The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-19
MAY COME TO THIS.
The People Will Have to 10 A"@S
With Passes
BY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Ifthe Present Legislature REFUSES ~
Pass a Law Providing Fer It-sen@-
tor Milton Brown Introduces Res
olurfon Providing for the SUBMISSION
Of such an Amendments.
State Senator Milton Brown ia the
author of a joint resolution, by which 1t
ia proposed to submit to the people Oh
the state an amendment to the constlsu-
ton to prohibit the using of passes by
state and other public officials.
Senator Browns resolution is known
as senate joint resolution No. 3, and 1t
has been recommended for passage by
the senate judiciary committee
This resolution occupies an advanced
Mace on the senate calendar and Will
come up for passage soon. and II Will no
doubt be adopted by the senate ana sent
over to the house for consideration. II
will require two-thlrds vote III each
house to submit this amendment to the
constitution.
Senator Browns resolution is as fol-
lows:
Be it resolved by the legislature of the State Of
Kansas t1To-thirds of the memb ers elected to
each house thereof concurring therein;
SECTION 1. The following proposition
and amendment TO the cOuSbltOLlOA VI
the state of Kansas is hereby submitted
to the qualified electors of the state for
their approval or rejection. namely:
Amendment to the constitution OF
the state Of Kansas: Any and all persons
who shall have been elected and quail
fed as either state, district, county,
city, township or other municipal officer
in and for the state of Kansas or any dis
trict, county, city, township or other
municipality Of said state shall be pro-
hibited, during the term for which they
have been so elected and qualified, from
accepting any railroad pass, telegraph
frank, express frank or other gift. from
any corporation, company, firm or person
engaged in doing business in said state
or any part thereof, during their term of
office. ANY person or persons, who shall
have been appointed and qualified to any
appointive office or position under any of
the laws of the state of Kansas in said
state or any district, county, township,
city or other municipality or any of the
state institutions of said state or any of
the board of public works of said state
or in any official capacity under the laws
of said state whatsoever, shall be pro-
hibited from accepting any railroad pass,
telegraph frank or express frank or any
other gift whatsoever, from any corpora
ness in the state of Kansas. The legis-
Iature of the state of Kansas shall have
power to enact laws providing for the
carrying into force ard effect of this
provision of the constitution, and for de-
claring forfeitures of any of the offices
herein named for violation of the spirit
of this amendment, or for declaring for
such violation the same to he a crime or
an otfense under the laws of Kansas, and
to prescribe punishment therefor
Section 2 This proposition shall be
submitted to the electors of this state at
the general election of the representa-
tives to the legislature in the year 1896,
for their approval or rejection; those
voting in favor of this proposition shall
have written or printed upon their bal
lots, "For the amendment to the consti-
tuition, in relation to prohibiting officials
from receiving passes, franks and other
gifts" those voting against said PROPOSE
tion, shall have written or printed on
their ballots, against the amendment to
the constitution, in relation to prohibit
ing officials from receiving passes.
franks and other gifts Said ballots
shall be received, and said votes taken.
counted, canvassed and returns made
thereof, in the same manner and in all
respects as provided for by law, as in
the case of the election of representa-.
tives to the legislature.
Section g. This resolution shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
Senator Browns resolution is all right.
The constitution of the state ought to be
amended to cover the pass evil, but the
present legislature in addition to submit
ting this proposition to amend the con-
stitution should give US good anti pass
law, which can be enforced without the
amendment
Let law be passed compelling the
registration of passes, and then when the
constitution is amended, we can have an
iron clad anti-pass law which can be en-
forced.
ELECTIVE r. R. COMMISSIONERS.
One Way of Getting Rid of Unpopular An
pOintments.
Representative Hanna is the author n.
the bill which was introduced in the
house which provides for the election of
railroad commissioners by the people in
stead of appointment by the governor. as
at present
Mr.. Hanna's bill was referred to the
railroad committee where it was thouUht
wise to submit substitute covering al
most the same grounds.
The substitute has been recommended
for passage. This bill provides that this
state shall have three railroad commits.
sloners as at present, but the commits.
sloners must be elected for terms of twf