The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-03-08

fine penalty is provided for any vio'
lation of the act
Making 1t unlawful for any state,
county, city, township or school
treasurer, their clerks or deputies,
to purchase scrip or warrants, ac-
counts, claims or other evidence OF
indebtedness against the various
branches of city, county and state
government for any sum less than
full par value expressed on the face
thereof.
Ham-Compelling the railroads to
erect and maintain crossings and
gates over and along their right-of-
way for the use of the owners of
lands through which such roads
pass.
Mitchell = Providing for the con-
tinuance of the geological survey of
the state. This bill provides that
the chancellor of the University OF
Kansas shall act as ex-oficio direc-
tor of the survey and shall have SUI
pervision of the same. The imme-
date work of the survey is to be
directed by a state geologist, who
shall be appointed by the chancel-
lor. A complete survey of the
state, giving special attention to
any and all natural products OF
economic Importance, to determine
the character, location and amount
of such products is provided for in
the measure.
The senate this afternoon passed
the bills fixing maximum freight
rate on coal and reducing passenger
fares on railroads. The coal bill
passed by vote of 90 to 10 and the
reduced fare bill by vote of "a to
6. The reduced fare, bill is the
Noftzger substitute for the fiat 2
cent mile bill introduced by Sena-
tor Brewer. The Noftzger bill pro-
vides that persons who buy 1000
mile tickets, interchangeable on all
railroads, shall pay at the rate OF 2
cents a mile, providing the tickets
are used within eighteen months af-
Ter the time of their purchase.
The conference report made to-
day on the state grain inspection
bill was concurred in by the house
and the bill will go to the governor
today for his signature. The vote
ON the report stood "a to IA. There
are many members of the house
who are not exactly pleased with
some of the amendments but out OF
fear that should they reject IL
there would be no bill at all passed
they decided to give i. State Grain
Inspector Radford did practically all
of the lobbying for the bill
The house passed the bill regu-
lating the rates to be charged by
the sleeping car companies operat-
ing cars in the state. The schedule
of rates provided in the bill follows;
Seat fare for trip not exceeding
100 miles, 25 cents; for trip more
than 100 miles and not exceeding
200 miles, 80 cents; trips of 200 or
400 miles, rs cents; for lower berths
not exceeding $50 miles, 10 cents;
for distance of $50 to 300 miles.
S1.25; from 300 to 400 miles Si.5O
The penalty fixed for violation OF
the act is a fine of not less than
500 or more than $1,000, with a
iail sentence, of not less than thirty
days or more than six months. 1t
Is provided also that sleeping car
company shall not furnish accommo'
dations for an intoxicated person or
anyone in a filthy or diseased con
dition.
Should Representative Archers
bill. which. was passed today on
third reading by the house, become
law the landlords and landladies
of the state can justly offer up
thanks to the members of the pres
ent legislature. Under its pro
visions any person who shall obtain
board or lodging in any hotel or
boarding house by means of tricks
or misrepresentation shall be, upon
conviction, found guilty of a misde-
meanor and fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding 500 and a Jail sentence not
to exceed six months, or both.
The bill of Representative Ed
wards providing for the annual re-
ports of public stock yards corpora
tons doing business within the
state. passed by the house on third
reading this morning, provides that
every public stock yards operator
shall annually en- or before the first
day of March each year file with
the secretary of state sworn item
lied statement showing the total re-
ceipts and shipments of all live
stock, giving number of head and
number of cars. gross income,
source thereof, gross expenditures,
net profits, amount of dividends
paid and the amount of capitalize
ten.
Topeka, Kansas. March I, 1907
The senate today reconsidered the
vote by which it passed Senator