The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
378 LAWS PASSED
The Kansas Legislature Almost
Broke Record in Making
New Statutes.
CAPPER CUT APPROPRIATIONS
Vetoed Several Items That Carried
1925, 900, Though the Senate OBJ
jected to His Action.

The Kansas legislature this year
passed 378 laws, according to the rec
ord of printed bills sent to the gov
ernOr's office for executive approval.
With the exception of the session OF
1905, when $40 new laws were passed,
the record for the session just ended
is a high water mark.
In the record of new laws the dock
cts show the passage of 227 house
bills and Isl senate bills. The rec
ord of the session of two years ago
shows the passage of BAG new laws.
But the 1915 record is believed to
eclipse former Iawmaking records in
Kansas with the exception of the ses-
sion of 1905
Against Unfair Business.
House Bill No. 20O-Stone's anti-dis-
elimination act, modelled on the Clay
ton federal act and extending the state
law to the purchasing as well as the
sale Of commodities. The act does not
apply to corporations under the con-
troll of the public utilities commits
sion or the banking department
House Bill 431-Amending the blue
sky law. 1t defines the term specu-
lative securities, and gives the state
board much extended power over
these. 1t defines standard securities,
and exempts these from the control
of the state board.
Senate Bill 22S-Provides for the
assessment of the merchandise Of
transient dealers, requiring any of
of INT
the state after March l to notify the
county assessor and have their goods
listed for taxation, on penalty of for
feiting double the amount of the tax
involved. Kinkle.
Reorganize National Guard.
House Bill 438-Relates to the re
organization of the Kansas National
Guard to conform to the federal regu-
lations governing these bodies
Senate Bill 775-Amends nurses
registration law so that any person
who has worked in any hospital in
the state, irrespective of the size of
the hospital, may be granted a state
license by the state board. Howe
Senate Bill 206-Provides that the
public utilities commission shall fur
nish technical engineering experts for
the use of the cities in the state on
demand, the municipalities to pay the
state for such service.
Senate Bill 74O-Transfers $4,000
from the grain inspection department
revolving fund to the general treasury.
The $4,000 represents the savings Of
the department under Inspector Geo.
R. Ross, the last two years.
Senate Bill 714-Provides for pub
fishing and distribution of the 1915
session laws. Includes an appropria-
ton of $500 for the printing of paper
bound copies for sale at so cents each,
in the hope of interesting the general
public in the laws of the state. Da-
Wis.
Sundry Appropriation Acts.
Senate Bill 751-Makes an appro-
priation of $4,000 for vocational
training in the high schools of the
state. Also appropriates 100000
year for normal training in the high
schools Each such high school is
to receive $500, unless there is not
enough to go round, in which case the
money will be pro-rated among the
schools entitled to the help from the
state. Malone.
Senate Bill 713-Provides for the
compilation, printing and distribution
Of the general statutes of 1915 by the
state printing department The bill
carries an appropriation of $4,000,
and provides that not more than s., 800
of this shall be spent for the compila-
ton of the statutes. The last COM
pilation of the general statutes was in
1909. Davis.
Senate Bill 115-Appropriates $751;
900 year for salaries and wages at
the Topeka state hospital, and $780,
600 a year for maintenance and re-
pairs.
Limits Hatchery Expense.
Senate Bill 674-Appropriates $4,000
year for the salary of the state
fish and game warden out of the hunt
ing license receipts. The remainder
of the receipts are to be used for
the benefit of the department, pro-
vided that not more than $4,000 shall
be spent on the fish hatchery in any
one year Carey.
House Bill 1923 = Appropriates
S6,633.10 for maintenance at Memorial
hall the next two years.
Substitute for House Bill 663-Ap-
propriates $4,000 for the protection of
the horticultural and apiary interests
of the state through the state ento-
biological commission. 1t specifically