The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-22
STATE PRINTER BILL.
Passes the Senate and VIII Soon Be
come a Law.

At the close of the session Tuesday
afternoon the senate passed the house
state printer bill by a unanimous vote.
The bill as amended carries appro-
priations as follows, for fiscal years
ending June 80:
For salary of state printer. &C.,. s.. 500 s.. 500
For bookkeeping. stenographer,
proof readers, fOremen, print
ing and binding mechanics
and laDOrerS --.-.---...-.-.-.-. 30, 900 40,O00
For incidentals. repairs and
contingent expenses, and ink. 5000 5000
For printing and binding ma
For publication Of the laws and -'''' -'''''
other matter required to be
published in the newspapers. $50 10000
Senator Young offered an amend
ment that the state printer shall not
sell the plates or matrices of any book
published by the state printing plant.
This is TO prevent book publishers from
buying the plates or matrices of the
statute books and then issuing editions
at less cost than the original bound
volumes cost the state. The amend
ment was adopted
When the committee of the whole
arose after recommending the bill for
passage an emergency was declared
and the state printer bill was placed
on third reading and passed
The senate committee of the whole
recommended for passage Represen-
tative Grass house bill ito provide
for the construction of sidetracks and
switches upon the right of way of
railroad companies to grain elevators
or Touring mills located on lands
adjacent to the right of way of any
railroad company in this state. or in
lieu thereof for the construction and
maintenance of such buildings on the
right of way Of such railroad COM
pany."
The senate SHE'D at the pure food
~
saw visions of the baking powder
scandal in Missouri. and after amend
ing to make the bill apply to the food
and drugs ''fOr man and beast" in
stead of man alone, and requiring that
they be required by law to be pure,
Senator NOftzger moved that all of the
bill after the enacting clause be
stricken out
to go on record that he wants adultera-
ted foods and drugs?" asked Senator
Dumont Smith THE agricultural de-
partment is investigating these adul-
terated foods and congress is trying to
pass pure food BILL
Does the senator from Edwards want
to take his straight?" asked Senator
Noftzger- I'D rather have mine doc
tored'
This looks to me like the bill which
got the Missouri legislature in trouble"
said Senator DoIley-
The senate adopted the Noftzger mo-
ened at the pure feud" bill felt re-
lieved.
The committee of the whole consider
ed Senator Harrison's lengthy deed of
trust bill Senator Getty summed up
the bill by stating that it would do
away with the present mortgage law
and set up a deed of trust system
Senator Peck thought that such a
law is needed as Kansas property has
become valuable enough to demand it.
Senator Miller thought the bill in the
interests Of the money lenders and not
for the good of the. borrowers. He said
the money lenders and bankers want
It.
Senator Noftzger said the borrowers
wanted the law.
Those who come to me and asked
me to support this bill were the repre-
sentatives Of the loan companies of
Kansas City No. said Senator Gettv
Senator Getty moved that the enact
ing clause be stricken out and the bill
was killed by vote of 10 for the mo-
ton to II against.