The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

submitted upon the proposition is the
original bill, the journals of the two
houses and the enrolled bill. The bill
itself, according to the decision of the
supreme court, is strong preSumptive
evidence and unless there is an alb
solutely fiat contradiction which is in
explicable and cannot be harmonized
by construction of the law, or unless
the journals are confused, or unless
there is incompatibility in the record
the bill as signed by the governor will
stand
The bill which became a law is as fol-
lows:
House bill No. 822. An act authoriz-
ing the appropriation of moneys by
cities of the first class having 10000 in
habitants or more for the purpose of
securing public buildings.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Kansas:
Section l. The mayor and council of
any city of the first class having 10000
inhabitants or more are hereby author
lied to appropriate from the general
revenue fund a sum not exceeding
$4,000 for the purpose of purchasing a
site or erecting a building, or both, for
city purposes. Provided, that moneys
shall not be appropriated for such pur-
pose until the proposition therefor, de-
scribing the property to be purchased
or building to be erected, shall have re-
ceived the APPROVAL of a majority of the
male voters voting at a general cleo
ton held in such city.
Sec. 2. The proposition for the pur-
chase of such site or the erection of
such building or both, shall be includ-
ed in the mayors proclamation for the
election, at which election the form of
ballots shall be: For the proposition
to appropriate money; and, Against the
proposition to appropriate money
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's publi-
cation in the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above bill
originated in the house and passed that
w. D. STREET,
Speaker of the House.
A D. GILPIN,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the senate March 3, 1897
A. M. HARVEY,
President of the Senate.
NJ. WATSON,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March Il, 1897.
J. w. LEEDY, Governor.
The bill as first introduced in the houec
was applicable to cities of the frst-class
An amendment inserting the proXlslon,
''having 30, 900 inhabitants or more" was
made in the house and appears on the
face of the original bill.
This was then passed by the house by a
vote of 103 to 3, and sent to the senate
After the bill passed the house. Atchison
and Wyandotte county representatives
wanted further amendments, excluding
from its provision, Atchison and Kansas
Senator Sterne presented the desired
to the ways and means COM
nittee which made report to the senate
that the senate insert in
the title of the bill, after the word "hav-
more than 5000 inhabitants" and. in
section l. line l. after the word having
mot less than and after the word more
than 35,0O inhabitants
hrst-class having not less than 10000 in
habitants and not -n2fe than $4,000 in
The senate adopted the amendment and
rcd "a h a
the house on March 10 the journal shows
the 'house concurred in the senate
amendments" "
March II, the bill was sent to the en-
rolling committee of which Representa-
and A. C. FOy was clerk 1t was the duty
Of this committee to see that the bill was
reported back to the house and sent to
he governor for his signature.
A glance at the bill indicates that the !
senate amendment was omitted and that |
he bill went to the governor, not as a |
measure applicable to the city of Tope- |
xa alone but to cities of the first-class |
having 3OOO0 inhabitants or more. AS /
such it was signed and became a law. 1t /
$ general, not a local bill. The con- |
ention of the opponents of the auditor
um is that the defect in the record and /
enrolling of the bill will invalidate it.
The error is either due to the stupidity !
If the clerks and committee in charge of /
hose matters or to some skuldruggery. |
after the printed copies were received |
rom the state printer and report them to
he house.
Mr. Harbaugh reported this bill back as
correctly enrolled The auditorium bill |
vas not the only one that was tampered |
With. Many other bills suffered.
There were a great many lobbyists and
ixers prowling and ''snooping'' about the
committee rooms all through the legis-
ature who ought by rights to have been
lrrested as suspicious characters and |
Ocked up until the session of the legiS-
ature was over. They were hired" by
-arious persons to defeat legislation
And through stupidity on the part of
legislators and clerks or through abso-
ute coilusion they in some cases defeated