The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-27
Senators See Something Behind
an Innocent Measure.
Proposed Gift to X. U. May
Cause Much Expense.
THEY WILL SEE LATER
Proposed to Establish Clinical
Hospital in Kansas City.
New Board Of Health Bill Sees
the Light.

The first contest in the senate over
anything looking like an appropriation
for a state institution came to light
Thursday afternoon on account Of an
innocent looking bill introduced by
Senator Huffman.
The bill authorized the board Of reg
ents of the State university to conduct
clinical work in connection with the
state university medical course in
i places outside Of Lawrence. The bill
also authorized the regents to accept
from DR.. Simeon B. Bell a tract Of land
In Rosedale, Wyandotte county, to be
used in establishing a hospital and
clinical school to be in connection with
the State university medical school.
Senator Miller was the first to be
heard. He wished to know the condi-
tions surrounding the gift and he ques-
toned the bill for fear that its passage
would mean, in the near future, the re-
quest for a large appropriation for the
building Of hospitals or some other
buildings.
/ mot right to look a gift horse in
! the face, to be sure" said Senator Ben
edict, but I never knew Of anyone
4 giving something away that there was
not some contingency and think we
ought to look into this. Another thing:
4 NAA~AN AAeA9 1CCtA q SOOO AGdl VI CEAGCl5In
lately because state institutions are
scattered over the state. Now why
send part of the university to Kansas
4 City? Why not keep it all at Law
/ renee ~
4 DR.. Huffman said that Lawrence is
not large enough to furnish clinical
cases for the medical students and that
the medical department must go where
there are many people.
Men who give things expect some
, n hora
"and the acceptance of this gift will
mean the building Of a hospital"
The bill was sidetracked for a time
to be patched up to suit some of the
senators who objected to its terms.
The senate committee on public
health recommended for passage and
1 the senate committee of the whole fol-
lowed suit, the bill introduced by SEN
ator Waggener, by request, which will
be the first step in Kansas toward
coping with consumption and other in
fectious and contagious diseases.
The bill as amended and recommend
ed for passage by the senate commit
! tee of the whole provides that the ser
vices of the laboratory of the Kansas
/ state board of health, which is a de-
partment of and under the control of
| the Kansas state board of health, be
extended to all physicians of the state
of Kansas who are legally authorized
to practice medicine, for the examtna-
ton of specimens from suspected cases
of diphtheria and all infectious and
contagious diseases and for the eX5n1n-
alton of Sputum from suspected cases
of tuberculosis.
"It shall be the duty of the bacter-
| iologist to keep q. record of all examine
tions made, together with the name and
address of the physician sending same,
under such rules as may be prescribed
by the state board of health and in
cases where the germs Of tuberculosis
are found, to enclose copy of sanitary
/ rules for persons having the care OF
consumptives with the report sent to
the physician sending the specimen, who
shall in turn deliver said rules to the
family of the consumptive.'
The senate passed Senator Noft-
zger's imperfect instrument act Thurs
day afternoon. The bill provides that:
s'When any instrument of writing
shall have been on record IN the once
of the register of deeds in the proper
county for the period Of ten years.
and there Is a defect in such instru-
ment because it has not been signed
bv the proper officer of any corpora
ton, or because the corporate seal Of
the corporation has not been Impress
ed on such instrument, or because the
record does not show such seal, or be-
cause such instrument is not acknowi-
edged or because of any defect in
the execution. Acknowledgements, re-
cording or certificate of recording the
same such instrument shall, from and
after the expiration of ten years from
the filing thereof for record. be
Valid
The senate committee found in the
bill introduced by Senator Noftzger
concerning the organization of cor
porations, a. line which provided thar
the corporations may own real estate
The bill was amended by the commit
tee with the real estate clause stricken
out but when that was done the bill
contained nothing of Importance.
To aid western Kansas counties
where there is a scarcity of school
teachers, Senator Buschow introduced
2 bill, which was recommended for
passage by the senate committee Of
the whole Thursday afternoon, pro-
viding THAT the county superfntend-
ent may indorse unexpired profession
al and first grade. second and third
grade certificates issued in other coun-
ties on payment of the usual fee of
one dollar, which certificate shall
thereby be valid in the county in
which such Endorsement is made for
the uuexpired term of the certificate"