The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-19
IN THE HOUSE.
New Legislative Apportionnlent Bill
Is Introduced.


J. ]. Miller of Haskell county. has
| introduced second legislative ap-
portionment bill in the house. The
Miller bill only affects six counties,
while the Rochester apportionment
| bill which comes UP for consideration
under special orders, makes changes
in the representative districts of four
teen counties. Neither bill makes any
changes in the senatorial districts.
The Miller bill takes one represent
tative from Jefferson, Usage and Mar
shall counties and gives a representa-
tive to Seward, Greeley and Haskell
counties. these three showing sufficient
population to come under the cOnsti-
tutional provisions which allows every
county which pOlled $50 votes al the
tative without being tied to an adjoin-
ing county.
The Miller bill takes one representa-
tive from Jefferson county which has
Usage and Marshall counties have
nearly enough people to require two
representatives., but each county has a
senator of it's own.
The Rochester bill takes a repre-
sentative from each of the following
counties: Jefferson, Brown, Marshall
Usage, Butler. Douglas. Franklin.
One representative more is given to
the following countless Wyandotte,
Allen, Crawford. Montgomery, Hasl1-
Gtls seward, NEESei6E.
This bill is arranged so that the
counties in the southeast and the
southwest corner of that state which
have made phenomenal growths in
population recently VIII receive it's
full representation in the house of rep
resentatives. AS far as possible the
represen tatives were taken from coun-
ties which have not grown very rap
idly and which now have senators of
their own.
New Bills of General Interest.
1t has been six years since the Kan
sas statutes were revised. Robert
Stone of Shawnee this morning intro
duced a bill providing for a 1907 re-
vision of the statutes under the charge
of the attorney general The bill pro-
vides that $4,000 shall be appropriate
ed to hire someone competent to do
the work, the attorney general to ap-
point the man and supervise the work
A; G. Mitchell eff Douglas has presented
counties to secure county high school priv
ileges by voting a levy for the support of
existing high schools. 1t provides that
when the levy is made tuition in the high
school shall be free.
J; E. Guyer of Stafford introduced two
bills today of interest to sportsmen. One
bill makes 1t unlawful to kill prairie chick
ems or quail for a period of three years in
any of the following counties: Hamilton,
Scott, Wichita, Greeley. Smith. Sherman,
Rocks, Gray. Grant, Stanton, Haskell, De
G cat Ho eagx, Stevens Morton Fin
violating the law is a fine of SO
The other Guyer bill makes it lawful to
Kill carp in all the streams of Stafford
county by any and all means except ex-
plostves The carp is not a desirable fish
because of its carniverous nrcDensities
and fishermen want to get rid of them.
DR.. NJ. L. Stockton of Coffey county
wants the state to provide permanent
headquarters for the state board of med
ical registration and examination at the
state h y sc He introduced a bill this
morning making provision for the assign
ment of rooms to the board.
News From the Sick List.
H. Sticher of Woodson county, who
has been sick at his home in Yates Center
for the past month. was able to be back
at his desk this morning Mr.. Sticher
is still much enfeebled by his serious ill
ness, but he is pluckily sticking to his
work. He introduced a bill this morning
the voters of a certain township
in Woodsen county to hold their meetings
at the Yates Center town hall.
w. r. Stubs is one of the latest victims
of the grippe. Mr. Stubs has been con-
fined to his bed for several days and his
eyes are giving him much trouble. He
tried to como down town Monday, but the
eNertion caused q setback, and he may be
away from the house for several days.
f. b. Rail of kingman county has been
excused from attendance on sessions of
the house because Of sickness