The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
s0LoNs MAKE FINE RECORD
Twice as Many Measures Have Been
Killed as Passed at the Present
Legislative Session.

IOp6ka.-1n0 Kansas legislature
has made a wonderful record thus far
It has killed twice as many bills as it
has passed. To be exact, it has put
thirty-seven to sleep and has only
passed fifteen. Up to date SOP bills
have been introduced-272 in the
house and $50 in the senate. Of this
number 346 are slumbering in commit
tees-172 house bills and ia senate
bills.
Several administration bills already
are in the hopper. The consolidated
board bill and the state oil inspection
bill will be ready for introduction
right soon. The house and senate
committees on oil and gas will hold
joint session and hear experts. The
committees are planning to bring out
bill that will make the oil depart
ment big thing. They want to make
it as important as the labor depart
ment or the health department or the
agricultural department.
The inspector will be expected to
gather oil and gas statistics, have con-
troll of inspection, see that oil and gas
are not wasted, streams not polluted
and that the industry is promoted in
every legitimate way. A standard also
will be fixed for gasoline so that auto
owners will know exactly what they
are buying.
Committees in both houses are hit
ting the ball hard. There is a general
| tendency both in the house and senate
to cut down foolish legislation, to dis
| courage freak bills and to wind up
the session as soon as possible without
cluttering the session laws with use
less legislation. In both houses the
committees have started crusade on
| bills
| With the first two weeks of the ses-
sion out of the way, the house has
clearly outplayed the senate. The
house has expedited business to the
point that it has fewer bills in the
committees, more bills passed and
more bills killed, than in any session
in years. But the upper house will be
holding back for the lower body when
discussion is permitted on the big adj
ministration bills and the long house
rolls become necessary.
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No n. c. L. Probe.
There will be no investigation OF the
| high cost Of living in Kansas. The
| house sat down hard on the resolution
| calling for such a move. Harvey OF
Clark county, the author of the resolu-
ton, called it up and moved that it
be adopted. An amendment was Of
fered that it be tabled and it carried
| by an almost unanimous vote.
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Kansas Road Test Suit Filed.
The suit to determine whether Kan
sas can help in the Improvement of the
roads of the state without a constitu-
tional amendment has been brought in
the supreme court. 1t will be argued
before the court February 5.
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/ Kansas Has 20 New Attorneys.
The Kansas Supreme Court admit
ted twenty young Kansans to practice
| law recently. The state board of ex-
aminers had been giving the class the
| semi-annual bar examination for two
days and just completed the grading
of the papers.
Governor and Mrs Capper Receive.
Members of both houses of the Kan
sas legislature were guests the other
night at the second annual reception
| given by Governor and Mrs. Arthur
Capper at their home.
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Recognizes InfantiIe Paralysis.
So that the disease can be quaran-
tined. Senator Milligan OF Anderson
has introduced bill declaring infan-
tile paralysis contagious disease. In
4 the past there has been no law empow.
ering the board of health to quaran-
| tine this disease
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Good Roads Gill Signed
The Bardwen good roads bin, pro
viding for an appropriation of $4,000
to improve highways, passed by both
houses OF the Kansas legislature, has
been signed by Governor Capper.