The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-01
DR.. ALBANIAN, of AtchisOn, Is of
Firm Purpose.
Insists on Bill to Prevent Inter
Marriage of Races.
LOSES FIRST ROUND.
UnfavOrabIs Report Brings Re-
introduction Of Bill.
Municipal Band Bill Gets
Through In House.

Geo. ALBANIAN of Atchison is a Demo-
crat and a fighter. He is also a doc
tor. and relying on his medical knowl-
edge. he thinks that the legislature
would do well to pass a law prohibiting
the indiscriminate marrying of races.
The house does not seem to agree with
DR. ALBANIAN.
First Dr. ALBANIAN introduced a bill
to prohibit marriages of negroes with
whites Tuesday it was adversely re-
ported to the judiciary committee. Dr..
ALBANIAN made passionate appeal in
behalf of his bill. He said it was right
from the ground up, and that the doc
tors Of the state approved it. But some
cold hearted member squeiched DR..
ALBANIAN by the suggestion 10 the chair
that the gentleman is out of order"
What are you going to do about it?''
was asked of DR.. ALBANIAN shortly after
this occurrence.
Going to get my bill through before
I stop" said the undaunted Atchison
man. 1t viii be on its feet again with
in fifteen minutes"
The doctor made good his words. He
introduced his bill over again, with
some new variations. In its present
form, it not only prohibits the marriage
Of negroes and whites, but of all man
ner of combinations of negroes, whites
and Chinese. or all sexes and complex
ions DR.. ALBANIAN will try to have the
bill referred to some committee which
has not such a reputation for killing
bills as has the judiciary committee
In committee of the whole on Tues
day afternoon. the following important
bills were favorably reported:
Kirtland's bill for civil service in
state institutions.
Grass bill requiring railroads to fur
nish sidetraeks for independent ele-
vators.
Committee bill for a system of uni
form accounting in cities of the first
class.
Richards bill for compulsory VAGINA
ton.
Committee bill appropriating $4,000 to
pay postage Of Coburn's reports.
There were about rs bills on the house
calendar of general orders, and the
whole afternoon was spent IN commit
tee of the whole cleaning up this work
About a third of the list was completed
before adjournment
Speaker Stubs bill to protect the
state school fund was first on the list,
but as Mr.. Stubs was absent from the
room the bill was laid over
w. A S. Birds bill to provide
subsidy for Marshalls band and any
other bands came up The bill as
originally drawn was as folows
1.-THE mayor and council or cities OF
the first and second class are hereby
authorized to appropriate from their
general revenue fund and contribute
such amount as they may deem
proper, not to exceed fifty dollars per
annum for each thousand people in
said city, to the use and benefit of in
strum entail music or band organ1za-
lions that will furnish music free OF
charge in the parks or public halls OF
said city at such times and places as
the mayor and council may direct"
The committee on cities of the first
class reported this bill back with the
amendment that the limit be placed
at s25-
Geo. ALBANIAN of Atchison thought
$25 was enough He handed out this
hot enc to his home town:
I'VE have a beautiful band at Atch-
ison which drives strong men insane,
to say nothing of women and children.
am opposed to paying this band any
thing to get out and torture our in
offensive citizens"
Mr.. Bird argued that the $50 limit
should be retained.
Mr.. Young of Wilson suggested that
If the Atchison band had better sup
port it would furnish better music,
and possibly soothe the savage breast
of the gentleman from Atchison-
The committee of the whole decided
that $25 was enough.
BY consent of Mr.. Bird, at request
of W. A. Elston of Elk. cities of the
third class were included in the ope
ration of the bill, and in this form the
bill was favorably reported >
The following new bills were intro
duced late Tuesday afternoon:
No. 565-G- W. ALBANIAN. An act
prohibiting marriages between ne
groes. mulattoes or Chinese of either /
sex and white persons, declaring same !
unlawful and void; prohibiting the is
suing of license for or sOlemnizing /
such marriage; providing penalties /
for the punishment of parties violat- /
ing the provisions OF this act: repeal |
ing all acts and parts of acts incon- |
sistent Herewith.
No. 566-OssweiIer. (by request). J
An act to vacate a portion of Ham /
mer's addition to the city of Clear /
water, Sedgwick county Kansas, and |
retaining the same inside the said
city and corporation limits thereof.
No. 567-Tredwav. An act making 1
an appropriation for the Children's |
Home association of lola for the fiscal /
years ending June 80. 1905, June 80. /
1905, and June 80, 1907.
Simmons Has Fun.
J. S. Simmons, of Lane. has con- |
sistently opposed all the resolutions /
which have been up 'instructing'' and /
requesting" the senators" and rep
resentatives from Kansas to do certain |
things in congress. He says it is none
interfere with the national representa- |
long and elaborate resolution instruct /
see to it that Kansas apples are used
the capitol His preamble set forth
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