The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-09


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and S. B. SO were .concurred in by the
senate and passed. The former bill
was introduced by Senator Lower and
related to better fire protection in
school buildings, and the latter bill is
designed to give the board of health
authority to prevent the pollution of
streams used by cities for water sup
ply.
An unfavorable, report was submit
ted by the elections committee on the
bill to remove the Judiciary from poll
tics and the Judiciary committee re-
ported adversely on the bill authoriz-
ing county commissioners to designate
an official county paper. The judiciary
committee. reported favorably on the
bill making the third violation of the
prohibitory law felony subjecting
the person convicted to a penitentiary
sentence, and the committee on state
aftalrs recommended, the passage of
Senator Glenn's bill reimposing upon
the city of Lawrence the obligation to
pay the principal of the 100000
bonds issued in 1873 as a bonus for
the location of the state university at
that place.
A bill of interest to local citizens
was that introduced by Senator Ham
1lton, whichwas read a second time un-
der suspension of the rules. This biIIwas
prepared by the city attorney and is
designed to validate the bonds issued
by the electric light company about a
year ago for the purpose of raising
money to improve the plant. It was
stated that the act under which these
bonds were issued specified that bonds
should be issued mot to exceed $685.
OOO.' The courts have held that
laws authorizing bond issues must be
definite and state the specific amount
to be issued. The city attorney desired
to remove any question as to the val
idity of the bonds issued in case the
point was ever raised that mot to ex-
ceed' was not sufficiently specific.
The committee on roads and high
ways has agreed on a favorable report
on Senator Hodges good roads bill
This bill was amended while in the
hands of the committee, but it retains
the principal features of the original
BILL
Senator Cambern obtained consent
to use the senate chamber Wednesday
night for the public hearing relative to
the new bank deposit guaranty law.
The banking committees of both
houses will be present at the hearing
and number of bankers from various
the bill.
Upon motion of Senator Hunter, the
senate invited Prof. Hunter of the Kan
senate in committee of the whole when
the San Jose scale bill is under con-
sideration.
Senator Porter, president pro tenn
of the senate, was in his seat yesterday
when the senate convened. All last
week he was confined to his bed with
an attack of neuralgia and grip.
Bills in the Senate.
The following bills have been intro
duced in the senate:
S. B. No. ASP. BY GIenn-An act
authorizing county commissioners to
drill artesian wells.
permitting township to sell any land
and buildings thereon owned and used
for township purposes.
S. B. No. asa. By Hunter-An act
empowering the board of trustees of
any high school to secure real estate
for the purpose of establishing an
agricultural experiment station.
S. B. No. ASS. By Hunter-An act
empowering the board of trustees of
any county high school to secure real
estate for establishing an athletic park
S. B. No. ass. By Hunter-An act
empowering the board of trustees of
dormitories
S. B. No. 457 By stewart-An act
providing for threshers' lien.
S. B. No. 45s. BY Porter (By Re-
quest)-An act authorizing the crea-
ton of deposit insurance companies.
S. B. No. 459. By Stewart-An act
relating to private corporations.
S. B. No. $50. BY Hodges-An act
directing the governor of Kansas to
execute a quit claim deed to certain
lands.
S. B. No. 461. BY Anderson-An act
relating to presidential electors
S. B. No. 462. By Brady-An act
relating to roads and highways.
relating to improvement of highways.
S. b. No. 464. BY Committee on As
sessment and Taxation-An act con-
corning assessment and taxation.
S. 3. No. 465. By Fowler (By Re
quest)-An act authorizing the county
commissioners to pay for the services
of any county commissioner for super
intending the building of court houses.
s. B. No. 466. BY Hufman-An act
to provide for testing the sight and
S. B. No 467 BY Huffman CBy Re-
quest)-An act providing for the pro-
lection of employees in coal mines.
S. B. No. 46S. BY Ways and Means
Committee-An act making appropria-
ton for conveying prisoners to the
penitentiary for the years 1910 and
S B. No. 4ss. By Committee on
Ways and Means-An act relating to
the transfer of certain money in the
state treasury to the general revenue
s. B. No. 40. BY Committee on
Ways and Means-An act making
appropriations to pay salaries, per
diem and actual expenses of members
of state boards.
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