The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-22


ator Simmons bill to allow cities of the
third class to suppress pool halls.
The senate passed Senator f. Dumont
Smiths bill providing that: In each
and every school district shall be taught
Orthography, reading. writing, English
grammar, geography, arithmetic, his
tory of the United States, and history
of the state of Kansas. and may teach
agriculture and such other branches as
may be determined by the district
board; provided, that the instruction
given shall be in the English language
The senate passed Senator F. Du-
mont Smiths bill providing that IF
when cause of action accrues against
person he be out of the state has
absconded or concealed himself, the
period limited for the commencement
of the action shall not begfn to run un-
til he comes into the state, or while
he IS so absconded or ccncealeds and
if after the cause of action accrues he
depart from the state, or abscond or
conceal himself, the time of his abb
sence or concealment shall not be COM
puted as any part of the period within
which the action must be brought
The senate also passed Senator Fred
Dumont Smiths bill providing that state,
county and city officials may turn over TO
the state historical society all records not
required by law to be kept by the Off
Gals
The solons being in a kindly mood they
also passed Senator DumOnt Smiths
bill which provides that in each county
of this state having a population of less
than 5000 no jury shall be drawn sum
moned to serve in the district except on
the written order of the judge of said
court
The senate this morning passed Repre-
sentative Grass house bill concerning side
tracks and elevators. The bill as passed
by the senate provides that amy person,
firm or corporation desirous of erecting
and operating or who has erected grain
elevator of not less than 10000 bushels
storage capacity, or Touring mill of 100
barrels capacity, on lands adjacent to the
right of way of any railroad company in
this state, at or in the immediate vicinity
and not to exceed more than one-fourth
OF a mile of any regular way station of
such railroad, shall have the right to de-
mand of such railroad company that it
designate the location of side track
over its right of way from the site of said
proposed elevator or Touring mill which
it will agree to construct and connect
railroad at a point within a reasonable
distance from such way station and from
the site of said proposed elevator or mill.
The house provided that the capacity of
the elevator be 5000 bushels. The senate
amended the bill to specify 10000 busheI
elevator and also inserted the 100 barrel
capacity for mills
The senate this morning made '.jimmys''
unlawful by passing Senator Haydens bill
which provides that any person VINO has
in his custody or concealed about his per
son any tool, false key, lock-pick. bit, nip
perS, fuse, fOrce-ScreW, punch, drill, Jim
my, or any material, implement, instru-
ment or other mechanical device WhatSO-
ever, adapted or designed or commonly
railroad car, boat, vessel. warehouse, store,
shop, office, dwelling house or door, shut
ter window of a building of any kind,
shall be guilty of a felony, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for not less
than two years nor more than ten years. .