The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
THE HOUSE.

Mr. Sherman introduced a bill in the
house this morning to authorize Ross
vile township to vote bonds for high
school and moved it be referred to the
committee OF the whole. Mr. Rohr-
baugh, who seems to be jealous of Mr..
Seaton as principal objector of the house,
opposed the reference and Mr.. Sher-
mans motion was lost. Mr.. IngIe, one
of the few mem bers who have not in
troduced school text book bills, intro
duced one this morning for text book
commission.
The railroad committee reported the
bill authorizing the railroad commission
ers to regulate the charges made by ex-
press companies in the state SO as to pre-
vent overcharging. with the recommend
alton that it be not passed.
The bills to prevent blacklisting of
employees and discrimination against la
Dor unions were reported favorably by
the committee on labor
Mr. Simon's bill providing for a state
printer expert, Mr. Goodno's bill regulat-
ing the fees of state printer and
Mr. Ballinger's bill on the same subject
were reported unfavorably by the COM
mittee on printing. A Asubstitute for the
last two bills was introduced by the COM
mittee. 1t regulates the charges by the
state printer and makes reductions of
from twenty to fifty per cent in cases,
but does not make the cut which the
Ballinger bill does. The bill providing
for the engrossing and enrolling bills by
printing was favorably reported.
The section relating to county superin-
tendents was passed for the time in order
to give Mr.. BalIinger time to prepare
amendments to it.
Section twenty two, relating to fees al
lowed for printing, was struck out be-
cause the same ground was covered in
the Zimmerman bill on county printing.
An amendment was moved to the bill
by Mr.. Kelley of Kearney county in ref
erence to the fee offices of sheriff and
register of deeds and clerk of the dis
trict court 1t was that where the fees
didn't amount to $500 year the county
commissioners should make it that
Mr.. Hollenbeck of Gray county said:
81 think us boys from the west ought
to be heard on this question If this
amendment is lost we ought to move to
strike out the enacting clause, and | be-
lieve we can do it. Unless you allow
this raise of salary We'll have to import
Cinnamon to take the Offices"
When the committee arose the bill was
completed with the exception of two or
three sections
The announcement that the members
anu Gil p1ONG rs WOulQ O0 DdlQ dL U C1OCh
was received with applause.
The house at 1915 took a recess until
3 O'clock.
Wyandotte's Stenographer.
Mr. Cubbison wanted the coroner of
counties having 81, ,0J0 population to be
allowed stenO grapher at $40 per mouth.
This applies only to Wyandotte county,
said Mr.. Cubbison and the house laughed,
because whenever Mr. Cubbison rises the
house knows This applies only to Wyan-
dotte county, is coming.
/ Mr.. Robinson of Jackson moved that
Mr.. Cubbison be instructed to draft a
code of laws for Wyandotte county.
Mr.. Cole of Barton offered the follow
ing section as an addition to the bill:
SEC. So Members of the legislature
/ shall receive for their services the sum
/ of fifty cents per day; Provided, That in
case any member OF the legislature has
secured an appointment of any lady upon
the enrolling force the pay of such lady
shall be deducted from the pay of such
member.
Mr.. Cole said the amendment wasn't as
foolish as some of the mem bers thought.
''We have been squealing on the other
| fellows" said he, land it is no more than
fair that the members should feel it, too
Mr.. Campbell of Stafford introduced a
bill to prevent railroad companies from
re -capitaiizing their stock. It requires
the railroad commissioners to determine
| the amount of capital stock that may be
issued or increased.
Mr.. Brown of Pratt is after the railroad
committee and intends to worry it until
it does something. A day or two ago he
introduced the Greenlee bill regulating
railroad rates and asked that it be re
ferred to the committee of the whole be-
cause the railroad committee would Kill
if. His effort was fruitless, however, and
the bill went to the railroad com
mittee. Today he renewed tht
fight by offering resolution calling OF
the railroad committee to make a repor
on the Greenlee bill at 10 o'clock tomor
row morning.
Mr.. Brown asserted as he did the othe
day, that the people of the western anC
central part of the state were tired O
waiting for railroad legislation. We've
had railroad commissioners for years,
said he, "and of what use have they beel
except expense and a place for politi
clans? Now it is proposed to have then
prevent unjust discrimination in rates
The railroad committee has not tax
en- any action on these matters
aud l don't believe intends to. Tn
Republicans loudly accused the Pop
ulists of killing the Greenlee bill of tw'
years ago and now they are making n
attempt to do anything themselves. Th
people of western and central Kansa
are demanding just rates, and l want t
serve notice on the gentlemen of tn
, other side of the house that we are goin
to make roar until something is done.
Mr.. Remington, chairman of the raj
road committee, said the committee ha
not had the bill even as long as it wa
allowed and it would report the bill be-
, fore that time expired The resolutio
; of Mr.. Brown was not adopted and tn
, house went into committee of the Who'll
on the fees and salaries bill.
THE SENATE.
A petition long enough to reach acros
3 the street and more than a foot in dis
' meter when tightly rolled, was intrt
: duced into the senate this morning
f Senator Householder. 1t is for the r,
submission of the suffrage amendmeT