The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
HAVE A BUSY DAY
House Defers Action on But
One Bill Today.
This Is the Provision for
State Fair.
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
Western Representatives Show
ing Inclination to Pull Back.
Measure Designed to Improve
Kansas Wheat.

The steady grind of bills which has
been on in the house since the first of
the week continued today and at the
noon hour every bill on the calendar
for third reading with one exception
had been passed and this one was de-
ferred by request and is the one in
reference to the state fair. This bill
will probably come up before the
house the first thing in the morning
unless its consideration is again post
poned.
| From the present indications there
will be strong opposition to the bill
from members in the western as well
as the extreme eastern portion of the
state. The argument being made
| against the bill by representatives
| from these sections of the state is that
the state is being called on for an ap-
! preparation which will only benefit
the particular city in which the fair is
to be held. A strong lobby is in the
city from Wichita and they are work.
ing incessantly for the location of the
| fa1r in their city and are using effort
| to reconcile the members from the
western portion of the state to their
position.
The house this morning passed the
Bird sleeping car bill which provides
for reduction in the rates charged by
the sleeping car companies in the
state by a vote of so for and IS
against the bill The lightning rod
p ellI which caused such a fight when it
f1rst came up for consideration was
passed by vote of 81 to S.
House bill 220 prohibiting the free
distribution of samples of any drug or
medlclne ointment or toilet article as
Wen as the bill relating to state,
geological survey was passed with on
position. House bill number SIS
Which was advanced to third reading
last night and provides that high
school pupils shall not belong to secret
organizations in any way connected
/ with the schools passed the house and
VIII now go to the senate for their
consideration.
House bill No. 200. by Representa-
1--WE Hart-An act requiring rai1roa ls
ana transportation companies their
| agents ana employees, to stamp or
place upon freight way bills of car
load shipments the date and hour
When such shipment was delivered for
transportation, prescribing the further
IJ outles Oh such companies. their agents
ana employees in regard to carload
shipments, and providing penalty for
the violation of the provisions of the
act, was passed, as was senate bill No.
S14-An act constituting the meaning
of the term resident taxpayer and
the phrase taxpayer residino within
the boundaries of any district or fer
rltory- Bill S14 being a senate bill
governor, as is senate bill No. Sc re-
lating to drainage which passed today.
House bill 229. by Representative
Ham-An act requiring railroads to
erect and maintain crossings and
gates over and along it's right of way
for the use of owners of lands through
which such railroads pass. fixing the
penalty for failure to comply with the
requirements of this act and defining
certain terms used in this act, was
passed.
senate bill sss prepared under the
direction Of the state board of control
was passed by the house today and
will become q law upon receiving the
governors signature. 1t provides for
the reception and restraint of insane
persons. idiots, fmbeciles. persons of
unsound mind, ETC., in private institu-
tions licensed by the state board of
control for the care, custody or treat
ment of the insane This bill is in |
ton of the state institutions where the !
insane and feeble minded are now con-
fined.
Senate bill number is which provides
for the appointment of a probate Judge |
pro tenn passed the house and will be- !
come law unless vetoed by the gov
ernor AS the law has been in the
case of the absence of the probate |
judge all business requiring his pres |
ence had to be postponed until his re- |
turn. In the case of his insanity no |
provision had been made and the con- |
ditions were anything but satisfac- |
tory to the probate judges of the state !
who were responsible for the consti-
tutional amendment which carried at |
the last election and made the law |
passed today possible.
BY vote of 81 to "A the house con-
Cured in conference committees re-
port made on the grain inspection bill |
passed by the house yesterday which |
provides for the weighing, grading in |
spection and storage of grains. The |
bill as amended will not suit the ma
jority of the Members of the house but |
they We're fearful that unless they ac- |
cepted it as amended that it might not |
become q law. The conference COM |
mittee consisted of Senators Hayden |
and Smith.
Judge Pollock declared the law re-
lating to the Inspection and weighing |
of grains which is now on the statute
books unconstitutional last week and |
as the matter now stands there is no /
law regulating elevators. The bill |
passed this morning was one prepared |
under the supervision of State Grain
Inspector Radford with the exceptions
of the amendments made of the senate
which reduce the charges for weighing
and inspecting.
The house Will proba bly, pass substi-
tute for house bill 514 before it ad-
journs this afternoon. This bill is one
prepared by the ways and means COM
rnittee and authorizes the board of re-
gents of the State Agricultural college
to import seed wheat as agents for
the farmers of the state and makes
an appropriation for their expenses.
The bill reads:
Whereas. the raising of wheat in
the state of Kansas is one of the great
sources of wealth and income to the