The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10

mutual fire insurance companies.
H. B. No. 107, substituted for S. B.
No. As, requiring railroad companies to
fence their lines.
s. B. No. 2O7, by Cooke, amending
section 5. chapter 275. session laws
1907.
S B. No. 232, by Lower, fixing terms
of district court in the Twelfth judicial
district.
s. B. No. PA. by Smith, restricting
the spread of johnson grass.
S. B. No. 211, by Stannard, relating
to better protection of the public in
halls, hotels and places Of public as
sembly. was discussed, but before it
was definitely decided upon the COM
mittee referred the bill back to the
committee on state affairs.
When the committee arose Senator
Huffman. chairman of the ways and
means committee, introduced a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to pay the salaries
of legislators and employees of the leg
islature for the last ten days. Under
suspension of the rules this bill was
read a second and a third time and
passed by the senate This legislative
appropriation bill is drawn after the
same form as the senate's last appro-
priation BILL and does not enumerate
the individual employees to be paid. 1t
is presumed the house will also tie up
this bill. as has been done in the case
of the former bill for a similar pur-
pose.
Senator Chapman reported to the
senate that the conference committee
of the two houses held a meeting yes
terday and failed to agree relative to
the appropriation bill which has been
before the legislature for about two
weeks past. This means that the SAL
aries of legislators and employees of
both houses will not receive their pay
for services during the ten days end
ing January 81.
Senator Carey. chairman of the COM
mittee on state affairs, who was assign
ed the duty of investigating the condi-
tions at the state heating and lighting
plant, submitted the following report:
1--WE have inspected the heating plant
as requested by the communication
from secretary of state. One of the
mission is now repaired and cost about
SO the other boiler can be put in good
safe condition for about $25. We rec
ommend this to be done at once. We
also recommend the purchase of a flue
roll and other boiler tools costing
about 80 also a few boiler f1ues which
will allow the engineer to make such
repairs when they are needed as is the
custom in plants of this size and char
acter. We recommend an appropria-
ton Of $500 for the purpose of cover
ing pipes. resetting any boilers that
may require it and making any other
repairs necessary. Such repairs to be
made after the cold weather is over
when only a small amount of power is
required.
Repairs to be made under the super
vision of the executive council"
Bills in Senate.
The following bills have been in
troduced in the senate:
8. B. No. 492. By Brady-An act
making counties and townships liable
for defects in bridges, culverts and
highways.
s. B. No 49S. BY Milton (By re-
quest) &C relating liens for la
Dor and material.
s B. No. 494. BY Brewster-An act
in relation to natural water courses.
s. B. No. 495. BY Brewster-An
act constituting the meaning of the
term resident taxpayer
s. B. No. 496. BY Huffman-An act
creating a state school of mines and
metallurgy.
5. B. No. 497. BY Travis-An act
defining abandonment and providing
punishment therefor.
s B. No. 49S. BY 0verfield-An
act relating to fees or corporations.
s B. No. 499. BY Price-An act
making appropriations for the for
estry stations at Dodge City and
Ogallah. for 1909 and 1910 and 1911.
S. B. No. 500. By Ways and Means
An act making appropriation for
legislative expenses