The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-11
LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS.

Representative A. J. Godshalk of Rice,
has an assessment and taxation bill to
introduce in the house
Rev. John Moorhead, chaplain OF tee
house, was chaplain at the state peni-
tentiary under Governor Morrill, in 1895.
Representative D. d. Hoag, of Wyan-
dotte left this afternoon to spend the
house recess at his home in Kansas
City.
Senator Porter, who did not announce
who he was for in the senatorial fight,
seems to have used good judgment IN
his actions. He is in a close district and
did the polite thing-he made no enc
mics.
An experienced electrician is to taxa
charge of the lighting and apparat IS
connected Herewith in the house and
senate Secretary of State George A
Clark requested it and John Francis, of
Allen, had a concurrent resolution adopt
ed in the house
Senator John Carpenter, of Neosho.
chairman of the railroad committee says
that the committee has no railroad bill
prepared. A number Of the members
haze bills in their pockets and out Of
these bills the committee viii prepa. e
one that viii be fair to the people and
the roads.
Senator WulfelSuhler, of Leavenwortl.
is formulating a bill which he hopes to
have passed providing that instead Of
giving a tax deed to property an abso :
lutte deed shall be given He thinks this
viii cause the property owners to he
more prompt in the payment of their
taxes.
The lobby from the Municipal League
has failed to put in an appearance in
may decide to work for Mr.. Hayden's
bill which provides that the Kansas
statutes be revised His idea is that a
committee should be appointed to do the
work during the next two years and
submit their report to the legislature IN
1908. The lawyers are asking that it be
done
The Butler county politicians who are
here are fighting for and against the
appointment to minor places of two men
from that county. Butler county neve
uniIes upon anything and the result of
the fight will be that they will get noth-
senate and he owes his success not to
the politicians from his county but to
his own qualities as a mixer
Representative Ed Weilep wants to
get his bill separating Cherokee county
from its present judicial district through
as soon as possible, to continue the sit
ting Of the court beyond the limit OF
March 1 that is now imposed Cherokee
can keep the judge busy for three
months to come with the business now
on hand and they want to clean up the
docket without interruption. Represen-
tatiVe Weilep says he will propose an
amendment to the exposition bill, when
il comes up for consideration, to refer
the propositionto to hold it to a vote of the
people.
A member of the minority party in tic
senate said last night that he expected
the contests to result in favor of the
Repu ublicans. They do not need the
votes now but they may need them two
years from now and for that reason thew
will be kept in the Republican column,
he said If there had been any ques-
tion a bout the nomination of Mr.. Burton
you would have seen several more coz.
test cases in the house. The fact that
there is to be United States senator
elected in two years is the real reason
of the contests
Represe native Dougherty of Newt )n
has a bill which he will introduce prs
viding that the proposed insane asylum
be built at Newton. He says that ne
will devot- his energies to that end and
expects to win. The other cities can
not agree and he thinks Newton can 81 -
in and get the prize. Mr.. Doughe.iv
had charge of the street fair at Newton
the last day that the association was
$500 short he raised the money in less
than a day. This simply shows h 8
hustling qualities
The senate committee on elections
met yesterday afternoon and heard the
preliminary arguments in the contest
cases of Buschow against Hopkins ard
Findley against Ross The committee
viii probably be able to make their Re
meets. Milton Brown of Topeka, Judge
Elric Cole of Great Bend and Sam
Jones of Lyons are the attorneys for Mr.
Findley, and Mr.. Ross is represented BY
George w Martin and A. NJ. Harvey
G. c. Clemens is the attorney for Chas.
Buschow and A NJ. Harvey and G. W
Clark are Hopkins attorneys