Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

Cuituiaf SOicSS " purchase tract
of land for such station and to levy
| a tax for the payment Of the same.
By Mitchell-An act to empower
| the district and common pleas
courts to parole persons convicted of
violation of the criminal laws of
this state.
BY Judiciary Committee = An act
providing for the use of transcripts
from the files of the State Historical
Society when county official records
ere lost. stolen or destroyed
| By Thompson-An act relating to
the preservation of corner stones.
monuments and land marks.
By Leland = An act to amend an
act entitled can act relating to
school text books for use in the pub
lie schools in the state of Kansas,
providing for state uniformity and
maximum charges for said books,
creating a commission to select the
same, and making an appropriation
for carrying out the provisions there
Of, providing for optional district
and city ownership. providing penal
ties for the violations of this act
and repeating all acts and parts of
acts in conflict with the provisions
of this act'
| BY Pomeroy An act to provide
for improving the public highways
by use of the road drag
By Tredway-House bill No. IA.
An act providing for and requiring
the registration of all automobiles
and motor vehicles, and providing
penalties for the violation thereof.
By Curran-An act to amend Sec
ton 1 of chapter S62 of the session
laws of Kansas of 1905, entitled "An
act relating to public highways" and
to repeal said original section.
BY Swope = An act in relation to
the descent and distribution of prop
erty by will, deed, devise, intestacy
or other wise.
Topeka, kans., Jan. 80. - A bill
was introduced in the house today
by Saunders of Sedgwick, to create
the Office of state inspector of in
toxicating liquor and provides that
every package of liquor brought into
the state whether for consumption
by the person to whom shipped or
for SALE must be inspected by the
state inspector or one of his depu
ties. If any liquor Is sold without
having been inspected, all of the
liquor owned by the person or cor
poration making the sale may be
seized and destroyed
Other bills introduced in the house
We're:
By Plumb-That dealers in paints
putty, turpentine. varnish. ,inseei
oil and white lead shall label the
can containing the goods with q
statement Of the ingredients.
Davison-Establishi a sta'a fail
} at Wichita and making an appro
priation of $4,000.
Saunders, a Missouri Pacific con
notwithstanding railroads to hau
passengers in caboOSeS.
Senator Huffman introduced a bill
this afternoon prohibiting gas com
panies from mixing air with natura
gas.
t Another proposition to remove
the State Industrial School for Boy!
from Topeka was made to the legis
lature today in the form of bill b!
Representative Chatter. The bill
carries an appropriation of $200,00'
: and provides that the school shall
be removed to a site within TIVE
? miles Of the corporate limits of tn,
: city Of Great Bend. 1t provides tina
the land for the site shall be pur
chased by the state at $40 an acre
> and that unless a suitable suite cal
be obtained for this amount inside O
six months after the passage of the
bill the board of control may give
the institution to some other city
This offer of land at $40 an acr;
beats the bid for the institution
made by Representative Creech IL
his bill last week. He wants the
institution taken to Abilene and of
{ fers land for the site at SOS an acre
The senate in executive session
today confirmed the appointment o.
L. T. Hussey to the position of state
oil inspector for the next two years
His confirmation was delayed by the
1 senate yesterday because the chargs
was made that he had collected
mileage from the state while riding
on railroad passes. He turned
back to the state auditor the sum O.
!, $1,0S0 which Is all the mileage ht
: has drawn during the two years ht
has been in office.
There was no opposition In thu
senate today to his confirmation.
? Senator Griffin has introduced {;
!, bill providing for the revocation o
8 the characters of railroad companie.
} If they discriminate between tn,
t cities of Kansas in the matter O
freight rates. 1t is also provided
3 that the companies shall surrende
their charters il they discriminat,
between Kansas towns and tn,
: towns or cities of any other state.
The house has adopted Mr.. LIE
: lands resolution calling upon tn,
Kansas members of congress to US,
their influence to have a part of tn,
river and harbor appropriation Sc
!. aside for the protection of Elwoo,
in Doniphan county. Elwood is be
: ing washed away by the Missouri
river, while the city of st. Joseph i
3 getting protection.
3 Topeka, kans., Jan. 81. - A bill
Z was introduced by Sourbeer, Of La
I bette, authorizing the county com