The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20
LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS.

Fred Ross of the Burr Oak Herald Wis
ite5 the senate yesterday
Bale Waggener visited the senate yes
terday for the first time since the railroad
bill was agreed on
Charles Brown, ex-representatiye from
Arkansas City. called on old friends among
the members yesterday.
Judge Lee Monroe of Hays City has
been here for several days looking after
the Fort Hays reservation BILL
The senate has decided to make all bills
relative to fees and salaries a special or
der for Thursday evening at 1880
G. y. Van Malta visited Sergeant-at--
arms Veale yesterday They served to-
gether in the legislature in 1871
Commissioner n. F. Veeders of Mont
gomery watched the senate do business
and visited Senator Conrad today.
Some kind of voting machine will be
trisd by a committee If the recommended
ton of the elections committee passes the
senate
who came 50 near being chief justice OF
Kansas at one time, was a State house
visitor yesterday
Senator Aliens resolution appointing
committee to revise the calendar was
adopted by the senate, but the committee
has not been named.
Ed Morton of Burlington visited Senator
Kennedy in the senate yesterday He is
the weightiest man who has been in the
pounds
John J. Dalton. the sixth district mem
here yesterday talking to the members
concerning the appropriation for the ex-
The Rev. John A Bright has been an
pointed chaplain of the senate for the re-
msinder Of the term Chaplain McBrain
was obliged to go home on account Of
sickness.
An appropriation was recommended by
the ways and means committee Tuesday
walks and drives in the State house
grounds The amount was $1,000
A bill was introduced and passed bv
the senate yesterday making the president
OF the STATE Agricultural college mem
the terms Of the regents so that they
would not all expire at the same time
Senator White made a good speech be-
priation for the experimental station and
established on the old Fort Hays mill
Pestana also supported the bill.
Senator Smiths bill for new statutes
was amended yesterday and the bill was
passed giving the job of printing the stat
for 1000. They viii be Dassler's compii-
alton and the price to nonresidents IS to
be s6- 70 residents "a. This viii be the
cheapest statutes ever ordered BY the
state
Look at that" exclaimed Grant Hume.
representative from Labette county. point
There IS nearly siIoooo thst The Sic has has
to pay counties for the keep OF insane
that are left on their hands to care for
crowded asylum Half the counties in
the state are represented In that list It'll
about 5lme they get the Parsons asylum
the 500 600 appropriation for the building
I IS now on its way through the legislature
with Clay Center given up and out of the
way.
Short grass members took a decided and
unexpected stand for a strong measure of
/ Captain SeatOnfs for the collection of de-
lnquent taxes on real estate by suit by
the county attorney and foreclosure on
i the Judgment. Very little was heard ~
the cry that the poor farmer would lose
lodges his taxes on big holdings 81 land
SRal ne rents out IS the fellow they were
after. A long discussion before the bill
Drought up three minority members for
vigorous maiden peeches-Crosby of
/ Cheyenne. RouEhton Of Hodreman ana
Langhlin Of Muscotah.