The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-21
CLEANS TIES SLATE
House Spends Time Relieving
the Calendar.
Over Fifty Bills Are Omnibused
Through.
BARBER BILL is ONE.
Anti Snake Eating Measure Is
Anti Snake Eating Measure Is
Also Approved.
Mr.. Adams Withdraws Trouble
some Barber Amendment.


calendar. It was anxious to get as
many bills as possible through on final
passage and over to the senate before
an adjournment was taken for the
week, and it omnibused over fifty bills.
Many Of these were important general
bills, but they were all bills to which
there was no objection. AS no one
wanted to vote against them they were
punched and a single roll call taken
on them.
In this number were McA1illan's anti
snake eating bill, the barber bill, Mus
toes bill raising the salary of the state
superintendent cf public instruction to
81, 500, and many others.
This puts the snake-eating bill
through both houses and it went to
Governor Bailey for his signature to
day. It will put stop to the disgust
ing exhibitions which have been made
at street fairs and other celebrations
during the past two or three years.
Probably something else will be invent
ed to take their place. though.
Adams of Butler did not oppose the
barber bill for final passage. Instead
he got up and asked unanimous con
sent to withdraw the amendment that
he had tackled on to the bill to compel
the BARRIERS to keep clean and wear
clean shirts.
I was opposed to having this bill
apply to my town. he said, and when
you made it apply to all towns of 5000
inhabitants I tried to fill it up with
amendments so that [ could compro-
mise and leave my towr out of it.
Some of you think my amendment is
not in the bill, but it was carried by
the committee of the whole and is now
in the bill, and if you pass it in that
shape the provision about the BARRIERS
keeping clean viii remain in it. I do
not wish to cast any reflections on the
harhars of the state. and for that rea-
son 1 ask unanimous consent to have
that amendment stricken out"
Mr.. Adams wish was granted. and
there was no further objection to the
bill.
The house started in at the head of
the bills on third reading. and Speaker
/ Pringle would call out each one and ask
If there were any objections to it If
any member wanted to vote against II
that particular bill was passed over
and the next one called. If there We're
no objections it was read for the third
time. Sometimes it required not more
than a minute or two to dispose OF Z
bill. Among those passed were the fol
lowing.
Bevington's bill making it unlawful to
wear the badge of any secret order un-
less member of that order.
Peck's bill repeating the law requir.
ing candidates for Office to file state
ments of expenses.
E1nright's bill providing for the sal
aries for stenographers in the large
counties.
stavely's bill fixing the terms of coun-
ty commissioners at four years and pro
viding for their election.
Husey's bill forbidding the coercion of
employees by employers This had been
amended by striking out the objection
able features which would stop railroad
companies from making rules against
I employees drinking, or housewives from
making rules for their hired girls.
Jones' bill fixing definite price for
printing Official ballots.
Hunters bill providing that teachers
certificates shall be good in counties
adjoining the one IN which it was is
/ sued
jerks bill forbidding railroads to al
low their trains to stop on country roads
/ more than ten minutes at time
Mead's bill authorizing cities Of the
second class to issue bonds for park
Adams Cof Butler) bill authorizing the
establishment of plants to utilize dead
animals for soap grease and lubricating
oil. The fees in this bill were amended
so as to meet the objections of some OF
the western members.
Chaney's bill Increasing the clerk hire
for the county clerk of Shawnee county.
Sims bill preventing the employment
of children in hypnotic exhibitions
Kirtland's fire escape bill, meant for
hotels and public buildings
Harris bill providing that a state
board composed of q miller. a grain man
and the secretary of the state board of
agriculture shall establish grades of
grain for the state.
Waggener's bill authorizing county
commissioners to offer a reward of $500
for T0lIrGereTS
Senator Porter's bill for a manual
training school at Pittsburg.
Senator Aliens bill regulating the
practice of dentistry.
Senator Chaney's bill authorizing the
construction of a dam across the Kaw
at Topeka
Dolley's bill authorizing bounty of
20 cents to be offered for gopher scalps.
The house has killed another labor
union bill The measure providing that
all prison made goods must be SO
branded was defeated by a vote of 40
to q in the committee of the whole
The bill was introduced by Perkins of
Leavenworth at the request of the
labor unions of his town The unions
wanted the bill passed on the supposi-
ton that If people knew they were
buying goods made by convicts they
would demand those manufactured by
free labor instead.
Representative Barker of Douglas led
the fight against the bill He said if
prison goods were branded it would
reduce their price and those made by
free labor would have to come down
to meet them
Mr. Perkins, who champioued the
bill is a mir ority member. and the mi
nority stood by him when it came to a
vote.
Another Uiotiv, 0ias