The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-07
IN The HOUSE.
Bills Passed and Advanced on the
Calendar.

During the afternoon and evening
Tuesday the house passed the follow
ing bills. there being but little discus
sion or debate on them and but few
amendments:
Senate bill No SIS. BY Noftzger-
An act relating to the fees and salary
Of the sheriff of Gray county, Kansas
Senate bill No. 539- By Stewart
An act regulating the compensation of
the city assessor of Wichita, Sedgwick
county, Kansas.
Senate bill No. $50. BY Hughes
An act fixing the salary and the man
ner of payment of same of the under
sheriff of Harvey county, Kansas
Senate bill No. 379. BY Brewer
An act fixing the salaries of the coun-
urer. county clerk. deputy county
clerk and under sheriff of Dickinson
county.
Senate bill No. SIS. BY smith-An
board of county commissioners of
Pawnee county, Kansas. to pay. in
their discretion. to the sheriff of said
county an additional salary
Senate bill No. 4S2. By Benson
An act creating and fixing the salary
of the under sheriff of Butler county,
Kansas.
House bill No s36. BY O'Conner-
An act relating to the salaries of Off
| GERS of the city court of Leavenworth.
House bill No. $50. BY Ham-An
act to enable qualified electors who
are travelling statesmen for whole
| salerS of goods, wares and merchan-
disc to vote at a place other than at
| their voting precincts on the day OF
any general election when such trav-
| cling statesmen, because of their duties
are absent from their voting precincts
| on the day OF such general election,
| and providing for returning and
counting the votes of such travelling
statesmen.
l rrLa foI1ovvir. y,iI1s xvera ornnihused
| and passed on one roll call:
| House bill No. 1855. By Jenr1eS-
An act authorizing street railway COM
| panies, interurban railway companies
| and all railways operated by electricity
! to engage in the business of establish
| ing and conducting electric light
plants
| on state Affairs-An act providing for
! the sale of islands belonging to the
state, and providing for the disposition
/ of the proceeds
| act making the 18th day or Feoruary
! legal holiday.
House bill No. 27s. By Morgan
An act making appropriation for the
: state printing plant, Tor the nscal
i 80, 1909, and deficiency appropriation
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1907.
| Bv COMMITTEES on Railroads-An act
| amendatory to chapter 4S8. session
! laws of 1903, entitled IAN act TO regu-
| late the construction and maintenance
| of trolley and electric wires over ran
| way tracks, and the operation of street
cars over railway tracks.
The only bill on third reading to
meet death at the hands of the house
| was one by Senator Benson fixing the
salary of the deputy county clerk of
Butler county.
House bill 657, by Bird. which was
recommended for passage appnes 10
| the state board of health ana as
| amended is as follows:
| Section Is, chapter 4SS of the ses-
sion laws. of 1905, be amended 70 read
| as follows: That the state board
! health is hereby authorized to appoint
| a clerk who shall be a stenographer.
| who shall receive an annual salary OF
| nine hundred dollars; stenographer:
who shall receive an annual salary OF
( seven hundred and twenty doIlars, anu
:, a bacterfologist, who shall receive an
annual salary of twelve hundred dol
| lars.
The following bills were deferred;
| House bill No. 629. By Mftchell-An
| act to amend section 1 of chapter $50 or
the session laws of 1901. entitled An act
to enable railroad employees required by
| their duties or their occupations to De
absent from their voting precincts on
the dav of any general election to cast
their votes wherever within the state
they may be-"
House bill No. 7s4. BY Clark-An act
to provide for the payment OF wages TO
prisoners now confined in the Kansas
| states penitentiary. and to control the
| annortionrnent, hecord of use ana as
| tribution of the same
| Substitute for house bill No. 4O6- BY
committee on state anairs-An act lo5
the establishment, maintenance ana
conduct of a free employment bureau
and free employment agencies, and re-
| lating thereto.
act 10 amend section 2570 of the general
/ statutes of 1901, and repeating said orig
inaI section was advanced subject 10
amendment and debate. The committee
of the whole killed 400
the senate committee on railroads-An
ACT relating to railroads, and requiring
I railroad companies to provide shippers
of live stock and their helpers with
Eseats and providing for penalties and
the recovery of damages from SAID rail-
road companies for the violation or TINS
act.
Under general orders and general bills
the house recommended for passage the
following bills:
House bill No. 209 BY Samaritan
act for the relief of Lafayette Theye
and making an appropriation therefor
House bill No. $50. BY Bird-An act
TO amend section 49, chapter 4SS, session
laws of 1905, relating to the employees
appointed by the executive council, and
repeating said original section
House bill No. 657. BY Bird-An act
to amend section Is. chapter 4SS, OF the
session laws of 1905
House bill No s44- By committee or
fees and salaries-An act to amend sec
ton of AN act providing for the ap-
pointment of assistants, clerks and en-
pIoyes in the executive and judicial de-
partment of the state government, and
fixing their salaries and salaries OF GER
tain officerS- therein named
House bill No. S41. BY committee on
fees and saIaries-An act to amend sec
ton of chapter ass of the session laws
of 1905. being IAN act providing for the