The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-26
Bill Granting Franchise to Com
pany Is Recommended.
WILL PAY ROYALTY.
State to Get One Cent Per Ton
for Fuel Taken Under River.
NewMarriage License Bill Makes
Its Appearance.

! So0AaSeu Dy Ine STATE and the senators
from the northern tiers of Kansas coun-
ties hope thereby that many other KAN
sas communities will be helped.
The senate, in committee Of the whole,
Wednesday afternoon voted to recon-
mend for passage Senator Waggener's
bill aiding the Atchison coal mine, which
means the senate will pass the bill. The
bill gives the Atchison Coal Mining
company the exclusive right and fran
chise to mine coal under that part of
the Missouri river which is contiguous
to the property Of the company on the
river front. The state of Kansas owns
the river to the thread and on the other
side Missouri is the owner. The bill
provides that the company, after i've
years, shall pay to the state royalty
of one cent per ton and the amendment
offered by the committee on judiciary,
which was adopted, provides that: IL
at any time hereafter said Atchison Coal
and Mining company shall enter into
any combination, trust or agreement
with any person, company or corpora
ton to maintain non-competitive price
of coal, or limiting or restricting for
such purposes the operations and out
put of said mine in any manner what
ever, then and in that event the rights
hereby granted shall revert to the
state of Kansas
The senators from along the Central
Branch of the Missouri Pacific, favored
the bill for they hope that the Atchison
coal mine will solve the problem Of
cheaper fuel in northern Kansas. Sena-
tor Waggener read a dispatch from
Omaha which stated that Omaha hopes
to secure better coal prices on account
of the AtchisOn mine.
Senator Benedict, who is fast aSsunn-
| ing the habits of the necessary to every
\ well rap11Iafad 1aprfGIaf1Tra f-F
the treasury, wanted the royalty to be
paid from date. His amendment to that
effect was lost. Senator Brewer wish
ed the royalty to be ten cents per ton
but that was voted down. Then Senator
Simons raised the royalty to cents but
| that amendment was lost Senator
Young wanted to make it two cents but
the senate decided on one cent.
At one cent per ton the state will re
! ceiVe $40 an acre royalty which for the
grant will mean a total of $4,000. THE
state could not get a cent from under
meath the Missouri river unless by
granting this franchise, and "a senators
looked at the situation in that light and
seven opposed the bill.
Senator Young's bill authorizing
probate judges to issue marriage Ii
censes to males over y years OF age
and to females over Is years Of age
and not to persons younger unless
they have the sworn consent OF the
parent or guardian, will put an en-
eloping in the future. The bill pro-
vides especially that every person
swearing falsely as to the ages of the
parties to be married shall be guilty
of perjury. Under the present law
there can be no prosecution for per-
jury, as provided for in the new bill,
and no matter what the ages of the
parties the license is issued. Senator
Simons wished to amend the bill to
provide that no license should be is
sued in cases where the girl is under
a certain age and the bill was held up
by the senate awaiting such -
amendment.
Senator Getty's bill, recommended
by the senate committee of the whole
for passage will give obstructtOnists
chance to bring injunctions to prevent
public buildings and enterprises from
being carried through or tax being
collected. The bill is for the purpose
of bolstering up the Kansas supreme
court The supreme court decided
some years ago, following the famous
Broom county, n. Y, case that per-
sons affected in common with other
persons could not secure injunctions
of the Kind specified in the bill. Then
the New York court reversed itself
Senator Gettys bill provides that any
person or number of persons whose
property is affected by a tax may en-
join the officers from entering into
any contract for the creation of the
burden. The bill provides for the
hearing Of the injunction on its merits
Senator Martin, of Woodson, has n
bill before the senate to authorize the
city of lola to create a board of COM
missioners, composed of three men, to
have charge and control of the city
water and street lighting plant and
the city parks. The bill provides that
the board shall be chosen by the
mayor and council. A general bill of
this nature will be introduced in the
senate and Senator Martins local bill
for the benefit of lola will be held
awaiting the disposition of the general
bill.
Senator Noftzger's bill, relating to
for passage by the senate. The bill
provides that the mayor and city
council shall, upon the presentation Of
a petition signed by fifty taxpayers OF
any city, submit at the first city cleo
ton or at a special election, a prOpO-
sition for the establishment of IL
braries or reading rooms. The bill
provides that the tax for city Libraries
in cities of the first class shall not ex-
ceed one mill, and in cities of the
second and third class not exceed
three mills. The election will be de-
cided on a majority of the votes cast.
Senator Getty would have people
pay rent and he would bolster up the
present weak laws concerning tenants
He has a bill recommended for pass
age by the senate which provides that.
IF tenant for a period of less than
three months shall neglect or refuse
to pay rent when due. three days no
tice in writing to quit shall determine
the same, unless such rent be paid
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