The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-15
HELD SHORT SESSION.
House of Representatives Listens to
Introduction of New Bills.

The house of representatives had
5 minute session on Monday after
noon There were about rs mem bers
present when the house was called to
order at O'Clock, and the speaker
went down through the order of bust
ness at a 2-minute clip. There was
nothing done except under the head
of Introduction of bills.
NJ. P. Helmick of Neosho county
introduced an amendment to the rail-
road law giving electric lines the same
rights in crossing steam roads as the
steam roads have at present. Under
the law, If steam roads cannot reach
an agreement about crossing the
matter is taken to the state board of
railroad commissioners for adjust
ment- A recent Kansas City case
where an electric line wanted to cross
a steam railway was thrown out as the
commissioners did not have jurisdic-
ton. The supreme court upheld this
decision.
lance to the southern portion of the
state where many new interurban
lines are being constructed. Some of
the steam railways have held up the
construction OF these lines. which
often are strong competitors in ex-
press and passenger business, on ac-
count of crossing trouble. This bill is
intended to remedy defect in the
law and give the commissioners con-
troll over all railway crossings in the
state.
The following bills were presented:
No. 76- By Mr.. Hendricks-An act
to authorize the board of directors of
school district No. "a of Rawlins
county Kan, to use any and all funds
belonging to said district for the pur-
pose of erecting a school house in said
district.
No. II. BY MilIgan-An act to pre-
serve the purity of the waters of the
state, for the protection of the public
health, prescribing duties of the state
board of health IN relation thereto,
and proyiding penalties for the viola
No. 49, By Kiff-An act to amend
section 1913, article II, chapter 25 of
the general statute of 1901, being sec
ton 2O6 of the law relating to coun-
ties and county officers and repeating
said section.
No 20. By Brown-An act to
amend section $3.50 of the general
statutes of Kansas of 1901 relating to
state and repeating original section
$3.50 of the general statutes of 1901.
No. 80. By Sticher-An act amend
ing section % of the laws of 1872,
laws of 1873, chapter 65. section 80
as amended by laws of 1881, chapter
40, section 1, relating to compensation
of certain city officers therein named.
amend sections 1884 and 1855 of the
general statutes of 1901. relating to
the recording of land patents. and to
repeal such sections
No. 81 By Ryan-An act concerning
the taking up of stray animals, provid-
ing what animals may be taken up and
the methods of procedure, the fees al
lowed Hereunder. and providing RENE
dies and penalties for the infringement
of the provisions of this act, and re-
pealing article 3, of chapter los of the
general statutes of Kansas of 1901.
No. SO. By Beeson-An act authoriz-
ing the city of Dodge City, city of
the second class, of Ford county, Kan,
to fund its outstanding city warrants
by issuing funding bonds in an amount
not to exceed $4,000.
No 81. By Gesner-An act permitting
George A. Hubbard to avail himself of
the provisions of section 2. chapter ia
of the session laws of 1887, being sec
ton 6es1 of the general statutes of 1901.
No S. BY Helmick-An act concern
ing railroads and amending section 81
of chapter 2S6 of the session laws of
1901, the same being paragraph 6503 of
the general statutes of Kansas, 1905, and
repeating said original section
No Sc. By Helmick-An act to amend
section 1, chapter So, laws of 1906, relat-
ing to the building of certain bridges in
Neosho county, Kan, and repeating said
original section