The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-24

calmly. He said that effort is to Sc
| cure better work on roads and he be-
lieved trained road makers could per
form better service than those who
| are not trained
When put to a vote the Hodges
| amendment was carried and the pro-
vision was stricken from the bill
When the bill was put to a vote or
| final passage it was passed by "a to 2
| Senators Smith and Murphy being the
only senators voting against the bill
On motion of Senator Glenn the SEN
| ate acceded to the request of the house
| for the appointment of a conference
committee on S. B. No 337. amending
the primary election law. President
Fitzgerald appointed Senator Glenn and
Quincy as the senate conferees on the
bill.
The senate decided to concur in the
house amendments to S. B. No. 210,
relating to the commission form of
government in cities of the second and
third class.
The senators had a little fun with
Senator Travis relative to the passage
of his affinity bill. No. 497. On the
first roll call a large number of the
senators voted against the bill and
when the vote was counted it was
found that a constitutional majority
had not voted in its favor. Senator
Travis demanded call of the senate
whereupon the senators who had been
only fooling" arose and changed their
negative votes to aye" and the bill
was passed.
against the bill in earnest on the
ground that it did not apply to a wife
who deserted her husband without
good cause.
Among the bills passed by the senate
H. B. No. 81, by Hopkins; author
izing township boards to acquire
to erect thereon permanent
township buildings for public pur-
poses.
s. B. No. PSF. by Hamilton; con-
corning legal publications.
9. B. No. 293. by Milton; fixing
salaries of county surveyors in coun-
ties of 1000 or more.
s. B. No. 399. by Hunter; concern
ing levy of taxes by the board of trus-
tees of any county high school.
8. B. No. 314, by Price; to correct
a defect in the law relating to votes
cast for judicial officers.
S. B. No. 43S. by Brady; providing
for registry of farm names.
s. B. No. 403, by Anderson; requir- |
ng the dragging of roads in town !
ships.
s. B. No. 33s. by Milton: providing
FOR the appropriation of lands for use !
IF foreign municipal corporations.
8. B. No. 334, by Myers; relating |
% escape shafts in coal mines.
S. B. No. 4OS. by Ganse; relating to |
aking of dispositions in probate court. |
S. B. No. 20, by Stanley; concern |
ng building of bridges.
S. B. No. $50. by committee on I'd |
md 3rd class cities; authorizing such |
titles to construct and maintain sew
,rage systems.
8 B. No. 534 by committee on cit
es of the I'd and 3rd class: relating |
o sewers in second class cities.
s. B. No. 1913. by Avery: providing
or live stock registry board.
At p. m. the senate adjourned I'M
il Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock.
Senator Glenn received a curious
present through the mail yesterday
rom friend who is visiting at Palm
Beach Fla. The gift was q cocoanut,
With the outside "hull' on. just as it
lropped from the tree. The address
vas written on the shell and the
lamps were pasted on the outer
hell. Eleven cents in stamps were
equired to send the cocoanut through
he mails.