Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-01-29

Among the bills introduced is
one holding counties and town.
ships liable for accidents from de
fective bridges and culverts.
: The special committee appoint
ed to consider Matson's bill to
make appropriation and provision
to check the ravages of San Jos
. scale made report recommending
the passage of the bill.
Francisco, the youngest mem
Der of the house, has introduced
a, bill changing the pay of cleo
ton judges and clerks to $3.50
for the first $50 votes countedan(
81 for each additional hundred
Or part thereof.
Merrill, of Miami, is the candy
kid when it comes to bills. He
introduced six on the second day
OF the session and then kept a
few more in reserve. The one
ne turned loose provides that any
person conducting a bucket shop
or working as employe in such a
place shall be deemed guilty of ;
felony upon conviction may be
sent to prison for from two to
five years or to Jail from 6 to
IL months. Any person who shall
rent property for. such purpose,
may be fined from $1OO to $500
or sent to Jail from 80 days to
six months.
Glenn's reapportionment bill,
giving the five counties in the
southwestern corner Of the state,
now without representation,
their just dues, has been favOrab-
,ly reported to the senate. l be-
lieve the bill will pass.
Representative II. E. Brighton
of Montgomery has introduced
bill which is an act making an ap
preparation to reimburse the per-
manent school fund for losses on
fraudulent bonds and authorizing
the state treasurer and state au-
ditor to correct their records in
relation thereto and to correct
heir records to the annual school
fund.
This Indebtedness to the per-
manent school fund has been car
.ried for years by state treaSur-
ers as assets for that fund did
not exist, but had to be used IN
striking a balance on the books
1T could not be charged off for
. the reason that the constitution
Of the state forbids any diminish
ment of the permanent school
fund without special act of the
legislature and this provision is
covered by the above bill The
supreme court decided that the
Lawrence bonds were worthless
% this sum must be added to the
worthless assets Of the school
fund. r.
lake Haas, formerly Santa Fe
roadmaster at Great Bend, has
had his territory extended to ). IN
clude a part of the main line
east of Dodge City.
The city council Of Sallna has
rejected the petition for a COM
mission form of government,
% ooo
Topeka, Jan. 25th, 1909.
| suppose for the first time
in many years the houses work. II
ed on the second Saturday of thl'
session all day. There are sever
al reasons for this. First no pass
ses, second, plenty of work; third
no wirepulling over the election
of a United States Senator or
State Printer. Heretofore the
first two or three weeks OF a ses-
sion have invariably been con-
sumed in political maneuverlng
over the above mentioned offices
this year, owing to the primary
election and the law under whlcf
we elect a speaker, these things
have not been bothering the leg
;slature and things have been
moving along briskly. The senat,
seems TO take matters easier, ane
on Friday adjourned to Monday
afternoon. a. ont;
+ lobby bill Thursday, the sun can an
from its hiding place, for TN