Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-01-24

Brewer = Providing for the ap-
pointment of a state dairy inspector.
This is copy of the Stannard bill
introduced in the house.
Carver = Providing that the sal
aries of judges of the district courts
shall be paid in monthly INSTALL
ments- The new law. raising the
salaries of these judges provides
that the salaries shall be paid quar-
terly.
Stannard Providing for a state
jag cure. The same bill was in
troduced in the house by Reynard
Porter, of Montgomery Making
separate judicial districts of La
bette and Montgomery counties now
in the same district
The house passed the bill abolish
ing caDital punishment for murder
ers today by vote of CT to 40. 1t
is expected that the bill will pass
the senate, where it will now be
sent for consideration.
A bill introduced in the house by
Representative Davis, absolutely
prohibits the operation of all clubs
where liquor is kept for use
w. R. Stubs introduced two rail-
road bills in the house today. One
provides that stations shall be err
ected on the Kansas side of the line
in Kansas City. and that all freight
and passengers on Kansas roads
shall be billed to those stations.
This is to prohibit the railroads
from making interstate shipments
out of Kansas products consigned
to Kansas City. The other bill pro-
vides that appeals may be taken di-
rect from the state board of railroad
commissioners to the supreme court.
Other bills introduced Were:
By Ransom = To provide for the
care and maintenance of habicual
and confirmed drunkards at public
expense while taking treatment for
the drink habit.
Sourbeer-To authorize cities and
towns to raise and appropriate
money to defray the expense of the
proper observance of Memorial day
Tredway-Providing for the regis
tration inspection and taxation of
commercial fertilizers.
Ways and means commission -
Making appropriation for postage.
express, freight and other expenses
of distribution of the fifteenth bien-
NAL report of the state board of
agriculture.
Montes-An act requiring all COM
panies, corporations and individuals
engaged in the teleDhone business
and using the public streets, alleys
and highways of the state of Kansas
to give connection and service to
all other companies, corporations
and individuals engaged in the tele-
phone business.
Blaine - An act concerning rail
roads and other common carriers.
Husey - To provide for the cree
ton of a bridge across the Arkan-
sas river in Wichita.
Milligan - To prohibit the feeding
| of dead animals to hogs.
Kirkland Providing for the secur-
ity of deposits in the incorporated
banks OF Kansas, creating the state
| bank deposit insurance fund
The senate today in committee of
the whole passed the bill which is
| designed to afford relief to Western
Kansas people by correcting defects
in land titles which have resuited
| from decision of the supreme court
| to the effect that persons who pur
| chased school land of the state any
time within twenty years and who
| have neglected to pay the principal
and interest, may again acquire Ii
| tie by proving that the forfeiture
notice was improperly served upon
them. The decision has deprived
many people of land which they
bought after the former owner had
moved away and forgotten that he
once owned a piece of Kansas prop
erty.
The bill provides that the records
in the office of the clerk of the coun
ty shall govern the courts in decid
ing whether proper forfeiture notice
| was served