The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25
.STRIKESON ROCKS
Allen Bill to Provide New Elec-
ton Regulations.
Would Have Stopped Practice of
Hauling Voters to Polls.
NEW DRAINAGE LAW.
House Committee on State At
fairs Introduces One.
Plan to Have Check on School
Lands Is Approved.

Wednesday was washing and ironing
DAY in the house 1t passed twenty
elght DIS that were on third reading
on the calendar and at the night ses-
sion went into committee of the whole
and disposed of eight bills, recommend
Ing seven of them for passage.
The one bill that struck on the rocks
Wednesday was the measure by Allen
Of Wyandotte to prohibit the corrupt
use of money on election day and bar
ring the custom of hauling voters to
the polls in carriages or other vehicles.
me Dill by the committee on state
affairs revvises the drainage district
law and was recommended for pas
sage. 1t is an act in relation to natural
watercourseS, providing for the protec-
ton, control, deepening, widening, re-
moving distractions from, changing,
regulating, establishing and maintain
ing the channels thereof; the construc-
ton, maintenance and repair of levees
along the same to prevent overflow and
raising of elevation of railroad tracks
the construction and maintenance of
such 1evees; the construction and regu-
lation of drains and other works con-
ducive to the public health, convenience
and welfare in districts subject to over
flow; and to these ends providing for
and authorizing the organization of
public corporations to be known as
drainage districts, and prescribing the
duties and defining the powers of such
public corporations
The bill by Lennen of Ness relating
to school lands was hotly debated at
Wednesday nights session before it
was recommended for passage. The
object of the bill is to give the state
auditor a check on county clerks and
treasurers and thus insure to the
state that it will receive all the money
due from sale of school lands. Lennen
estimated that the state had lost a
quarter of a million dollars in the
past for want of the check provided
in this bill. The debate over the bill
grew out of the fact that several
members wanted to raise the price of
school lands from $1.25 to SIS per
acre. The price was not raised.
The bill by Foley of Rice was rec
that whenever ten or more residents
in any county within the state of
Kansas, being actually engaged in the
business of bee-keep1ng within such
county, shall petition the board of
county commissioners of such county
to appoint a county inspector of bees,
it shall be and is hereby made the
duty of such board OF county commits
sioners to appoint some suitable and
person, resident of such
county, to be county inspector of bees
for the term of two years next en-
appointed and qualified; provided, |
that in case any county has a less
number of bee-keepers than ten, such |
county shall be under the Jurisdiction
and inspection of the county inspec-
tor of bees residing nearest to such
county.
Now Foley has always posed as be-
ing opposed to the creating of new
commissions, so his friends on the Re
publican side can refer to this bee
whenever the man from
Rice leads the debate against new Of
fees and expense to the state.
Boyd of Republic, that old Green
hacker and champion of woman's
suffrage, was caught last night when
some member saw him in the gallery
talking to friends among whom were
some ladies. He was fined a barrel of
apples and the sergeant-at-arms sent
after him. 1t looked like there would
be mutiny but the eyes of the entire |
house were upon him and the old SOL
der bowed to discipline and duty and |
accompanied the sergeant down to the |
floor of the house. The fine was then |
RENTED.
Fisher of Chautauqua in voting |
against the crow bounty bin said: ''I |
am opposed to the dangerous practice |
Of devoting public money to private en- |