The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-24

criminal 1
punishable by from one to five years IN
the penitentiary
The senator explains that several law
yers out in his district have recently
been roasted by the papers out there and
this is a preliminary in the matter of
r-r-revenge
Senator Leeds of Hutchinson. comes
to the rescue of the refOrmatory for
criminals located in his town. and pre-
sented bill 10 control the management
of the institution when it is finished. He
also wants $4,000 to operate it. The
plant has 100000 worth of land and
| 1000 worth of buildings, which he
says is too valuable to go to waste
| The railroad committee presented
bill considerably larger than either OF
the recent executive messages. 1t pro-
vides maximum rate bill and gives the
board of railroad commissioners author
ity to regulate any unjust discrimination
against any localities
The Governor Appoints.
Private Secretary Bristow came up
from the governors Office at 10:30 with
two confidential messages. One of them
names Morton Albaugh of Kingman for
member of the state board of charities to
/ succeed Nate Hinshaw who failed of
confirmation. There was tremor ia
Secretary Browns voice when he read
the nomination, for they are rivals. AL
! haugh is editor of the Kingman Leader
Courier, and Brown prints the kingmaE
Journal. Sometimes they call each.
| other names.
| The other message names the police
commissioners in Wichita and Topeka.
/ They are: Wichita Jones,
| president; A c. Hussey, secretary, and
| George L. Pratt 1opeka-P. l. Bone
brake. president; F. S McCabe secretary,
| and Charles *. Holiday. Under the
rules these nominations lie over until to-
morrow.
| The judiciary committee went through
batch of something over d score of bills
and reported them back, some favorably
| and some otherwise. The most important
one recommended was one by MI. Taylor
in relation to gambling in general The
statutes in providing penalty for running
q crap game, faro layout, roulette and
other gambling schemes, provides for
Zine or imprisonment" This bill makes
! both fine and imprisonment.
Joint resolution No. 3, to prevent the
acceptance of gifts by public officials,
was also approved. Bills in relation to
| levying upon stock judicial process, and
comforting probate jurisdiction on dis
| trict courts in some cases. were also
| recommended favorably.
The committee on ways and means,
after considerable deliberation, reported
unfavorably tue bill for the establish
ment of reformatory for old girls over
16 years of age. The ways and means
committee approved a bill making an
appropriation for conducting chinch-bug
experiments after blue penciling several
OF the items.
OIathe's Bad Water.
Chairman Armstrong, of the commit
tee on health, reported that the commit
tee had gone to Olathe, and investigated
the water service in the Deaf and Dumb
asylum, and approved of the efforts of
| the board of charities to furnish pure
water. The old water service comes
| from pond which is drained from the
abodes of swine, barnyards and other IN
desirable pieces and parcels of ground
! The committee recommended the pur
chase of water during the emergency,
and that estimates be made OF the cost OF
a new water works at the institution.
The committee on banking and insur-
ance sanctioned the bill to prevent
agreements between insurance compa-
MES for the purpose of maintaining
rates.
The committee on cities of the first
class recommended that the bill in rela-
tion to boards of police commissioners
be transferred to the committee on state
affairs.
The committee on agriculture reported
favorably IA bill to prevent docking"
unjust rates) of hogs in market; another
bill in relation to inspection of ware
houses by the board of. railroad commits
sioners, and the joint resolution asking G
the Kansans in congress to work for in
terstate irrigation.
Senator billiard of Fl. Scott, advanced
concurrent resolution No 4, which pro-
vides for joint investigating committee
of three senators and five representatives
to investigate the permanent school fund
of the state, embracing over $6,O0O.O00.
The resolution also provides that they
collect doubtful securities, advise invest
ments, and suggest laws. The commit
tee is TO report to the special session OF
the legislature next winter The COM
mittee is also empowered to employ a
clerk, stenOgrapher and sergeant-a arms
and to subpoena witnesses. The commit
tee is to be paid mileage, expenses and
the same salary as they receive while
attending the legislature.
This resolution will be read the second
time tomorrow
Mr.. Jumper Kicks.
Senator Jumper objected because his bill
providing for uniform text books and the
publication of the text books by the state
and distribution at cost had met with al
untimely death in the committee on edu-
cations room yesterday. Mr.. Jumper
asked that the bill be printed and placed
on general orders. He explained thai
the bill had many good features and he
wanted it printed so the senators could
examine it and get a chance to vote OF
it. This was agreed to.
Afternoon.
Immediately after roll call this after
noon the senate went back into commit
tee of the whole for the preliminary con
sideration of bills.
The first bill was one reported favor
+ ably by the ways and means committee
appropriating $4,000 for labor and $12,
900 for stock to meet deficiency in tn,
state printers fund