Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-24

!. a bill introduced by Senator jane
Malone, Of Rawlings.
I A white slave bill by Senator Ma
lone.
A resolution providing for a more
perfect system Of personal taxation
] For the state publication Of schoo
text books, by Senator Wilson Of
Washington.
! In the house-A bill preventing the
intermarriage of blacks and whites
BY Representative Herr. of Barber.
A bill by Gordon of Wyandotte, lin
iting the terms of federal judges.
Speaker Brown today appointed the
following named representatives as
members of the house railroad COM
mittee; Gordon of wyandotte, chair.
man; Jensen, Lyons; levitt. Lane;
Bay, Harper; Houston, Butler; Arm
strong, Cherokee; Uplinger, Chey.
enne; Stone. Sherman; O'Connor,
Miami; Tilley, MARSHALL; McGregor
sumner; Dodridge. Morris; Gillum,
stanton; Helton, Comanche; Noble.
Laoette; Wacker, Kiowa; Ragle.
Montgomery.
State Will Advertise.
! Topeka, Jan. 17.-Both the house
and the senate adjourned at noon to-
day over to Monday at 2 p. m.
Topeka, Kans.. Jan. IA state
commercial club to be called the
Kansas State Board of immigration
is the first bill to receive consid,
Grafton from committee in the Kan.
sas senate. The new advertising
scheme. offered by Malone, of Raw
Inns, is an organized state department
for the purpose of encouraging immi.
grafton to this state.
The state board of immigration
would cooperate with the commercial
organizations of the state and especi-
ally with the merchants associations
OF the larger cities including Topeka,
Kansas City, Wichita, Leavenworth.
Atchison, Hutchinson, Salina and
other towns where the commercial
interests are supported publicly.
The board would consist of four
members, two selected for a term of
two years and two elected for a term
of four years each. These members
would be appointed by the governor
at the approval of the house of rep
resentatives. A secretary at a sal
airy of $500 annually would have Of
fices in the state house at Topeka.
The board would have the power
to appoint deputy members in each
congressional district in the state.
These deputies would gather inform
alton for printing and for the adver-
Using and publicity of the states
resources and advantages. The first
action of the immigration board
would be to gather from the COM
mercial clubs of the state all their
circulars, folders and advertising mat.
tiers concerning Kansas and her cities
to be used for distribution to out Of
the state persons who were contem-
plating removal to Kansas.
There's a Division.
The senate passed an appropriation
bill for legislative expense today in
Guiding $25 for each member for post
age. The house voted down the post
age appropriation so to IS but will re-
consider the vote.
Direct Election of Senators.
The house and senate both adopted
today the resolution ratifying the pro-
posed constitutional amendment sub
mitted by congress last spring pro-
viding for the election of United
States senators by direct vote.
Irrigation Plans.
Irrigation is a more important sub
jec to the members of the present
than it has been in the
past. 1t appears certain that some
sort of measure by which the state
will assist in the development of that
section of Kansas subject to irriga-
ton will be enacted into law during
the present session.
No irrigation bills have been intro !
duced in either senate or house but a
bill has been introduced in the house
by Williams of Sedgwick paving the
way for an irrigation project. 1t pro, !
vides that all natural waters west of
the center of the state should be
available first for irrigation purposes
and second for industrial purposes. 1t
authorizes the removal of water from
streams, lakes and underflOw for irri- !
cation purposes.
Speaker W. L. Brown evidently ex-
poets some irrigation legislation. He