The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10

turned down in committee.
Rev. NJ. F. McKirahan acted as chap
lain in the house this morning. He
prayed especially for Representative A
T. Williams in his bereavement in the
loss of his brother, Harry Williams, who
was buried this afternoon.
Kirtland's bill to compel hotels and
other buildings of like nature to be pro-
vided with fire escapes, has been report
ed favorably for passage in the house.
This is the bill which the travelling men
of the state are asking for as a result
of two of them being injured some time
ago in a hotel fire at Wilson.
Senator Aliens parole bill escaped
death Monday afternoon by the con-
venient subterfuge Of a motion to adj
journ- Once the senate voted not to
reconsider was made and almost lost.
It was finally saved and for polite
reasons the friends of the bill secured
an adjournment. Therefore the bill
stands now waiting to be called uA
again
This morning the committee on cities
of the first class, in the senate. Wulfe-
kuhler. chairman, presented its recon-
mendation upon several bills Among
these was the recommendation thai
the bill granting Kansas City. Kas., a
new court house be not allowed. The
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be loaded with a lot of new court house
bonds and opposed the bill.
In committee room No. 2 in the base
ment in the south wing of the state
house the committee on elections of the
senate commenced work today upon the
recount of ballots cast in the Seven
tenth judicial district in the Hamilton
Geiger election There are in all about
5000 ballots to be counted. So far the
committee has canvassed the returns in
i've precincts in Cheyenne county with
out discovering anything of particular
interest. The work of counting the votes
comes properly before the senate.
Bale Waggener has received the fol-
lowing telegram from President David
r. Francis with reference to the pro-
posed change in the Kansas site at the
St Louis exposition: sOur change of
site for Kansas caused By conviction OH
our part that new site is far superior
first allotment it will be given her I'M
less we can offer one more acceptable
and superior in every respect"
At the election of November, 1904.
proposition viii probably be submitted
to the voters of the state to amend the
constitution. The purpose of the pro
posed amendment is to bar from the
polls all foreigners who have not be
come fully natEralized. The resolution
to submit the amendment was prepared
by Senator White of Jewell county. 1t
passed the senate with but little oppo-
sitiOn and viii now go before the house
Three representatives of the American
harvester trust were examined before
the harvester Investigation committee
Of the legislature Monday afternoon.
They were E. H. Daniels of Salina, gen
eral agent of the Champion division of
the trust: Ed Heeney of Severance
president of the Kansas Implement
Dealers association. and E. V Hodge
Of Abilene, secretary of the association.
The evidence taken went to show that
the operation of the trust prevented the
competition of different makes of har-
vesters but Daniels and Heeney testi-
4 fed that the trust prices were no higher
than prices had previously been. Hodge
stated that the Milwaukee harvester
/ had advanced about So in price. Moving
machines are about one dollar higher all
i around.