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

able on all railroads in the state and
the passenger desiring to ride at the
reduced rate may also purchase =
1000 mile ticket good on any rail
road in the state.
The senate devoted its time at to-
nights session to the passage OF
bills on third reading. Those pass
ed of general nature were bill
authorizing the body of county COM
missioners to levy tax not to ex-
coed 3 mills for the purpose OF pay
ing off existing Indebtedness. A bill
to authorize cities to appropriate
money for the proper observance of
Memorial day. A bill appropriating
$3.50 to be used in purchasing adj
ditional ground for the state fisl
and game hatcheries in Pratt coun-
ty. A bill fixing the salary of state
librarian at $4,000 year and pro-
viding for the employment of an as
sistant librarian in the catalogue de-
partment at $1,000 year, and as
sistant in the reference department
at 5000 year.
Senator Stewards bill authorizing
the city of Wichita to acquire and
operate a telephone system in that
city and in the county of Sedgwick,
was defeated by vote of 16 to IT,.
The senate passed the house grain
inspection bill tonight after restor-
ing the fee clause as originally pro-
vided and recommended by both
committees. 1t will be mesSag2d
back to the house and should it
meet with opposition a conference
committee will be appointed
After a heated debate an hour in
length in which members of the SEN
ate freely expressed their opinion
concerning the action of the govern
or in delivering rebuke to the leg
islature, the senate calmly voted to
table the Waggener resolution pro-
viding for an amendment to the con-
stitution giving cities of popula-
ton of 10000 or more the right 10
regulate the liquor traffic.
The senate committee on railroads
today recommended for passage a
bill providing for the appointment
by the state board of railroad conf
missioners of Il traffic manager, or
rate expert, fixing the salary OF such
officer at $4,000 per year. The du-
ties. of the proposed new officer are
to be confined to making expert eX-
aminations of the freight rate sys-
TEN, working in conjunction with
the board, furnishing it with infor-
nation pertaining to the railroads
and freight conditions. The salary
provided by the bill is greater than
that paid any other state officer The
bill also provides for general re-
vision of the present railroad laws,
and empowering the board to en-
ploy expert engineers and other as
sistants in ascertaining the actual
value of all railroad property in the
state.
The committee also reported IA
vorably on the Carver bill which re-
quires railroads to move live stock
trains at an average of not less than
fifteen miles per hour.
The school children of Kansas are
to be taught patriotism and respect
for the flag of the nation. House
bill No. &C. providing that the schoo.
authorities of the various school
districts throughout the state shall
purchase and have hoisted at every
school house a United States flag,
was passed by the senate tonight
and will become law as soon as
the governor signs the measure.
Topeka, Kans., Feb. %. = If Rep
resentative Millers bill, which pass
ed the house today, meets with ia
vorable action by the senate the eX-
listing fraternities of high schools
of the state will be placed on the
tabooed list. The house by unani-
nous vote passed the measure and
it was messaged over to the senate
along with a bunch of other bills.
The bill provides that it shall be I'M
lawful for the pupils of any high
school in cities of the first and sec
ond class to participate in or be-
come members of any secret frater-
nifty, or secret organization whatso-
ever. that is in any degree school
vi Organization.
The house today on third reading
passed the following bills:
BY Prohibiting the free
distribution of SAMPLES of any drug,
medicine. nostrum, ointment or
toilet articles. Under the bill any
person found guilty of distributing
any of the above mentioned sample
articles by throwing them in the
yards or upon the porches Of resi-
dents of the state shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed 500 and a
Jail sentence of from ten to sixty
days.
Foley-Making non-negotiable all
notes given as part or full payment
for lightning rods sold and erected
in the state, and further providing
that in the making of such notes the
words given for lightning rod, or
for the erection of a lightning rod.
or the equipment of a building
Herewith" be printed or written on
the face of such notes. A jail and
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Bryant was taken to Arkansas city
from Thomas. Okla. for trial on the
charge of forgery. Bryant was a
farmer. employed near Arkansas