Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-03-14


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The senate adjournment was
adopted by the house this morning
with slight amendments. 1t was
then concurred in by the senate.
The senate ceased the consideration
OF senate bills at II o'clock last
night and will stop considering
house bills at II o'clock tonight. The
house ceased the consideration of
house bills at noon today and will
work on senate bills until 8 o'clock
tomorrow. The consideration of
messages and conference reports
will stop in both branches Saturday
evening at o'clock. Final adj
journment will take place at 6
o'clock p. m. March IA.
Topeka, kans., March 8. - Pri-
mary election legislation met a
tragic death in the house during the
closing hours of the session. The
house was under call from 1 o'clock
until after 6 in an attempt to bring
in enough members to force the
measure through. When the call
was finally raised shortly after
o'clock the vote stood so for the bill
and 50 against The senate had
adopted the conference report and
passed the bill The call of the
house lasted longer than any other
known in the history of Kansas leg
islatures, few minutes more than
five hours
The results of two political quar-
rels of much bitterness and long
standing were wiped from the rec
ords this afternoon when the
Bailey grocery" bill and the Kelly
bond bills were passed. The Bailey
grocery bill case was rather sensa-
tional in character. beginning in the
ShawAe county district court and
ending in the supreme court. AS
result of the suit Ex-Governor w. j.
Bailey had to pay back to the state
treasury $1,000 which he had used
to pay his grocery bill at the execu-
tive mansion AS result Of the ac-
ton against Kelly. the latter paid
back to the treasury $4,000 which he
had used to pay for bond which
the state required of him during his
last term as state treasurer. The
senate tonight reimbursed both of
these former officers for the amounts
they were forced to pay into the
treasury.
There were more than 40 bills and
house calendar this afternoon at
o'clock, the hour set to cease con-
sidarations of all excepting appro-
priation bills. The call of the house
was made shortly before 1 O'Clock
on the report of the primary bill
Ia Nf
til after the time had expired for
the consideration of bills. OF the
bunch of would-be legislation that
died on the calendar there were sew
eral important measures. One was
for the taxing of all franchises held
by corporations within the state.
Following are a few of the bills that
died of old age"
Martin. of WUodson - An act au-
thorizing the erection and mainten-
ance of water works plants in the
state.
Carver-An act authorizing street
railway companies and interurban
railway companies to engage IN the
business of establishing and con-
Quoting electric light plants.
Stewart-Authorizing cities OF the
first class with certain population
to create a fund for the construc-
ton, extension or repair of electric
light plants for the purpose of light
ing the streets and supplying elect
richly to the inhabitants OF such
cities.
Getty-An act relating. to corrupt
ing and exercising improper 1nhu-
ence over persons summoned or
sworn as jurors.
Hamme-An act providing perma-
nent headquarters for the state
board of medicai registration ana
examination.
The session of the legislature.
which practically came to close to-
day at o'clock, when both branches
ceased the consideration of bills.
will prove a very expensive one, as
far as appropriations are concerned.
They will exceed those of two years
ago by s1.300,000. The total will
reach the neighborhood of S6,5OO,OO0.
One of the victories achieved by
the senate was the forcing of the
house to give the people a maximum
freight bill. The bill which was
finally agreed upon makes 1o per
cent reduction in freight rates on
grain and grain products.
The women of Kansas will have to
be content with their present politi-
cal franchise for two more years at
least. The house concurred in reso-
luton providing for the extension
of the political rights of women.
making the qualified voters at all
elections. was among those that died
on the calender.
The senate today killed the bill
reapportioning the state into legisla-
tive districts. This bill was intro
duced in the house by Miller, of Has
kell county, and passed by that
body 1t provided for giving the
three small Southwestern counties
which are entitled to a representa-
tive one each. The constitution pro-
vides that a county with $50 votes
shall be given a representative and
this bill gave a representative to
Seward. Gray and Greeley counties.
The senate this morning passed
Joe Burrows bill relating to the or
become a law as soon as the gov
ernor attaches his signature to it.
The bill takes up the whole system
of the organization of corporations.
grees below the record for February,
1906. The months wind record was
20 per cent below the forty-year
average for February.
MangIed by Freight Train.-While
attempting to pass between freight
cars that were blocking the street
crossing at Wichita. Thomas Oliver,
colored, was frightfully mangled and
died later at the hospital. The train
was at standstill when Oliver
climbed ON the bumpers, but started
before he could pass. The jar loos-
ened his hold and he fell under the
wheels.
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