The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-08

cultural College to purchase tract
of land for such station and to levy
tax for the payment of the same.
BY Mitchell-An act to empower
the district and common pleas
courts to parole persons convicted of
violation of the criminal laws of
this state.
BY Judiciary Committee = An act
providing for the use of transcripts
from the files of the State Historical
Society when county official records
are lost, stolen or destroyed.
BY Thompson-An act relating to
the preservation of corner stones,
monuments and land marks.
BY Leland An act to amend an
act entitled can act relating to
school text books for use in the pub
lie schools in the state of Kansas,
providing for state uniformity and
maximum charges for said books,
creating a commission to select the
same, and making an appropriation
for carrying out the provisions there
of, providing for optional district
and city ownership, providing penal
ties for the violations OF this act
and repeating all acts and parts OF
acts in conflict with the provisions
| of this act
| BY Pomeroy An act to provide
| for improving the public highways
by use of the road drag.
BY Tredway-House bill No. 144,
the registration of all automobiles
and motor vehicles, and providing
penalties for the violation thereof.
By Curran-An act to amend sec
ton of chapter 362 of the session
Laws of Kansas of 1905, entitled IAN
act relating to public highways" and
to repeal said original section.
Nv Swope = An act in relation to
tive descent and distribution. of prop
erty by will, deed, devise, intestacy
or otherwise.
Topeka, kans., Jan. 80. - A bill
was introduced in the house today
by Saunders of Sedgwick, to create
the Office of state inspector OF In
toxicating liquor and provides that
every package of liquor brought into
the state whether for consumption
by the person to whom shipped or
for sale, must be inspected by the
state inspector or one OF his depu-
ties. II any liquor is sold without
having been inspected, all OF the
liquor owned by the person or cor
poration making the sale may be
seized and destroyed.
Other bills introduced in the house
We're:
By Plumb-That dealers III paints,
putty, turpentine, varnish. inseed
oil and white lead shall label The
can containing the goods with a
statement of the ingredients.
Davison--Establishi state fair
at Wichita and making an appro-
priation of $4,000.
Saunders, a Missouri Pacific con-
ductor-Requiring railroads to haul
passengers in cabooses.
Senator Huffman introduced a bill
this afternoon prohibiting gas COM
panies from mixing air with natural
gas.
Another proposition to remove
the State Industrial School for Boys
from Topeka was made to the legis-
| lature today in the form of bill by
Representative Chatter. The bill
carries an appropriation of $2O0,0OO
and provides that the school shall
be removed to site within two
miles of the corporate limits OF the
city of Great Bend. 1t provides that
the land for the site shall be pur-
chased by the state at $40 an acre
and that unless suitable suite can
be obtained for this amount inside OF
six months after the passage of the
bill the board of control may give
the institution to some other city
This offer of land at $40 an acre
beats the bid for the institution
made by Representative Creech in
his bill last week. He wants the
institution taken to Abilene and Of
fers land for the site at SG5 an acre
The senate in executive session
today confirmed the appointment OF
l.. T. Hussey to the position of state
oil inspector for the next two years
His confirmation was delayed by the
senate yesterday because the charge
was made that he had collected
mileage from the state while riding
on railroad passes. He turned
back to the state auditor the sum OF
$1,0S0 which is all the mileage he
has drawn during the two years he
has been in office.
There was no opposition in the
senate today to his confirmation.
Senator Griffin has introduced q
bill providing for the revocation OF
the characters of railroad companies
if they discriminate between the
cities of Kansas in the matter OF
freight rates. 1t is also provided
that the companies shall surrender
their charters if they discriminate
between Kansas towns and the
towns or cities of any other state.
The house has adopted Mr. lie
lands resolution calling upon the
Kansas members of congress to use
their influence to have a part of the
river and harbor appropriation Sci
aside for the protection of Elwoot
in Doniphan county. Elwood is be
ing washed away by the Missouri
river, while the city of st. Joseph il