The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-07
LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS.

The plumbers bill slightly amended
and passed by the senate yesterday after
ollie Little Of the Alma Enterprise. Is
here watching how the member from his
county conducts himself.
Senator WulfekuhIer's bill for q new
passed BY the senate yesterday after
Carpenter calling for a constitutional con-
vention was killed in the senate BY a
the Fourth judicial district was recon-
menoed favorahly by the senate commit
John NJ. Kinlxle was elected at a special
election IN Keno county yesterday to I'LL
fne place made vacant by the death of
Representative 4. L. Wise.
The senate ways and means committee
reeomnends liberal appropria ton for
goes on the calendar as q committee bill
Pan-Arnerican exposition petitions are
plant was sfdetraci0ed. A score of them
were sent in last night just before ad-
,5ournment.
The ways and means COMMITTEES bill ap-
propriating S82 600 to pay the Quantrill
raid certificates, with interest, was passed
by the house without debate. The vote
Steve Cave made such fine speech be-
Tore the senate ways and means commit
alton Of s., which his prairie dog bill
calls for to IS, 600.
The senate is not anxious to consider
the bill which will knock Parsons out
Of the asylum fight and will probably let
to act the bill Will be killed
Senators Morrow and White and Repre-
sentatfves Hogue. Stavely and Mckee are
appointed a subcommittee to draw up
bill embOdy1ng the needed amendments to
the assessment and taxation laws.
The house resolution relating to rail-
in by the senate yesterday The railroad
men claim they are arrested and put in
jail in that country without trial
The bin to provide for the examination
Of persons applying for admittance to
the bar was argued by the senators who
divided on the measure. but it was finally
defeated.
The house resolution to appoint a Joint
resentatives to confer with like COM
mittee from the Missouri legislature in
by the senate.
Back row members in the southeast
corner OF Representative hail had to move
roof sprung a leak and the legislators
could not stand snow water dripping down
on their backs.
The senate will hold its first night ses-
sion this evening. Another night session
will be held Friday. 1t will take rapid
which have been introduced and it cannot
be done without night sessions.
Charles Buschow of Colby, who will be
niEth senatorial district next Monday, is
Senator Hopkins. who now occupies the
seat, IS absent from the senate on ac-
count of the sickness of his wife.
Representative b. F. Tatum of Edwards
thinks he and his were ill-treated in Kan
sas City. They could not understand
word of Bernhardt's play, which wasn't
SO bad. for there were very few who
could, but Mrs Tatum had her purse
stolen by a hotel sneakthief besides.
The senate decided TO accept the site of
the old Pawnee Indian village in Repub-
lie county. which has been offered to the
Ia LET
anxious to get the place and keep it in
order. It IS where the first American flag
made a speech favoring the bill
The bill to make the Mother Bickerdyke
home at Ellsworth a state institution and
place II under the control of the Soldiers
home board was recommended for pass
age in the senate. The bill provides that
for soldiers widows and orphans and that
It shall be run as the State Soldiers home
is run.
Secretary Barnes of the State Horti-
cultural society has won his fight to pre-
vent his department from being merged
bill giving the horticultural society addi-
tionai powers and compelling the state
matter of office room and furniture was
favorably recommended in both houses
When the resolution accepting the Fort
Hays military. reservation from the gov
eminent was before the senate yesterday
WHITE when explaining his vote, made
such clear explanation of the matter
that several sena tors who had voted
against the resolution changed their
votes IN its favor and it was passed with
but two dissenting votes.
The resolution introduced by Senator
Wulfekuhler asking congress to take some
action regarding Major william Grebe was ]
passed by the senate yesterday. Major
Grebe was discharged from the army Tor
lighting duel with another officer. He
was an excellent soldier, but, being a for
eigner, did not realize the seriousness Of
lighting duel He was spoken of highly
Dy lancoln, Grant, Sherman and other Of
Hcers he served under.
The house has got in the habit of intro
duciEg a lot of bills just before adjourn
ment- Speaker Pro Tenn Ed McKeever
made sturdy stand against allowing
their Introduction so far out of the regil-
lar order. He objected yesterday, but rad,
TO give in to Captain Seaton who pleaded
that he had been on important commit
tee work al day. A deluge followed.
every member hfngfng in all his available
documents The fellows who grurnble the
worst are the clerks. They have their
calendar ali ready for the printer when
this deluge comes out and they have to
prepaxe 1t all over again.