Free press., 1907-02-16

ed last night till Monday, desiring
to take a weekend rest.
Topeka, Kans., Feb. 4. The
house and senate adjourned with
out transacting any business today
Adjournment was taken in respect
70 Representative G. H. McKinnie
who died Sunday at Beloit. Davis,
Gordon, Sherer. Ingalls, and Frazer
were appointed a committee to at
tend the funeral tomorrow.
Topeka, kans., Feb. S. - The
house spent the afternoon in com
mittee of the whole, presided over
by Representative Kirkland. dis
cussing the primary election bill in
eroduced by Mr. Stubbs, which had
been reported favorably by the cleo
tions committee, and it was agreed
without a dissenting vote that it
should be considered section by sec
ton.
No amendments were suggested
to the first section of the measure,
but the second section occupied
the time of the house until adjourn
ment at $50 The fight over this
section occurred on the amendment
offered by Foley, of Rice, exempt
ing cities of 5000 population and
less from the operation of the law
In city elections
After an hour of discussion, in
which Mr. Stubbs insisted that the
bill be recommended for passage
just as it stood, the representatives
Of the smaller cities won, and the
Foley amendment was adopted.
The committee arose at $50 and
the bill has been made a special or
der for consideration Wednesday af
ternoon
The live stock committee of the
house today introduced the bill
agreed upon by the representatives
OF the Missouri and Kansas legisla-
lures selected to investigate the
conditions at the Kansas City stock
yards. The bill fixes the yardage for
cattle, calves. hogs and sheep and
It is Identical with the bill which
1t was agreed upon by the. commit
tees representing the two legisla-
lures should be introduced in the
Missouri legislature.
The house ways and means COM
mittee, with Cyrus Leland acting as
chairman, has recommended for
passage the bill introduced by Mr..
Leland establishing state salt
plant at the Hutchinson state indus
trial reformatory.
Representative Enright succeeded
in having the rules suspended so
that he could get his bill providing
for a review of laws by the supreme
court advanced to second reading.
The bill provides for opinions from
the courts on the constitutionality
OF bills as soon as they are intro
duced. II the bill becomes a law it
will enable the legislature to work
| intelligently on measures the con-
stitutiOnallty Of which is in doubt
Senator Chapman has introduced
bill in the senate fixing the length
OF a day for laborers employed by
| corporations at ten hours.
The bill to correct the errors in
the present grain inspection law
was introduced in the senate today
by Senator Getty. The bill was pre-
pared under the direction of John
w. Radford. state grain inspector
and provides that all grain shipped
by Kansas farmers and grain deal
ers shall be weighed by the Kansas
department
The senate committee of the
whole killed Waggener's bill to pre-
vent the sale of merchandise in
bulk to defraud creditors. The biz
was killed by the speech delivered
against it by Senator Brewer, who
declared that it was a scheme tC
brand the Kansas merchants as
tricksters and dishonest dealers.
The senate judiciary COMMITTEES
today reported for passage the bill
introduced by Senator Smith requir
| ing the Associated Press Associa
tion and other news disseminating
organization to furnish their ser
vice to all persons who are willing
to pay for it and who order it.
! Topeka, Kans.. Feb. 6. W. Y
Morgan, on behalf of the house rail
road committee. today introduced {
bill fixing maximum freight rates OF
grain and grain products. The bill
Is similar to the measure introduced
in the senate on this subject. 1
! fixes the maximum rate at which
! products may be hauled and the ia
BILE is arranged to cover the dis
| tance of any ordinary haul in Kan
sas.
McGinivray. of Grant, has intro
duced a bill to protect antelopes.
was the first information a major
ity Of the members of the house hat
that there were antelopes in Kan
sas. The author of the bill say
that there are many of these ami
mails in the southwestern counties
His measure provides for their pre-
lection until March. 1918.
A bill by O'Shant, of Ellis, rJ
quires the board of railroad CON
missioners TO investigate express
rates and make such changes il
them as may be necessary
Cut Price Of TWine. = The boar
of directors of the Kansas peniteI
tiary met and fixed the price c
prison binding twine at eight an
| halP F-,.