The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-30

caring for such injured persons: care
| takers of stock, poultry, or fruit. in
car load lots, to be used exclusively in
accompanying the same to market, or
returning therefrom; INDECENT, desti-
tute or homeless persons, whose de-
pendent condition is certified to by
mayor commissioners of the poor, or
the chairman of the board of county
commissioners. Neither shall this act
be construed as prohibiting any rail-
road company from Transporting pas
sengers free during the prevalence of
an epidemic, pestilence or catastrophe,
when necessary to afford relief or to
mitigate the evil effects of such calam-
itouS visitation.
1.-The provisions of this act shall not
be construed as prohibiting excursion
rates, open to the public generally; re-
duced fare to ministers of the gospel.
and those giving their entire time to
religious, benevolent, or charitable
homes. state or national including
those about to enter and those return
ing home after their discharge
Seven members of the railroad com
mittee signed the minority report for
the Stone bill They were H. w.
Grasse, C. A. Stannard. H. W. Oshant,
J. E. Gayer, s. b. Haskins, J. b
Taylor, w. Y. Morgan.
The Milligan bill was presented by
DR.. ]. A. Milligan of Anderson county,
point.
Slap at the Lobby.
There was a good deal of trouble
this morning in maintaining order in
the house and after the presiding Of
f1cer had pleaded and threatened in
vain, Mr.. Hendricks of Rawlins county
said:
Mr. Speaker, 1 move that the rail-
road lobby be excluded from the
house.
TT doesn't require such motion"
said Speaker Pro Tenn Cunningh am,
who was in the chair. .'The sergeant
at arms will see to it that order is
Preserved
After that the crowd in the lobby
kept reasonably quiet for at least five
minutes.
Smaller Cities Want In.
George Plumb of Lyon county in
troduced a bill in the house this morn
ing which if 1t passes the legislature
will permit cities of the second class
adopting the commission system of
municipal government. bill has
already been presented and recon-
for passage by the house COM
mittee giving cities of the first class
the right to adopt the commission sys-
tenn. The Plumb bill follows the lines
of the bill for cities of the first class.
In cities of a second class mayor and
two commissioners are to constitute
the governing body The mayor is to
have charge of the police and fire de-
partments. He is also the supervisor
of parks and is required to see thai
the streets and alleys are kept clean
and he is to superfntend the health
provisions of the city. Another COM
missioner is to be in charge of finance.
revenue and public works. The other
is to be in charge OF
lights, streets and public improve
ments. The commissioners are to ap-
point a city attorney. city clerk. city
treasurer. police judge. city marshal,
fire chief. city assessor and other
minor officers.
Wants State whisky Inspector.
John L. Saunders Af Sedswick coun-
ty, Democrat, introduced bill in the
house this morning which is intended
to guarantee to the Kansas man who
desires drink that the stuff he pur-
chases in the Kansas Joint or which
is real "wet goods and not concoc- |
ton of bug juice. The Saunders bill!
is really a wonder in it's way. especial |
y considering the fact that booze is
posed to be- The bill provides that all
malt vinous, spirituous. fermented,
alcoholic or other Intoxicating liquor
which is made or brought into the
state shall be inspected, and the plll |
creates a state liquor inspector and
gives him several deputies whose duty
it is to sample and test all liquors
brought into Kansas.
The bill requires tnat whenever any
1ne receives a package of liquors he |
must notify the state liquor inspector |
at once, and before using any OF the |
iuuor With the package must be an
affidavit of the manufacturer or the mn
porter showing that the liquor does not |
contain any poisonous or deleter1ouS |
lrug and that the goods are pure and
wholesome and true to the name under !
1uors are manufactured from pure ma
.eriaIs. If any of the deputy inspectors
.hink that the liquors are not up to the
standard as shown on the label the IN
;pectors are given authority to have a |
sample of the goods analyZed and when |
t is found that some manufacturer does
lot make his goods come up to the
standard as shown in his affidavit all
# his goods must be analyzed before |
hey can be sold in the state and the
lffidavits do not count. The bill makes
he state chemist the state inspector OF
iouors and he is to appoint an assist
mt in each county and in each city of
he first-class and each assistant is TO
lave a deputy in each township. The
hief of police of cities of the second,
lass is the inspector in that city and
Justices of the peace in cities of the
hird-class are to do the inspecting. The
Inspection fees are as follows:
For beer or other malt liquors, one
ent per quart.
For whisky. wine or other liquors
tx cents per quart.
No inspections are to be made for
ess than twenty-five cents All ices
re to be retained by the assistant
eputy inspectors up to fifty dollars a
month and from the balance the state
Inspector is to receive fifteen hundred
oIlars year. Any one who does not
ave his liquor inspected is guilty of
nisdemeanor, according to the bill
nd is liable for fine of one hundred
oliars.
lake Freight Trains Haul Passengers
Mr. Saunders introduced another
l.. 4, AI,1
IL freight trains which have cabooses
ttached to carry PASSENGERS the same