The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

appointed ny Ine 6oNOihoi ~
ed by the people. Representativ
Ninehart, of Usage, Democra
wanted the members elected. fis
offered an amendmnt changing ths
bill in this respect and - was sup
ported by Mr.. CunninSaam, OF cow
lev. The amendr1@ss was defeated
by party vots -
One of thu most important Dds
recommended by the stockmen VI
Kansas was passed by the house TO-
day and sent to the senate. Inc
measure is really "a pure iooa Dill
for animals and prohibits tAe auuit'
Grafton of all prepared animal food
sold in the state. 1t provides FOR
the registration with the state agrl-
cultural experiment station of the
state agricultural college OF all con-
centrated feeding stuff offered for
sale in the state.
1t provides that all stock foods
shall he registered at the Kansas
State Agricultural college expert
ment station, with a statement or
the ingredients, the percentage OF
protein guaranteed to be present in
the feeding stuff, the protein being
taken as equal to six and one-fourth
times the nitrogen, and the nitrogen
and fat being determined according
to the methods of the Association OF
Official Agricultural Chemists then
current.
Adulteration or violation Of the
act works revocation of license TO
sell it in Kansas.
Representative Miller has intro
duced a bill in the house making
the organization of fraternltles
among the pupils of the schools or
the state a misdemeanor.
The bill prohibits the organiza-
ton of such societies in any school
in a first or second class city.
Topeka, Kama, Feb. s. The SEN
ate took up the consideration OF
resolutions with which its calendar
has been loaded and adopted i've
during the day.
Three originated in the senate and
two. concurrent in character, CAME
from the house. One of these, by
Bird. of Shawnee, petitions Kansas
congressman and senators to work
for the retention Of the branch OF
the pension agency at Topeka, and
the other, by Skinner. asks congress
to pension the Forsyth scouts.
One of the senate resolutions
adopted was by Senator Miller and
requested that the legislature OF MIS-
souri, unite with the legislature or
Kansas in enacting a uniform la"
for the government of the Kansas
City stock yards.
One of the most important leso'
lutions adopted was by Senator hay
den. instructing the attorney gener-
al to prosecute the trusts.
The house judiciary committee has
finally recommended for passage
Senator Smiths bill prohibiting
exclusive contracts" with dealers
of Kansas, aimed at the lnterna-
tional Harvester Company, the TO-
bacco. coffee and sugar trusts. II
prohibits the trusts from binding
Kansas dealers to handle only trust
made goods.
Senator Waggener has introduced
resolution which takes the other
side of the prohbitory question from
that advocated by Governor Hoch
The Waggener resolution provides
for an amendment to the constitu
ton giving cities of more than 5000
the right to regulate the liquor
traffic by the vote Of the majority
Senator Waggener says that his
resolution offers the only satisfac
tory solution of the liquor problem
The senate today passed Senator
Hodges bill providing for an excise
tax of 1-2 per cent on the gross re
ceipts of express companies doing
business in the state. The bill ere
ates a board of the attorney general
auditor of state, secretary of state
and state treasurer to levy the tax
each year. The original bill pro
vided for tax of per cent, but
this was changed. The author oil
the bill says that it will Increase
the states revenue from express com
| panies $4,000 a year.
The senate today adjourned until
O'Clock Monday afternoon. The
houes not only decided to work to
morrow, but mapped out the line Of
| work which will be followed.
The house today passed Mr.. Rho
des bill regulating the hog industry
of the state The bill provides that
all hogs which die of disease shall be
burned within twenty-four hours ar
| ter their demise. The purpose of the
bill is to prevent carless hog raisers
from throwing dead hogs into the
streams and thereby spreading
cholera.
The discussion over the primary
election bill will be resumed in the
house next Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. On motion of Mr.. Stubs the
house today decided to make the bill
special order for consideration that
| day.
The house today passed the David
son tax bill which was considered