The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-27
Judiciary Committee Will Con-
slider It's Provisions.
1T MAY BE CHANGED.
Several of the Sections VIII
Probably Be Revised.
Eventually Measure Will Be Re-
ported Favorably.


judiciary committee before the senate
has an opportunity to consider it fur
ther President Fitzgerald referred the
bill to the judiciary committee Tuesday
afternoon.
The members of this committee are:
Senator Price chairman, Reed, Ham1-
ton, Myers, Staveiy, Robertson. Brew
ster, Glenn, Ganse-
Of this number, five at least are
strongly in favor of an anti-lobby bill
and it is expected that the majority
will insist on a favorable report on the
measure with perhaps a few amend
ments extending the scope of the act
somewhat
Senator Price stated at noon today
that he has not as yet received the
anti-Iobby bill, but he presumed the
committee would get together and con-
tomorrow afternoon. However, he ex-
pressed no opinion as to just when the
bill might be reported back to the
senate.
Routine business occupied the time
of the senate this morning; a number
of new bills of varying Importance
were introduced and the senate passed
several bills which were considered
Tuesday in committee of the whole.
Immediately after the converting of
the senate this morning Private Secre-
cations from Governor Stubbs an
nouncing that he had approved senate
bills Nos. 42 and 139. the former relat-
ing to the selection of state repositories
and the latter amending the existing
pure food law.
On motion of Senator Chapman the
rules were suspended and his bin No.
309 a guaranty bank deposit bill. was
read second time This bill is vol
untary guaranty act 1t creates a bank
depositors guaranty fund which is to
be provided by assessing the banks
participating one per cent op their
average daily interest bearing and nom
interest bearing deposits, fixing the
minimum assessment at $50, for any
1 bank
An unfavorabIe report was submitted
| by the committee on fees and salaries on
the bill requiring district court stenog-
| graphers to come to Topeka and serve
| the legislature, if not employed in court
work at the time of the legislative
| sessions.
| The committee on judiciary presented
bills of greater or less Importance
| Among the number killed by the COM
| mittee were No. 127 creating a board of
| commissioners to establish uniformity
| with other states in legislation on
certain subjects. and senate bill No.
! 2O5, the bulk sales act
! The bills considered Tuesday in COM
! mittee of the whole and recommended
for passage were read the third time
and passed by the senate at the morn
/ ing session The acts thus passed were
| the following:
Senate bill No. 147, by Senator Stew
wart; No 220. by the committee on fees
| and salaries; No. 159. by Senator Chap
man; No. 129, by Senator Fowler; No.
| s. by Senator Stillings; the substitute
I -
on cities of the second and third class !;
| No. 152, by Senator Quincy; No. lis, by
| Senator Lower; No 14S, by Senator
Porter; No. 155. by Senator Potter; No.
53, by Senator Cambern; No 6s, by
| Senator Hodges.
bill introduced today by Senator
| Milton provides a penalty of $500 for
the conviction of any person or asso-
citation who may buy votes or hire
| conveyances for the purpose of TAX
ing voters to and from places Of reg
istration-
Senator Stewards bill introduced
this morning specifies that all freight
/ trains shall be provided with a crew
of not less than five trainmen and
/ trains containing 80 or more cars
/ must have a crew of six persons
Switch engines operating in railway
yards must have crew of not less
| than five persons, two of whom shall
be swirchmen. For violation of the
provisions of the act a fine of from
500 to $500 is prescribed.
The senate adopted Senator Huff
mans resolution fixing the hours of
| employment of the hired help of the
senate This resolution requires SEN
ate employees to report at $50 a m.
and stay on duty until p. m with
an hour and a half for noon. These
hours do not apply to janitors under
the sergeant-at-arms.
The senate passed the house joint
transfer of the Cedar Creek pumping
/ plant to the city of Olathe, Kan, by
T. d. P. Hougland-
Promptly at noon the senate adjourn
ed and the members proceeded in a
| body to the house of representatives
to participate in the joint convention
for the completion of the election OF
| Joseph l. Bristow as United States
senator.
New Bills in Senate
The following new bills were intro
lduced in the senate today:
| 5 B. No 290. BY Milton, by request
IAN act relating to cities Of the first
class having a population of more than
so 600 and concerning the acquirfue
Improvement. maintenance and regu-
Iation of parks. streets, bridges. via
ducts public buildings. and grounds
5. B. No. 291- BY Milton-An act
granting licenses to ex-union soldiers
and sailors to engage in the business OF
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