Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-02-21

Kansas Legislature
Dofngs OF the Men in Topeka
Who are Making Our Laws


2-cent railroad fare bill.
After the preliminary work of the
house had been completed the third
reading and passage of appropria-
ton bills was taken up. Eight ap.
preparation bills We're read the third
time and passed These, all made
provision for the maintenance of
state institutions for the next two
fiscal years. The institutions pro-
vided for by the bills passedfare the
Topeka state hospital for insane, the
Parsons state hospital for epileptics,
the Osawatomie state hospital, the
Kansas school for feeble minded,
the state industrial school for girls
at Beloit, the Kansas school for the
blind. the Soldiers Orphans Home
at Atchison, and an appropriation
for the erection of cottages for the
crippled inmates of the latter insti-
tuition.
Topeka, kans., Feb. II. - The
house in committee of the whole to-
day gave the Democrats the amend
ment to the primary law which has
been demanded by the minority and
then recommended the measure for
passage by the house. The commit
tee arose and the house took up the
bill on third reading and passed it
by vote of 101 to 10. Those vot-
ing against the bill were Craddock,
Gesner, Leydig, O'Connor. Patter-
son, Policy, Snyder, Umholtz, Wesa-
colt and Woodhouse.
AS finally passed the primary cleo
ton bill differs in many respects
from the original measure, which
was introduced by Mr.. Stubs. The
Stubs bill provided for the nomina-
ton of United States senators by
the total vote cast in the state, and
the bill now provides that each
county shall instruct its representa-
tives. The amendment over which
there was the greatest controversy
was that providing for an open pri-
mary, in which Democrats may vote
at Republican primary elections.
Two bills of more than usual in
terest were introduced in the house
today. One by Mr.. Davis, of Bour-
bon, prohibits the contribution Of
"slush" funds by corporations to po-
litical parties.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Stannard
increases the rate on oil in less than
carload shipments and decreases
the rate on crude and fuel oil in
carload lots. He says that the pur-
pose of the bill is to make fuel oil
about as cheap to the large consum-
crude oil as cheap as possible to the
refiners The reduction on these
two grades of oil amounts to SO per
cent of the present rate. The bill
increases the rate on all refund oil
20 cents ton.
The bill to reimburse Frank
Grimes, ex-state treasurer, for the
sum of s9,321.25. which he paid in
to the state treasury to cover the
shortage in his accounts found by
expert accountants, has been strick-
en- from the senate calendar. This
action was taken at the request of
Mr.. Grimes, who wrote letter to
Senator Smith, the author of the
bill, asking that no attempt be made
TO pass such bill.
The senate educational commit
. tee had adversely reported Senator
Waggner's bill providing for the
publication of text books of the
grammar and grade schools by the
state There was a unanimous vote
by the committee against the bill.
The house railroad committee has
agreed upon a maximum freight
rate bill which will be reported tn
the house tomorrow. The commit
| tee bill will reduce the present
freight rates on wheat and corn 20
per cent.
1t is a compromise measure, as
the original bill by Morgan of Reno
provided for a. % per cent reduc-
ton of the rates.
The houe judiciary committee has
reported unfavorably the White bill
requiring railroad companies to get
permission from the board of rail-
road commissioners before issuing
additional stock or evidence of debt.
1t is reported that members OF
the senate have been in frequent
consultation with railroad officials
of the lines operating in the state
seeking to effect a compromise of
passenger and freight rates.
Topeka, kans., Feb. 10. - One OF
the hardest fights of the present
session of the legislature ended
this afternoon when both houses
and senate committees decided to
report for passage the state grain
inspection bill prepared under the
direction of Inspector John W. Rad
ford The measure will go before
both houses as the point committee
bill, and probably will pass without
opposition. The committees have
been in session during the greater
part of the week and only this af
ternoon agreed on all of the pro
visions of the measure. which will
be reported back to the house to-
morrow morning
The Radford bill was opposed by
the Kansas City board of trade and
number of the Kansas elevator
operators.
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