The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-08
Mr. Benedict's resolution was defeated
and the house took a recess until 2:3O.
THE SENATE.
Senator Landis Runs the Senate on Ills
Own Hook for a Minute or Two

Senator L8ndis Runs the Senate on lis
Own Hook for Minute Tw
Senator Harry Lands introduced bill
in the senate this morning to prevent
"blackIisting" employees who have been
released from service. The bill has a
penalty of 5000 fine or imprisonment
of the guilty officials.
81 move," said Senator Lands, sthat
an emergency be declared, the bill read
the second time now, and referred"
"All in favor" said President Trout
man, "will say aye" (No response.)
Opposed, mo-" mo response.) Seen
tlemen, you will have to pay better at
tention. All in favor of the motion will
say aye" Senator Lands alone voted)
Opposed, mo-" NO vote) zone vote
having been cast in the affirmative, and
none in the negative. an emergency is
declared" This incident shows the ex-
treme care with which some members
watch the legislation of the state.
There are still two or three towns in
Kansas of over 500 inhabitants, which
have not yet applied to have branch of
the state normal school located there.
Ft. Scott and Great Bend are not among
these Bills were introduced today to
locate state normal at each of these
towns. For some reason normal schools
have sprung into popularity as suddenly
as a girl who has just inherited for
tune. Everyone wants school. Prob
ably none of the applicants will get one.
Senator Leeds introduced bill to com
pei witnesses to give so-called "expert
testimony" for the same witness fees as
any other witness.
Senator Jumpers bill to compel street
railroad companies to build cab on
their front platforms for the protection of
motormen or gripmen in winter, was fav-
orably recommended today.
Senator Reilly is engineer on the
NJ, K. s. T. railway, and several days
ago he introduced bill enabling rail-
roads to elect directors for four years
instead of one year. General Attorney
Sedgwick of this road has been in
Topeka several days lobbying for the
bill, and today it was reported favorably
by the committee on railroads.
school Fund Investigation.
The senate concurrent resolution. call
ing for committee to investigate the
permanent school fund of the state, re-
port bad investments and other matters
pertaining to this $6000,000 fund, was re-
turned from the house today.
The house made only one change in
the billiard resolution, authorizing the
committee to report to the governor in
stead of to the legislature.
The senate Immediately accepted the
change without debate, and notified the
house of its concurrence. The measure
will now go to the governor.
This investigation was recommended
in the messages of both Governor Level
ling and Governor Morrill, Each party
charges the other with mismanagemens
of this big fund.
The senate went into committee of the
whole at 10:45, to consider bills on the
calendar. Besides the appropriations for
charitable institutions named yesterday,
the following sums for the biennial Pc
riod, have been recommended:
| Osawatomie Insane asylum 1902, CSC,
| (the same as two years ago.
Beioit Girls reformatory. $51,43O
Emporia State Normal school, $40, So j.,
(this is in addition to its income from in
vestments of the permanent school
fund).
Manhattan Agricultural college, $10,-
$50 for improvements only. A $500 ap-
preparation to buy uniforms for the boys
to parade in, was stricken out. An amend
ment by Senator Taylor to give $4,000 to
hold model dairy, was also defeated
Senator Householder's long bill was
laid over, and Senator Dcnnison's bill to
protect fish went back to the com mitee
on state affairs.
Protection From Garnishment.
wages of heads of families from garnish-
ment met with red-hot reception in the
senate and was finally defeated by vote
of 15 to s.
Senator Dennison said the present law
| afforded all the protection laborers need
| ed from garnishment
Senator Danner said the bill would
work hardship on the workingmen be-
cause it would prevent them gettin 6
credit at stores.
Senator Forney said sthis bill will hurt
the very class it aims to benefit"
Senators Jumper, Dennison and Car
penter also opposed the bill, while Sena-
tors Brown and Leedy favored it At
tention was called to the fact that this
bill would exempt the wages or salary oi
any officer. even though his salary were
$4,000 year
Senator Sterne's bill is one of great
deal of interest to workingmen in every
part of the state. It had received the
and numerous unions. 1t was written III
is no longer a secret) by Jos. g. Water:
of opeka. The first section provides:
"The labor, wages, earnings, pay anc
salary of laborers, journeymen, me-
chanics, artisans, clerks, and any and al
persons engaged in occupations of man
ual labor, service. work or toll. whether
skilled or not, who are heads of familie!
residing in the state Of Kansas or else
where, be and the same are hereby abso
lutely exempted from garnishment, at
tachment and all other process or pro
ceedings-"
When the committee arose Sena
tor Sterne moved that the repor
J of the committee of the whole, so far a
it referred to the striking out of the en-
acting clause OF this bill, be disagreed
with. This motion was defeated by
vote of 13 to 10, as follows:
Yeas-Brown, Cooke, billiard, Forney
t Jumper, Lands, Leeds, Leedy, Scott
, Smith, Sterne, Thacher and Wilcocksor
Noes-Bowling, Carpenter. Dannel
l Dennison, Dumbauld, Helm, Helmich
: Householder, King, Parker, Reid, Rot
E bins, Sem, True and Williamson.