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

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Topeka, kans., Jan. IL. = OF the
bills introduced today the only one
If general importance was present
ed by Senator Tucker. 1t is an ad-
dhional antitrust and monopoly
statute to the present ones of the
state.
It provides that every person or
CORPORATION who shall attempt to
monopolize or combine with any
other person or corporation any
part of the trade or commerce of the
state, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and punishable by a
fine of not less than $500 or more
than $1,000, and by Imprisonment in
Jail for not less than 80 days or
more than six months for each and
every offerse.
The attorney general and county
attorneys are given specific power to
start inquisitorial proceedings to as
certain if any such monopolies or
combines exist, in order to get the
necessary information for the en-.
forcement of the act.
During the course of the transac-
ton of the routine business a mo-
ton was carried directing the rail,
road committee to order the printing
of 500 copies each of the important
railroad bills which have been intro
duceG. The printing of 500 copies OF
the Quincy bill providing for secur.
ity fo- deposits in tho banks of the
state was ordered also.
On a motion of Senator Noftzger
hi oH hn 10
ed at 10:45 o'clock until 4 O'Clock on
Tuesday afternoon.
1t is expected that the election to
choose a successor to Mr.. Curtis in
the First district will be late in Feb
ruary or early in March. Governor
Hoch will issue a call for the cleo
ton as soon as the vacancy occurs
which will be January %, the day
the legislature meets in joint assem-
bly, to elect.
The law provides that thirty days
notice must be given between the
date of the call and the special cleo
ton. Some of the candidates have
wanted late election so that they
could have time to make their fight
but pressure has been brought to
bear on the governor for an early
settlement of the case and his call
may provide for an early election.
Arthur Capper, chairman of the
First district congressional commit
tee, will issue a call for a meeting
inn -ediately after the governor S
call The committee must give ten
days notice for a primary election
or a convention. 1t is probable that
the primary election system will be
used to settle the contest, as Curtis
has established that precedent in the
district. He was nominated by a
primary last spring, and it is prob
able that the committee will give the
other contestants for the place a
chance to get out and make votes in
that way.
Charles Curtis has received nearly
700 kilograms and letters congratu
lating him on his victory in the Re
publican caucus. The letters from
his friends in Kansas began coming
today. There were nearly 200 Of
them. Nearly all of the kilograms
are from prominent politicians
newspaper men. senators and mem
bers of congress living outside of the
state.
Topeka, kans., Jan. 15.-Speake
Simmons has been working on hi
committees since he was nominated
by the Republican caucus. The com
plete list was announced when tn
house met in the afternoon. TIL
surprise of the committee appoint
ments probably was Morgan of Rem
for chairman of the railroad CON
mittee. Leland of Doniphan an
Stannard of Lyon had been consid
cred for this place and it was e1
pected that one of them would ge
It. Creech of Dickinson gets tn
important craftsmanship, that of tn
ways and means committee
The Democratic members of tn
legislature in caucus tonight non
mated w. A. Harris of Chicago TO
United States senator for the lon
term and left the nomination for tn
short term vacant.
Senator Simons has introduced
bill in the senate with which he e2
poets to effect a reform in the pre-!
ent method of furnishing murderer
tried in the Kansas courts. 1t abo
ishes the death penalty for murder
which has been a dead letter anon
Kansas laws for twenty-five year!
The measure provides that person
convicted of murder in the first d,
gree shall be confined at hard labo
in the state penitentiary for life
For second degree murder a perso
may be confined in the state pen
Tertiary for not less than ten years
Senator Griffin introduced a col
current resolution providing for a
amendment to the constitution whic
will lengthen the terms of office c
state employees to four Years an
make the governor ineligible to rt
election, to apply to the state officer
elected to 1908.
Senator Smiths resolution, intro
duced this afternoon, provides tina
the gross receipts of corporation
may be taxed and for the taxatio
of the franchises of all public Sc
vice corporations.
Among the bills introduced were
Senator Getty = Authorizing tn
commissioners of Wyandotte count
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Penal Institutions Control. =
Governor Hoch will recommend ths
the legislature change the preser
system of managing the affairs {
the penal institutions of the stat,
The governor believes that the a
fairs of the penal institutions ougf
to be managed in the same manne
as the affairs of the state charitabl
institutions. All of the nine char
table institutions are now under tn
management of board of thre
members. The members devote a
of their time to the business of tn
institutions.
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