The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-09

the committee on employees designating
the minor employees of the senate as
follows:
Second assistant secretary of senate,
Earl Aker.
Reading clerk, Bruce Dennis; as
sistant. D. Busenbark.
Docket clerk. T. J. Rexthroat; as
sistant, Miss Mabel House.
Journal clerk. F. r. Fadely; stenog-
rapher, A. Maltby.
Document clerk, Oscar spoon: as
sistants, Mrs. Ella Littlefield, Clifford
Bomberger, Frank Robbins.
Telephone girls, Miss Hazel Robin
son, Miss Anna Docking.
Assistant postmiStress, Miss Nett1e
Overstreet.
Assistant ergeants-at-arms. F. NJ.
Lockard, D. M. Bliss. J. L. Pratt. J. H
Powell, John Cumberfield. Richard
Wilson, M. F. Amrine.
Assistant doorkeepers, B. G. Gross,
c. P. Pendergrast, Howard Hamilton,
F. M. Vandehur. Alex Montgomery.
Mike Callahan.
Cloak room attendants Samuel
Garland, Henry Bell.
Gallery guards, S. c.. Armed, E. S.
Heisler, F. Miller, Walter Emmerton.
Mail carriers, A. johnson, c. o.
Lynch.
Senate messengers, Marshall Ken
nedy, A. Autman.
Pages, Alfred Hill, Earl King. ]. H.
Carsweli, Roy Ernest, Geo. German,
Rex Montgomery, Furry Reed, Gaines
Gilmore.
General senate stenographers. Miss
Selma Beronius, Miss Grace Wilder,
Mrs. Minnie w. Cooper.
The report was adopted and the en-
ployes were thereby formally elected.
On an order from Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hanna, Secretary Kretsinger be-
gan the task of reading the message of
Governor Hoch. which was sent to the
legislature yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Kretsinger had barely got started
the remark that everybody had read
the message, which brought forth
laugh, and he moved that the reading
of 1T be dispensed with. This motion
was carried in a hurry and the senate
then adjourned until two o'clock this
afternoon.
Bills in the Senate.
Following are brief abstracts of the
bills introduced in the senate this morn
ing:
No 1. BY Senator Buschow-An act
relating to the forfeiture of the right
and interest of certain purchasers in
and to school lands and prescribing the
manner in which such forfeiture may be
shown and limiting the time within
which actions may be brought by such
purchasers to recover such lands, or
for the determination of their interest
therein.
No. .. BY Senator Brewer-Providing
for two cents a mile passenger fare
on the railroads in the state.
No. 3. By Senator Quincy-Increasing
the salaries of the justices of the su-
preme court from $1,000 a year to So,
000
No. A. BY Senator Young-Establi
ing maximum freight rates which the
railroads may charge for the transpor-
tation of all sorts of farm products,
stock. coal, brick and variety of mer-
chancise.
No 5. BY Senator Young-Providing
for a two mill annual levy and assess
ment upon all the property in the state
for the support of the common schools
No. 6. By Senator Young-Provid-
ing for the levying of tax of not less
than mills or more than 10 mills on
all of the property of each county of
the state for the support of the COM
mon schools therein.
No. Z. BY Senator Young-Amend-
ing the general statutes Of 1901 in
relation to judgment liens.
No. 8. BY Senator Lower-Giving
boards of county commissioners addi-
tional powers as to the construction
No. 8. By Senator Martin of Bour-
bon-Making railroad companies
specifically liable for damages to en-
ployes in consequence OF any negli-
gence Of its agents.
No. 10. By Senator Smith-In-
ereasing the salaries of judges of the
district and common pleas court from
$4,000 to $500 per annum.
No. II. BY Senator Smith-Com
pelling railroads to pay double for any
coal or other merchandise conffscated
by them.
No r. BY Senator Smith-Establish-
ing maximum freight rates to be
by railroads for the transpor-
tation of wheat and corn.
No 49, BY Senator Griffin-Restor-
ing the jurisdiction of justices of the
peace within the city of Lawrence,
Douglas county.
No. IA. BY Senator Stewart-Provid
ing that franchises granted by the state
Or by cities of the first, second and
ton made by the assessor the same as
IS made on personal property.
No. Is. BY Senator Stewart-Appro-
oriating $500 to pay the pension award
ed to Harry Parks from July 1, 1905, to
June 80, 1907.
No. 16. BY Senator Simons-Prohibit-
ng any person convicted of murder of
I'D aren't child, or other person, from
sharing in the estate of the deceased.
No. II. BY Senator Waggener-Mak- |
ng similar provisions to the above bill
II Senator Sinons.
No. IS. By Senator Sfmons-ProvidinS |
or the selection of a probate Judge pro |
EN-, when the regular judge is in |
,apacitated for duty.
No. 10. By Senator Martin of Bourbon ,
Allowing boards of education in cities !
If the first-class to levy tax of ~ |
Mills for school purposes.
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