The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15

dimensions in the house of representa-
tives Thursday afternoon over the
passage of the bulk sales bill" This
bill was killed earlier in the session by
| the judiciary committee.
| Archer of Brown made the principal
| fight on this bill. He claimed that it
was all for the benefit of the whole
salers and that very few of the re-
| tailers of the state wanted it. He said
he had number of retail merchant
clients. and he didn't think they would
want such a law.
Mr. Archer's declaration was re-
futed by Sigmund Lehman of La
bette, one of the biggest merchants in
the house. who offered an amendment
tending to make the bill still more
strict. and for the greater protection
of wholesalers. He said that the
honest merchants of the state were
strongly in favor of the bill.
]. L. Finley of Cheyenne endorsed
Mr.. Lehman's position in the matter,
and said that no honest retailer would
have any objection to the bill, and that
he would favor Lehman,s- amendment.
The bill was finally passed as re-
ported from the judiciary committee
on motion of w. L. Cunningham of
Cowley. 1t provides that a retailer
before selling out his stock of goods in
bulk, must file notice of his intentions
with the register of deeds, so that the
creditors of the concern NAV have a
chance to protect themselves.
The house committee of the whole
knocked out the state fire marshal bill
yesterday soon as it appeared be-
fore the committee. AS soon as 1t was
read ingalls, of Atchison moved that
the enacting clause be stricken out
onded the motion and vote was
scarcely necessary. When the vote
was called for every member. save
one voted to kill the bill. That one
xxyo 0f CN,-1~
This bill was department bill
drawn by the state insurance depart
ment and introduced by Husey of
Sedgwick county.
Just before adjournment Thursday
afternoon the house adopted the follow
ing resolution drawn by Mitchell of
Douglas county:
Creech. who has not only been one of
the distinguished and efficient members
of this legislature but who has served
his legislative district with renarka Bile
ability and integrity and who by vir-
ture of his eminent fitness was selected
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee during two successive sessions
of the legislature, has been unfortu-
nately stricken in health and in conse-
quence compelled to relinquish his ac-
tive work in this house, now, therefore,
be It
Sixty-second district, the people of the
state of Kansas and this house of repre-
sentatives have suffered irreparable in
jury In the loss Of the active services
of Mr.. Creech at this session of the
legislature. And be it further,
Resolved, That we extend to Mr..
Creech. and his family our most sincere
sympathy because of this visitation of
i'll health and hereby express a heart
felt wish and earnest hope that he NAV
speedily recover his normal health and
strength
]. T. White of Ada, Ottawa county.
has introduced on behalf of Representa-
tive Creech, a bill intended to prevent
delays in stock shipments. It provides
Tor a fine of per cent of the freight
charges FOR every hour stock trains are
delayed up to seven hours. when the
train shall be cut in two and taken to
It's destination with all possible haste.
The house committee Of the whole
yesterday killed the bill introduced nv
Husey of Sedgwick county providing
for fire protection in public halls.
hotels or public houses of entertain
ment, lodgings tenement houses and
other public places. The present law
buildings was enacted two years ago.
1t was introduced by Kirkland of Sa-
line county. After the committee had
amended Husey's bill in various ways
Mr.. Kirkland discoyered that it was
no Improvement over the old law He
stated that in his opinion unless the
CID law could De Dettered the bill be-
fore the house should be killed He
made motion to that effect and it
passed. There was no opposition to
the motion although the house had
spent two hours trying to patch the
bill up.
The bill introduced in the senate by
Senator Carver was recommended for
passage. This bill provides the sal
aries of district judges of Kansas shall
be paid in monthly installments.
The insurance bill introduced by
Wilson of Mitchell county was recon-
mftted yesterday to the insurance
committee. The friends of the r.