The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-21

or honorable
Matson of Sedgwick also took a
strong hand in the debate, when he
| came to the defense of Jewett. his col
league. and chairman of the employees
committee. He said that while Jewett
was chairman of that committee not
Sedgwiek COUNT man had been placed
on the pay roll.
Dolley also complimented the COM
mittee on its fine work in the face of
storm of applications from hungry
patriots in every section of the state
but wanted the committee to do still
better work.
AS economy seems to be the watch
word just now in Kansas politics it is
suggested that this square deal house
do away with the employees altogether.
Committees could be appointed to per-
form all duties necessary The
speaker has three employees himself.
Let them all go. The members could
take turns acting as door keeper and
sergeant-at-arms and janitor Each
member could do his own writing and
carry his own bills to the speakers
desk. The offices of chief clerk and
his army of assistant clerks could be
noticeable effect-one of the house
members could act as secretary and
another take care of the bills.
If forty-four employees on the pay
roll of the house is a graft or one
hundred for that matter, then ten
employees is a graft, only not so large,
and five employees is just small graft.
Bah! The whole business of yester
day afternoon was either a four-f1ush
play or a half-hearted effort to fol-
low the Cromwell style of purifying
politics. 1t will be remembered that
the great Puritan not only cut the
court circles, but he purified his
parliament by wedding out half of
the members as well as the hangers
on
The house members in Wednesday
afternoons debate uttered panegyrics
enough on the old soldiers to have
filled out a dozen Decoration day
programmes. but when it came down
to brass pan they were nevertheless
compelled by stern duty to- remove
veteran of 81 from his place of
profit There was plenty of praise but
no. solid benefit. The flowers
smelled very sweet, but somehow
failed to take the place of a SUBJ
stantial meal.
Speaker DoIIey has appointed the fol-
lowing additional committee:
Observation-Disclosures of Morris, Mitchell
Of Douglas, Shideler of Crawford. Kreh-
biel of Harvey, Banker of Russell, Wood
of Cloud. Lehman of Ness, Darling of
Norton, Grabbe of Ellis.
Bills in House.
H. B. No. 262. By Buckman-An
act relating to the office of the attor
ney general, and fixing the salaries of
the officials of the department.
H. B. No. 263. By Lander-An act
lating to mutual fire insurance COM
panies.
H. B. No. 264. By Lander-An act
to change the name of Gertrude Ran
z do T1[Nr
H. B. No. 265. By Meek-An act
compelling railroad companies and
lessees of railroad companies engaged
in transporting horses, mules, cattle,
hogs and sheep to and from the mar
ket stock yards of the state of Kan
sas, to provide conveniences for the
person or persons that are entitled to
accompany any of the above said
stock to or from said market stock
yards
H. B. No. 266. BY Morgan-An act
concerning civil service and to declare
that the performance of certain acts
and conduct on the part of appointed
officers, in the executive department
of the state shall constitute cause for
removal from office and to provide
for such removal
H. H. No. 26i. By westgate-An
act to amend section 6513 of the gen
eral statutes of 1901, granting licenses
to ex-union soldiers and sailors to
canvass for and sell goods not pro-
hibited by the law.
H. B. No. 26S. BY J. NJ Davis
An act amending the statutes of 1901
II. B. No. 269. By Davis of Bour-
bon-An act amending the general
statutes of 1901.
H B. No. 270. BY Davis of Bour-
bon-An act relating to the levying
of per capita tax and providing for
its collection.
H. B. No. 271. BY Davis of Bour-
bon-An act relating to the contrfbu-
ton and solicitation of money, prop
erty or anything of value from state
banks, private banks, or national
banks, or from public service corpor-
ations, to be used by any state, dis
committee, or by any club, organiza-
ton or association designed to pro-
mote or engaged in promoting the
success or defeat of any party or the
political office and providing penal
ties for the violation of this act.
H B. No. 272. BY Fisher-An act
concerning the assessment of proper
population of less than thirty thou
sand.
H. B. No. 27S. By Matson-An act
relating to cities OF the first class.
II. 3. No. 274. BY Matson-An act
amending the laws of 1903
H. B. No. 275. By Landrey-An act
authorizing any city of the second
class to issue bonds to fund its ex-
listing floating indebtedness.
h B. No 276. By Landrey-An
act relative to and providing for the
disposition of lands wrongfu1ly re-
claimed from the channels of navi-
gable streams.
H. B. No. 277. BY Howard-An act in
order to promote the economical ad-
ministration of the state schools and
institutions and to place such schools
under the direct control of the people
themselves who support them. a state