The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-14
TO HEAR THURSDAY.
Board OF Control BIZ WIN Then Come
UD in Senate.

BY a vote Of Is for to II against the
senate this morning decided to refer
house bill No. 692. the board OF control
bill which was passed by the house ana
which would eliminate the state board
Of charities and legislate Henry Allen,
president of the board of charities out
Of Office. to the committee on charita-
BILE institutions and instructed that
committee to report back to the senate
not later than Thursday at 2:30 o'clock
This was the first skirmish of the ad-
xnfnistration on Allen in the senate and
Allen won the skirmish- The admins
tration men wished to throw the house
bill into the open senate committee OF
the whole.
fer house bill No. 692 to the committee
of the whole and he made special or
Ger for Monday at 2;3o o'clock
Senator Porter, from Montgomery,
moved as a substitute that the bill be
referred 10 the committee on charitable
institutions and that the committee re-
port by Thursday at ESQ O'Clock The
substitute and IL was adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas-BIalxer, Carver, Conner. FItz-
patrick. Getty. Hayden, Hodges, thurman
Hughes. Lower. Martin of Bourbon.
Nofrzger, Porter of Crawford Porter OF
Montgomery, Quincy Simons, Smith or
&Fankl1n. WHSEGneI.
HayS-Renedfct Benson, Brewer, Chap
man. Dolley, Gilbert, Griffin. Martin Of
gToodson, Miller, Peck, Smith or Ed
wards, Stewart. Stillings, Tucker
HFilkerson, Young, Haskell. ~..,.,.
Absent - Belts, Buschow, Fulton,
Hamme, Harrison
MAY Pump Natural Gas.
The senate this morning passed Sen
ator Samuel Porter's bill to regulate
ebe transportation of natural gas but
mtrrclx out the provision prohibiting the
use Of pumps in transporting natural
gas in pipes. The bill as passed is as
Follows:
mons- firn1. company or corporation en-
gagged in drilling for, piping transport
ing. using or selling natural gas may
transport or conduct the same through
sound wrought or cast iron caslngA anu
Mines tested to at least 400 pounds pres
sure to the square inch; provided, such
gas shall not be transported through
pipes otherwise than by the natural
pressure of the gas flowing from the
ssec. ?. It is hereby declared to be
unlawful for any person or persons
firm, company or corporation 70 use any
device for pumping or any otner d Il
Tcfal process or appliance for the pur-
pose or that shall have the efIect OF
Increasing the natural How OF natural
gas out of any well"
The senate this morning passed Sen
ator Waggener's bill providing that
s4t shall be the duty of all qualified
electors Of such city, after opening the
books as herein provided, TO apply 70
the CITY clerk and be registered therein
at such time or times as said books
shall be open for that purpose as pro-
vfded in this act; and such registration,
when made as by TINS act provlaed,
shall entitle such electors to vote IN
their respective wards if such citizens
are otherwise legally qualified But II
anv voter so registered fails to vote at
any succeeding election his or her name
shall be dropped from the list Of regis
tered voters"
The senate passed Senator Hughes
bill authorizing mutual fire and tornado
insurance companies to create guaran-
tee funds.
The senate stopped expectorating on
the senate chamber carpet long enough
to pass Senator Stilling's anti-"spitting
bill
The scnat passed Senator Hodges
bfu making the appointment Of guar
dams by probate judges under chapter
so of the laws of 1901 legal and valid
The senate passed Senator Baker
hill Droviding for the preservation OF
Kansas regimental battle flags by the
state Historical society The Dill ap-
propriates $1,000 for the purpose
Senator Hayden's bill relating to the
payment of bonds of disorganized school
districts was passed
Representative Youngs house bill de-
fnfng nanslaughter IN the thlrd ue-
gree passed the senate
The following bills were introduced IN
the senate this morning:
BY Dolley, No. 523-An act authorizing
the board of education of the city Of Man
haitian, Riley county, Kansas, to levy a
tax for the support of the schools OF the
said city not exceeding 20 mills on the
dollar for any one year.
BY Hughes, No 524-An act regulating
the meetings of the board of county COM
rnissioners of Harvey county, Kansas.
BY Conner (by requeSt), No 520-An act
in relation to a tax upon dogs and TO
create a certain fund for damages.
BY Noftzger, No. 526-An act to amend
section l Of chapter 1873, entitled An act
relating to the voting Of aid to railroads.
and known as section 5SS5 of the general
statutes of 1901 of Kansas. and to repeal
the said section $3.50
BY Tucker, No. 527-An act relating to
the fees and salaries Of the sheriff of
Greenwood county Kansas.
BY Quincy, No 52S-An act relating to
the voting of railroad employees and trav-
cling statesmen and amending section 2T71
General statutes Of 1901
BY Porter Of Montgomery, No. 529-An
act fixing the salary Of the under-Sherif
Of Montgomery county
BY Quincy, No. 53O-An act appropriat-
assisting IN the erection of a monument
and making other improvements in men,
CRY of the Forsyth scouts.
BY Waggener, No. 631-An act 1egalizing
all acts. contracts and conveyances of the
Muscotah Cemetery association and to au-
thorize a reorganization of the said assO-
citation.
BY Waggener. No. 5s2-An act to amend
section 2247, General statutes of 1901, re-
pealing original section 2247.