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

Topeka, kans, Fen. y. - me
| house today broke its agreement
with itself made yesterday and in
stead Of spending the day working
| on local bills according to the terms
of the motion by which a recess was
taken yesterday, took up the con-
sideration of general bills under the
head of general orders.
| One Of the important bills recon-
mended for passage was the Davis
club house bill. This strengthens
the prohibitory statute which pre-
vents the operation of clubs where
liquor is kept. This measure is SO
worded that it will break up every
club in the state in which liquor is
used. 1t prohibits the maintenance
of any club room where liquor "is
received or kept for the purpose Of
use, gift, barter or sale as bever-
age or for distribution or division
among the members by any means
whatever, and it provides that the
person who shall use liquor in such
| club shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to a fine
and Imprisonment in the county
| Jail.
Another measure of more than or
| binary interest which was recon-
mended for passage was the anti
cigarette BILL, introduced by John
A. Edwards, of Greenwood This
was recommended by an almost
unanimous vote. It's provisions fol-
low:
at shall be unlawful for any per-
son, company or corporation to sell
or give away any cigarettes or CT
gazette papers, or to have any cigar
cites or cigarette papers in or about
| any store or other place for free dis
tribution.
every person, company or corpo-
ration violating any of the pro-
guilty of misdemeanor and on con-
viction shall be fined not less than
s25 nor more than 500.
Reynard's bill prohibiting the
catching of fish from any water in
the state by other means than a
hook and line was recommended
for passage.
The house also recommended IA
vorably Stones bill requiring rail-
road companies to tell the truth
about the time of arrival and de-
parture of passenger trains. 1iis
bill makes it misdemeanor for the
agent or employe of railroad to
give transformation about the time
of trains and provides that the ar
irving and departing time Of late
trains must be bulletined for the
benefit of the travelling public thir-
ty minutes before the schedule time
of such trains.
The Fraser truancy bill was
recommended for passage, so
amended that truancy officers shall
receive 25 cents an hour instead of
$3.50 a day. The bill provides for
the appointment of truancy officers
by county commissioners and by
boards of education in cities of the
first and second class.
Topeka, kans., Feb. II. - In the
senate today the railroad committee
made a report recommending for
passage the Bird bill reducing the
fare on sleeping cars. The bill was
recommended so that the Pullman
company can not under any circum-
stances charge more than 80 per
cent of the present rate. AS the bill
was introduced 1t made a number
of maximum rates. The judiciary
committee reported unfavorably on
the bill permitting religious socie-
ties to elect their directors accord
ing to their own form.
The resolution introduced by Kirt-
land asking congress to pass the La
Toilette bill, reducing the hours of
labor Of all railway employees, was
adopted with only about five mem
bers paying any attention. The
speaker did not call for the nay
bers voted for the resolution. The
house also adopted the resolution
introduced by Morgan, Of Hodge,
man. for the extermination by the
state agriculture of the species Of
ants known as the mound build
ers."
Senator Gilbert's concurrent reso-
luton asking congress to make ap-
propriations TO improve the naviga-
ton facilities of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Mississippi rivers was adopt
ed by a majority of one vote. The
speaker called for the vote on the
adoption of the resolution, and
Archer, of Brown, who had moved
that it be adopted, was the only
member to vote for it. There were
no votes against it. Senator Smiths
resolution to tax the incomes Of
corporations was referred to the
judiciary committee.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Davidson,
of Sedgwick. carries an appropria-
ton of s53757 to reimburse Carr w.
Taylor for the money he has expend-
ed for stenographer hire since he
has been attorney for the board of
railroad commissioners, A bill by
Mr.. Mitchell amends the law per-
hitting railroad employees to vote
away from home so that it will in
clude students of educational insti-
tutions and commercial travellers.