The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-23
START BACK FIRE.
Effort to Punish Representative
Davis in the House.
Friends of T. L. Kelly on His
Trail.
FALLS BY WAYSIDE.
Kelly-Hopkins Affair to Be
Investigated.
Three Members to BE Named by
Speaker.
LIS BY WAYSIDE.

the OemOcrdtlc representative lrOAl
Bourbon county, who a few days age
introduced a resolution providing for an
investigation of the padding. Of the pa
rolls in the state treasurer's Office dur
ing Kelly's administration.
E. P. Rochester, of Scott county, in
troduced the backfiTe resolution provid-
ing for a committee to investigate
Mr.. Davis for his alleged connection
with the "buckfoot" gang of fake foo,
racers. 1t is generally known that
Davis was victimized by one of these
buckfoot outfits, and only a short time
ago managed to recover the money
which he lost after a prolonged litiga-
ton in the federal courts.
The house, however, refused to take
Rochester's resolution seriously, and
laid it on the table.
Immediately following this action, q
motion was made to lay the Davis reso-
luton on the table. Kelly's friends
thought 1T would go the same way as
the motion on Rochester's resolution,
but there were signs of serious opposi-
| ton to laying the Davis resolution over,
and embarrassing the Kelly affair.
| The viva voce vote on the motion to
| lay on the table was so close that the
| speaker was unable to decide, and 20
members demanded a roll call. The
| motion to lay on the table was lost by
the following vote:
For the motion: Archer, Bird, Chat
ten, Clark, Cowan, Craddock Cunning
| ham, Curran, Davidson of Sedgwick,
Dawson of Marion, Dennis Enright,
| Holden of Greeley Holdren of Mont
gomery, Husey, Hutcheson, ingalls,,
Jeffries, Johnson, Jones' Kiff, Kinnison.
Lehman, McGillivray, Mayhem, Mill
gan, Mitchell, Montee, Murphy, O'Con-
| ner, Patterson, Peter, Potts, Reynar1,
Rich, Richmond, Rochester, Roush,
| Ryan, Schmidt, Shepard, Simmons,
Snyder Sourbeer, Umholtz, Westcott,
Wheeler, Wilson and Woodhouse-49.
Against the motion: Adams, Banks,
| Blaine, Boggs. Boyle. Brandon, Brisr-
ley, Brown, Cole, Cottingham, Crunaly,
Davis, Elstun. Ferguson, Finley, Fish,
er. Flanagan, Foley, Fraser, Giants.
Grasse, Guyer Ham, Hart, Haskins,
Hendricks, Kirkland, Lander, Lennen,
Leydig, McKinnie, Martin, Miller Nor
gan of Hodgeman, Morgan of Reno
Myers, Neihart, Oshant, Padgett, Pohl-
man. Pomeroy, Price. Rail, Ransom,
Richardson, Rockefeller, Saunders,
Sipple. Skinner. Stockton. Stone.
Stubs. Sweeny. Swope, Tannahill,
Taylor, Thompson. Tredway. White
The absentees were asaafoIIows;
Beeson, Bergman, Creech, Edwards,
Gesner, Gordon. Helmick. Leland,
Mercer, Plumb, Policy, Rhodes. Sher-
Eli .'''N'' d. .
After the motion to lay the resolu-
ton on the table had been defeated,
the resolution itself was put to vote,
The speaker, under the resolution,
will appoint committee Of three
members to make the investigation,
and the resolution gives the committee
the right to administer Oaths, summon
witnesses. and conduct a thorough ex-
animation. 1t is not quite clear what
the committee can do. further than
present the facts to the legislature,
and if deemed wise, instruct the at
torney general to bring suit for the
recovery of the money which it is
claimed Mr.. Kelly wrongfully paid
out. The vouchers showing what was
paid out are on file in the state
auditors office, and show that s1,475
was paid to one z. G.. Hopkins by Mr..
Kelly, while Mr.. Hopkins was in
reality working for a Topeka newspa
per as state house reporter. Hop
kins was not on Kelly's pay roll, but
was paid the following amounts by
voucher:
Assistant bond clerk. July,
Bond clerk, August. Sept, Oct.
and Nov, 1905. ........... 10000
Chief clerk. Dec, 1906. No.. 10000
Assistant bond clerk. Jan.
1906. to Dec, 1906. 10000 |
For State Salt Plant.
The superintendent of the Kansas
Industrial reformatory at Hutchinson |
is given authority to erect and equip |
buildings for a salt plant at the re-
formatory the cost not to exceed $25,-
Leland of Doniphan county. The bill |
also appropriated $4,000 as re- |
volving fund for working capital. The |
bill provides that it shall become |
law on publication in the official state !
paper.
bill introduced by J. w. Creech |
of Dickinson county appropriates the |
sum of 100000 for securing a suit |
able site and building and equipment |
for state industrial school for boys. |
and removing the school from Topeka
to within five miles of Abilene.
The bill provides that farm of not |
less than 230 acres nor more than $40 |
acres be purchased for the school. the
price not to be more than $65 per
acre. The state board of control is
authorized to purchase the land. erect
the buildings and superintend the re-
moval of the school from Topeka.
Industrial school for boys are to be
converted into state asylum for in
durable insane.
Regulation of Hcrse Doctors.
G. K. Sipple has introduced a second
bill to regulate veterinaries and to
and examination, along the
same line as the medical board now IN
existence. - So.
Abolish Commissioner OF Elections. II
John I. Saunders of Sedgwick coun
ty has introduced a bill in the house
winch aOOllSheS the OII1ce or the COM II
missioners of elections In cities of the II
first class after March 7 and makes
the city clerk the commissioner OF
elections and gives him charge of all
official papers. poll books and records Il
relating to elections.
Money for Printing Plant
The appropriation bill for the state
printing plant for the next two years
according, to the bill introduced in
the house by w. Y. Morgan of Reno
are as follows: