The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-04
MAY GO TO COURT.
Senator Smiths State Claims
Bill Has Good Chance for Life.

A half hour OF debate was required
before the senate had all it cared to IN
the COMMITTEES Of the whole about Sen
ator f Dumont Smiths bill reaulrins
all persons who have claims against the
state Of Kansas TO have them adluGi-
Gated before a state court rather THAI
by the ways and means committees OF
the legislature Tt was finally reported
hack favgra bly,. subject TO Amendments
and debate " the senate IN regular ses-
sion Senator SimOns and others Or
poGed the Dill SLrenuOuSIE. and when II
was recommended for passa &c it was By
& narrow margin The survival Of the
bin from the session Of the senate a.
which a final reading Of 1t IS made L
by no means assured
In its original intention the bill is
good one. IN the discussion Of IT yes
terday afternoon the res0urceful minds
OF the senator's made all sorts of sug
geStiOnS about the DIllug up Of costs
AGAINST rsse state IN the course Of tie
trials Of fake claims The bill re1ulres
that all claims against the state shall
herea fter be brought in the form Of q
suit. with the state as defendant, IN ore
OF the county courts subject to appeal
to the supreme court. The state legts-
Iarure IS not bound by any decision OF
a state court
The senate spent Tuesday afternoon
in the committee Of the whole with ex-
celE5ons OF a few minutes Immediately
after reconvenings when several new
bills were presented and when Governor
Hanna took the chair while messages
from the house Of representatives trans
hitting bills were received Probably
more time was given 70 Smiths bill to
provide for suits AGAINST the state lnan
TO any Crler. but the Dill providing -oA
the creation Of local boards for the ex-
animation OF plumb received almost
as much attention
This Dill was I'D two years ago ana
was killed. Since then several of the
senators have been the victims Of the
plumber evil and have changed their
minds about the examination Of mem
bers Of the craft 50 the bill was finally
recommended with several alterations.
As it row stands before the senate. for
third reading, it requires that every
town in the state with d population Of
more than a few thousand shall have
board Of men competent TO pass upon
the qualifications Of plumbers, who shan
examine applicants and issue certificates
to them.
Senate bin 50, to define and regulate
the practice of optometry in Kansas was
recommended. It provides for the es-
adjustment of a state board Of 0ptome-
try. which shall examine Ocullsts This
dcesn' interfere with the store trade IN
spectacleS as merchandise but lays re-
strictions upon persons who claim to be
able to pass upon diseases of the eyes.
" ulfekuhier's bill providing that the IS
tateS OF soldiers and sailors who die
without heirs shall revert to the Kansas
state school fund was recommended. A
second bill regulating the practice Of
optomeurE and a bill relating to the fees
OF county attorneys in suits brought
upon forfeited reeognizances were kill
ed The senate postponed action upon
bills written by senators who were ab-
sent.
At the motion of Senator White the
resolution for the submission of con-
stituti0uaI amendment relative to the
disfra nchIsement Of unnaturaIized for
eigners VIII be printed so as to be more
carefully considered
Senator Wulfekuhlsr wants another
state institution 10 look after He yes
terday Introduced 4 bill for the creation
Of an Industrial home for the blind at
Leavenworth, kan It calls for an ap-
proprIatI ton of $40 GOO for the establish
meut Of the home and prescribes rule
for its management by a board Of three
trustees One Of the trustees IS to be
bind
Senator Ward introduced q bill regu-
lating the sale of lands for county taxes
It prevents the tax title from conveying
more than the interest held by the
county IN the real estate
Senator Mcmillan is pursuing the oc-
t0pus with undated vigor He yester-
day presented bill to prohibit rail
roads from charging freight rates upon
any greater amount Of coal than is de-
livered to the consignee 1t exacts the
construction Of track scales.