The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-26
ArOuses Ire OF the Gentleman
From Douglas.
THEN HE APOLOGIES.
Explains That He Didn't In
tend to Be Personal.
BrandOn's ApportlOnment Bill
Passes the House.

man. He dared to stand up on the
floor of the house Wednesday after
noon and launch some rather warm
remarks at the a-ll-powerful Stubs.
And Barnes still lives.
1t was in the course OF a long de-
bate on the county high school bill,
and it was intimated by those who
were fighting certain features of the
bill that the proposed tax would cost
the state an extremely large amount
OF money ana that n money could
be better used to strengthen the exist
ing state institutions. This was taken
to mean that the state university
needed the money more than the /
schools. Mr.. Stubs was one of those
who advocated this idea
ct believe that the people of this
sf afe 1 nave d3ns Ts91isa w Mr B By rne
I'VE have been voting hundreds of
thousands of dollars to Lawrence
every year for the support of the uni
VerS1ty. and yet 1 am informed that
the city of Lawrence owes the state
of Kansas the sum of $1,000 which
1t has not paid up to a very recent
date"
This was a hot shot for the Law
renee representatives, Stubs and
Brady. They looked uncomfortable.
Then Stubs replied:
ct think the gentleman's remarks
are entirely uncalled for. 1t was IN
necessary for him to run this debate
into personalities. I am here to say
that Douglas county is prepared to
pay every cent it owes. If it owes this
100000 it will pay it. We have
plenty of men living right there in
Lawrence who could pay the whole
100000 and still a a few dollars
Mr.. Barnes then got up and stated
hat he intended no personal refec-
tons by his remarks.
This 100000 business is something
which Mr.. Stubs and I have talked
about frequently, and upon which We
have been able to agree" he
said.
The Barnes high school bill was
calculated to put a county high school
in every county of the state which
does not now have such an institution
There are only about twenty counties
which do have public high schools,
and SO the scope of the law is evident
The plan of the Barnes bill was to
COMPEL the county commissioners to
levy a tax of from 1 to 8 mills for the
support of such high chool as may
already exist in the county, or which
may be hereafter established. It was
expected that as a result a number of
high schools would spring up in every
county which would be available to
the rural communities.
While the bill was under consider
alton in committee of the whole with
c. B.. Kirkland in the chair, the pass
g between Stubs and Barnes took
place. Brandon of Butler succeeded
in having the levy cut down
TO a of 4 mill, but failed to
have the maximum of 3 mills lowered.
Ile really important WdSI
introduced by Brady, of Douglas. It
provided that the plan should not be
put into effect in any count until it
had been voted upon and approved by
the people of the county. This amend
ment removed all the poison from thel
bill, made it practically imperative in
most of the counties of the state,
where such a project could not be
carried by popular vote. Mr.. Barnes
stated that the would
make the bill of no value to the peo-
pie OF his own county.
The amendment, however. Wasl
adopted almost unanimously, largely
because of the influence of Speaker
Stubs, who took an active part in the
light The bill in its amended form
was recommended for passage. after
a debate lasting nearly three hours.
Brandon Bill Passed.
There were only II votes registered
against Steve Brandon's reapportion-
ment bill when the bill came uD for
final passage Wednesday afternoon.
The II negatives were ALBANIAN, of
Atchison. Beekman of Cowley, Brown
of Brown, Eddy of Pottawatomfe.
Elstun of Elk, Glasscock of Wyan-
dOtte, Goebel of Miami. Guyer of STAFF
Sheridan, Myers of Nemaha, Perdue
Sheridan Myers of Nemaha. Perdue
of Atchison. Pomeroy of Jackson.
Stober of Graham, TannehiIl of Phil
lips, Trigg of Anderson and Warren
OF Linn.
Davison's game law was also PASSED
without any material opposition. The
ways and means committee bill an
propriating $4,000 to pay interest on
state bonds was passed. All of these
bills are now ready to go to the sen
ate
favorable report was made Wednes-
day afternoon by the committee on
charitable institutions on the Kirkland
civil service bill for the employees Of
state institutions. The bill providing for
a division of the doctors at state insti-
tuition among the three leading schools I
OF medicine was unfavorably reported.
Inc following new bills were intro
duced late Wednesday afternoon:
No. 465. of waterworks
1t cities of the first and second class.
No. 466. Potts-Providing for the
clearing of the Neosho river.
No. 467. Beeson-Relating to fees for
sherifs.
On request of A. G. Mead of Mitchell.
house bill No. 4S4 printed. This is tho
bill introduced by Mr.. Mead. and sun
posed to be the administration measure
Tor assessment and taxation.
Record on Bills.
There are II members of the house of
representatives who nave so far not in-d
troduced a single bill or resolution The
names Of these members are as fol-
lows;
Adair. Curran. Eddy. Elstun. Lacy
McGillivry, Meagher, Miley, Myers. Orr.
Osweiler, Perdue, Pcmeroy, Plummer.
Ransom, Stout. Warren.
There is some talk Of having gold
medals struck for each Of these mem
bers-
The man who has so far introduced
the most bills is Adams Of Sedgwick,
with a total of o. He has ais intro
duced two resolutions.
Bird of Shawnee is second, with q
bills and four resolutions
Stone Of Shawnee is third with is bills
and I'VE resolutions.
Robinett of Wyancotte is fourth with
II bills