The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
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many chips at this session of the legis-
lature, during these reform times, as
there have been when the people in
general, and the politicians in particu-
lar, had not reached such high moral
levels.
You doan see no such foolishness
as an executive session in the house.
said a colored man the other day when
the doors of the senate were closed while
the solons were busy discussing the
rules to govern themselves during the
session. Those young bucks in the
house has too much sense to think that
no news will get out about proceedings
behind closed doors"
One of the apparently unnecessary
decorations in the senate chamber is
big dial thermometer. fully ten inches
in diameter, which hangs just a few
inches above head high in the very cen
ter of the senate chamber. 1t is suS-
pended by wire cord from the center
chandelier. A good many senators are
of the opinion that it would be just as
serviceable if it was hung a wall.
Its present position is incongruous.
If the many lobbyists around the
state house expect to get the ear of
senator on any proposition they will not
be able to do so on the floor of the sen
ate chamber if the rules which were
adopted by the senate yesterday are en-
forced to- the Letters A rule was adopted,
and this was all done while the senate
was in executive session. to prohibit the
general public from entering the senate
chamber! 1t provides that only news
paper men actually engaged in report
ing the proceedings, members of the
senate and employees shall be admitted.
All outstanding passes are to be can
celled.
p W. Goebel leader of the minority
in the last house, is on the floor this
session looking after the interests of
the bankers in the banking legislation
proposed. Mr.. Goebel is opposed to the
state depository law.
The resolution introduced by F. C.
Foley of Rice county to appoint a
committee of five members of the
systems and see if any had been per-
fected which would lessen or prevent
railway wrecks, was adopted by the
house yesterday. The committee is to re-
port within 80 days.
j Governor Hoch has approved the
bill appropriating $11. 400 to rebuild
the laundry at the Osawatomie hos
pital which burned a few weeks ago.
The bill was passed by the house and
senate as emergency measures.
The appropriation bill to pay for
the material for building dixie in the
Missouri river to protect the wells at
the penitentiary from the encroach-
lnent of the river was made an emer-
geney measure and passed by the
house yesterday. The materials
will cost $1,000, the amount appro-
priated by the bill and the work will
be done by the convicts.
The Hays City State Normal has pre-
scented to each member of the house
book of pictures of views at and near
the Hays Normal.
The committee on hygiene and
public health, in its report yesterday.
that the Rhodes bill
to tax vendors of drugs, nostrums
where the vendors operated be passed.
81 The Sa me committee reported favor
ably on the bill prohibiting the sale or
storage in Kansas of any undrawn fish,
game or fowl.
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald Of
fciated at a sort of a wedding and
also a divorce yesterday In making
out a pass for Senator Ed Wiikerson's
family to get on the floor of the senate
chamber. the lieutenant governor
made it for Mrs. Senator Wilkerson. !
Now 1t is the senator's proud boast
that he is a bachelor and he was
trifie excited when he found out that
the lieutenant governor had married |
him. He was particularly excited to !
find out who the woman was that had |
been so suddenly thrust on him for |
meal ticket" He fastened to the
lieutenant governors room. told Mr. |
that he had always consid- |
cred himself a bachelor and that the !
lieutenant governor had married MIN
without his knowledge and consent |
Mr.. Fitzgerald said it was quite as |
easy for him to decree divorce as 1t |
was to perform marriage, and he |
took the pass, made few erasures
and wrote 4 few things on it and when |
Senator Wilkerson got it back he
found that it would admit his sweet
heart to the floor of the house. Now |
the question agitating the minds Of
Senator Wilkerson's friends Is Just
who this pass will admit. MI Wllker-
son is quiet on this subject
A real touching welcome was ex-
tended to Miss Mary Sawyer OF An
thony on her advent to legislative
levels. Miss Sawyer is the stenog-
rapher in Senator Tom NoftZger's law