Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
CAPPFR HAS BILL
TO INSPECT GRAIN
senate Passes Bill Framed by the
House Committee
BOARD OF TRADE IS ROASTED
Senators Refer TO Kansas City OPP
orators ms Robber Barons-
Inspection Not Com
pulsOry

OF trade had been referred TO D.
Senator Harry Mcmillan as "robbe
barons levying their tribute upoI
the farmers of Kansas" and tn,
lobby opposing the bill had beel
put to flight by the doubtful com
pliments paid It's members by thu
various senators, the senate passed
the grain inspection bill framed b!
the house committee on agriculture
The bill was not amended by the
senate and now goes to the COVER
nor for his signature,
The new grain inspection law II
aimed to eliminate the abuses which
now prevail at Kansas City, Kan
sas. The Kansas City, Mo-, board OF
trade refuses to accept Kansas in
spection. INSTEAD, it sends its own
inspectors, or samplers" over in
to the Kansas territory and they
take samples out OF the cars and
grade them. The car of grain then
is sold on this grading, whether the
Kansas farmer, who shipped the
grain likes 1t or not.
Under the new law, these board
of trade samplers will not be per-
mitted to invade Kansas. The laws
of Missouri already prohibit any
but state inspection, and Missouri
grown grain is sold on Missouri
stsate inspection on the board of
trade. The new Kansas grain in
spection law prohibits any but state
inspectors from grading or samp'
ling grain in Kansas.
If the shipper does not care Tor
state inspection 1t will not be in
spected If he indicates his wishes or
the bill of lading or upon the card
showing its destination
Lower inspection fees are fixed
by the new law. The bill fixes a
maximum about which the inspec-
tion fees may not go, but which
may be reduced by the chief inspec-
tor. The maximum fixed in the bill
is sixty-five cents for grading or
a car Of grain; ten cents
for inspecting a wagon load. and
fifty cents a car for weighing grain
In or out of an elevator.
Can't Agree on Appropriations
At late hour last nigh. the five
house and three senate conferees
IN appropriations from the two
branches of the legislature gave up
Ill hope of agreeing and will so
'eport to the two houses.
Amend Joint School District Law
The house yesterday passed the
simpson senate bill amending the
ONT school district law. BY the
erms of the bill person owning
in one county may have
he property added to an adjoining
chool district in another county,
Ipon petition to the superintendent
4 both counties concerned. The
MEASURE was passed by the senate
asst week and was substituted in
he house for the burst bill cover
ng the same subject.
Capper Uses First Veto
Governor Capper's first veto of
n act of the present legislature,
vas messaged to the house late
afternoon. The governor
efused to put his signature to the
i'll cutting the state oil inspection
ees from ten cents to three cents
barrel. The bill, as originally in
reduced in the house, reduced the
ee from ten to five cents, but was
mended to make the fee only three
ents. Il cannot give my approval
D the bill for the reason that the
eduction in the oil inspection fee
J too much and in my Judgment
Ill impair the usefulness Of the