The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-17
IN THE SENATE.
PopuIist Measure to Establish Oil Re
hnery and Salt Plant introduced.

AS soon as the senate was regularly
opened Senator Fitzpatrick presented
two petitions which were sent him by
some of the Populists Of his district.
The petitions are for the establishment
Of a state oil refinery in southern kan
sas and the esta blishment of a state salt
plant at Hutchinson.
The following bills were then intro
duced:
BY Stewart-To authorize cities Of the
second class to issue bonds to construct
outlets for sewers beyond the city limits.
By Moorehouse-To regulate practice
in divorce cases
Providing for taxation of personal
property.
BY Codding-Relating to assessment
of taxes on telegraph and telephone
companies
Making appropriation for orphan asy-
lum in Pottawatomie county.
BY Noftzger-C cities of
third class separate road district
Specifying duties of city officers in col
lecting road taxes.
Providing for change Of venue in
trials before justice of the peace
To establish the office of state fire
marshal
BY ght-Appropriation for state
AGRICULTURAL college for buildings. re-
pairs, library and maintenance.
BY McAillan-To provide for schools
in cities of third class and their or
ganization in separate school districts.
Relating to crimes and punishments.
BY Smith-Relating to irrigation dis
tricts. regulating storage of water and
preventing unlawful use
BY Caldwell-Repealing the act Gre
ating a city court in Fort Scott
BY Crun7-Providing for a state fish
warden and deputies, and regarding
their duties.
Protection of birds. and prescribing
season when they may be killed
Regulate the printing Of legal notices
and advertisements.
Relief Of NJ. A. Stewart for losses sus-
tanned in Quantrill raid.
Relating to crimes and punishmehts.
BY Clancy Establishing Office of
state steam boiler inspector.
Relating to the practice of hypno-
tism.
BY Subdividing land in cities
of second and third class
By Carpenter-To establish legal res
idence of insane persons and provide
for deportation of those who do not live
in the state.
The Chairman Of the COMMITTEES of
second and third class cities of the sen
which provided that the city of Peabody
be empowered to purchase land to lie
used as a public park and levy q. special
tax to pay for the same.
minority report was made by Sena-
tors Householder and Mcmillan. They
stated that the bill took it out of tEe
hands Of the people of the town to say
whether or not they wanted to be taxed
for the purpose
The question Of the passing the bill as
recommended by the majority report
caused the first discussion in the senate
After a general discussion Senator
Branine moved that the report be re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary. This
was carried
The committee on judiciary reported
favorably upon senate bill No r. re-
sardfng the parole of prisoners.
The committee on roads and bridges
reported on senate bill No. A. an act re-
lating to bridges in Anderson county.
fayorably-
The committee on senate employees re-
ported that they found three more jani-
tors than necessary. They recommend |
ed that E. Link, G. W. Jackson, and
George Theney be paid for ten days
work and discharged.
Senator Carpenter introduced a reso- |
luton that the tenure of Office OF the |
senate employees terminated with the |
close of the session
The salary and mileage committee |
the amount Of mileage allowed |
the different senator's
The members hxed it 50 they could get
their money.
The house sent their appropriation bill :
for legislative purposes TO the senate, the |
rules were suspended, an emergency de-
clared and the bill was ralIroaded /
Continued on Seventh Pase3 /