The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-06

any legislation which would, have thai
! result. and / shall be against this bill
| if the amendment of the gentleman
from Rice (Foley) is not adopted"
Before he had finished, the house
awoke to the fact that the speaker is
an able talker, and at no loss for words
TO express his opinion.
Representative Bird, of Shawnee. did
an acrobatic stunt. and within Is min
utes had made two speeches from OPP
pos1te sides of the fence. At first he
was fer the bill as introduced, and
against Foleys amendment. After Nor
left cities of all classes outside of
the Jurisdiction of the act, Bird took
the other side, and spoke at length.
When the argument was at a white
neat representative Archer damned in
a little Joker to relieve the tension.
lie moved, after Representative Kin
or Atch1son and Representative Enright
Morgan amendment, that Except
Atchison and Kansas City be substi-
tuted as closing words of the second
section.
The house committee of the whole
passed one section and argued another
In g. hours. At that rate it will take 80
hours of steady work to close out the
Dill. However an excellent opening
has been made toward the total des-
argument may close suddenly this af-
ternoon.
The three bills on primary elections
are: the Creech bill number 1858, which
is the shortest one in the way of bulk,
having but % pages but 81 sections,
the Stubs bill number 1853. with Sc
pages and % sections, and the Holdren
bill, number TO- with 60 pages and 81
sections.
InIH LII
many of those who are bitterly oppos-
ing the Stubs bill, is very strict as to
registration and many other safe
guards against fraud. In many sections
1t is almost identical with the Stubs
bill But the Holdren bill applies only
to the nomination of "all candidates for
all elective state, district and county
offices. representatives In congress and
members of the state legislature" and
says nothing about city elections. Also,
If it says anything about the election of
United States senator by vote of the
people, the clause is not visible during
a casual search of its many pages. The
establishment and conduct of delegate
districts occupies most of it's space.
The nomination of United States sen
ator by a direct vote of the people is
provided for in the second section of
the Stubs BILL and is one of its strong
est features. In the discussion Tues
day afternoon this feature was not as
saulted by anyone.
Before the house got busy with the
weighty problems of primary election
legislation yesterday, the pages of the
house scored one by introducing the
following resolution which was read by
thu clerk:
ITO the Members of the House of Repre- |
sentatives:
Resolved, That in appreciation of your
favors in voting us knives, therefore,
Resolved, That we, the pages of the |
house, do hereby show our appreciation |
of your favors, and feel honored that we /
are permitted to give to: the members of
the house of representatives. of 1907 these |
bananas as a slight token of thanks for |
favOrs received.
..Signed: John B. Gillian Teddie Morse |
Shibley "A llison, Edgar Whitlow. Charley
Burr Frank De Almond. Harry billiard I
Some one moved the adoption of this |
resolution and the pages swarmed out {
with waste baskets full of bananas. which /
they distributed to the members and press
The, boys, after several
Executive sessions. decided that they could i
way, and the passing of fruit was the re-
suit. .r- 5f~
The house opened by investigating the
imperfect ventilation of the chamber. which
has resulted, probably, in the death of
score of others. A committee was APP
pointed to confer 5with State Architect
stanton and see what could be done.
Stanton decided that the upper draft, or
kylight connection, acted like a chimney,
md was directly responsible for the trou
lie, and Workmen are busy this morning
rying to remedy this defect.