Free press., 1907-03-02

topcRas NanS.s FcO- 10. - TWO
bills OF interest to Southwestern
Kansas were introduced in the
house late this afternoon One by
Mr. Craddock, Of Morton, provides
for the establishment of a state ex-
perimental farm in Morton county
It provides that the county shall do
nate 500 acres OF land and that the
state shall appropriate $5, 900 for the
maintenance of the farm. The 9TH
er bill was introduced by Mr.. Miller,
of Haskell. and takes one represen-
tative each from the counties of
Jefferson, Usage and Marshall and
gives one to each of the counties Of
Seward. Gray and Greeley. This
bill was introduced because the
Rochester bill is meeting with op-
position in the changes it makes in
representatives.
Senator Robertson, OF Wilson.
asked the senate this afternoon for
permission to tote a gun" to pro-
tect himself from irate supreme
court reporters. He said that he
was attacked by court reporter
Friday night because of his attitude
toward the bill raising the salary OF
an assistant supreme court report
er. He knashed his teeth and
smote his palm with his fist" said
the senator, until my hair rose on
my head and all because 1 had seen
fit to oppose an increase of salary
for an assistant reporter" The
senators informed Senator Robert
son that his question of personal
privilege was one to discuss with
the chief of police.
The house committee on hygiene
and public health has introduced a
bill appropriating 100000 for the
establishment of a state hospital for
the victims of tuberculosis. The
hospital is to be established under
the auspices of the state board of
control of charitable institutions and
is to be managed by the state board
Of health. The site is to be selected
by the board of control
Representative Ingalls, has intro
duced bill making it a misdemean-
or to use hobbies on race horses.
The measure was introduced at the
suggestion of James ChaIlis, a race
horse man. He says: "a brute
with four legs tied together so that
it can only trot or pace pounded on
the back with a bat or billy in the
hands of another brute does not
help the racing business and this
bill will meet with opposition only
from some barber, hack driver or
livery stable keeper who owns an
old hobbled pacer.''
Mr.. Enright introduced a bill max
ing it a felony for a person to sell
or barter to sell his vote. The peli-
atty is Imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary and disfranchisement for
five years.
The house passed two bills of in
terest to the mining district of the
state. They are the Cowan powder
bill and the mine inspection bill The
powder bill provides for the manner
of handling black powder in the
mines. and is designed to protect
the lives of the miners. The inspec-
ton bill gives the state mine in
spector more authority over the
mines, and allows him to take bet
ter care of the men working for the
operators.
The house killed the bill prohibit
ing the sale of merchandise in bulk
without proper notice having been
served on the wholesale houses and
other creditors. The bill was urged
by Mr.. Hendricks.
B. P. Waggener introduced a reso-
luton in the senate this afternoon
that committee of four be appoint
ed to investigate the charges of the
Kansas City Star that the senate
was in control of the railroads"
and report. The article referred to
was recently published in connec-
fiOn with the SnDafo'c o0f;O- ~,
tax commission bill. Immediately
after the resolution had been adopt-
ed Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald
named the following committee:
DOlley. chairman; Young. Simons,
Martin, of Bourbon, and Waggener.