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Show Battle for Gil Prediicers sa Kansas Two Bills Now Pending in State Legislature Leg-islature Will End Their Tight. TOPEKA. Kan.. Fob. 20 On account of a email attendanco of members, tho Kansas Kan-sas House today deferred consideration of tho anU-dlscrlminatloh bill until next Friday. It will be mado a special order for that date, and will bo pushed through as rapidly as possible, Tho Holdrcn bill, prohibiting tho pumplnp of gas will bo considered by the Senate this week. It Is conceded that these bills will pass. r.nd this will end tho battlo for tin oil producers, so fur as legislation Is con-cerneU. con-cerneU. Somo action will bo taken rc-rcardlng rc-rcardlng further Investigation In this State. i ( If a Stato Invcntlgating commlttco Is appointed, attention will bo given to tho ennrgo that the Santa .Fo railway Is interested in-terested with the Standard ln working against tho Kansas oil producers Tho Senate this afternoon passed a resolution res-olution protesting ugulnst tho extension of tho leases in tho Indian Territory. Tho protest waa wired to President Roosevelt tonight. That much danger to tho Kansaa (ill retlnery ln a possible extension of tho leases was tho opinion expressed by tho Senate, i. |