The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-15
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Senator Dumbauld had a resolution
which passed, notwithstanding consider 4
able objection. There has been so much
said about senate employees, and hints to
the effect that the senators take pride IN
getting as many people from their re-
spective districts on the pay roll as pos
sible, that Senator Dunn bauld's resolution
calls for list of senate employees, classi-
flying them according to senatorial dis
tricss, showing the number of appoint
ments each senator has secured.
Senator Sterne Presfdes.
At II o'clock the senate went into COM
mittee of the whole with Senator Sterne
of Topeka, in the chair.
The first bill which was favorab1y act
ed on was one by Senator Sterne NO.
144J which might be construed as an
anti-strike bill, although it has been rec
commended by the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers Section of the
bill reads:
ssIf any locomotive engineer. conduc-
tor, fireman, or brakeman, or any other
person employed in the running of any
train, shall willfully and maliciously
abandon his locomotive or train upon
any railroad at any other point than the
regular schedule destination of such To-
comotive or train, he shall be fined not
less than twenty dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars, and confined not
less than twenty days nor more than
ninety days in the county jaiL"s
The next section provides that "any
persoc or persons who shall willfully OBJ
struct the regular operation of the busi-
ness of any railroad company, or other
corporation, or of the regular running of
any freight or passenger train, or the la.
Dor and business of any corporation, firm
or idividual, shall, on conviction therof,
be punished the same as provided in Sec
tion l."
| Senator Lucien Bakers iron-clad anti
pass bill was tho next one in order. It
was stated that Senator Baker will ar
| rive in Topeka tomorrow and resume his
senatorial duties for the first time since
he beat Burton, so the bill will retain its
place on the calendar. ~
There was graat deal of levity over
| Senator Carpenters bill which imposes
a fine of not less than $40 for any tres
passing in an orchard enclosure.
The committee on state affairs recon-
mended an amendment to make it in
clude melon patches
Senator Leedy was opposed to the bill.
He said, ''The little boys know they are
welcome to come into any orchard aud
help themselves, and the big boys finally
get ashamed to steal. l never have any
trouble with the boys"
Senator O'Bryan said, II grew up in
the country near big orchard and I
think the few apples / stole never hurt
any body
Senator Dennison replied, 81 was in.
clined to oppose the bill but now l see
the danger of letting people trespass in
orchards. We have a horrible example
in the senator from Sedgwick."
sympathy for the Boys.
Chairman Sterne said, sThe gentlemen
are out OF order. They would probably
both steal whole orchard if they got /
chance" Laughter
Senators Brown, Carpenter and Helm
were opposed to the gayety with which
the bill was greeted. The latter said the
boys in Ellsworth county didn't do {
thing" to his melon patch.
Senator Leedy saw his chance to bt
sarcastic on his favorite subject and said
E'If it is SO serious as that in Ellsworth
county, we ought to send the live stock
sanitary commission out there to quar-
antine the rest of the state from the boys
of Ellsworth county,"
The bill was finally recommended fol
passage by a vote of Is to S.
Afternoon Senate.
At the opening of the senate this after
noon Senator LeedY succeeded in getting
passed under an emergency bill appro
priating something over $4,000 due Il
employees of the sugar mill at Medicine
Lodge in bounties.
The senate went into committee of the
whole at $3.50, Senator Reilly presiding
Senator Dennison's efforts to have ad
vanced on the calendar the bill abolish
ing the Shawnee county circuit court
was voted down.