The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-21
LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS.

Ex-senator Williamson, Of Donlpnan
county visited the senate this mornlhs-
Fd M Moore business manager OF Ine
hutchinson News, is visiting Senator YIN
Ex-senator W. F. Beson, and A e;
Ramsey Of FL Dorado visited the senate
senator CLANCY presided over the
senate in the committee OF the WhOie
this morning
William Martindale. of Emporia, is
here looking after legislation feiA1ANS ~
4 RI Sa sims Of Shawnee county
is said to be one Of the most Nalu lls pc
members on the ways and means COM
Senator Porter had an emergency bill
passed to furnish the supreme court re
ports and statutes to the new courts IN
se9ofoEE cum has introduced bill
which gives the prosecuting witness e5 POWER o9,e
ty attorney in prosecutions
Senator Wulfekuhler is sick at his home
in Leavenworth and Will not be able TO
attend the remainder of the session he
is suffering from a severe attack OF o1pn-
iberia
Tom FlannelIy of Chetopa is here look
ing after the interests Of Judge Nelson
Cases candidacy Tor district l4age Of me
new district of Labette and Montgomery
counties.
County officers from all over the state
are here looking after bills which afEscr
1eSs ana salaries me ssllAls WI ~
relate to fees and salaries
The affirmative vote Of Representative
Richardson, chairman of the house tenn
rerance committee. was omitted by over
sight in the roll call printed last night on
the Hurrel temperance bill.
Representative Joe Butler of Wyandotte
has a bill in requiring street car compa-
MES to maintain hagmen at all crossings.
those of other street or steam railroads
The report which has been circulated
that United States Marshal Sterne IS go
ing to California to live when his term OF
office has expired is not correct Mr.
Sterne says that he viii remain in Kan
sas.
Senator Clancy has introduced bill for
the relief of John Anderson Anderson
house elevator shaft six years ago and
claims to have sustained permanent in
juries.
The senate cleaned up most of the local
bills on the calendar yesterday afternoon.
The bills We're considered in The commit
reading and omnibussed through. There
were fifty eight on the list
Each member of the house has received
q CIRCULAR letter from the Lansing Com
mercial club praying support for the Cav
Pr Pr opening the penltentiary mines to
Crawford county miner and representa-
tive, is opposing it harder than ever
At the caucus in the Senate chamber
last night the railroad bill was amended
so as to give the railroads a chance i'm
the courts if they objected to the decision
OF the board. If the error had not been
discovered the bill would have been I'M
torneys wanted
Farmers and sportsmen clashed over the
matter OF an open season for quail in the
mouse at several sittings- The former
succeeded IN amending Luling-s bill and
putting five years absolute protection on
the birds at the first sitting but vester-
day the sportsmen got the upper hand
and recommended the bill for passa ae
son for quail.
When Davis Of Butler in explaining his
vote on the temperance bill. stated that
from what ne knew of the legislature ana
where the members had been seen he
would expect to see the bill fall If thew
voted IN accord with their personal and
private attitudes, it was expected thar y
great deal Of rising to a question of ues,--
sOnal privilege would follow There 1hse
been none 50 far.