Free press., 1907-03-09
Kansas Legislature
D0Engs Of fl5e Men in Topeka
Who are Making Our Laws


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I Memorial day. A bill appropriating
! $3,25O TO be used in purchasing ad-
! ditional ground for the state fisl
and game hatcheries in Pratt coun-
/ ty. A bill fixing the salary of state
: librarian at $4,000 a year and pro-
viding for the employment of an as
sistant librarian in the catalogue de
partment at 81 200 a year, and as
] sistant in the reference department
at $500 year.
Senator Stewards bill authorizing
! the city of Wichita to acquire and
| operate a telephone system in that
I city and in the county of Sedgwick,
was defeated by a vote of 16 to II.
The senate passed the house grain
inspection bill tonight after restor-
| ing the fee clause as originally pro-
| vided and recommended by both
| committees. 1t will be messaged
! back 10 the house and should it
meet with opposition a conference
| committee will be appointed
After a heated debate an hour in
| length in which members of the SEN
ate freely expressed their opinion
concerning the action of the govern
or in delivering a rebuke to the leg
islature, the senate calmly voted to
! table the Waggener resolution pro-
viding for an amendment to the con-
stitutiOn giving cities of a popula-
tion of 10000 or more the right 10
regulate the liquor traffic
The senate committee on railroads
today recommended for passage a
bill providing for the appointment
by the state board of railroad com
missiOners of traffic manager, or
rate expert. fixing the salary of such
officer at $4,000 per year. The du-
ties OF the proposed new officer are
to- be confined to making expert ex-
aminations of the freight rate sys-
tenn, working in conjunction with
the board. furnishing it with infor-
nation pertaining to the railroads
and freight conditions The salary
provided by the bill is greater than
that paid any other state officer. The
bill also provides for a general re-
vision of the present railroad laws,
and empowering the board to en-
plny expert engineers and other a.
sistants in ascertaining the actual
value of all railroad property in the
state
The committee also reported ia
vorably on the Carver bill which re-
quires railroads to move live stock
trains at an average of not less than
fifteen miles per hour
The school children of Kansas are
to be taught patriotism and respect
for the flag of the nation House
bill No. SO, providing that the schoo.
authorities of the various school
districts throughout the state shall
purchase and have hoisted at every
school house a United States flag,
was passed by the senate tonight
and will become a law as soon as
the governor signs the measure.
Topeka, Kans., Feb. %. = If Rep
resentative Miller's bill, which pass
cd the house today, meets with IA
vorable action by the senate the ex-
listing fraternities of high schools
of the state will be placed on the
tabooed list. The house by a unani-
nous vote passed the measure and
it was messaged over to the senate
along with a bunch of other bills.
The bill provides that it shall be un-
lawful for the pupils of any high
school in cities of the first and sec
ond class to participate in or be-
come members of any secret frater-
nifty, or secret organization whatso-
ever. that is in any degree a school
organization.
The house today on third reading
passed the following bills:
BY Schmidt-Prohibiting the free
distribution of samples of any drug.
medicine, nostrum, ointment or
toilet articles. Under the bill any
person found guilty of distributing
any of the above mentioned sample
articles by throwing them in the
yards or upon the porches of resi-
dents of the state shall be punished
by fine not to exceed 500 and a
jail sentence of from ten to sixty
days.
Foley-Making non-negotiable all
notes given as part or full payment
for lightning rods sold and erected
in the state, and further providing
that in the making of such notes the
words given for a lightning rod, or
for the erection of a lightning rod.
or the equipment of building
Herewith" be printed or written on
the face of such notes. A jail and
fine penalty is provided for any vio-
lation of the act.
Making IL unlawful for any state
county, city, township or school
treasurer, their clerks or deputies.
to purchase scrip or warrants, ac-
counts, claims or other evidence of
Indebtedness against the various
branches of city. county and state
government for any sum less than
full par value expressed on the face
thereof
Ham-Compelling the railroads to
erect and maintain crossings and
gates over and along their right-of-
way for the use of the owners of
lands through which such roads
pass.
Mitchell - Providing for the con
tinuance of the geological survey of
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Bryant was taken to Arkansas City
from ThoL1as, Okla, for trial on the
charge of forgery. Bryant was
farmer, employed near Arkansas
City. He quit his job. went TO town,
made out a number of worthless
checks, TO which he signed the
names OF farmers and business
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