Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-03-01
SENATE and House Saw Him Attach
Name
p, ~How DRY AM" WAS SUNG
SelIards Cuts Dickinson OFF the AS
sistant County Attorney List
State Text Books Stand
Adjourn March 10


house chamber at 10 o'clock this
morning. He came to the speakers
desk and the senate adjourned 10
see the proceedings. The hall was
crowded with visitors.
As the governor attached mas
.s;Srature some one started "How
Dry Am" and the audience joined
in heartily.
Governor Capper said: 'This is
pleasant duty" He signed the bill
with a pen sent from Idaho and
with which the bone dry bill there
was signed.
q The bill takes effect on pubiica-
ton in the State Journal, the Off
,cial state paper, this afternoon and
tho attorney general has force Of
deputies ready to enforce It by
searching automobiles and suit
cases at the state line.
SeIlards' Attorney Bill
ToDeka Feb. 23.-If an amend
ment introduced by J. T. Sellaros
of Dickinson becomes law the
Dickinson county troubles over an
assistant county attorney Will END.
The bill raises the minimum limit
for counties that may employ an
assistant county attorney from 27,-
600 to 10000 population. This was
done on motion of Sellards, VINO
stated that his county had grown
so close to the $1,000 mark that he
feared the county commissioners
would unload an assistant county at
torney on him in the next two years
and none is needed.
Moore Of Cowley also amended
the law to cut out the fees for
prosecuting loquor cases. which has
been a nice little pickup on the SIDE
FOR county attorneys. we don
heed this extra allowance to coun-
ty attorneys for doing their duty IN
prosecuting violations of the pro-
hibitory law any longer" Moore de-
clared. "That time is past. Kansas
county attorneys nowadays will 30
their duty without any sop being
thrown to them in the shape of ex-
cess fees"
And Moores motion to strike out
was carried
Today the senate took up the
consideration of proposed constitu-
tioual amendments. Eight are on
+he calendar for consideration as
special order.
The senate considered senate Dill
No. 1858, aimed to increase the pow
er of the state insurance department
Yesterday afternoon. When the Dill
Avas finally recommended for pass
age. the provisions of the measure
had been changed SO as to practical
" take away all power OF the same
department over regulating fire In
surance companies.
Kansas is to help the city OF Nc
Pherson celebrate the unveiling OF
the statue of General Mcpherson
next Fourth of July, according to
bill introduced in the house yester'
kav for the ways and means com
mittee by A. f. Coolidge OF smitn
county, chairman. The bill calls foi
an appropriation of $1,000 to assist
in the patriotic demonstration &c
accompany the unwilling OF tnt
statue.
The fight on the state publication
~ text books in the present legisla
ture has apparently just "peterec
ont" as David Harum would say. The
lower house of the legislature yes
terdav amended several sections Of
.he state text book bill introduced bS
the committee on education, but s.
far as friends of state publication
have been able to discover there Il
nothing in the measure to cripple
or retard in any way state puolica
ton.
fifty work-day session wouiC
adjourn the legislature March g. OF
Thursday. There we're two lega
holidays besides Sundays during th'
session, so a fifty-day Legislative
session so far as the house is con
cerned, would end March 10. AnC
that is just about the date WheI
Ehe 1917 legislature will quit busi
ness. from present indications