Free press., 1907-02-02

TtOlk commissioner, introduced in
the house today by Mr.. Creech, of
,, Dickinson, and a similar bill intro
duced in the senate by Senator
Brewer, provides that no person
who is not qualified by experience as
| a banker shall hold the Office. For
the benefit of the present bank
shall be deemed to have the neces-
sary qualifications until his term
expires in March, 1909.
Representative Leland, determined
TO secure salt plant at the Hutch
lnson State Reformatory introduced
bill carrying an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purpose.
The office of commissioner of
elections in cities of the first class
is to be abolished by bill intro
duced by Representative Saunders,
of Leavenworth.
To amend the state grain inspec-
ton law so that it will conform
with the recent decisions o. the
state and federal courts, is the OBJ
ject of a bill by Creech One pro-
vision is for the reinspection of
grain when the consignor is dissat-
isfied with the grade.
Husey, of Sedgwick, proposes to
create the office of fire marshal, to
examine into the cause, origin and
circumstances of all fires to which
his attention may be called If he
finds the fire of incendiary> origin
he shall furnish the county attorney
a copy of the testimony. His sal
ary is placed at $4,000 a year, with
$2,SOO for Office help and expenses.
The committee on penal institu-
the bill authorizing the directors of
the state penitentiary to trade brick
manufactured in the institution for
steam road roller and necessary
material for the construction of a
road from the penitentiary to the
city of LeaVenworth.
The Abilene business men want a
state institution near their city,
and they are behind a bill intro
duced in both branches of the leg
islature today providing for the re-
moVal of the Boys Industrial school
from Topeka to some place within
five miles of Abilene. The bill car
ries an appropriation of 100000
The land for the institution is to be
purchased for $65 an acre, or the
institution is to be taken to some
other city in the state.
Representative Rhodes bill fixing
a license of $50 a year for patent
medicine wagons in each county in
which they operate passed the
house today by vote of 95 to T.
Another bill Of. interest passed by
the house is in the nature of an
amendment to the old soldier pref
erence law. 1t provides that physi-
cal disability shall not be a bar to
of Ol
positions, providing such physical
disabilities do not render the ex-
soldiers Incompetent.
The bill making it unlawful to
hunt or kill Hungarian, Mongalian
or Chinese pheasants for six years
was also passed.
Senator Hayden today introduced
a concurrent resolution ; informing
the attorney general that there are
trusts handling the lumber, farm
machinery, coal, salt, sugar, -four,
grain and beef used in the state.
and directing him to begin prose
cutting them at once.
In the joint assembly of the CO.
ordinate branches of the Kansas
legislature at noon today Charles
Curtis was formally declared the
United States senator from Kansas
for the full term of four years. be-
ginning March 4 and for the short
term, which expires at that time.
Mr. Curtis was notified of his cleo
ton by committee selected for the
purpose, and he made a speech
thanking the members of the legis-
lature for the honor.
Topeka, kans., Jan. "a. = Aided
oh nv
disciple of Carrie Nation, the min
listers defeated the sports in the
house today in the contest over the
Sunday baseball law, which was
recommended for passage by the
house committee of the whole by a
vote of GA to 40. Only GO votes are
required to pass a bill in open ses-
sion.
AS finally recommended, the bill
provides that Sunday baseball
games, theaters or similar attrac-
tions shall be regarded as misde-
meanors where an admission fee is
charged for spectators. This per-
mits baseball playing in the rural
districts and deprives only the four
cities of Leavenworth, Topeka,
Wichita and Hutchinson of the
usual Sunday games. It is only in
these cities that league ball is play
ed and an admission fee charged.
When the bill was introduced it
provided that the mere act of play
ing the games and attending Sunday
theaters should be a misdemeanor.
Other bills introduced were:
Rochester Creating the Office of
county printer, to be elected in each
county at the general election of
1908.
Morgan = Providing that the own
ers of trade marks may register
them with the secretary of state.
His father served in the war of 1912,
and both his grandfathers were
Revolutionary soldiers under Gener-
al Marion. He came to Kansas in
1866 and had been a Mason sixty
years.
Shocking Death Under Wheels. -
A man named Geo. w. Getroff was
killed by Pacific work train at the
Table Mound cement plant south of |
NeOdesha. The man was riding on