The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-03
HOW TO INVEST.
The Senate Grapples With
School Fund Proposition.
Bill to Put It in Government
Bonds Passes.
PESTANA LOSES FIGHT.
Medical Division in State Insti-
tutiOnS Fails.
Assault on Governor May Be a
Penal Offense.
PESTANA LOSES FIGHT.


Senator Smiths bill providing that the
permanent school fund commissioners
may be enabled to invest the surplus of
the permanent school fund, the State
Agricultural college. the State Normal
school and the University of Kansas
in government bonds state bonds
of the several states or munich
pal bonds, passed the senate on thirS
reading last night The price to be paid
for such bonds is not to exceed par
value. In the purchase of municipal
bonds those issued by towns. townships,
school districts or boards of education
in which the indebtedness does not ex-
coed Is per cent of the total taxable
valuation may be taken by the school
I fund commissioners. Reminding bonds
of municipalities in which the interest
on bonded Indebtedness has always been
paid up and in which the bonded in
/ debtedness does not exceed p per cent
of the taxable valuation may be pur-
chased.
Codding's bill for the disposal of isl
ands formed by accretion in the Kaw
river passed the senate Monday night
and has been messaged to the house OF
I representatives The bill transfers them
to the counties in whose boundaries they
-'e4AcOA
County commissioners OF these counties
may sell the lands at their discretion
after having them surveyed and the
money returning from such sale shall
always be made part of the county
school funds. Accretions to land owned
by riparian owners shall belong to such
owners provided that before they can
hold 4 title to it it must be surveyed
and assessed against them. However,
no person shall claim lan0 as an accre-
ton which is now or shall hereafter be
formed as an island, but the division
line between such riparian land ancs
such island shall be the thread of the
stream or the slough between them.
| The medical departments of the state
charitable Institutions are to be run m
der the same kind of law that thew have
/ been for several years past, 50 far as the
power of the Pestana bill to change or
alter IS concerned The Pestana bill
died an unreasonable death in the SEN
ate Monday. 1t was the one which pro-
vided that the eclectics, the allopaths and
/ the hOmeopaths should be given an
equal representation among the institu-
/ lions OF the state The idea was to
! have the standard of management
! brought up by the competition of the
three schools. The board of charities
didn't want abe bin because it claimed
to be able to select suitable physicians
of its own volition. The bill received
only l9 votes, and was unable to get
majority even after a call of the senate.
votes three or four times, for the simple
pleasure of making Pestana uncomfort-
able. Smith changed five times and
/ finally voted no. When one senator
changed from nc to yes another side
stepped in the opposite direction to keep
the balance even. When Pestana saw It
was no use, he remarked that .'inasmuch
as there were no scandals at the state
insane asylums or in any of the other
charitable Institutions he would not in
sist further on the call of the senate"
Simons bill creating state fish and
game commission IS having trouble in
| the house. Someone thought it was
/ big appropriation bill and had it recon-
mended unfavoraby when it first ap-
/ peared. Simons went to the rescue and
/ got it reported back to the ways and
/ means committee for examination and
/ he now thinks he viii be able to get it
/ out and passed by the house. It is d
/ really meritorious measure. His bill ere
ating a state fish hatchery passed the
/ senate Monday
just to show how far the fight in Cow
! ley county over the terms of the dis
/ trict court which the people of Arkan-
sas City want to split up. has gone. the
] Following statement of the business of
I the court in one term, which is given
/ IN a printed pamphlet now being used
( by the lobby is here given;