The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Northwest Kansas Representa-
tiyes Hold a Conference.
Rep. Mulroy, Of Ellis, Suggests
Important Change.
FOR TRAVELLING MEN.
Would Permit Them to Vote
Away From Home.
Will Favor Change in the Anti
Trust Law.
FOR TRAVELLING MEN

Colby. Kan, Dec. 22-Thirteen coun-
ties were represented in the conference
held here by the presentatives-elect of
the western part of the state: Senator
Fred Robertson, of the Thfrty-ninth
district, was present and presided at
the meeting.
Prof. Piclxens. of the western branch
of the State Normal school at Hays.
was present and addressed the meeting
setting forth the claims of his schools.
|. j. w. Longstreth, of sLakin, a repre-
sentative of the irrigation department OF
the national department of agriculture,
was present and also addressed the
meeting.
Representative James Shuey, of De-
catur county, will present to the COM
ing legislature a bill which will have
for Its purpose the encouragement OF
the conservation of the waste waters of
the western part of the state by build
ing dams across draws and water
courses. His idea is that the waters
that now run off in floods destroying
properties by floods and overfows could
be held in western Kansas and have
tendency to increase the rainfall by IN
creasing the humidity of the air. He
has a bill that covers the idea.
Representative Schlicher, OF Sheri-
dan county, will ask the legislature to
consider a bill to change the negotiable
ity of certain notes. His idea is to af-
ford a certain protection to the victim
of the slick salesman Of lightning rods,
patent rights, etc.
Representative Mulroy. of Ellis, will
ask that the law that now allows rail-
road men to vote away from home on
election day will be so amended that it
will include the travelling salesman who
is also compelled to be away at his
work on that day. Mulroy has one or
two other measures that he Will cham
pion in the coming session.
| Representative Cain, of Graham coun-
| ty, thinks that rural schools have hard
| ly Jared as we'll as the higher schools
| in the legislation of the past and will
| introduce bill that will if enacted into
| law have a tendency to equalize the very
| in district schools.
Representative Williams. of Logan
| county, is a new man in the house this
coming winter. He was elected as
| Democrat in a county more than two to
one Republican and will no doubt give
| a good accounting Of himself before the
| session is finished. He has some bills
along the lines of fixing the responsl-
| bility on express and telegraph COM
panies that have some merit and he
/ will ask the coming session to consider
| them.
| Representative Parrott. Of Thomas
| will ask that the special features OF the
| antitrust law be enlarged some and
made applicable to other cases thar
they apply at the present time.
| Representative stone, of Sherman
has also some special legislation for his
section of the country that he will en-
body in a bill. He has the advantage
of one term experience and VIII &c
down with that much the start of q
good many of his colleagues.
| Western Kansas will have some
strong men in the coming house and II
is not at all unlikely that some lead
ers will develop from the west thai
| will focus the attention of the entire
state.
The demand of the farmers over
the state for the cholera serum fur
nished by the state agricultural col
Iege far exceeds the supply and tbs
next LEGISLATURE will be asked to make
an appropriation sufficient to at least
double the capacity Of the serum plant
| at Manhattan. 1t has been demon
strated that this serum will cure hog
cholera and this fact warrants any ex-
pense in producing enough or the
serum to meet the demand from every
\ school district in the state.