The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-24
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Some of the ellis Introduced i'm the HOUSE
and the Senate.


by the committees to which they
were referred. There were no fire
works yesterday. Everything work
ed like clock works.
Ike Crumley of Thomas county
made an effort to hold the House
down to general bills but it was un-
popular. He offered a resolution cut
ting out all local bills during the
special session and providing that
the House should consider nothing
but general bills.
Speaker Simmons. left the chair to
speak on this resolution. He stated
that the Legislature had been called
together for a special purpose and
that in his opinion it should waste no
time unnecessarily. He urged the
adoption of the resolution and it was
adopted unanimously.
H. w. Oshant of Ellis county in
troduced his bill of last session CIV
ing to the Board of Railroad Com
missioners the same power to inyes-
tigate the rates charged by express
companies in Kansas that the board
By Mr.. Cottingham-An act to au-
thorize the city of Winfield, in Cow
ley county, to issue it's bonds for the
purpose of paying for the operation
improvement and extension Of its
waterworks plant.
By Mr.. Enright-An act to create
the circuit court of Wyandotte
county, to define the powers and jur-
isdiction Of such court and OF the
Judge thereof, to provide for the hold
ing of the terms of such court ana
of the Judge thereof, to provide for
the holding of the terms of such
court. and for the transfer from the
district court and court of common
pleas of Wyandotte county of certain
actions to said circuit court, and
from the circuit court of the district
court and the court of common pleas,
and for the appointment and election
of a Judge and clerk thereof.
By Mr.. Enright-An act to enable
cities of the first class having popu-
lation of more than $4,000 to refund
their Indebtedness and providing
penalties for the violation thereon.
BY Mr.. Enright = An act relating
to the acquisition and operation by
cities of the first class, having more
than $4,000 population, of the water
works supply plant and property OF
any person, company or corporation,
in any case where the franchise OF
such person, company or corporation
to supply any such city of the first
class with water has expired or may
hereafter expire.
BY Mr.. Finley An act providing
for the collection and distribution OF
highway labor tax and prescribing
the duties of deputy township asses
sors and other officers in connection
Herewith.
BY committee assessment and
taxation-An act to amend sections
3, and 10 of chapter SOP of the SEES
sion laws of 1905, and to provide for
the assessment and valuation for
purposes of taxation of telephone
companies, oil pipe line companies
and gas pipe line companies, when
are local in their character and con-
fined to the limits of a single county.
BY Mr.. Oshant-An act empower
ing the Board of Railroad Commits
sioners. upon complaint, to investi-
gate alr express rates charged by ex-
press companies within the State OF
Kansas, and directing such inyesti-
CATION to be made, and to change any
rate or rates, or classification, and
substitute therefor reasonable rate
or rates or classification.
BY Mr.. Padgett-An act to amend
paragraph 1924 of the general stat
utes of Kansas, 1901, concerning
quarterly statement to be made by
city councils in cities of the third
class and repeating said paragraph
1924, general statutes of Kansas
1901.
By Mr., Phlman An act authoriz |
ing any county to aid in the develop |
ment of its natural resources.
By Mr.. Bird = An act prohibiting
the manufacture, sale, keeping or
Offering for~saie certain adulterated
foods and supplemental to chapter
26G of the session laws of 1907.
BY Mr.. Eipley-An act to encour
ag the erection of mills and factories
and the manufacture of sugar and
syrup out of sorghum cane and sugar
beets and authorizing townships and
cities of the second and third class
to subscribe for stock in sugar fac
tories and to vote bonds therefor,
and to amend section l of chapter
lO6a. general statutes of 1901.
BY Mr.. Wheeler An act to pre-
vent filthy practices in passenger
coaches and cars and prescribing
penalties for the violation thereof.
BY Mr.. Holdren-An act to amend
section CAT of the Complied Laws Of
1901. relating to the establishment of
agencies at the county seat in each
county in this state, and in cities of
the Grst and second class, for the
handling, sale and exchange of school
books, provided for in said section
G467.
Acting upon the suggestion made