The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14
Senator From Shawnee Intro
duces Commission Bill
Providing for State Jurisdiction
Over the Utilities
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Senatorial Notes and Items in
the Upper House.
Other Legislative Incidents and
Items of Interest.

Senator Clad Hamilton's bill Great
ing a public service commission pro-
vides for a body of five members.
three of whom shall be the present
members of the state board of rail-
road commissioners, and two others
to be appointed by the governor, with
the advice and consent of the senate.
This commission thus organized shall
hold Office until February, 1911, after
which the governor shall appoint five
commissioners, nor more than three
of whom shall belong to any one
political party. Two of the members
shall be appointed for terms of two
years each and the three other mem
bers 20 be appointed for terms of
four years each. The salaries of
members of the public service COM
mission are fixed at $500 a year.
The commission is authorized to APP
point a secretary who shall also be a
rate clerk at $500 a year; a steno-
grapher at $1,000 a year and an at
torney. and such other employees as
may be necessary to transact the bust
ness of the commission.
Senator Anderson from Bourbon
county-of course he's a Democrat
got into the limelight by introducing
in the senate the first bill for the
guaranty of bank deposits for the
state of Kansas. Senator Anderson's
bill is modelled after the bill now in
force in Oklahoma. with slight
notifications and it is designed to
vantage of its provisions as well as
state banks, if the federal govern
ment doesn't object.
Senator Bender of Labette is of the
opinion that every dog should have
its license and to this end he has pre-
scented to the senate bill assessing on
all Kansas CANNES tax. one dollar
per annum for each male dog and SO
per year on all dogs that are so I'M
fortunate as to be of the opposite sex.
This may appear to be an attempt at
taxation without representation, but it
may give some senator an opportunity
to gain recognition as the champion
of the faithful hound.
Senator Bender also takes a little
shy at the railroads in his bill to com
pei the railroad companies to fence
their lines with a hog-tight fence
BY request Senator Hamilton has
presented a bill giving Carrie Eleanor
and Paul Leicester Smead the right
to change their family name to Mead.
Senator Hostrup has presented in
the senate bill making an appro-
years to pay the running expenses of
the Agricultural college at Hays.
The House Bills.
Bills were introduced in the house
late wednesday as follows:
H. B. No. So. Buck-An act to
amend chapter 125 of the session laws
H. r. No. 80. Buck-An act con-
corning eligibility to office.
H. B. No. 40. Moore-An act to
amend chapter 127 of the session laws
of 1907.
H. B. No. Al Moore-An act to
amend chapter 126 of the session
laws of 1907, the same being entitled
IAN act authorizing cities of the sec
ond class with a population in excess
of ten thousand to levy, in addition to
other taxes prescribed by law, taxes
for certain funds. fixing the maximum
limits thereof. and prescribing the
conditions incident to such levy
H. B. No. AZ. Loofbourrow-An act
relating to cities of the second class,
and amendatory of section six of
chapter ninety-nine of the session laws
of 1885 as amended by section one
of chapter 1O4 of the session laws
of 1887.
H. B. No. 4S. Loofbourrow-An act
TO provide for opening private roads
or highways and amending section 1
of chapter 112 of the laws of 1874.
H. B. No. A. Lehman-An act re-
lating to the location of offices of ex-
press companies within the business
portion of cities of more than 1000 |
population.
H. B. No. 40 Morton-An act to
amend sections 1 and of chapter
1877, laws of 1907, entitled, IAN act
concerning drainage"
H. B. No. 46. Kyle-An act con-
corning assessment and taxation to
amend chapter 4OS of the session laws
of 1907, being an act to regulate as
sessment and taxation.
H. b No. Al. Matson-An act pro-
the sale of any fruit tree or |
fruit trees of a certain kind, variety or
description and the delivery thereafter |
with the intent to deceive to the pur-
chaser of a fruit tree or fruit trees of
q different kind variety or description |
and providing penalties thereof, and |
prescribing the time within which |