The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-21
Senator GIenn'S ReappOrtlOn-
ment Bill Delayed in Senate.
Members Not Ready to Accept
1t Without Question.
MEASURE is LENGTHY.
Will Be Carefully Considered
Before 1t Is Passed.
May Profit by Carnegie Fund
for Veteran Professors.

Senator w. NJ. GIenn's bill. No 20,
providing for the reapportionment OF
the representative districts of the state
was not "railroaded" through the sen
ate late Wednesday. In fact, CONSIDER
alton of the measure while the senate
was in committee of the whole, was
brought to a termination with such
suddenness that it might have been des-
ignated as a jerk. several of the young
er members of the senate raising en-
phatic objection to passing upon any
measure without due elaboration over
its contents
After the senate resolved itself into a
committee of the whole TO take up bus
iness under general orders. senator
Glenn called up his reapportionment bill
1t is a rather long measure, covering
19 printed pages. The secretary was
just about ready to get warmed up to
the task before him when Senator Glenn
arose with a motion that since the Dill
was so long further reading Of 1t be
dispensed with and if the senators de-
sired any explanation OF any Of the sep
arate sections this would be given
Senator Hamilton stepped into the
breach with aIacrity and objected toI
rushing through a measure Of such
length and Importance and suggested
that further action be deferred until the
members had opportunity TO read the
with some show of carefulness-
To this objection the senator from
Greeley retorted that the gentleman
from Shawnee was merely endeavortng
to delay the passage of the bill, that
anything about 1t could be satisfactor-
fly explained, and he looked almost
wroth.
At this juncture Senator Ganse Joined
Senator Hamilton in the breach. He
declared that the bill affected the peo-
pie in his district and that he was al
ready aware of some inequalities ana
he desired further time in which TO
study the bill and declined to have 1t
"railroaded" through the senate. He
declared that he would support the bill
If fair in its purposes, even II 1t did az
feet his constituents. but he wanted
time to examine it.
Senators Brady and Travis also spoke
against further action on the bill at
that time, Senator Travis remarking
that he objected 10 the bill being rail-
roaded through the senate like 1t was
railroaded through the committee
Senator Glenn's only support came
from Senator Cooke and when the mat
ter was put to a vote the senators de-
eided to defer action by a vote of 20
There being no further business before
the committee of the whole the commit |
tee arose. Senator Stewart. who occu-
pied the chair saying To President F1tz-
gerald: The committee on the whole re-
ports progress, and nothing accomplish
ed. and asks leave to sit again at some
other time.
Senate bill No. AZ. which had been
considered in committee of the whole
during the morning session, was pass
ed by the senate during the afternoon.
A resolution of Senator Hodges was
adopted setting February as the date
for the senate hearing of the Yeager-
Altman contest case from the Thir-
tReQth judicial district
Senator Potter offered a resolution.
which was read a second and a third
time and passed by the senate, under
suspension Of the rules, asking that
both branches of the state legislature
and the governor endorse the action
of the agents of the Kansas state uni
versity IN their application to partici-
pate in the benefits provided by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Promo
ton of Higher Education
Andrew Carnegie, it will be remem-
bered, gave S5,000.000 as fund to
provide pensions for professors in state
universities who have served con-
tinuously for 1 3 years One of the re-
quirements prescribed by Mr.. Carne-
gle is that application of state unlver-
stiles to participate in the benefits of
this fund, must have the endorsement
of the legislature and the governor of
the state.
a bill authorizing the organization
business. loan money and deal in real
estate was introduced in the senate
yesterday afternoon by Senator
y Ro bertsOn- This bill is designed to
protect the public against abstract
concerns making abstracts of title
without authority of law. Abstract
companies organized in Kansas have
sustained no liability to their patrons
and il is declared that many abstracts
have been made without legal author
ity every year in all parts of the state
Bills in the Senate.
Other bills offered yesterday after
noon were the following:
s. B. No. 100. BY Porter-An act
relating to banks and trusts compan-
les.
g. B. No. 191 By Porter-An act
authorizing the state geologist to
make an investigation of explosions in
coal mines and possible remedies
therefor.
8. B. No. 1872 By Brady-An act