The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-25
NAY KILL IT ALL.
Infected Live Stock Law Is in
Danger.
State Now Pays for Cattle Killed
by Its Order.
ATTEMPT TO EXTEND.
Senator Stewart Wanted Law
to Apply to Tuberculosis.
This Resulted in Opening the
Whole Question.

An attempt by Senator Stewart to
ADD tuberculosis to the list Of conta-
slous and infectious diseases for
which the state pays for domestic an
1mals killed for the protection of the
nerds came near resulting in the re-
peal of this law by the senate last
evening, and there is a possibility
that it will be taken from the statute
books entirely at the next regular ses-
sion.
Up to the present time, animals af-
fected with pleuro- pneumonia, or
foot and mouth disease, have been
killed by order of the state, appraised
and paid for. When Senator Ste
warts bill came up it was opposed by
Senator Noftzger, who took the po-
sition that in paying for sick animals
killed by order of the commissioner,
the state simply pays for doing a duty
the owner should have performed
himself, and for which it is no more
responsible than for the sickness of
a member of the family If horses
with CHAMBERS are not paid for, why
pay for cows with tuberculosis? 1t
is the farmers animals that are sick,
it is his misfortune, but they are
worthless to him after that and he Is
the one who should destroy them.
Senator Stewart replied that if the
state didn't pay for animals they
would not be killed, and If not killed
the nature of their disease could not
be discovered and steps taken to
prevent its spread. Until the govern
ment took hand in the matter.
most of these diseased cattle were
sent to Kansas City and Sold but this
was stopped. The senator thought
the state could better afford to spend
a little money than to lose its people.
Senator Simons said that if it
was true, as has been stated, that rs
per cent of the cows have tuberculo-
sis, the burden on the state, if 1t I'M
dertook to pay for them, would be
tremendous
motion to strike out all of the
bill after the enacting clause was
adopted by the committee of the
whole.
A bill by Senator Griffin to appro-
pirate $4,000 for use in exterminat-
ing the green bug, now appearing in
alarming numbers in several Of the
southern Kansas counties, was IA
vorably reported by the committee
on ways and means. When it came
before the committee of the WHOLE
the amount of the appropriation was
reduced to $4,000, and thus amended
was favorably recommended to the
senate
The sum originally called for was
cut in two on motion of Senator Dol
ley, who said that within the hour he
had had a conversation over the tele-
phone with representatives of the en-
Genealogical department at the state
university, who thought $4,000 would
be sufficient for the experiment, the
Importance Of which no one disputed
The bill on third reading passed I'M
animously. 1t was introduced by
Senator Griffin at the suggestion of
Secretary e. J. Smiley and other rep
resentatives of the Kansas Grain
Dealers association, before which the
whole matter was thoroughly dis
cussed at its recent meeting in this
city. The fight against the green bug
last year was made at the expense OF
business firms and private parties. No
part of the appropriation will go to
pay anyone connected with the ex-
pertinent, whose name is now on the
pay roll of the state.
What shall constitute criminal SLAM
der was defined in a bill recommended
by the committee on banks and bank
ing considered in the committee of the
whole last night and. after amend
ment reported back to the senate with
the recommendation that 1t be passed.
Section l Of this measure says: at
shall be unlawful for any person will
fully and maliciously to originate or
circulate any false and defamatory
rumored report or statement of any
kind, nature or description of and con-
corning any banks or banking institu-
ton, organized under the laws of the
state of Kansas or of the United States
and doing business in this state
This section originally read: THAT
it shall be unlawful for any person to
originate, circulate or repeat any false
and defamatory rumored report" ETC.,
but Senator Robertson thought it was
dangerous in this form, and the
changes were subsequently made.
The senate held it's first executive
session last night when message was
received from the governor announc-
ing the following appointments: Judge
w g. Glass Of Marysville, now a mem
her of the tax board, to be member
of the tax commission for the term end
ing June 80 1909; Senator Charles S.
Huffman of Columbus, to be member
term ending March %. 1910. The nomi-
nations were unanimously confirmed
The senate committee on banks and
banking, through it's chairman, Senator
Fulton. returned senate ollis o. 80, "a
ma iority and minority report, the
majority report being favorable upon
the first and adverse as to the last three
hills. Much time was consumed in a
debate as to the disposition OF these
bills and their status In the senate al
for the adoption of the report of the
Judiciary committee. Senator Quincy
moved the adoption of the minority re-
mort on senate bill 80, which recon-
menasd. that the bill be placed on the
calendar under general orders In sec
ending this motion, Senator Hodges of
Johnson. said the very object sought by
the governor in declaring an emer-
gency and calling this extraordinary
session-the enactment of guaranty
bank deposit law-was now being at