The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-04
All Business Closed Except Mes
sages From the Governor.
Few Members Remain After the
Saturday Night Session.
BOOK BILL NOT PASSED
Was the Last Thing Considered
but No Agreement Reached.
Both Houses Refused to Recede
From Their Positions.

NORMALLY Kansas lawmakers are still
IN session. but as far as new legislation
IS concerned that ceased with the close
Of the Saturday night session. Their
assemblies today are with vastly de-
plered numbers and only the word from
the governor that he has no further
communications to make to them is
awaited for them to adjourn without
day. Il may take till tomorrow or even
until Wednesday for the governor to
sign the bills and return them to the
branches wherein they originated He
has said that ne VIII not attempt to 60
through all the local bills and sign them
but VIII let them become laws without
his signature. the three DAYS limit for
which viii be I'D Wednesday. and then
final adjournment VIII be taken
1t was amid scenes OF turmoil that the
legislature Of 1901 wound up its active
business career when the sands of time
had filtered two hours past midnight
and into Sunday morning. The expiring
hours were enilvened with two or three
pretty nights between me two houses
That IS. they were very. pretty to stand
to one side and look upon as a mere
spectator. but to the combatants them
selves and interests deeply involved
there was blood on the moon The
school book row held to the very last
for a neck and neck race Two more
conference committees could not undo
AAir marin AIaA done on friday night.
&nen Grattan nrad brOadSideS at the
upper house and intimated that the Oc-
topus mad it enmeshed i'm its tentacles.
There was no chance Of getting to-
Eether- The house insisted on maximum
Prices OF nothing. and the senate in
sisted on no maximum prices or nothing
Both got what they were looking for
nothlng-and neither is satisfied 1T was
the hope Of getting book bill through
HEter an that kept the represen tatives
working until > O'Clock Sunday morn
Ing Every means possible was tried to
save It except that OF giving in to the
senate The clock was stopped before u
and at ten minutes actual time TO thar
hour the last conference COMMITTEES re-
ported its failure TO agree
Mr. Lawrence Of Sumner moved that
the house concur in the senate amend
mentS 10 the bill which struck out the
maximum price schedule. He said 1t was
the only way to give the people Of kan
sas a textbook law
But. no sir. that would be yielding to
tne senate and, as viii anrear further
on, there had occurred another r-1Dtt1re
which made the chasm yawn wider than
ever But bark We not quite as bad
- tnar. as AIr- Giessler. OF Logan saw
H. he moved that the seuatnfz rr~0v-f-
sion that prices be equal to the lowest
tnat books are furnished for in other
states be amended BIZ providing further
AAa1 Slen prices 90 not exceed the prices
named III the old schedule with still rirr--
timer latitude given the commission ~
gong beyond those prices in case of
necessity. not to exceed 60 cants total NJ,
the full list Or per rarr ar5s5i+i0r7al III
the old prices. Tt was the e.. $500,
sition he made to the house in its orig
ma nsnt as a means Of avoiding a bad
BOOK or books by permitting any and All
= .le increase 70 be put on one book
Or q part Of it on several books
Ine house was in no mood for If
however It would not trucl1Ie to the
- - ne ne minority was olt solid to
measure OF the 1887 session and slrl,sa-
nuenE perpetua ton in the special session
oI lSss The Republicans were divided
pook trust influences. IL nothing worse
EuFsestiEg to XIII the bin and sT5 Soc
uniformity. and the bulk Of the ma
lgfity struggling to save state uniform