Free press., 1907-02-16

the location of a state fair, Mr.
Stannard. of Lyon, has introduced a
bill appropriating $50, 900 for the es-
tablishment OF such a fair and leav-
ing the question of the location to
the state board OF agriculture The
board shall have full charge OF the
fair and the bill carries an appro-
priation of $4,000 a year for the
next two fiscal years to be used in
making appropriations
The senate committee on agri-
culture today recommended for pas
sage the bill introduced by Senator
Stewart, which makes an appro-
priation of $4,000 to be expended
by the state agricultural college in
purcasing seed wheat for Kansas
farmers. The fund is to be so man.
aged that it will be kept intact, the
farmers paying for such seed wheat
as they need.
The house elections committee
has decided both of the contests
over seats in that body in favor of
the Democrats who hold the certifi-
Gates of election. The cases were
those of E. j. Guilbert of Logan
county against ]. s. Price, the
Democrat who was elected by a
small majority. Guilbert failed to
deposit his bond for $500 to cover
the costs of the contest in accord
ance with the resolution adopted by
the house and the seat went to
Price by default
In the case of w. H. Bryant
against Representative ]. H. Sherer
Of KiOwa county, the committee
heard the contest and held for Sher-
er.
The senate passed Senator
Young's bill providing for mill
levy on all property of the state for
school purposes. Before the bill
was passed Senator Getty succeed
ed in having Wyandotte county ex-
empted from it's provisions. This
was over the protest of Senator
Young. The Getty motion carried
by vote of II to s.
After several hours of wrangling,
during which the bill was many
times amended over the protest OF
its author and his coterie of adher-
ents, the Stubbs primary election
bill went to the foot of the calendar
tonight without recommendation by
the committee OF the whole The
two afternoons of the week, and un-
less the house takes some action to-
morrow morning to raise 1t from
the place which it now has, it will
not be again considered for a week.
Senator Stillings introduced d bill
prohibiting the formation of insur-
ance pools. His bill is very string
ent and it's enforcement is vested
in the district courts.
The senate today passed the
Smith antitrust bill.
The anti-pass bill passed tie
house today with only twenty-one
votes against it.
Topeka, Kans., Feb. 7.-The SEN
ate today passed the concurrent re-
solution introduced by Senator
Smith which provided for a consti-
| tutional amendment for the taxation
of the incomes of public service cor
| porations as follows:
The legislature shall provide for
the taxation of all property by a
uniform rule; provided that the leg
| islature may, in its discretion, eX
| empt certain classes of property
and may assess intangible property
| in a different manner from real and
| tangible personal property. The leg
| islature may provide for the taxa
| ton of common carriers, telegraph
and telephone companies. provided
such tax shall not be in addition tC
a tax on their tangible property OF
capital stock
This proposition shall be submit
ted to the electors of the state al
the general election of representa-
tives in the year 1908 for their ap
proval or rejection.
Senator Fred H. Quincy's bill au
thorizing school districts to com
bine for the operation of graded
schools passed the senate today
The bill provides that whenever the
inhabitants, of two or more schoo
districts wish to unite for the pur
pose of establishing a graded schoo
in which instruction shall be giver
in the highest branches Of education
the clerks of the several district:
shall upon a written application o
five voters of the respective dis
tricts, call meeting of the voter!
of such districts at some convenien
place by posting up written notice:
as provided for calling district meet
ings, and if a majority of the votes
cast in each of the two or more dis
tricts shall be to unite for the pur
pose stated, they shall at that meet
ing or at an adjourned meeting cleo
a board of directors consisting of
director. clerk and a treasurer.
The house in committee of tn,
whole this afternoon recommended
for passage the bill by the commit
I tee on assessment and taxation pre-
viding for the creation of a stat
tax commission to succeed the stat
) board of equalization and the stat
! board of railway assessors. Tn
only fight over the bill was on tn
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ruary 1 there was 1876, ,999 pound
: of manufactured twine in the store
{ houses and it is estimated that
million pounds more can be mann
factured before the harvest seaso
: closes.
4 Fall Election Was Legai.-H. "
t Snyder. elected to the Office of justic
: of peace in Hutchinson last Noyen
Der, brought an custer suit agains
: r. A. Campbell who was filling tn
5 office by appointment and who r.