Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-22

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mission and contingent expenses.
Representative Keene of Bourbon
county introduced bill in the House
to prevent in Kansas mistrials like
that in the Hyde case wheen a juror
became i'll or disappeared after the
trial had begun. The bill provides
for the impaneling of fourteen jurors
in every trial of a lawsuit in Kansas.
The first twelve accepted are to act
as the jury unless one of them should
become i'll, and then one of the extra
jurors would take his place. The
fourteen men would sit in the jury
box and hear all the evidence, but
only twelve would retire to the jury
room to form the verdict.
Senator Mcmillan introduced a bill
providing fer the classification of the
railroads of the state and the fixing
of rates for each line according to it's
classification. The public utilities
commission is given authority to
make the classification, according TO
the cost of the road and the amount
of business it does and then to fix
the rates accordingly. The purpose
of the bill is to stop the scheme of
the railroads to make all their pleas
for rate increases or to prevent de-
creases on the fact that the weak
branch lines cannot afford the
change
lien on the gravestones is the
latest proposal to come before the
Senate. Senator Wolf of Franklin
county introduced bill giving the
monument retailers a lien on the
stones they set out over the graves
of the dead. No inscriptions will be
allowed carved on these stones until
the heirs or friends of the deceased
have paid for the monument. If, af-
ter a certain length of time, the es-
tate or friends or heirs do not pay
for the monument, it will be sold
at auction.
Senator Bowman of Anderson coun-
ty has prepared constitutional
amendment to limit the right of suf-
frage to American citizens. Under the
law at present an alien can vote at a
Kansas election if he has declared his
intention of becoming a citizen of the
state. Under the Bowman amendment
he would have to be full fiedged
citizen and that would bring a re-
quirement that the voter could read
and write English.
The Senate will pass the bill con-
solidating the boards of regents Of
the Kansas university, state agricul-
tural college and state normal school
into one board of three members.
The bill was reported favorably by
the committee of the whole and is
ready for third reading. There is no
organized opposition to the measure
in the Senate
Senator Nightsonger of Sedgwick
county has introduced a bill to make
the people of the Kansas cities keep
their back yards clean. 1t provides
that all trash must be kept in neat
piles or, if inflammable, must be put
into fireproof containers and hauled
away at least once each week. The
bill is urged by the clubwomen of
the state.
The Senate has killed the bill pro-
viding for the creation of the office
of state fire marshal and for an in
vestigation of all fires, more strict
supervision of fire insurance rates,
STAGE adjustment of rates and losses
and compelling people to keep their
homes and business houses free from
trash that might cause fires.
The Senate has passed the Carey
bill providing for the creation of an
efficiency commission to put all the
Kansas departments and institutions
on a strict business basis. The COM
mission is to make thorough investi-
cations of all departments and in
situations.
Senator Brown OF Anderson county
introduced a bill providing for the
payment of the Price raid and Indian
raid claims by the state. The claims
now aggregate S130,000.
Representative Scott of Hodgeman
county, one of the physician mem
bers of the Legislature, introduced
a bill to require a medical certificate
before marriage license can be
granted in Kansas.
Senator Davis introduced a bill
creating a state fair board of five
members and giving it an appropria-
ton of $4,000 TO be used in aiding
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