The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-09
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ported adversely on the bill creating
a state school of mines at Galena.
The proposed school would have cost
the state about $4,000 at the start.
and would have done practically the
same line of work now offered by the
state university.
Several appropriation bills were re-
ported favOrably by the ways and
means committee this morning.
Welzie G. Fairchild, a Topeka boy
who was accidentally shot in the foot
while serving as a Kansas Nauonal
guard member on duty during the
North Topeka flood, asked $2,OVO ana
the committee allowed $500.
Elijah and Nancy Gardiner asked
$4,000 for the death of a son by acct
dent at the State Normal school. and
the committee has recommended
$500 appropriation
The plan to appropriate $4,000 for
the purchase of suitable cases Tor the
preservation of Kansas battle flags was
cut to $1,000 by the ways and means
committee and recommended for pass
age.
Will Mark Santa Fe Trail.
Mr.. Pringle's bill appropriating ST.
600 to be used in erecting suitable
monuments along the old Santa Fe
trail has been fayorably recommended
by the ways and means committee.
As it was expected they would do,
the ways and means committee adj
versely reported Hussey's bill provid-
ing for the consolidation of the office
of the state free employment agent
with the state labor commissioner. 1t
now seems likely that the Office OF
state free employment agent will be
left as it is at the present time.
Senate bill 436, appropriating money
to pay the mileage of the presidential
electors, and senate bill 422. appropri-
ating money to pay the state printing
deficiency, were both favorably rec
commended by the ways and means
committee.
Victory for ''Long john"
John Howerton, the 7-foot member
from Shawnee. has won first blood in
his fight to have the small boy pro-
hibited from buying firecrackerS. The |
committee on hygiene and public
Howerton bill be passed. It prohibits
the sale Of any kind of fireworks |
explosives to persons under Is years |
of age. The bill also prohibits shoot |
ing fireworks of any kind in the pub |
lie highways.
Robert stones bill providing for a !
consolidation of the state textbook |
commission with the state board of
by the committee on education.
Senate bill 14S. which allows cities of
the second class having more than 1000 |
population, to pay their mayor not to |
men not to exceed 500 a year was to-
day favorably reported by the house
committee on second class cities.
Another Board Killed.
Ed Crocker's bill providing for the |
creation of a state board of veterinary
examination was adversely reported /
this morning by the committee on
hygiene and public health. There is
not much show for new boards before
the present legislature.
The committee on education has rec
commended for passage Polley's bill Civ
ing to the state board of education and
other authorities which issue certif-
Gates to teachers, the right to revoke
the certificate for immortality, gross
neglect of duty, annulling of contracts
with boards of education without the
consent of a majority of the board.
The senate bill authorizing a tax levy
of 1 mill on all the taxable property of
the state for the benefit of the public
schools. was favorably reported by the /
committee on education.
The committee on railroads has rec
commended to the house for passage
senate bill IS. which provides that all
railroads shall stop their trains at some
depot in Kansas City, Kansas. At pres
ant most of the roads require Kansas
City, Kansas, people to go to the union
depot to take trains.
The Schermerhorn bill, making GER
tain changes in the railroad law was
recommended for passage by the COM
mittee on railroads.
Haskin's bill exempting from tax
alton all buildings owned and used by
colleges as dOrTnitories, was recon-
nended for passage by the committee
on education.
Senate bill 2s4. authorizing the re-
gents of the state university to con-
duct clerical work at state institu-
ions throughout the state was recon-
mended favorably by the educa ton
committee.
Mr.. Beason has introduced the Mis-
souri, Kansas stock yards bill. which
was presented to the senate Wednes-
lay morning. The bill was read a sec
ond time under emergency, and re-
tered to the committee of the whole.
CHURCHES UNITE.