The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
NO REST FOR THEM
Legislators Get Down to Work
In Earnest.
The House Holds Its First hight
Session.
BILLS GROUND OUT.
Afternoon and Evening Spent
I'm Passing Measures.
Foley, of Rice, Raps Mr.. Stan
nard of Lyon.

1t may have been the after effects OF
the prodding received at the hands OF
Governor Hoch the day previous or II
may have been just an earnest desire
on the part of the members of the
house to get through with the business
then before them which prompted the
adoption Tuesday of the senate plan
of a night session. And the indications
are that the days of the senators and
representatives will be longer than
those of section hands for the remain
der of the session and their pay even
less.
That the house does not expect to
adjourn before the latter part of next
week and possibly not then was in
dictated yesterday when the concur
rent resolution ceasing the considera-
ton of original house bills at O'Clock
February. 2Sth and the consideration
of all other business on Saturday,
March 2nd. with the exception of bills
carrying appropriations and messages
from the governor was tabled The
motion met with the approval of the
entire body of law makers and there
was not dissenting vote on the pro-
position. possibly because the fact is
recognized that 1t can be recalled any
time the house finds itself about
through with the business of the ses-
sion.
The house spent the entire after
noon and evening on third reading and
passage of bills and save for a tilt on
the bill providing for the reduction of
sleeping car rates and another on the
lightning rod bill there was little to
break the monotony of the steady
grinding out of bills. House bill num-
Der 95. introduced by Foley of Reno
and known as the lightning rod bill.
has come in for considerable more 4
than its share of good natured ridicule
though the house evidently considered
that it is meritorious measure for IL
was passed by a large majority.
1t was while this bill was under dis
cussion that a tilt occurred between its
author and Stannard CT Lyons in
which Foley proceeded to rip large
slices of cuticle from the anatomy of
the owner of Sunny Slope farm and
other things.
Stannard was inclined to participate
In the fun which the house was having
at the expense of the author of the bill
while debate was on as to whether
the bill should be voted on by the house
or die for the want of an enactfng
clause which its enemies were threat
ening to remove.
Il am not particularly proud of the
BILL" said Foley of Lyons, its author
land I am not overly anxious that it
should pass and you can strike out the
enacting clause If you see fit but 1
don't like the attitude of the member
from Lyon who has fought this bill as
the comfort or safety of human beings |
at stake.
IF this bill carried with it a clause |
which would afford the gentleman from |
Lyon county protection for his fat 1
steers or his horses or hogs he would |
be on the floor instantly as it's cham |
pion but when the matter of human life |
is at stake or the comfort of women or !
children concerned we find him oppos-
ing the bill. If / remember correctly |
1t was he who fought the bill on the |
floor of the house which prevented street
car companies from overcrowding their
cars and compelling women and chill
dren to stand. If this bill had provided |
a penalty for the overcrowding of cat
tie or hog cars he would probably have
championed it. This is a bill for the
protection of human beings and not
hogs, horses or cattle and 1 had antici-
from Lyon county. Now strike out the
enacting clause if you see fit Kill il if
you want to. 1 have nothing more to
say in its defense"
The debate had the effect of calling
the attention of the members to the bill
under discussion and they voted to
leave the enacting clause in place and |
then passed the bill just as the author
sent it to the committee.
No Change in Civil Code
The Judiciary committee of the
house has made its report of the civil
code bill prepared by the State Bar
association and have recommended
that no attempt be made to pass it at
this session of the legislature The
printed copy of the bill comprises 212
pagesand 1t is toolate in the session to
attempt it's passage though it was sent
10 the committee early in the session.
There will be no increase in the
of the supreme court reporter
nor his assistants at this session and
1t looked for a while yesterday while
the bill was W to increase them that
some of the salary now drawn for
them might be Topped off. The bill
provided that the court reporter