The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
NOTES FROM THE LEGISLATURES.


There were 81 members present at
| the opening of the house session this
morning. bare quorum. A few ad-
ditional members nlbsff came in lat late.
Many OF the members of the house
are getting lists from the adjutant
general of the Spanish war soldiers in
their respective counties who are en-
titled to extra pay from the govern
ment. 81 like TO get that sort of stuff
to send to my home folks" said one
member. 1T looks as though L was
doing business when 1 can hand out
notices of money waiting for somebody
to draw" "s<
Some fond mothers have adopted
the plan of using the speakers gallery
for a nursery. and the howls of babies
and whoops of the three-year-olds
cause more tumult than the law al
lows even in a disorderly house of
representatives. 81
Adjutant General ]. w. F. Hughes
says he is in favor of the bill author
izing the state to buy the Fort Scott
convention hall for a national guard
about $4,000 and is offered to the
state for $4,000. "The time is COM
ing said General Hughes, when the
state will have to own armories, and
One of the pages is getting next. all
right. He applied to his representa-
tive yesterday for pass to go home to
spend Sunday.
When the house went into commit
tee of the whole this morning, w. r.
Stubs was called to the chair. He
declined to serve on, the ground that
he had some other business on hand
which would take him away from the
house.
ing reported favorably on the bill by
Westcott of Cherokee making it
felony for a person to destroy property
valued at over $50. Mr.. Westcott said:
I'VE had a case down In our county
where a man blew up with dynamite
pump worth a thousand dollars. and
could only be punished for a misde-
meanor. The bill makes such a crime
a penitentiary offense
Davison's bill authorizing cities of
the third class to construct and main
tain a sewer system was reported
favorably this morning by the COM
mittee on cities of the third class.
DR.. A. B. Jones CT Trego. who was
chairman of the committee of the
whole Friday afternoon. says: II
don't like the job. There is no chance
for the chairman to smoke.
1t is the opinion of the special COM
mittee appointed by the senate 10 IN
vestigate the conditions at the state
printing plant. that the equipment of
the institution is inadequate to have the
senate journals printed daily. A report
to this effect was presented TO the SEN
ate yesterday afternoon by Senator |
Simons, chairman of the committee and
it was signed by the other members of
the committee, Senators Noftzger and |
Getty. Senator Sinons' report was |
brief 1t simply stated that the inves-
tigation had been made as directed. |
and that the committee had found that |
owing to the inadequate equipment OF
the plant it would be impossible to have
the senate journals printed daily. On q |
motion, which prevailed, committee of
three senators will be appointed to look
over the journal each day. and bring
such portions of it as need correction /
to the attention of the senators.
After considerable discussion as to
when it should go into effect, the SEN
ate yesterda5SaRternoon passed the pure
food bill introduced by Senator HUH
man and which represents the views or
the state board of health as to the con-
ditions that should govern in sale Of drugs
and food in the state. Several senators
thought that the law should not become
effective until October /. 1907, SO that