The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24


Who was Today Chosen to Succeed JC
ords in order to ascertain how much
money a person has. The bank officers
must afford the assessor every facility
for inspecting the books so that the
amount of money can be ascertained-
This is to overcome the peculiar state
of affairs which now exists in the state.
Of money, but the assessors found only
four millions cash on hand
Want Another Employe.
An effort was made just before ad-
journment this morning to test the
sentiment of the house on the subject
of hiring an addition telephone girl.
There are some of the old members
who want to give a place to a young
woman, who was left out of the d1strl-
button of prizes this session. Their plan
was to get the house to recommend TO
the rules committee that it fix things
for an additional telephone girl but
the matter was switched back into the
rules committee under a ruling Dy the
speaker
| Speaker Stubbs this morning appoint
ed the conference committee and flx up
| with the senate committee and tlx up
4 the difference about the Kansas-Oklaho-
ma resolution. The senate has refused
to concur in the house amendments Inc
/ house committee is as follows: Creech,
Ham, Kinnison.
Money for Quindaro.
Dali of Wyandotte introduced a bill
/ appropriating the following amounts
| to Ouindaro institute at Kansas City:
Trades building, $4,000; maintenance
1905. $40. 600; 1907, $1,000; heating
! and lighting, $4,000: library and
equipment, $4,000; travelling expenses
| thorizes the authorities of the school
! to charge a tuition fee of $1-5O per
| month of all pupils from outside OF
the state. Quindaro is the negro
I 5f71, Vernon
Bird of Shawnee introduced four
bills amending the city charter act in
various particulars. One OF the more
imDortant of the four bills authorizes
! a CITY to pave or repave a street by
resolution unless the majority OF the
resident taxpayers remonslfaIe Wlthln
| 20 days from the passage OF the reso-
/ lution Another bill allows cities to
! issue bonds for the purpose OF build
ing crematories.
Ham of Rocks introduced a bill au-
thorizine townships to build their
own bridges. The county commits
sioners must allow the township trus-
tee to let the contracts. Mr.. Ham
because the county commissioners
have not the discretion to build county
bridges costing less than 5000. Many
times this makes it impossible for
townships to build needed bridges.
Mcbride of Jewell has introduced
new form of 'sinquisition" bill. 1t re-
ouires the county attorney, at the re-
quest of any complainant, to summon
| witnesses to appear before any justice
! IF the peace. and tell what he knows.
The witness refusing to testify can be
I D11nished and the law imposes secrecy
upon all the parties under the most
| severe penalties. Such a law this
| would help in the enforcement of the
prohibitery law, it is thought
Adams. of Sedgwick, introduced a
bill providing for the appointment of
at a A
year. to aid the governor and warden
of the penitentiary in the enforcement
of the indeterminate sentence and
parole law.
Husey, of sedgwiclz. also wants a
new officer appointed by the governor;
an officer for the inspection of steam
A complete list of the twenty-eight
bills introduced this morning is as
4is. Bird-Amending city charter
z14 Bird-Amending city charter
415. Bird-Amending city charter
act.
416. Bird-Amending city charter
AT. Davison-Coneernin guar
dians' appointment.
41s. DaiI-Quindaro appropriation.
419. Ham-Constructio of bridges.
420- Benson-Refunding bonds in
421. Benson-Jurisdictio of pro-
bate courts.
422. Humphreys-Asses of
real estate.
423. Husey-Inspecti of boilers.
424. Welsh-Change school boun-
daries
425. ArcFer-vacation
426 Committee on political rights
of women Woman's suffrage in pres
/ tidentiaI elections.
427. McBride-Court of inquiry.
42S. Adams-Parole officer
429 Administering to peniten-
tiary
4SO Adams-Concerning sale of
property.
431 Fieser-Vacation.
432. Guyer-Vacation
| 433. Guyer-Vacation-
434 Guyer-Vacation.
435. CIark=Local school district
law.