The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-03-01

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tax commission bill. Immediately
after the resolution had been adopt
ed Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald
named the following committee:
Dolley, chairman; Young, Slmons,
Martin, of Bourbon, and Waggener.
Tokeka, kans., Feb. 49,. = A new
plan for adjusting the passenger
rates on Kansas railroads has been
proposed by Senator Porter, of
Montgomery, in a bill which he has
introduced in the senate. The bill
does not make a specific reduction
in rates, but authorizes the state
board of railroad commissioners to
make an investigation into the SUBJ
iect Of rates and to recommend re-
auctions where they would be rea-
sonable and fair. Senator Porter
expects his measure to be agreed
upon by the two factions in the 2
cent fare fight if they are unable to
pass the bill now pending.
The senate passed three bills az
fecting the penitentiary. All We're
recommended by the board of direc-
tors of the institution. One pro-
vides that the cottages owned by
the state and used by the employees
of the institution shall be rented
and the rentals shall be applied to
erecting new cottages and repairing
the old ones. Another bill reap
propriates the revolving fund OF
$15O,000 for the prison Irvine plant
and adds to the amount SIS,Ooe,
which the plant has earned since IT
has been established. Another Dill
provides means for increasing the
salaries of the guards Of the institu-
ton.
Representative Stone, Of Shawnee,
has introduced bill in the house
to take the work of compiling the
Kansas statutes out of the hands OF
private corporations and requiring
the state printer to do the work.
The work of revision of the statutes
is to be attended by the attorney
general. The price Of the revised
statutes is to be reduced.
A bill by Senator Huffman is de-
signed to improve the health OF the
pupils attending the public schools.
It requires the state superintendent
of public instruction to prepare and
distribute among the school dis
tricts test cards and other appli-
ances for testing the sight and hear
ing of the PIT pills. The tests shall
1, nf na0h
school month and reports made to
the parents.
Representative Haskins, Of John
son, introduced bill in the house
this afternoon making 1t unlawful
for railroad companies to work
train dispatchcrs more than eight
hours out of twenty-four.
The house passed and sent to the
governor for his approval the sen
ate bill prohibiting the contiscation
of coal by railroad companies. The
bill requires the railroad companies
to pay double the market price for
all coal shipped over their lines and
confscated by them.
The Leavenworth road bill was
recommended for passage by the
senate committee of the whole to-
night. The measure provides for
the paving of a road from the peni
Tertiary to the city limits of Leav-
enworth and provides that the peni
>entiary shall furnish the brick.
BY a vote of 6S to 43 the house
this afternoon gave evidence Of the
fact that it Is not ready to give
three of the little southwestern
counties the representation in the
legislature to which the constitv.
tional provision entities them. The
Rochester reapportionment bill pro
vided for giving to the counties OF
Greeley, Seward and Haskell a
representative each under the sec
ton of the constitution which says
that a county shall have a represen
tative when it casts more than 2oC
votes. These representatives, with
four others which were to be dis
tributed, ore each to the counties OF
Allen. Wyandotte, Montgomery and
Crawford. were to be taken from
Usage, jefferson, Marshall, Doug
las. Butler. Franklin and Brown
counties, which have two represen
tatives each.
A bill was introduced by Wheelel
by request prohibiting the organiza
ton of burial insurance companies.
Mr.. Mitchell has introduced a bill
providing for free tuition to all high
school pupils in county where o.,
high school is supported by cos.a
ty tax.
Topeka, Kans., Feb. 20. = AL
chance of an agreement between
the two houses of the legislature up
on a primary election measure ex
pired late this afternoon when the
senate by a vote of % to II reject
ed the Stubs bill which passed the
house and substituted in its place
the Fitzpatrick bill. The fight ovel
the primary measure began early
Yesterday afternoon and was con
tinued throughout today. 1t was
the principal fight of Importance
i during the present session of the
senate and members had been or
! Gambling and nrenarinR for II 70,