Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-03-05

'Ons, or corporations, owing or
operating any mine or factory,
shall be liable for damages to
any person suffering INJURY,
while employed by such business,
etc. The bill is a very drastic
one, and met with considerable o,
position.
The anti-cigarette bill is a very
drastic one. The selling or CIV
Ing away of cigarettes or ciga-
rette papers, or for a store to
have any on the premises is made
a mlsdemeanOr. All minors are
forbidden to use tobacco in any
form.
There was something of a
stir in the House the other day,
over a bill introduced by Nor
rlson of Neosho, it provides that
the people of the State could in
struct the Legislature upon the
U. S. senatorship. 1t was con-
sidered in Committee of the
Whole, and that body recommend
ed that it be not passed. Howev-
er, when it came up for report t
the House proper from the Com
mittee, a motion was made by
Foley, the minority leader, that
the House not concur in that
portion of the nnnority report, re
lating to the Morrison Bill, and
on this proposition he demanded
a roll call, and by a vote of So
to 4S, he motion to not concur
was adopted, and the bill went
back on the calendar retaining
Its place. The bill is said to
be a copy of the Oregon law, its
provisions are short, and are as
fOlows: @ ~.
At all general elections next
preceding the election of a Sena-
tor in Congress by the legislature
of Kansas there shall be- placed
on the official ballot by the
Secretary of State and the coun-
ty clerks, the names Of all candi-
dates for the office of Senator in
Congress that have been nominat'
ed in any of the methods now or
(which may hereafter be, provid-
ed by law forfhe nomination OIL
candidates for such office for
1.-THE state of Kansas, the votes for
which said candidates shall be
counted and certified to by the
@t'cn iudges in the same man.
ner as the votes for other candi-
ates; and records of the vote fo
~ch candidates shall be made ou
Vi sworn to by the board of car
vassers of each county of the
state and returned to the Secreta
nv of State. who shall transmit d
nlicate copies of such returns to
the Legislature at its next en-
suing session, one of which shall
he addressed to the Senate and
Otner to the House of Representa-
ives of the state Of Kansas, one
copy of which shall be delivered
him to the President of the
senate and the other to the Spea
er of the House of Representativ
Immediately after the organiza.
Ion of such bodies, which offic.
will open and lay the same b
re the separate houses, when
mbled to elect a Senator in
: ,ongress as now required by
ow of Congress; and it shall be
the duty of each house to count
the votes and announce the can.
dldate for Senator having the
highest number and thereupon
they shall proceed to the elec-
on of a Senator as required b!
} the act of Congress.
A large number Of minor bills
have been recommended and pas
ed. I have finally succeeded IN
getting the circulation bill in.
troduced early in the session, an
: |up to the Governors signature
! have also succeeded in getting
bill, providing for the removal o:
the bodies of ex-union soldiers
through both Houses, and up to
1.-The Governor for his signature.
] was absent from the House
on Tuesday, Wednesday, and OF
Thursday of last week, attend
ing a grand Lodge meeting of Il
A. O. q. W. at Salina. Up tt
the time Of going there, I hai
not missed a single roll call, OIL
fifteen minutes of the session
end l would not have missed tn
!, three days, but for the fact tina
, was an officer of the Crane
. Lodge, and thought it nv dut,