The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
DIED.
$50 House Bills Pass Away, Mourned
by Their Authors.

The history of 1.-The bills that didn't
pass in the house would doubtIess
make an interesting volume. There
were just $50 of these bills on the house
calendar which gave up the ghost when
the clock struck u. 1t might be re-
marked, by the way, that the clock
had been turned back in order TO get
another bill through.
Hardly a member in the house was so
lucky as to get all his bills off the cal
endar-nearly every one had one or
more bills in the batch that died
Mr. McKeever alone had four i'm
portant bills which had been advanced
on the calendar, and if there had been a
little more time they would have been
put through. One of these was bill
to protect persons, associations and
unions in their labels, trade marks and
stamps: another was in relation to the
dissolution of corporations organized
for educational purposes; another was
the bill which provided for the employ
ment of cOnvictS in improving the
roads, which was asked for by the
wheeImen of the state. The fourth was
with regard to the regulation of foreign
corporations, and was intended to sup
plement the Bush corporation law, pass
ed at the special session.
In addition to these Mr.. McKeeVer
had several bills on the calendar under
general orders. Among these was the
bill requiring the appointment of a wo-
man on the state board of charities, and
the employment of woman physicians in
the institutions where there were Wo-
men inmates.
Among other important bills which
died on the calendar were the following:
MasOn's bill for the storage and dis
tribution of water for irrigation pur-
poses, and creating irrigating districts.
The bill introduced by Smith of Brown
relating to default and recovery of
money by building and loan associations
in foreclosure proceedings.
Wilcox's nti-Guthrie bill. A bill sim
liar to this has passed the senate, and
vet hafo
senate bill.
Hoag's deed of trust bill.
The bill by Adams of Butler providing
for the transfer of state taxes from the
and for the collection of drafts by the
state treasurer. This bill would have
kept the banks of Topeka from handling
so much of the state funds as they do
under the present law.
Flannelly's bill relating to the ad-
mission of attorneys to the bar.
Babb's bill authorizing municipal
ownership of telephones
Benefiel's insurance bill.
Kutz'S bill providing for the issuance
of permanent first grade teachers certi-
fcateS.
Stephenson's plumbing bill.
Spurlock's wide wagon tire bill
The TOrrens land bill, introduced by
Smith of Brown.
Coys bill providing for the counting
OF ballots every hour on election days.
Brooke's bill regarding assessment of
real estate.
Grattan's bill concerning the treat
ment of lunatics and habitua1 drunk
ards.
DeBard's bill prohibiting persons from
receiving pay for more than one Office.
Ravenscraft's stock yards bill.
Wheatley's oil inspection bill, which
passed the house a few days ago with
out an enacting clause
Mason's state fair bill.
Bakers amendment to the hedge law,
IaWrence.s amendments to the law
allowing soldiers to vote
Burkholders oleomargarine bill. This
kills the last hope for any anti-oleo leg
Gslation.
Wise's bill concerning child labor.
Oursler's bill to turn the state grain