The Globe-republican., 1907-03-14
Kansas Legislature
DOings OF the Men lin Topeka
Who are Making our Laws


L
ing Our Laws NA
eeesss ssss ses % % % sess Zee;
The senate passed the Hocf
Trickett-Coloman anti-gambling BIZ
today by vote of 81 to Q. The BIT
was prepared by the governor an
attorney general, with assistanc
from G. w. Trickett of Kansas City
Kan. Nearly all Of the features ii
1ected in 1t by the governor and hi
assistants were eliminated
Warden W. H. Haskell of tn
state penltentiary, who is also
state senator Is not guilty of admin
ister.ng the water cure to prisoner
or hanging them up by the thumbs
according to the findings of tn
special legislative committee whicl
investigated tho charges of cruelt
and inhuman treatment which wer
preferred against the warden by D,
J. II. Grisby.
Gov. Hoch will not be provide,
with an executive coach and stables
The bill reported by the ways an,
means committee providing for al
appropriation of $1,000 for the pul
chase OF horses and carriages TO
the governor and the care and main
tenance Of the same was taken III
inthe senate today and killed by
decisive vote.
Tho original bill would have prob
ably passed. but when 1t was take'
up Senator Dolley offered as al
amendment that the appropriation
be raised to $1,000 and that an auto
mobile be purchased instead o
horses and carriages, and that ST. 90,
be appropriated for maintenance
The senate refused to stand for tht
executive "honk honk."
Topeka, kans., March 7. Gov
Hoch late this afternoon submitted
the names Of S. G. drummer, chair
man Of the Republican state centra
committee and at present secretary
to the governor; James A. Humph
rey, of Junction City, and S. T
Howe, of Topeka, as members of the
state board of tax commissioners tc
the senate for confirmation. All
three were confirmed without oppo
sition, and will assume the duties of
their new positions at once.
Before galleries packed with boy
and girl lobbyists, the senate this
afternoon passed the house bill max.
ing 1t a misdemeanor for any stu.
dent in the hirh schools of the state
to belong to a fraternity society. The
Representative Stones bill, limit.
ing the number Of hours that train.
men shall work per day, was passed
by the senate with slight amend
ments. The house will doubtless
concur In the senate amendments.
The bill provides that 1t shall be
for any railroad to require
or permit conductors, engineers.
flremen, brakcmen train dispatchers
and telegraph operators to work
more than sixteen consecutive
hours, and that such employees shall
not resume the performance of their
duties until they shall have had
eight hours rest.
Pawnshop keepers and all classes
If short time loan sharks were
lealt hard blow by the senate to-
lay when the bill fixing the maxi.
mum amount Of interest, commits
'ions or brokerage charges at 2 per
'ent a month was passed without
opposition. The penalty for vio-
alton OF the act Is fixed at fine of
rom 500 to $500 aud Imprisonment
rom thirty to ninety days in the
county jail.
The senate adjournment was
-dopted by the house this morning
With slight amendments 1t was
hen concurred in by the senate.
The senate ceased the consideration
# senate bills at II o'clock last
light and will stop considering
ouse bills at II o'clock tonight. The
ouse ceased the consideration of
ouse bills at noon today and will
FORK on senate bills until 3 o'clock
The consideration of
Messages and conference reports
I'LL stop in both branches Saturday
vening at G o'clock. Final adj
will take place at g.
clock p. m, March IA.
Topeka, kans., March 8. Pri-
larry election legislation met a
'agic death in the house during the
losing hours of the session, The
ouse was under call from 1 o'clock
ntil after in an attempt to bring
| enough members to force the
easure through When the call
as finally raised shortly after 6
clock the vote stood so for the bill
I'd So against. The senate had
iopted the conference report and
issed the bill. The call of the
)use lasted longer than any other
lown in the history of Kansas leg
latures, few minutes more than
,e hours.
The results of two political quar-.
Is of much bitterness and long
anding were wiped from the rec
dis this afternoon when the
alley grocery" bill and the Kelly
md bills were passed. The Bailey
ocery bill case was rather sepsa-