The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-29
FLAYED BY WHITE.
Senator Made 1t Interesting for
NOftzger and Allen.

Fifteen or twenty minutes of play
time allowed Al the end of this morning
session of the senate permitted Hays b.
White, of Jewell, an opportunity to dis
play that his oratorical tongue has not
lost its cunning nor his wit its edge.
Senator White is believed to wear a
celluloid collar. but in his command of
queens English and his memory fol
quotations he is the better of any man
in his branch Of the legislature. This
ger of Harper, received the benefit OF
his eloquence. He had his inning when
Allen arose to oppose Smiths motion to
adjourn till tomorrow at $50
Smith wanted to give his judiciary
committee chance to work Allen said
the senate had fooled enough time and
ought to resume this afternoon. He
said he belonged to Smiths committee
but hadn't been notified of any meet
ingS of it. White got the floor and held
it. Up to that time the argument had
been mostly in fun It was all in fun
after White took charge and it was q
very good article of fun beside. He
prOdded NOftzger about the nomination
speech for Senator Long, that was never
made and ooked at Allen about his
undue anxiety tC work. After il was all
over a motion to adjourn till 10 o'clock
in the morning carried.
Senator White has introduced a reso-
luton to submit an amendment to the
constitution under which not fully nat
uralized foreigners shall not be permit
ted to vote in any Kansas election. The
resolution follows:
Resolved, That the following propo-
sition TO amend the constitution OF the
state Of Kansas is hereby submitsec> %
the qualified electors Of the state for
their approval or rejection: That section
of article of the constitution be
amended so as to read as follows: Sec
ton I. Every male person of 81 years
Of age and upwards. who shall have re-
sided il Kansas for six months next
preceding any election, and in the town
ship or ward in which he offers to vote
at least so days next preceding such
election, and belonging to either of thc
following classes. shall be deemed
qualified elector. First. natural born
citizens of the United States. Second,
persons OF foreign birth who shall have
become citizens of the United States
cOnformably to the laws of the United
States on the subject of naturalization"
Senator Carpenter wanted to get at
the list of employees in the senate this
morning and to pass a resolution in
tended to prevent any further padding.
NOftzger of Harper started some OPP
position and moved that it lie over un
der the rules. The resolution directed
that the secretary of the senate furnish
to the auditor a certified copy of the
senate list of employees and that no
vouchers be drawn for persons not in
Guided in the list Some of the SEN
employe list poked into, Stewart has
resolution cutting down the fees Of the
state printer by about thirty three and
One-third per cent. This resolution
will be taken up later.
In the senate this morning the com
mittee on insurance reported and rec
commended that the investigation Of
County Attorney Nichols be dropped
Nichols appeared before the committee
and stated that the insurance cases
which he brought in the Shawnee coun-
ty court were continued on account OF
the absence from the state of the attor-
ney for the defense.
senate resolution by Householder
was adopted this morning providing
for the daily revision of the journal
This will cut off some of Secretary
Sheldon's revenue as it has been a
part of his duty to revise the journal
at the end of the session, charging ten
cents a folio for it.
A bill to make the carrying of
burglars tools misdemeanor will
be presented to the senate by Wulfe-
kuhler of Leavenworth. AS there is no
established lobby on the part of the
State Burglars association the bill viii
/ probably be allowed to pass. unmolest-
ed. Mr.. Wulfekuhler said this morn
ing:
Down in Leavenworth the police
/ have been making arrests of men for
vagrancy, finding them equipped with
burglarious implements. There is moth
ing in the law by which. they can be
held although they manifeStly are in