The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-28
IT GOES THROUGH.
The Senate Constitution Con-
ventiOn Resolution
Adopted in the Committee of
the Whole
BY SENATOR'S TODAY.
The Senate the Only Body in
Session.
The Milling Bill Arouses Some
Discussion.
BY SENATOR'S TODAY.

buzz and whirl on schedule time in the
senate this morning. While the house
seems prone to long adjournments the
senate stops only for meals, and on the
Lords day.
A man with his thumb cut off could
count the bills on one hand which were
introduced this morning. Mr.. House
holder after thinking it over pretty care
fully concluded that it was a hardship to
compel druggists to get up new petit
tion every year to sell liquor, and he
therefore advanced a bill 10 make this
compulsory only once in two years in
stead of one
Senator Taylor doesn't smoke cigar
cites, but he thinks those whedo are en-
titled to good ones, so he introduced
bill ito prohibit the sale of adulterated
cigarettes and providing for the inspec-
ton of the same" If all impure cigar
cites are condemned, it is doubtful If
there will be enough leftto meet the de-
mands of the public schools alone.
Senator Sterne had bill to vacate
Metsker place addition west of Tennes-
seetown, and Senator O'Bryan had a
for damages arising from personal dam
ages, and also fire insurance.
Senator Sem who takes d great inter
est in federal affairs introduced q con-
current resolution which "views with
alarm" the action of the United States
sen ate in guaranteeing 20 million dollars
for the Nicaragua canal, and refuses TO
profit by its experience in giving bonds
to the Union Pacific. The resolution
says the government should either own
the canal or have nothing TO do with it,
and urges the lower house Of congress to
defeat the measure The resolution will
come uO tomorrow
At 1885 the senate went into commit
tee of the whole with Senator Carpenter
as president. to consider bills on the cal
endar.
The senate joint resolution calling for
a convention to revise, amend and
change the constitution of the state,
passed the committee of the whole short
ly before noon, without debate The
only vote cast against it was by Senator
Cooke, of Mitchell.
Constitutional Convention.
The resolution is by Senator billiard,
as follows:
''SEcTIoN l. That it is hereby recon-
mended to the electors of the said state
of Kansas, to vote at the next election of
members of the legislature, the same to
be held in A. ID. 1896, for or against a
convention to revise, amend or change
the constitution of the said state of Kan
Sas.
'SEC. 2. This recommendation shall
be submitted to the electors of this state
at the general election of members of
the Legislature in the year A. d. 1896, for
their approval or rejection. Those voting
in favor of this recommendation shall
have written or printed upon their bal
lots, 'For convention to revise, amend
or change the constitution Those voting
against this recommendation shall have
written or printed upon their ballots,
Against a convention to revise, amend or
change the constitution And said bal
lots shall be received and said votes
shall be taken. counted, canvassed, and
returns thereof made, in the same man
ner in all respects as is provided by law
in the case of election of members TO the
legislature"
To Protect Hotels.
The committee of the whole decided
by vote of IA to 8 to reject Senator
Bakers bill to protect hotel and board
ing house keepers from persons dis
posed to '.jump" their board bill, and
making them not liable for valuables un-
less deposited in the hotel safe.
The discussion of this bill oc-
cupied considerable time. Senator
King said the only redeeming feature
of the bill WAS in cases ''where widow
women are keeping boarders to support
| their husbands" Senator King said
nothing about widows who are not
women Senator O'Bryan has substi.
tute to Senator Bakers bill which has
met with the endorsement of the State
Hotel Mems association, and which is
! liza ble to be more successful later in the
session.
Senator Cooks bill to have the rates
| charged by mills for grinding grain reg
ulated by the county commissioners in
| each county. Senator Thacher said the
bill was unconstitutional inasmuch as a
mill needed no public franchise. and
| after putting his capital into it, a man
of it.
Senator Cook replied that if capital
couldn't come into Kansas prepared to
be decent and treat all persons alike, it
| had better stay out.
| Senator Scott said he had never heard
any complaint over the price of grinding
| grain, and the milIer's rates could No
more be regulated than the price OF
| merchandise in store.
| Senator Taylor said he was in the
| milling business and always charged q
| plenty" for grinding grain because it il
| a nuisance and he didn't want such Gus
| toners to come again.
/ Senator OBryan said he didn't wani
his attorneys lees regulated by law anC
he wanted the millers to have the same
courtesy to charge what they can get.
Senator Brown said little millers had
to charge more than big millers with
better facilities, and the law would tend
| to operate in favor of the big millers and
drive the smaller ones out of existence