The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-25
LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS.

State Grain InspectorATcKe enzie is here
looking after some OF the bills which
have been introduced affecting his de-
parfment-
been chartered with a capital stock nf
50. 600. Mort Albaugh is one Of the
stockholders.
The judiciary committee of the senate
has decided that the present grand jury
law is all right and has killed every
measure introduced to amend or repeal
the law.
The elections committee OF the senats
has done nothing more in the Ross
FindIay contest. Several witnesses on
both sides will be examined this after
noon.
August Bondi, of Greeley county, is
shaking hands with the legislators. He
greets Anderson county members most
cordially for that was the scene Of his
earlier activities.
A charter was granted yesterday 20
the Wulfekuhler State bank at Leave-s-
worth with a capital stock Of $50, 900 Tnc
president of the bank is the father Of
Senator Wuifekuhler.
The house concurrent resolution to
appoint a joint committee to examine in
to the feasibility of establishing a state
salt plant atHutchinson was reported to
the senate yesterday afternoon
Senator Smith, whose capital punish
ment bill was recommended for passaE Ee
doubts the final passage of the bill but
he expects to make a hard fight to get
It through.
Ed sapp. Judge of the late common
pleas court of Cherokee county, is here
working against the bill to divide the
Eleventh judicial district and the bill to
divide the Crawford county court be-
tween Girard and Pirtsburg.
Senator Mcmillan has written about
one hundred letters to his constituents
ton asked for the Semi Centennial ex-
position. He says that he wants to find
their wishes in the matter and viii vote
accordingly.
Senator Leidy Of Butler will probably
introduce the Grattan text book BILL or
one very similar. in the senate. The bill
meets his approval He is chairman Of
the committee on education Of the SEN
ate and Grattan is chairman Of the same
committee in the house
Ex-senator Matt Edmonds and 12 9TH
ers have petitioned the legislature to
strengthen the prohibition law so that
persons can be brought before a justice
and be forced to testify as to what they
know about the existence Of joints. The
petition was read in the senate Thurs
day
The members Of the Municipal League
met the senate committee on cities of
the first class yesterday and discussed
the bills they are anxious to have put
through They will again meet the com
mittee on next Thursday as a number Of
the bills in which they are interested
have not reached the committee
Senator Pestana is making reputa-
tion as an objector. Three times yester-
day he objected when senators would
ask unanimous consent to introduce
bills when the senate was doing business
under some other head. His objections
viii have the effect of making the sena-
tors present their bills at the proper
time
The legislature isn't hurrying itself
to push through Governor Stanley's bills
according to the looks of things" re-
marked member af the house. THE
governor may keep his word to veto all
local bills that come to him after Feb
ruary Is, or he may be kept busy on the
lookout to pull his own chestnuts out Of
the fire. I'm not saying what is going
to happen"
D. M. Frost, OF Garden City, who was
a member of the house along about the
time of the Centennial, is mingling with
the lawmakers. He is here in the inter-
est of the people of the western border
counties that want to take up sugar
beet culture. There is a bill in to place
a bounty of a dollar a ton on beets tina.
test Z per cent of sugar. They want to
get an appropria ton of SIS. 900 or $20,OC0
to foster and encourage this industry
that has done so much good for Colora-
do counties just over the line Finnev.
kearney and Hamilton counties are
getting pledges to put in ZOO acres in
sugar beets- Every Kansan uses 81
pounds of sugar a year and not a pound
is now made in the state.