The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-09
LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS.

The senate adjourned last night until
Monday at 4 o'clock.
Judge c. F. johnson. OF Oskaloosa.
visited the senate yesterday.
The bill relating to the qualifications
of jurors was killed in the senate In the
committee of the whole.
The only constitutional amendment
that seems to be certain to pass the leg
islature is the biennial election resolu-
tiOa.
The Pittsburg delegation which was
here working for the division of the
Crawford county court have all gone
home.
A concurrent resolution was introduce
ed by Senator Branine asking congress
to increase the powers of the Interstate
commerce commission.
The senate committee on state affairs
has reported favorably upon the bill
providing for the care of destitute sold
iers and their families.
At the meeting of the senate last night
most of the local bills were disposed Of
and were advanced to a third reading
Senator White presided.
Favorable recommendation has beer
made upon the bill introduced by Bid
die, of Comanche, regulating the fees of
insurance road agents.
Governor Stanley has notified the leg
dslature that he has signed the resolu-
ton accepting the Fort Hays military
reservation from the government.
E. F. Pfost. of Kansas City, an ex-
politician, is here looking after legisla-
ton in relation to beneficiary societies.
He is now president Of the Pyramids.
E. N. Smith, an attorney from Edo
day and visited the senate. He was de-
feated for representative by J. F.
Adams.
The initiative and referendum concur
rent resolution was again introduced by
Senator Mcmillan. He does not expect
it to pass but he wants a record made
on the question.
w. S. Griffin. Of Jefferson, is making a
reputation in the house as a story teller.
He bas a yarn to illustrate his point If
every debate he gets into. Some cool
stories have to suffer.
The legislative committee which was
appointed to confer with the Missouri
legislature regarding uniform measures
to regulate the grain dealers will Leave
for Jefferson City Sunday.
Captain John Seaton has revived his
bill to prevent unbecoming notoriety be-
ing given prisoners The Kansas Sher-
if 5 association went before the commit
tee in support of the measure.
The senate fees and salaries committe
OF the senate returned the bill revising
the salaries of the county officers with
the recommendatfon that it be printed
and placed on the calendar
Senator Mcknight was in the chair
when the senate was in a committee OF
the whole yesterday afternoon, and Ser
ator Fulton was chairman of the senate
in the morning session of the committee
of the whole.
Representative Gearhart Johnson, OF
Decatur, never misses getting into de-
bate The fore part of the session he
wore collar, but that was too much 70.
the instincts of the short grass country.
He has discarded the collar
Officers of cities of the second class
are favorable to a bill introduced this
morning by Representative Landry OF
" yandotte. 1t would give the mayors
SO and councilmen 81 pay each for every
regular council meeting attended.
G. c. CuIp, of Sa1ina, A. w. Dana
and J. G. Postlethwaite, of Jewell City,
were before the house assessment and |
taxation committee last night. As loan
agents they protested against Represen-
tative Bowman's bill taxing the holder
of a mortgage instead of the mortgagor
There is talk in the senate of hol ling |
up the executive and judicial bill to see !
what the governor does with the local |
bills passed after February Is. He prom |
isesi to veto all local bills received after |
that time and If he does the Legislature !
may hold up the salaries of the state OF |
1cerS.