The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-02-28

OF VI 900. This would make salary
of $1,000 for the executive clerk, or
500 more than Is now paid the gov
errors private secretary. The bill
also increases the salary Of the gov
ernor's confidential stenographer
from $1,000 to $500 year and pro
vides plan for new stenographer
at a salary of $1,000 year. A new
clerk in the Office of the adjutant
general at a salary of 5000 year Is
provided for.
Topeka, kans., Feb. 21.--After an
other day spent in discussion OF the
primary election bills in committee
of the whole the Fitzpatrick bill was
passed by the senate, soon after the
committee of the whole arose, by a
vote of "a to 1876, practically as II
was introduced.
The hardest fight on the bill was
made to strike out sections 2 and .
which provide for the conventions
This was merely the fight OF yester
day renewed by the opponents Of
the Fitzpatrick measure. There
was no time at which the opposition
had the strength to put the amend
ment through and it was killed.
There will be no investigation Of
the charge against the state senate
that the railroads controlled that
body in its action on the Waggenel
tax bill. The charge was preferred
by the Kansas City Star, but the
representatives Of that newspaper
have refused to comply with the re
quest of the investigation committee
to come forward and tell what they
know about the story.
The administration grain inspec
ton bill was recommended for pas
sage by the house committee of the
whole today after three hours ha(
been spent in discussing 1t and max
ing minor amendments. The bill as
finally recommended for passage is
the measure which has been sc
strongly opposed by the Kansas City
board Of trade.
The house today refused to pass
the stock yards bill on third reading
because the Missouri legislature has
not yet enacted a law on this sub
ject.
The house in committee Of the
whole this afternoon recommended
for passage the senate bill prohibit
ing exclusive contracts. This Is
aimed at the International Harvest
er Company and other alleged trusts
which have been making exclusive
contracts in Kansas
Topeka, kans., Feb. %. -
When the house of representa-
tipes was called to order this morn
ing it was suggested by Representa-
tive R. s. Hendricks, of Rawlins
that a picture of General George
Washington be secured and placed
upon the walls of the house. The
sergeant-at-arms proceeded to OBJ
tain painting of the father of his
country" and brought it into the
house. By request Tom Anderson
led the house in singing America.
The judiciary committee today re
ported for passage Senator Stlling's
"pulct tax" bill This bill provides
a way by which the prohibitory Law
may be evaded in the payment of
license. The senate bill has been
unfavorably reported in the house.
A communication from the STOCK
yards committee of the Missouri
legislature asking that a like com
mittee be named at once by the
Kansas senate for the purpose Ct
agreeing upon certain joint stock
yards legislation was read and re-
ferred to the local stock yards com.
mittee.
The house of representatives by
vote this morning expressed its
willingness to compromise with the
senate on the tax bill, accepting the
county assessor plan, the senate to
recedc from its demand that the
state board of railroad assessors be
kept in existence. This would indi-
cate that the present legislature
will be given the opportunity to en-
act an assessment and taxation law
which legislatures for the past
twenty years have been trying in
vain to pass.
Under the compromise bill state
tax commission of three is to be
created by appointment of the gov
ernor within ten days after the final
passage of the measure. The mem
bers of the commission are to re.
ceive a salary of $1,000 annually. AT
ter the appointment of the commits
sion and the selection of a chairman
by it, the following appointment of
employees under the commission are
provided for: Secretary, $4,000,
two clerks, 5000 each, and such 9TH
er experts and assistants as may be
required
Under the terms of the Waggener
bill which was passed by the senate
the railroad board of assessors is to
be retained, but since then the SEN
ate has offered to recede from this
portion of the bill and accept a com
promise as has been suggested.
Topeka, kans., Feb. 23.-The ter.
ninal facilities bill which provides
or the establishment of freight de-
pots at Kansas City Kan, by the
abroad companies now needs only |
he approval and signature of the