by the state and sold at cost
Speaker Simmons today announc-
ed the appointment of two commit
tees which have been provided for
in resolutions adopted by the house
One committee, consisting of Repre-
sentatives Finley, Murphy, Sour
beer, Sweeney and Foley, will inves
tigate the causes of wrecks on the
Kansas railroads and ascertain if il
is possible to devise some electric
block system which will be more eff
fective in preventing collisions.
The house has adopted resolu
ton requiring the unsuccessful can
didate in election contests to pay
the expenses incurred in the con
test. The resolution was introduced
by Chairman Dawson of the cleo
tions committee.
The senate in committee of the
Senator Waggener has introduced
bill which will make life anything
but pleasant for any trust magnates
caught in Kansas should it become
effective. officers and agents of il
legal combinations of capital are tc
be sent to the penitentiary for terms
ranging from five to ten years upor
conviction of being interested il
any trust. Violation of the anti
trust law at present is merely a mis-
demeanor.
whole this afternoon, recommended
for passage four bills, one by Senat
or Smith prohibiting the making o.
exclusive contracts by harvester
companies and other corporations
selling goods to Kansas dealers; {
bill by Senator Quincy defining Grim
inal SANDER and providing punish
ment for such offenses; another BY
Young authorizing the state board
of railroad commissioners to inter
vene before the interstate com
MERGE commission in cases in which
Kansas shippers are interested. ant
a baking powder bill by Conner
which regulates the manufacture
and sale of baking powder
A bill was introduced in the Sen
ate today by Senator Porter of Mont
gomery, which. if it becomes law
will permit all producers of oil il
the state to use existing pipe lines
for the transportation of their pro
ducts between points within the
state. This bill names the govern
or. secretary of state and attorney
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horribly mangled. Both legs were
cut off at the knee and one arm
ground to a pulp. He was a mem
Der of the A. o. U. W. at Halstead
Kansas, in good standing and had
S1S7.52 in his pockets. His wife ant
children live at CherryTale and mis-
!. ! g,