The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
Senate Approves Live Stock
Premium Guarantee.
Would Be Recognition Of This
Important Industry.
STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
Bill Providing for One Comes to
an End.
Senator Getty Led the Fight on
Measure.


committee of the whole Tuesday after
noon apprcpriating SIS. 900 to be used an
nually by the state board OF agricul-
ture in paying premiums at a state fair
to be held in Topeka
Early in the session the committee on
Il agriculture in the house reported favor
ably on a bill appropriating $4,000 an
fnually and providing $4,000 guarantee
! fund for state fair, at Topeka, under
the supervision of the board of agricul-
ture. The house committee on ways
and means then got the bill into it's pos
/ session and killed it.
/ Senator Benedict introduced a bill in
the senate early in the session similar
( to the bill which was before the house.
The senate committee on ways and
means side tracked it and the commit
tee introduced the bill acted upon at the
I session yesterday.
The bill before the senate committee
of the whole yesterday provided that,
The board of agriculture is hereby au-
/ thorized to hold annually, within the
state, state exposition of agriculture,
! i've stock, mineral, mechanical, indus
/ trial and other products and to award
and pay competitive premiums or prizes
| therefor
The said board of agriculture is here
/ by authorized and directed to locate
such exposition at Topeka; provided,
the State Exposition company and
Shawnee county win furnish their pres
ent fair grounds and equipment without
cost to the state.
The state board of agriculture shall
delegate by election the management of
such exposition to an executive commit
tee of five, exclusive of it's president and
secretary, who shall be ex-officio mem
bers- The president OF the board Shall
be chairman of the executive commit
tee. For work pertaining to the state
exposition the executive committee may
employ an exposition secretary
The reading OF the bill went along
smoothly until section 8, carrying the
appropriation of s., coo annually was
reached The section read, That as a
fund for payment of premiums and op-
Grating expenses of such exposition
there is hereby appropriated out of any
moneys not otherwise appropriated, the
sum of 5000 for the year ending June
so, 1906, and the sum of $1,000 for the
year ending June 80, 1907"
Senator Waggener Immediately
went after the bill rough shod by
moving as an amendment that there
be added to the section the provision
that none of this money should he
available until the people raise $25.-
600 for the Support OF the fair.
This is a very small matter for the
encouragement of the stock interests
of the state and the amendment by
the senator is made simply as a blow
located, said Senator Benedict
There has not been a meeting of the
stock breeders for years that they
have not asked for an appropriation
Where is the fair to be located ?"
asked Senator Waggener.
AT Topeka" said Senator Bene-
dict
Then I withdraw my amendment"
said Senator Waggener.
Then Senator Waggener came to
the support of the bill and urged
even more for the proposed fair.
rs this to be a public fair and not.
a private concern p asked WaggeneF.
And will it be under the direction of
the state board of agriculture -
1T will be state fair under the
direction of the state board of agri-
culture" replied Benedict.
'Then I move to insert $4,000 in
place of $4,000" said Senator Wag-
Senator Miller opposed the amend
ment and the senate committee voted
to make the appropriation $4,000 an
nually.
The state fire marshal bill intro
duced by Senator Simons at the re-
quest of G. H. Luling, superintendent
of insurance, stirred up a regular
hornets nest in the senate and before
the hornets were done they had stung
the bill to death.
The bill provided for fire marshal
at a salary of $4,000 a year, assistant
marshal at $1,000. clerk at $500 and
travelling expenses not to exceed
$4,000 annually
The provisions of the bill that at
shall be the duty of the said fire mar
shall to examine into the cause, origin
and circumstances of all fires occur
ring within the state to which his at
tention may be called by the owner or
insurers of the property or the proper
officers of the state, and which, in his
Judgment. REQUIRES examination.
1.-THE state fire marshal shall have
his Office in the capitol of the state;
but in making examina lions as to fires
occurring outside of the city of To-
peka. the fire marshal shall. when in
his judgment the proper discharge of
his duties require it. visit the county.
city or town where such fires oc-
Cured"
The senate took alarm and imagined
fire marshal running to fires all over
the state at the expense of the people.
Senator Waggener moved to strike out
the enacting clause.
Senator Gilbert said: This is an in
fringement on personal liberties. The
fire marshal would enter our homes and
deprive US of the close guarded rights
of the American citizen. This bill sim
ply makes more offices for the governor
to fill and gives chance to build up a
political machine"
Senator Getty went after the bill and
said that first the insurance companies
wanted to be advertised by having the
state insurance department publish a
list of the authorized companies and
now wanted the state to do the detec-
tive work for the companies. The
superintendent of the insurance depart
ment announced that he would publish
the names of the persons who oppose
his insurance measures" said Senator
f+Attv- I am tallSing first to kill this
Dill and then to get my name in the
insurance department report
The senate committee Of the whole
passed Senator Waggener's motion to
knock out the enacting clause
Senator Young's bill providing for a one