The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
FOR STATE COACH
Senate Provides for One at
TOday's Session.
Will Invest $4,000 in Horses
and Carriages.
DOWN TO THE CASH.
Appropriation Bills Are Making
Their Appearance.
Anti-Cigarette Bill LIS Brought
to Life.
DOWN TO THE CASH.

Kansas is preparing to spend $1,000
on horses and carriages for the use
of the governor of the state.
| Under the provisions of the bill pre-
scented this morning by the senate ways
and means committee:
The governor of the state is hereby
authorized and empowered to purchase
such horses, harness and carriages as
he may deem necessary for the use OF
himself and family, such equipage 20
become permanent fixture to the ex-
ecutive residence in the city of To-
peka He is also authorized to pro-
vide for the care and maintenance CT
the same"
The bill then appropriates $1,000 for
the horses and carriage, and $500 more
for maintenance. If the state should
appropriate the whole $4,000 in a lump
it could buy the governor a very fal:
touring car, and could cut out most CT
the expense maintenance. The COVER
nor might need shower, and the
state could make provision for that, II
necessary.
Appropriation Bills Coming In.
The senate'ways and means commit
tee today turned loose grist of appro-
priation bills covering the following
items:
State oil inspection. $1e, zoe
Grain inspection ............ 96,4OO
Game warden 0,0Oo
Regents, state university 2,SOO
Regents state normal $500
Regents. state agricultural -. $500
Directors penitentiary ~ 5,4O0
Managers soldiers home ~ 5,400
Text book commission $500
State board education ~ 1900
Tax Bill on Monday.
The senate decided to take up the
report of the conference committee on
the taxation bill at o'clock Monday
afternoon. The tax bill, as agreed
upon in conference, has been printed,
and the senators wanted to look it
over before agreeing to it.
Saved Anticigarette Bill.
BY vote of 16 to IL the senate this
morning saved the life of the anti
cigarette bill. which was passed by the
house, and then reported adversely by
the senate committee on judiciary. Sell
ator Tucker moved that the bill be
printed and placed on the calendar, and
after some discussion this motion pre-
vailed by a vote of IS to IL. This gives
the bill a chance for it's life
$4,000 to Fight Trusts.
This morning the senate passed the
Tucker bill appropriating $4,000 to the
attorney general of the state to be used
by him in fighting the trusts doing bus
mess in Kansas. The fight on the
trusts has already been started by the
attorney general.
Under the provisions of the bill there
is 81. 900 made available at once, and
SIC. 900 for each of the two succeeding
years If there is any left over at the
end of any fiscal year. it is reappropri-
ated for the year following.
This money is to be expended at the
discretion of the attorney general of the
state
Change in the System.
The ways and means committee TINS
morning reported its promised bill relat-
ing TO the new system of bonding funds
for the private charitable Institutions. II
carries an appropriation of $4,000 for 1908
and 1893 or 80. 900 for the two years. This
is 81. 500 over what was appropriated two
years ago.
senate Quits Till Monday.
At noon today the senate adjourned I'M
iii n m Monday. There was quite
strong sentiment in favor of working this
afternoon, but the desire to rest from the
vailed.