The Globe-republican., 1907-02-07

awaits the governors signature to
become law. The principal fea
ture Of the bill passing the senate
today was the abolishment Of the
death sentence by hanging. While
no governor has ever signed the
death sentence in the past the pres
ent bill wipes that feature out
BY Pomeroy An act to provide
for improving the public highways
by use of the road drag.
Senator Hoffman introduced a bill
providing for the immediate regis.
tration Of all births and deaths
throughout the state. The measure
has the backing of physicians. 1t
provides for more systematic
handling of these statistics.
The senate took favorable action
on the income tax. A concurrent
resolution having that clause in it
was adopted, The resolution pro-
vides that the legislature shall pro-
vide for the taxation of all property
by a uniform rule. Power Is speci-
fically given to tax persons and
corporations upon their gross in.
some and to assess and tax the
franchises Of all public service cor
porations. The proposition is to be
submitted to the general election OF
1908.
The concurrent resolution by
Senator Martin of Bourbon received
favorable action. The measure pro-
vides that Justices Of the Supreme
Court and Of all courts Of record
shall not hold any other Office of
profit or trust under the authority
of the state or of the United States,
while holding the judicial position
before referred to.
In the senate bill was introduced
appropriating money to the Topeka
Industrial Institute by items as fol-
lows, for 1908: Maintenance, $4,000;
equipment, $1,25O; grass seed, 500;
girls dormitory, $1,000. For 1909:
Maintenance, $4,000; equipment,
$3.50; grass seed, $1OO; agricultur,
al building for boys, s6,000
In committee OF the whole the
senate decided to pass over the Me
mortal Day desecration bill. The
bin prohibits the giving Of clrcuses,
carnivals, horse-racing or ball games
on May 80. Some one objected to
the ball game feature and at that
moment Senator Noftzger asked
that the bill be passed over for the
present.
The house spent all the entire day
listening to bills on their third read
ing and passing them as rapidly as
they came up. The session yester.
day was one of the quietest during
the present session. There were no
wordy fights. no bad parliamentary
breaks and no extraordinary bills.
BY Tredway-House bill No. IA,
An act providing for and requiring
the registration of all automobiles
and motor vehicles, and providing
penalties for the violation thereof.
BY Curran-An act to amend sec
tion of chapter 1862 of the session
laws of Kansas Of 1905, entitled An
act relating to public highways" and
to repeal said original section.
BY Swope An act in relation to
the descent and distribution Of prop
erty by will, deed, devise, intestacy
or otherwise.
Topeka, Kans., Jan. 30 - A bill
was introduced in the house today
by Saunders Of Sedgwick, to create
the Office of state inspector of in
toxicating liquor and provides that
every package of liquor brought into
the state whether for consumption
by the person to whom shipped OF
for sale, must be inspected by the
state inspector or one of his depu
ties. II any liquor is sold without
having been inspected, all Of the
liquor owned by the person or cor
poration making the sale may be
seized and destroyed.
The following were passed.
BY Stone-An act to create a high
way commission for the State oi
Kansas, and defining the dutie.
thereof
BY Helmick - An act concerning
railroads, and amending section 81
of chapter 286 of the session laws o.
1901, the same being paragraph
G503 of the general statutes of Kan
sas, 1905, and repeating said origin
al section.
BY Kinnison-An act to authorize
the board of county commissioners
Of any county In which an agricul
tural experimental station has beer
or shall hereafter be located by tht
Board of Regents Of the State Agri
cultural College to purchase trac
of land for such station and to lev!
tax for the payment of the same.
BY Mitchell--An act to empowe
the district and common plea
courts to parole persons convicted o
violation of the criminal laws o
this state.
BY Judiciary Committee = An ac
providing for the use Of transcripts
from the files Of the State Historical
Society when county official records
are lost, stolen or destroyed.
BY Thompson An act relating t,
the preservation of corner stones
monuments and land marks.
BY Leland An act to amend al
act entitled An act relating Il
school text books for use in the pub
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