The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08

mill tax to raise money to build a new
court house.
Representative Larimer today intro
duced a bill to vacate Franklin Park
and Steele's addition to Topeka Steele's
addition is a suburb in the southeast
part of the city, while Franklin Park
is east of town near Harvey Rice's
farm
Harry Larimers house bill, empower
ing the city council of Topeka to trans
fer the money of the coal hole fund
to the general revenue fund passed the
senate this morning. The bill will now
go to the governor for his approval
Representative Jaquins is the author
of a bill introduced today providing
fix a maximum rate for charges by
water works and electric light, gas and
other companies of similar nature.
Representative Kelson Pop. of Ness
county,, is the father of a measure which
provides that after five years from date
Stroy chattel mortgages which have ac
cumulated in offices. This is a step in
of office room by worthless documents.
The bill introduced in the house by
the ways and means committee provid-
ing for an appropriation of $50 1877. 80 for
the state normal school at Emporia, has
been recommended for passage by the
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Representative Burkholder of Marion
/ has a bill which has been recommended
| for passage. 1t repeats chapter 1888
| laws of 1895, giving the mayor of Marion
! 5000 salary per year and councilmen $4S
! per year and members of the board of
! education 81 per year.
| The senate this morning declared a
| special order for o'clock Wednesday
afternoon for the consideration of the
| initiative and referendum amendment
| to the constitution. The joint resolution
| is now on the senate calendar and I'M
| der the head of general orders for the
| consideration of the senate as a COM
mittee of the whole.
| Representative Seaver (Rep of Ellis
| that only bona fide tax payers shall here
| after be permitted to vote bonds for q
| township or other municipality. The bill
provides that county commissioners may
| order an election for the purpose of Vot-
ing, bonds, when so petitioned by two
| non-taxpayers from in any manner par
ticipating in the election.
The house committee on insurance has
recommended for passage bill which will
! permit insurance companies to loan mon
| ey to policy holders in amounts not ex-
! ceeding the reserve value of the policy.
The policy to be taken as security. This
measure DOES not in any sense interfere
with the value of the policy. The law is
| similar to one which has been in opera,
| ton in Ohio for many years
Medical colleges in this state will not
| receive the bOoies of persons dying al
| the state charitable and penal institu-
| lions, whose burial would be a the ex-
| pense of the state, for scientific pur-
| poses. Senator Harris bill providing
that duly organized medical colleges
should have authority to make requisi-
ton for such bodies to the officers Of
the state institutions has been killed by
the senate committee on public health
| Senator Caldwells' bill making it
misdemeanor for corporations to dis
| criminate against members of labor or
CARNATIONS was passed by the senate
today. The bill provides that any of
/ ficer or agent of corporation who shall
discharge or attempt to discharge an
employee because of his connection witt
a labor organization shall be fined no
| less than $50 nor more than $780, ant
that the corporation shall be liable 70
damages to the employe in sum not t,
exceed 81. 600.