The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-23

he shall be grilled over a slow fire till
he does answer, said fire to be furnish
ed by natural gas that he may further
be impressed by the power and re-
sources of the state of Kansas
Husey of Sedgwick seconded the
amendment.
Martin, Democrat, of wyandotte
county, said:
This whole prohibitory business is a
graft. There are Is blind tigers in the
Sixth ward in Kansas City where 1
live
Foley. Democrat. of Rice, said: IF
there are rs blind tigers in Kansas
City, it shows the need of such law.
1t is a good law"
I'VE have an assistant attorney gen.
eral,' said Martin, "he knows where
these places are. Why don't he close
them? p"
O'Connor's amendment was voted
down, only about dozen members vot-
ing for it.
Representative Ham. author of the
bill, moved that the committee recon-
mend the passage OF the bill.
Gesner of Barber moved to amend by
recommending that the enacting clause
be stricken out.
That's a good motion" said Martin.
This whole thing is a graft and ought
to be killed. Our assistant attorney
general, Trickett, enforced the law un-
til he had got all the money the saloons
hundred gambling houses in Kansas
City. Why don't he close those up?'
Swope, Democrat, from Jewell county.
said: IF Trickett has quit enforcing
the law there, he ought to have some
more law. I am for this bill"
How pleasant it is for brothers to
dwell together in harmony" shouted
Cunningham of Cow1ey.
The motion to strike out the enacting
clause was defeated. Among those who
lin @t4
Husey. Leydig, Chattanr Saunders,
Giants, Wescott-
1t was then voted to recommend the
bill for passage.
Wheeler's bill to prohibit people
from splitting tobacco juice on the
floors walls, ceilings carpets, or cush-
ions of railway or street railway cars.
was recommended by the committee of
the whole.
Representative Saunders said:
What are you going to do if the rail-
way doesn't provide sDittoons?"
Swallow it, shouted Holdren of
Montgomery.
Hendricks of Rawlins made a de-
tense of the tobacco chewer- "a man
who has chewed tobacco all his life
needs to chew" he said, "and If the
railway company doesn't provide spit
toons he ought to be allowed to spit
on the floor.
The bill was AMENDED by ma KING 1t
compulsory on railroad companies to
provide spittoons if they don't want
the floor spat upon.
The house, in committee of the
whole, recommended for final passage
all of the admins tration recommends
tons for the amendment of the new
| tax law. They are:
The total assessment fund in 1908
shall not be greater than in 1907, ex-
cept where a special election is held
Telephone, telegraph. gas and oil
pipe line companies must file in each
county plats of their lines in that
county.
Tax commission shall sit as a board
! of equalization for all controversies.
| Cities of the second class given same
| right as cities of the first class to prove
! their appointments of assessors.
County assessor must appoint the
| township trustees in each township
| deputy assess ors. All incorporated
| companies, except banks and stock
yards, must list full amount of stock
paid in and remaining as capital stock
/ at its true value in money, and sucn
stock should be taxed as personal
| property.
1t is likely that 2-cent passenger
fare legislation at the present session
of the legislature is dead one y
The senate bill making a fiat 2-cent
rate was adversely reported yesterday