The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-29
IN THE SENATE.
The Railroad Bill is Introduced There
the First Thing This Morning.


The senate convened promptly at 8
o'clock this morning and Senator King
Immediately introduced the Populist
caucus railroad bill It is the bill which
was printed in the State Journal yester-
day. and is amended in but few partic-
ulars.
The measure has been printed and
covers 81 pages. 1t will be passed in
the senate, and sent to the house where,
according to the existing agreement,
the bill creating the court of visitation
will be substituted for the dummy rail-
road bill now pending and passed.
In the caucus last night, it is claimed
today, a roll call of senate members
showed that there is no question about
the passage of the railroad bill in the
upper house, but in the caucus some
doubt was expressed about the bill go
ing through the house.
Representative Hackney and mem
bers of the steering committee denied
this and assured the caucus that the
bill will pass in the house.
The bill as introduced in the senate
today is slightly amended. The time
for electing the commissioners is fixed
for the first Monday in April and their
duties extended to cover regulations of
charges for part car load and mixed
car loads lots of freight, including live
stock
The DEGREES of the court are made re-
viewable by the supreme court in the
bill today, which is amended in this re-
spect, as compared with the bill printed
yesterday. The members of the court
are prohibited from accepting passes
for themselves or any other persons.
In all other respects the bill is the
same as printed Wednesday afternoon.
The railroad bill was given No. q,
and No. 30, by Senator King, repeaIs
para graphs 1926 to 1864 of the general
statutes of 1889, pertaining to the ap-
pOintment of railroad commissioners.
There We're five new bills presented
in the senate this morning.
One of the most important came from
Senator Stone of LeavenwOrth county
and repeals chapter 239, session laws of
1889, which provides for legislative in
vestigat atiOns, the medium by which Re
pubEcans removed Dick Chase, as war
den of the penitentiary, and Mr.. House
holder as a member of the board of
charities.
Mr.. Stones bill provides that mem
bers of boards of charities or other office
holders may be removed from office
only by trial in district courts, and upon
conviction shall forfeit the office which
he may hold.
which provides that all insurance guar
anty and accident insurance associations
not organized in Kansas, shall pay
tax of 2 per cent per annum upon the
gross amount of premiums.
About the LeaVenWOrth Bridge.
Senator Stone introduced bill re-
QQlIluS the LGaN6UWOTLn DlTQSG COM
panies to pay taxes in Kansas. The
measure provides that corporations
owning bridges across navigable
streams, "all or a part of which are in
Kansas shall return to the assessor
the dimensions thereof, and list half of
the bridge, at its true value for taxa
tiOn, and a failure to do this shall for
felt the charter rights and privileges of
the corporation.
The deficiency caused in the salaries
of clerks and other state employees, by
failure to make appropriation in the
last legislature will be remedied by a
deficiency bill presented in the senate
by Senator FOrney today. The bill car
ries appropriations for 1888 and 1899 as
follows, for each year:
Governors private secretary. 49,. S400 90
Governors stenOgrapher ........ 300. 90
Governors messenger ....... 300 90
Adjutant general ................. 100 90
Assistant Secretary of state.... 25O 90
Chief clerk 200 90
Commission clerk .............. 100 90
Assistant auditor ...... 250 90
Appropriation clerk ........... 200. 90
Land clerk Observation-Disclosures. 200 90
Bond clerk Observation-Disclosures. 300 90
Treasurer chief clerk ........... 200 90
Urea sury guard Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
Chief clerk attorney general-..... 200 90
Stenographer attorney general e. 300 90
State superintendent assistant .. 300 90
Bond clerk Observation-Disclosures. 200 90
Three r. r.. commissioners, each. 1900 90
Secretary ........ ........... 800 90
clerk ............. ........... 200 90
Bank commissioner clerk 100. %
Bank commissioner stenographer, 100 90
Secretary board agriculture -. 200 90
Chief clerk board agriculture. 10000
Assistant clerk board agriculture, 200 90
Secretary historical society....... 300 90
Cataloguer ..... ....... 12O 90
Accession clerk k............18 18O 90
State mine inspector ............. 500 90
SuDt of insurance .............. 200 90
Assistant Supt of insurance...... 300 90
Clerk - ...,. 100 90
Supreme court reporter ........-- 10000
Three reporters, 500 eacll...---.- 90
Three justices StenOgrapherS- 12OO -OU
Six stenographers court appeals -$6OO-OO
Judge court common pleas, kan 80
SaS City ....-.----.-.- -.-.--.-... oOu.UO
Peuitentiary chief clerk. 90
Penitentiary assistant clerk.-...- 100 90
Ponitentiary physician -..-....... 2O0.OO
Penitentiary chaplain ........s.- 2OO-OO
Penitentiary engineer. 200 90
neer ............ MS. ass-'t 100 90
earssa'ary gineaF second assistant ..i en- 12o. 90
Penitentiary superintendent of
mines -----..-.-- .-----.-....-..- 0OU-UO
Penitentiary mine engineer ...... 2O0. 90
Penitentiary assistant engineer 100 90
Penitentiary weigh clerk 200 90
Penitentiary shipping clerk......- 10000
Penitentiary pit boss....... 120. 90
Penitentlary top officer. 90
Penitentiary bottom officer. 90
Penitentiary fire bosses, 120 each. 900 90
Penitentiary fourteen mine Off
GERS ...-.......... ........1, 400. 90
State board of charities
S. G. Wheeler. er............... 572 90
H G. Jumper. Observation-Disclosures. $50 O5
w d. Street. et..................3 3S7. IS
B. F. Shane .................... 76f 81
" l. BToWn -.--.-------..-..-- 515-12
T. H. Dolan Observation-Disclosures. 55S 81
The deficiency bill viii probably pass
as Mr.. Jumper has considerable of a