The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-19
DIDN'T LIKE IT.
Members of the House Object to
Change in Seats.
Mr.. Ryan Of Brown Leads the Re-
volt.
HELPLESS TO AID.
Sergeant at Arms Tries in Vain
to Straighten Out Tangle.
Speaker DOlley Breaks GaveI
Trying to Restore Order.

The new seats installed in the house
over Sunday were the cause of more
trouble at this mornings session. This
trouble, however. was not over the
purchase or the price of the seats, but
the rearrangement of these seats which
changed the position of several mem
bers on the floor. Ryan of Brown took
umbrage at his change of place and
introduced a resolution calling for a
change back to the original positions
after the seats were chosen. This reso-
luton was voted down Other mem
bers, however, made protest and the
sergeant-at-arms was called upon to
straighten out the confusion. He was
assailed with a dozen questions and re-
tired from the scene. The seat contro-
versy continued for a half hour with
out results. Then said Flanagan of
Decatur to Finnigan: These new seats
are causing lots of trouble; let's shunt
EN- out again.
The speaker split his gavel trying
to restore order and finally Ryan's mo-
ton that a committee of three act with
the sergeant-at-arns to rearrange the
seats of the members was voted on.
1t carried and the speaker sighed with
relief at 1.-The settlement of this
momentous question and appointed
Foley of Rice, Mercer of Chase and
Ambrose of Marshall as a committee to
storm the breach.
New Bills Today.
Among the important bills introduced
bill by Pyle, provides that all state and
private banks and trust companies that
receive money on deposit be subject to
this act. A bank guarantee commits
sion is created composed of the attor-
ney general, state treasurer and bank
commissioner, all banks must deliver
a bond to this commission executed by
some surety company for twice the
sum of their capital stock In view of
this guarantee the banks can deposit
with the commission, city or township
bonds or first real estate mortgages.
All debts of defunct bank must be
paid out of this guarantee fund within
six months after the closing of the
banks doors
Malone introduced a bill which abol-
ishes the office of county assessor and
provides that the trustee of each town
ship shall act as a deputy. assessor and
, that he shall give additional bond for
the faithful performance of his new
duties. Assistant deputy assessors can
be appointed by the county commits
sioners where it is thought necessary.
The senate appropriation bill was ad
vanced to its third reading in the house
and then passed on a unanimous roll
call vote It appropriates $4,000 for
per diem and mileage of members and
payment of incidental expenses of the
organization of the 1909 session.
That Furniture.
The echoes of yesterdays debate
over the new house furniture will not
die away. Just before the house ad-
! journed this morning Guilbert of
Logan introduced a resolution that
the house approve the purchase of the
new furniture. The bills for this fur
niture had been referred to the claims
committee, and Sig Lehman, chair
man of that committee, stated that he
| had all the papers in the case and that
| the committee would go through them
| tonight and present all the facts and
! figures to the house tomorrow morn
ing. After this explanation Guilbert
withdrew his motion.
| More Tax Exemption.
A concurrent resolution by Newlin
provides for an amendment to the
1 constitution by which the legislature
! shall be empowered to establish an
| equitable system of raising state and
jects of taxation in order to secure
| just return from each. All property
used exclusively for state, coun-
| ty, municipal, literary, educational,
scientific, religious, benevolent and
| charitable purposes, and also personal
| property to the amount of $500 for
each family shall be exempt from
| taxation.
| Civil Service Marriages
| Newlin also introduced a bill today
| which places a candidate for matri-
| mony in the same class with an appli-
| cant for place under the rules of
| civil service. If this bill becomes a
| law, hereafter in Kansas the prospec-
tive bride and groom must answer the
probate judges questions as to their
full names. color, occupation, birth
place, residence and ages. Also
whether the marriage contemplated is
| No. 1 or or or what number it is,
and how the other marriages, if any
! there dissolved Thew
must also give full vital statistics re-
garding their parents. They can be
examined under oath administered by
| the probate judge and if he is not sat
, isfied with their answers he can refuse
| to grant the license. The penalty for
making false statements is a fine of
| from 500 to $1,000 or Imprisonment
of from three months to five years.
But the fiercest section OF this law is
reserved for the last. Any couple liv-
ing in Kansas who shall go to some
| other state to get married and then
return here to live, their marriage
shall be void and they will be subject
to the penalties mentioned above.
! In other words, under this law, be-
! fore YOU can get a marriage license
! you must first convince the probate
judge that you are good fellow, have
| exemplary habits and are making
enough money to support your wife
| properly and that your ancestray is o.
| K. The wife. too, must blushing
where the search1ight shines the
| brightest. If you are a friend of the
probate judge you. will be all right.
| but you are up against it in the other
case.
/ warm debate is promised in the
| morning session when the report of
the committee on claims is made on
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