The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-22

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Topeka, kans., Feb. 49, - The
house in committee of the whole, by
an almost unanimous vote, recon-
mended for passage the Nation bill
establishing a new system of hand
ling the finances of the state.
The Nation bill provides for
more perfect system of checking be-
tween the auditor of state and state
treasurer and provides that no
money shall be paid into the treas
ury by state or county officers ex-
cent on drafts drawn by the treas
urer and countersigned by the audi
tor.
The senate today passed the Wag-
gener tax bill which was under con-
sideration during the greater part
of yesterday, by "a vote of 33 to 6.
Those who voted against the bill
were Getty, Gilbert, Quincy,
Hodges, Stewart and Young. The
bill differs in many particulars from
the house measure on thia subject
and the two bills will be sent to n
conference committee which will
prepare a compromise measure out
of the two bills. The original SEN
ate bill provided for exempting
notes and mortgages from taxation.
but this section was cut out after Il
short debate.
An administration bill to place all
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the state under one board of regents
was introduced in the senate today
by the ways and means committee.
The bill provides for the creation of
board of regents of three mem
bers who shall serve terms 9f four
years each. The members of the
board are to be appointed at once
and assume charge Of the state uni
versity, the State Normal School,
and its auxiliaries and the State
Agricultural college. The members
are to receive $1,000 each as sal
aries and their necessary travelling
expenses. They are to carry out
existing contracts made by the
present board of regents. Other
bills introduced:
BY Huffman Authorizing the
board of regents of the state uni
versty to purchase ground and
buildings in Kansas City, Kas, for
the establishment of an emergency
hospital and clinic for the use of
the medical department of the uni
versity.
manufacturing the custodian of
the state house to furnish an office
for the state board of medical regis
tration.
Ways and means committeel-Re-
appropriating $15O,OOO for the re-
plant and increasing this amount by
adding the accumulated profits Of
S7S.50S from the operation of the
plant. This fund is to be expended
in buying raw material and main
tanning the plant. The clerk of the
penitentiary is made clerk Of the
plant and received in addition to
his present salary the sum of $500 Il
year.
The senate in committee of the
whole has recommended for pas
sage the house bill fixing license
fee of $50 for each itinerant medi-
cine peddler in each county in the
state in which he operates. Sena-
tors Dooley and Brewer tried to
have the fee reduced from $50 to
SIS. but the senate was opposed to
this.
A concurrent resolution intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Jeffries,
of Sumner, has as its purpose the
submission to the people OF a propo-
sition to amend the section of the
constitution fixing the salaries OF
members of the legislature, raising
them from SO to SIS day. and leav,
| ing the mileage unchanged.
The house committee on assess.
ment and taxation reported xnfavor-
able the, Davis BILL providing that
every person who could rot show
certificate to the effect that he had
voted at the last election held In
his home county must pay $500.
Senator Stillings has introduced
bill providing for ''muIct tax of
5000 to be paid annually by every
dealer in intoxicating liquor. the
tax to be a bar against prosecution
of the dealer by the authorities of
the city, county or state.
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