The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-02-28
Kansas Legislature
D0ings OF the Men in Topeka
Who are Making Our Laws

Tokeka, Kans, Feb. 10. = A new
r!an for adjusting the passenger
rates on Kansas railroads has been
proposed by Senator Porter, of
Montgomery, in bill which he has
introduced in the senate. The bill
does not make specific reduction
ia rates, but authorizes the state
board of railroad commissioners to
make an investigation into the sub
Rrt OF rates and to recommend re-
auctions where they would be rea-
sonable and fair. Senator Porter
expects his measure to be agreed
upon by the two factions in the 2
cent fare fight if they are unable to
pass the bill now pending.
The senate passed three bills af-
Feeling the penitentiary. All were
recommended by the board of direc-
sors Of the institution. One pro-
rides that the cottages owned by
Abe state and used by the employees
nj the institution shall be rented
and the rentals shall be applied to
erecting new cottages and repairing
she old ones. Another bill reap
prppriates the revolving fund Of
$4,000 for the prison twine plant
snd adds to the amount $7S,0oo,
which the plant has earned since 1t
has been established. Another bill
provides means for increasing the
salaries Of the guards Of the instit'l-
zion.
Representative Stone, Of Shawnee,
las introduced a bill in the house
10 take the work of compiling the
Kansas statutes out of the hands OF
sriyate corporations and requiring
The state printer to do the work.
The work of revision of the statutes
IS to be attended by the attorney
general The price of the revised
statutes is to be reduced.
A biil by Senator Huffman is de-
signed to improve the health of the
pupils attending the public schools.
X requires the state superintendent
Of public instruction to prepare and
distribute among the school dis
ericts test cards and other appli'
ances for testing the sight and hear
ing OF the pupils. The tests shall
Ge made on the first day of each
school month and reports made to
she parents.
Representative Haskins, of John
son, introduced a bill in the house
This afternoon making it unlawful
for railroad companies to work
train dispatchers more than eight
hours out OF twenty-four.
The house passed and sent to the
governor for his approval the sen
ate bin prohibiting the confiscation
af coal by railroad companies. The
bill requires the railroad companies
10 pay double the market price for
all coal shipped over their lines and
sonfiscated by them.
The Leavenworth road bill was
recommended for passage by the
senate committee of the whole to-
aight The measure provides for
she aving of road from the peni-
gentary to the city limits of Leav-
snworth and provides that the peni
entiary shall furnish the brick.
BY vote of GS to 40 the house
ihis afternoon gave evidence of the
iac, that it Is not ready to give
three of the little southwestern
counties the representation in the
legislature to which the constitu-
.tonal provision entities them. The
Rochester reapportionment bill pro
vided for giving to the counties of
Greeley. Seward and Haskell a
representative each under the sec
ZION OF the constitution which says
that county shall have a represen-
fatiye when it casts more than $50
rotes. These representatives, with
four others which were to be dis.
7ributed. one each to the counties of
Alien. Wyandotte, Montgomery and
Crawford. were to he taken from
Usage. Jefferson, Marshall Doug
Jas, Butler, Franklin and Brown
counties which have two represen-
aatiyes each.
A bill was introduced by Wheeler
by request prohibiting the organiza-
zion of burial insurance companies.
Mr.. Mitchell has introduced bill
providing for free tuition to all high
school pupils in county where the
Aigh school is supported by a coun-
~ tax.
Topeka, Kans., Feb. 20. - All
rhance Of an agreement between
The two houses of the legislature up
On primary election measure ex-
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