Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-17

luged with kilograms protesting
against a utilities bill, but the
sentiment in the Senate seems to
be quite fayOrabley for the pass
age of such a measure.
The House did its part in car
rying out one party pledge Tues
day. 1t recommended for pass
age and later passed the bill max
ing the second violation of the
prOhibitOry law a penitentiary
offense. The bill as passed pro
videS for penitentiary sentence
Of from six months to one year
for the second conviction for viO-
lation Of the prOhibitOry law.
1t was ON Tuesday, too, that
the House passed the suffrage
amendment giving the women
the right to vote. The resOlu-
ton was introduced by Henry
Block, Of Hamilton county. The
House considered it at a night
session and the galleries were fill
ed with SuffragetteS. The vote
ON the MEASURE was 81 to q.
On Wednesday the House rec
commended for passage the cOun-
ty assessor bill. The Democrats
favored the abolition of the office
Of county ASSESSOR, but they failed
to make their point. As passed
the bill provides that in counties
having a population of 10000 or
over the county commissioners
may appoint, on their own initia-
tive, a county assessor. 1t also
provides that in counties having
4 population of less than 10000
the commissioners may appoint
an assessor when petitiOned to
SO by One-third of the taxpayers
Of the county.
Thursday the House wrangled
over the inheritance tax law and
finally succeeded in evading the
repeal of the law by greatly
amending it. AS amended by the
House bill the law exemptS in
heritanceS of $4,000 and under
from husband to wife or wife to
husband, from taxation. 1t ex-
emptS inheritanceS to children
and adopted children up to $25,-
1000 and eXempting inheritances
TO lineal heirs of children up to
$4,000.
1t was on Thursday that the
House agreed to clear the decks
for platform measures, II made
a special order of all of the mea-
sureS called for by the platforms
of tn two parties for next We'd
nesday.
Friday the House recommend
ed for passage the bill introduce
ed by NJ. B. Williams, of Logan
county, requiring certain physical
qualifications in applicants for
marriage licenses. As recommend
ed for passage the bill requires
that male applicants for marriage
licenses must make sworn affida-
Wits that they are free from tuber
culOSiS, insanity and lOathsOme
communicable diseases. 1t re-
quireS that female applicants for
licenses must make affidavit that
they are free from insanity and
tuberculosis.
The House also recommended
for passage a bill providing for
county tax on dogs. Friday.
The bill was introduced by J. NJ
Davis, Of Bourbon county. 1t pre-
: videS that there shall be a tax of
one dollar per year on all male
dogs in the country and a tax of
9 two dollars a year on all female
dogs. 1t does not interfere with
the city taxation of dogs. The
money raised by such taxation
Is established as a fund out OF
which to pay owners of domestic
animals damage done by dogs.
Saturday the House worked in
! the committee of the whole all
day and ground out unimpOrtant
bills for the most part. One rath
| er important measure was that in
: trOduced by DR.. c. c. Goddard, o
Leavenworth, prohibiting inmates
Of the National Soldiers Home
: at LeavenwOrth, except thOst
whose homes were in Kansa!
; previous to their admission, from
voting on state county or town
e ship candidates and issues.
e The Athenian Club.