The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-05

| protested Senator Simons, that this
bill was drawn by Attorney General
Coleman, assisted by Mr.. Trickett and
others. Why don't you direct your re-
marks to Coleman, if he is responsible
for this bill?'
81 will direct my remarks to this
| ex-attorney general" retorted Wag-
gener. IF 1 remember correctly. he
is himself not free from the charge OF
violating the laws of the state. If ]
am not misinformed, there is a judg-
ment down here in the district court in
| q libel suit, which judgment says that
| he violated the law. I will give him
full credit for fixing up this bill which
we have before u.s.
DO you object to a convicted gam
bier paying the fees provided in this
bill?" asked Senator Simons.
Il object to anybody being convicted
on perjured testimony" replied Sem
ator Waggener. and this bill opens up
a great temptation to these assistant
attorney generals to convict in that
way. to commit the crime of suborna-
ton of perjury"
AS each section was taken up, Sem
ator Waggener, Senator Fitzpatrick or
Senator Noftzger would cut out all of
the special scenery which had been
carefully placed there by Mr.. Trickett
and his co-laborers. The senate sus-
tanned all this work. whenever ii came
to a vote. After a while the originators
and hackers of the bill. took their
medicine calmly. The only thing left
in the bill was such authority to ap-
point assistant attorney generals as
the law already gives the attorney
general of the state. Having reduced
the bill to mass of ruins. the motion
to strike out the enacting clause and
clear away the debris was about the
best things that could be done under
the circumstances.
Among other bills recommended for
passage by the senate in committee of
the whole were the following:
Senator Carver's bill providing for
a new assistant in the office of the
governor at a salary of $1,000 per
year.
Senator Chapman's bill prohibiting
the operation of car service associa-
tons in the state of Kansas.
Representative Tredway's bill regu
lating the sale of commercial fertil-
izers.
Senator Bakers bill requiring rail-
roads to furnish double deck cars for
shipment of sheep.
By a vote of So to the senate on
Monday afternoon adopted the report of
the conference committee on the new
assessment and taxation bill. The house
time and the bill will become a law on
being signed by the governor. No
changes were made in the conference
report by either house or senate. Mar
TIN OF w OOQSOn anu tIODeFISOn were the
only senators to vote against the re-
port.
The bill wipes out of existence the
state board of railroad assessment and
the state board of equalization, both
being political bodies composed of state
Officers. The entire charge of assess
ment matters for the railroad, tele-
graph and telephone companies. as we'll
as all private property, is placed in the
hands of a state tax commission of
three members, ppointed for terms of
tours years at salary of 81, 500 each
year. The commission may appoint
secretary at $4,000 a year, a clerk at
81, 200 and such other persons as experts
as may be necessary to perform the du-
ties assigned by the commission.
Senator Chapman's island bill' was
passed by the senate Monday afternoon
by a vote of % to 0. Under this bill
somebody is going TO pick up some big
bargains in land The bill puts on the
market for sale school land all is
lands owned by the state. School land
may be sold for as low as 50 an acre.
Some of the big islands in the Missouri
Kaw and Arkansas rivers are the most
fertile tracts of farm land in the state,
and are of great value The Dill is snort
and to the point. 1t says:
"All islands lying in the navigable
streams of this state wherein the title
to said islands is vested in the state of
procedure for the sale of state school
lands and the proceeds of such sales
shall become part of the permanent
school fund. That this act shall take
effect and be in force from and after It's
in the statute book.
IT is understood that some of the is
lands which under this act become
open for settlement as school lands lie
in the Missouri river in the vicinity OF
Ieavenworth and are of great value on
0,I 1nHArliaS them
The bill is expected to bring many
thousand dollars into the state school
fund.
Nearly the whole of Monday after
noon was spent by the Kansas senate
In passing of bills Nineteen bills or
general nature were given the required
majority, most of them
were senate bills. Among the more
important bills passed We're ;,} these;
changes the present truancy laws of
the state.
fuckers bill. amending the anti
trust laws to give the attorney general
additional power.
Hodges bill, allowing cities of the
second class to select city repositories,
and collect interest on daily balances.
LeIand's house bill. raising the pay
Of the secretary of the State Historical
society from 81 800 to $4,000 a year.
Cowan's house bill for the protec- |
ton of miners. This bill requires
powder companies to put up powder
in twelve and a half pound packages, |
and was opposed by the powder COM |
panies. They claimed it would in /
crease the cost of powder and hence
the cost of coal. The miners and |
operators. however. were agreed in
their support of the bill
A committee bill fixing the fees to |
be collected for executing papers in |
The governors office.
In order to accept a gift of $1,000 a |
year for the next two years the state |
agricultural college of Kansas was |
obliged to get the consent of the Kan |
sas legislature. This consent was |
given in a joint resolution passed by !
the senate Monday. The resolution |
was introduced by Senator Dolley. The |