The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04

have difficulty in proving his property.
The following changes were made by
the senate:
stenographer in historical society
raised from $500 to s720.
Salaries in bureau of labor and indus
try fixed as follows: Commissioner, ST.
SEQ. assistant commissioner, $1,000;
stenographer, 1920
The position of assistant state treas
urer at a salary of 1,600 is added to the
list
The following list is provided in the
attorney generals office: Assistant at
torney general 81, 500; special assistant,
81. 500; chief clerk, $1,000; stenographer'
5000
The salary of the recording clerk is
raised from 81, 900 to 81, 200. and a surety
bond clerk is provided at a salary OF
The superintendent of education is
given back his indexer and copyist at
The salary of the secretary of the
horticultural society is raised from 81
200 to 1850.
Fourteen janitOrs are provided Tor at
the state house instead OF ten Two
messengers at a salary of 5000 are pro-
vided and the curator of the GoSS col
lection is restored at salary OF $oVO
The provision prohibiting the Jaltors
from receiving tips" for fixing up rep
resentatfve hall for meetings was
stricken out. This is the best amend
ment the house made
The salary of the supreme court re-
porter is fixed at $500
The salary of the state librarian is
fixed at $1,000 instead of $1,6OO-
The supreme court IS allowed to hlre
two bailiffs instead of one.
The house voted last night to nom
concur in the amendmentSs and con-
ference committee consisting OF Hack
ney. Taylor and Briefly was appointed
on behalf of the house
4. No Extra Pay
lust before adjournment Friday aft
ernoon the house killed the senate
concurrent resolution allowing the
reading clerk of the house and the as
sistant reading clerk of the senate -
per day for their services curing lne
session, instead of So The house nrst
amended the resolution to include the
reading clerk of the house, who has
been sick for several weeks. There
were several speeches made against
the graft and a roll call was secured
on the final vote. The resolution was
defeated by vote of 81 to 30. Stubs
voted against the resolution.
Agree on School Fund.
The conference committee on the
bill for the protection of the state
school fund made report of agree
ment at the Friday evening session,
but the house decided to defer a vote
on the report until printed copies of
the bill as agreed upon can be pre-
pared.
The house voted to concur in the
agreed to by the confer
ence committee on Bensons bill to
prohibit bribery.
Continue the Colorado Fight.
The house voted to continue the
fight against Colorado for water
rights. The $4,000 appropriation
went through after quite a stiff fight.
Most of the fight was made by
Judge Ansel R. Clark of Rice county.
Judge Clark said that the suit was a
humbug; that there is more water
flowing down the Arkansas river now
than there was 80 years ago. He said
that if the people of Kansas wanted
to continue the fight he was willing,
but thought that $4,000 was plenty to
waste on the proposition.
Chalk Beeson said Judge Clark was /
that he had lived at Dodge |
City for 80 years. and that the amount
of water in the Arkansas river has de- |
creased at least a third of late years |
since Colorado started the irrigation
proposition.
Fred Dumont Smith, one of the at
torneys for Kansas, was called on for
a statement. He said Kansas had the
suit as good as won, and ought to
fight it out to a finish
The house voted to continue the
fight.
At the night session, the house killed
the senate resolution providing that
the session should come to an end on
Saturday at midnight The house was
afraid to tie itself up to such an agree
Inent.
w. H. Wyckoff of Coffey county has
had the official records changed to
show that he voted in favor of the
Pringle anti-pass bill. The clerks had
him recorded as voting against the
bill, and Wyckoff says that it was a
mistake.
Mrs J. H. Sticher and daughter,
Miss Dora Sticher, are visiting Rep
]. H. Sticher of Yates Cen |
ter. They will stay here until the leg
islature adjourns.