Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-31
REDEEMINe PARTY PLEDGES


isiature, after two weeks work, has
redeemed two Of the most important
democratic platform pledges and has
passed one appropriation bill.
The platform pledges redeemed
we're:
Ratification of amendment to the
constitution of the United States pro-
Gliding for the popular election of the
United States senator's.
The repeal Of the present inheri-
lance tax law.
Pay Their MlIecse.
Other bills passed by both houses
made an appropriation to pay the per
diem and mileage of the members and
the per diem of the employees for the
first ten days of the session. Both
branches have worked hard for the
first two weeks Of the session. There
has been no loafing time for any
member. The sessions have not been
very long, but there is a purpose in
this because keeping both branches in
session prevents the committees do
ing the work required so during the
early part of the session more work
is done in committees and less In the
main bodies.
Six Hundred Bills.
Over three hundred bills have been
introduced in each branch of the leg
islature and about 30 constitutional
amendments. Only a few of these
have been reported out of the commit
tees and none are ready for action in
either branch. The senate has set
next Thursday as the date for taking
up all the constitutional amendments
and that body will select the three it
favors at that time and probably will
adopt the resolutions.
Juvenile Club Rooms
Senator J. w. Howe of Abilene has
introduced in the senate a proposition
to enable cities of the state to pro-
vide club rooms for the boys and girls.
The purpose of the measure. is for
the cities to provide a place where
the boys and girls can gather, play
games, run their own amusements an
entertainments and make it easier to
keep the youngsters off the streets.
especially in the evening. A petition
of 20 per cent of the tax payers is
sufficient to compel the members of
the city council or the city commits
sion of any city to levy a special tax
to be used in erecting and maintain
ing the club rooms.
Tax All Dogs.
Senator Stavely has introduced a
bill to put a state tax on all dogs in
the state for the benefit of the own
ers of sheep and chickens of Kansas.
The bill puts a tax of one dollar on
all males and two dollars on all fe-
males of the canine family, the money
to be used exclusively to pay dam
ages because of the loss of sheep,
chickens or other domestic animals
or fowls because of marauding dogs.
Slam on Tobacco Users.
Representative Blakesley of Shaw
nee county has introduced a bill to
prohibit smoking or chewing tobacco
on any street car in any city of the
state. The penalty Is a fine of ten
dollars or ten days in Jail for smok-
ing of chewing on a car.
Sell RosedaIe Hospital.
Representative Carnahan of Clay
county introduced bill in the house
yesterday to enable the board of reg
ents Of the state university to sell the
state hospital at Rosedale. This bill
gives the regents authority to make
the sale and then requires that the
regents and the board of control may
locate the hospital near any of the
cities of the first class of the state.
The building and lands of the Rose
dale institution are to be sold and the
equipment and supplies are to be use
in the new institution when it is To-
Gated. Topeka and Wichita have been
making an active fight to get the hos
pital and the university medical
school away from Rosedale.
Levy Occupation Tax.
Representative Holbrook of Kan
sas City, Kan, has introduced a bill
to enable the first class cities of
Kansas to levy an occupation tax.
Under the present laws lawyers, doc
tors and other professional men can
not be taxed under the general occu-
patton tax law, while the Holbrook
bill catches every possible occupa-
ton and lets the cities determine the
amount of the tax.
Special Tariff Session.
The Kansas legislature forwarded