The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-10
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Representative slawson. OF Crawford.
has good roads bills to introduce later
in the session.
Senator Cubbison, Of Wyandotte. went
home yesterday and viii not return
here until Monday
Mayor Finley Ross f. in the city and
attended the legislature this morning
He says that he is not here as a lobby
ist. but just to see the legislature In
action.
Senator Ward. OF Republic county.
win introduce the semi-centennial APP
preparation bill in the senate, and H G.
Dooley. of Coffeyville, win introduce It
in the house
Wichita, IS here attending the legisla-
ture- He is interested in the proposed
bill to establish the Office Of state FIRE
marshal and will probably remain
here during a good part Of the term.
The Insurance men from all parts of
the state are. gathering in to see what
they can do in the interest of the fire
marshal bill. The insurance men are
unanimous in favor Of the BILL and viii
exhaust every effort to secure its pass
age.
The lobbyists are not getting in their
work very early in the session. The
working for the appropriation bills for
the state institutions. The book men
are slow, but they win be IN the field
in plenty Of time
There is talk among some Of the MEM
bers of introducing a. bill making the
Office Of chief Of police in cities of the
first class elective There will be
strong opposition to the bill in some of
the cities, while it may be supported in
Topeka and Wichita
The State Teachers association is sup
porting a bill which viii be introduced
in the senate by Senator Miller, of
Usage. The bill is being drafted under
the supervision Of State Superintendent
consolidation of the rural schools The
system has been tried successfully in
western Kansas.
Senator H. b Miller Of Osage viii
introduce a. good roads bill in the SEN
ate. The feature Of the bill is that the
road tax must be paid in cash and can
not be worked out. The money 50 col
lected will be under the direction of the
township trustee, who will employ men
to do the work Mr.. Miller claims for
the bill that better work viii be done
on the roads at no greater expense.
G. Q. Chandler, president Of the Kan
sas National bank in Wichita, and
president Of the Kansas State Bank
ers' association, is in the city and viii
remain here during the session of the
legislature to look after the banking in
terests in the state 1t is expected that
q number of bills will be introduced
this winter affecting the banking laws in
the state.
Representative Nation, Of Neosho.
ent. He is greatly interested in edu-
casional legislation, however. and wants
to see the textbook law amended. He
also says he would be in favor of a law
compelling the railroads to issue free
transportation to old soldiers of the civil
war. Representative Nation is a nephew
of Mrs Carrie Nation, the Wichita
joint smasher
The railroads are such important in
situations to the short grass country
is consumed by man and much by beast,
and carrying out the sleek cattle. that
to this constituency good railroad legis-
latiOn is essential. Representative Law,
of Graham, has his eye on those inter
ests especially, and likewise favors The
state making an appropriation for util-
izing the old fort on the Hays City res
ervation for school purposes.
Attorney General GODDARD wants a
state fiscal agency established in Kan
sas. He says there is no reason why
the state bonds should not be made
payable at home instead of sending the
money to New York. He wants the
legislature to pass a. law making all the
bonds issued in the future payable here
The fiscal agency is paid 81 per thou
sand for collecting bonds and interest
on coupons, which he thinks should go
to Kansas people.
The contest papers in the case of
Charles Buscha.w against s. G. Hop
kins, in the Thirty-ninth senatorial dis
trict, and in the case Of Bob Finley
against G. B. Ross in the Thirty-fifth
senatorial district. were filed by Secre-
tary of State Clark with Lieutenant
Governor Richter yesterday. Hopkins
and Ross are both Populists, and We're
elected by small majorities over the
contestants, Buschaw and Finley Ma
jor Harvey is the attorney for Ross and
Hopkins.
Half way back Of the house on the
north side of the centeV ais SITS the
youngest man in the house. He is Ed
ward T. Killing. young lawyer who re-
sides in Lawrence. He is a native Kan
san, born at LeavenwOrth a little more
than Is years ago. His nearest com
petitor in point of yOuthfulnsss sits inn
mediately in front of him, and is Ma
rion C. SIawson. Of Crawford, another
native Kansan. born in that county 26
years ago. and now engaged in farm
ing and cattle raising
Representative Charles Harris of Lyon
has two bills to present that the sports
men Of the state will generally ap-
prove of. They are fish and game laws
designed to correct fragrant abuses that
many states have long since put a stop
ner Of catching fish except with rod, line
and fish hook shall be illegal It is
aimed at vicious seining alsi The de-
structive dynamite Mr. Harris game
law proposes principally a change IN
the time OF the hunting season. making
November and December the open
months, instead Of October AMI Noven-
Der.
POLITICAL BREVITIES.