The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-30

man that bets. Why, the bill provides
that man that drops nickel in one of
the slot machines found in the drug
and cigar stores shall pay one hundred
dollars and be confined in the county
jail thirty days.
"If the gambling fraternity wanted to
defeat legislation affecting their vocation
they should have advocated the same
kind of bill that was passed this morn
ing"
The anti-lottery bill was passed with
out argument or debate. The senators
would as soon think of caressing buzz
saw as breathing a syllable against the
bill.
Bill No applies only to persons run
ming a gambling house. 1t provides
fully what constitutes a gambling house
and shows that its author is familiar With
gambling house practices. 1t makes
any keeper of a gambling house or any
person owning property where gam
bling house exists, punishable as felon
by to years in the state penitentiary.
The last two bills passed by a vote of
80 to O.
1t seems probable that the people of
Kansas will at the next general election
have an opportunity to vote for or against
q convention to revise and amend the
constitution of the state of Kansas. The
concurrent resolution providing for the
submission of this question TO the voters,
passed the senate this morning by vote
of 20 to 3. This was one vote more than
the necessary two-thirds required. Poll
ticians say the resolution will find easier
sailing in the house than it did in the
senate, but many believe the resolution
in the house will fail to get the two
thirds vote.
Senator Cooke made a speech strongly
against the resolution. He read to the
senate the editorial in the STATE JOUR-
NAL of last evening opposing the consti-
| tutional convention. He did not name
| the JOURNAL, but said that while the
! editorial appeared in paper of politics
opposed to his own, he commended the
position taken.
Senator Sterne of Topeka explained
/ his vote this way: II voted against a
constitutional convention for the reason
that the only arguments | have heard in
! its favor was to increase the number of
offices and the salaries of those already
created We have good constitution.
and l don't believe it will pay to spend a
quarter of million of dollars in tryin z
to get better one"
The bill to prohibit book making and
pool-selling, was reported favorabIy by
the committee on cities of the first class,
! with the amendment that the bill is not
to apply to public fairs or other public
races. Inasmuch as this is about the
only place where theirs is any pool-selling,
it is hard to see why the committee didn't
kill the bill outright
The bill to make the office of county
assessor elective, instead of appointive,
was reported favorably. So was Senator
TayIor's bill for pure cigarettes, and
Senator Lucien Bakers bill in relation to
| delinquent taxes
In addition to the gambling bills there
were five bills passed the senate today,
mostly of a private nature and sent to
the house. They were all passed unani-
mously. Senator Cookies pond bill pass-
ed.
Afternoon.
At the opening of the Kansas senate
this afternoon, Senator Ed O'Bryan oi
Wichita introduced bill providing that
any person found to be an inmate of
disorderly house, shall be guilty of {
felony punishable by Imprisonment from
one to three years at hard labor in the
state penitentiary. 1t is generally as
sumed that the bill is advanced in I
spirit of sarcasm towards the anti gamb
ling bill which O'Bryan fought This
bill so surprised the senators that a mo
tion was Immediately made and carried
to adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.