The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-23
CURB ON DIVORCE
House Committee Recommends
Some Reforms.
Make 1t More Difficult to Sever
Matrimonial Honds.
LIKE OTHER STATES
Part of the Plan to Have Uni
form Laws.
w. R. Stubs at Head of Primary
Conference Committee.

Uniform divorce laws-a subject
which Chairman Ryan of the house
| Judiciary committee says has brought
more letters to the committee than
any other measure which has been be-
fore it during the present session
have been favorably reported by the
| judiciary committee.
The bill which was reported by the
committee was introduced by W. B.
Ham of Rocks, and is based on the
| law recommended for adoption in all
the states of the union by the National
Divorce congress. This congress was
called for the purpose of fixing the
laws so that residents of certain states
might not go to some other state
| where the divorce laws are lax in or
der to secure separation from husband
or wife
The members of the judiciary com
mittee who signed the report were S.
L. Ryan. A c. Mitchell, w. W. Pad
gett, W. B. Ham, w. E. Archer, E. A.
Enright, G. Porter Craddock, Sheffield
ingalls,, J w Holdren, E. P Roches-
ter, w. A Elstun, and c. f. Foley.
Mr. Hams bill provides for two
kinds of divorce bsolute separation
and divorce 1t is provided that a per-
son must be resident in good faith of
the state for two years before seeking
a divorce. The causes for which di-
vorce may be granted are set forth in
full.
The bill will now go on the calendar
of the house, and may come up for
passage before the end of the session.
Speaker Simmons. just before the
adjournment of the house Friday
evening, announced the following
members of the house conference
law:
w r. Stubs of Douglas.
Parks Helmick of Neosho.
Robert s Hendricks of Rawlins.
Hendricks is a Democrat. Stubs is
the author of the primary bill passed
by the house. Helmick was in favor
of the Stubs bill on final passage.
The committee is one which will not
be inclined to accept the alleged 'pri-
mary bill'' passed by the senate.
The house revolted on Friday
afternoon against the increasing of
any more salaries tOne of the mem
bers said: I'VE haven't done much
since we came up here except raise
and think it is about time
to stop
Unfortunately for the state librarian
and his assistants, the house chose to
stop on the bill whiehe makes the fol-
lowing provision: rs=s-
THE state librarian shall receive an
annual salary of two thousand dollars.
He is hereby authorized to appoint an
partment who shall receive an annual
salary of twelve hundred dollars; an
assistant librarian In reference de-
partment who shall receive an annual
two clerks, each of whom shall re-
ceive an annual salary. of nine hundred
The committee of the whole recon-
mended that the enaeting clause of
this bill be stricken out.
One of the important bills recon-
mended by the committee of the whole |
was the one by C. r. Foley of Rice. |
providing that county commissioners !
it necessary. to give people a chance |
to vote on the question of building a |
county court house. The law fixes the |
limit of expenses as follows:
Counties of less than 5000 popula-
ton. not to exceed $4,000; 5000 to
1900. not over $4,000; 1900 to 10 |
300 not over 100000; 10000 to a. |
500, not over SIS, 900; 1880 to 49,
300 net over $4,000; $4,000 to 25,- |
300. not over $4,000 Counties of /
The house committee on judiciary |
las killed the Chatter ''mulct tax bill |
This was the bill allowing the counties /
% collect $500 tax from every retailer |
IF intoxicating liquor. and upon a IA /
saloons to run without rnolestation.
There was quite row in the house |
about the "hcg fence law proposed by I
Plumb of Lyons county. All the hog
armers had experiences with hogs to
-elate. some of which were quite
ouching. The bill was finally recon-
nended for passage.
Harvester Trust BIZ in IN Omnibus
Senator Smiths exclusive contract
pill was passed by the house of repre-
this morning without oppo-
ition This bill is a blow at the har-
lester trust. There was no opposition
n the house to the bill, and it was
nut in an omnibus along with other
,ills, and passed.
In the same omnibus, the house con-
urred in the senate amendments to the
Kansas City terminal bill. and this
ill only lacks the signature of the
Governor to become law.
The following measures were in the
mnibus:
Senate bill -, relating to the code OF
ivi1 procedure.
Conference committee report on senate
ill 12S. relating to wills.
House bill No. 50. By FoIey-An act