The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-12
LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS.

J. H. Young, court reporter at Ober-
lin, visited the legislature today
All Of the exposition appropriation bills
will be reported by the senate ways and
means committee Wednesday,
i. Fitzpatrick and q. H. Lent school
directors of Arkansas City, visited Cow
ley county members yesterday.
Colonel A. G. Caldwell of Leavenworth
at one time United States senator from
Kansas, visited the senate yesterday.
Frank Lockner, postmaster at Norton.
kan ane s. Business zet 9est Mehea tar
noon.
Leslie +. Randolph Of NortonviIle Will
remain here until the approximation q
is made.
Senator Wright will make minority
report for the committee on elections. He
does not approve of the unseating of
Senators Hopkins and Ross.
Webb McNal1 arrived yesterday even
tee really intends to throw out Senator
Hopkins, who Is Webb's client.
Representative WeileD has introduced
a bin to- maintain separate schools for
white and black children in high schools
where there shall be no discrimination.
State Grain Inspector Mckenzie is here
looking after the bill to raise the fees in
his department and to look after his
chances for reappointment as grain in
spector
The house bill making appropriations
for the new heating plant at the Imbe-
ate yesterday afternoon and is now ready
for the signature of the governor
aaTheS ct 1e rsgen5 Of the state
same as they now are for the next two
and means committee is followed.
The house committee on banks and
banking introduced a bill providing for
state repositories The measure REQUIRES
fund deposits. with daily balances.
Morton Albaugh is the author Of the
in the state He knows as much about out
It as anyone, and if it will not work to
surprise everybody.
The senate did not hold a session last
night because of important meetings of
the railroad and ways and means commit
tees. If the members attended the com
mlttee meetings there would not be a
quorum in the senate.
Senator Smith has introduced a bill to
stop the practice of taking declaratory
statements Of persons applying for citf-
courts office before whom such state
ments are usually made.
The judiciary committee of the senate
reported favorably on the bills to punish
fraudulent release of chatteI MORTGAGES
- eee = euS lloeL law 70 cnange the man
ner OF sunmon1ng Jurors IN small coun-
ties, and relating to injunctions and re-
straining orders.
pr. r. G. Hutcheson went home to Pratt
today to participate in the Lincoln ban
quet in that city tonight. He wanted
Speaker Barker to go along because at
their last Lincoln banquet Senator Burton
doctor suggested that barker ought 10 take
advantage of such a lucky opportunity
The speaker could not accept on account
OF his press of work. but agreed to 90 next
year and be in line for senator
Three state observation-disclosures uni
verslty, Manhattan Agricultural college
and Emporia Normal sehooI-will be per-
mitted to have state commissions issued
to officers of cadet corps that may be
organized there by the passage of the bill
which brought Up the cry OF militarisn
IN the house The matter of who shall
choose the officers, the cadets, the heads
of institutions or the governor, was left
open when the committee of the whole
recommended the measure to pass