The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-28
GOES WITH RUSH.
City Commission Bill Passes the
House.
Designed to Correct Technical
Defects in the Law.
MR.. AMRINE'S REFORM.
Would Deny Heads of Education
al Institutions Privileges.
Not Permitted to Have Voice in
Board OF Regents.

| DOGA VI OA A1CSCAbSS
| The house passed the bill introduced
by the committee on cities Of the first
class this morning by an overwhelming
vote Only minor amendments were
appended thereto. This bill is an
amendment of the law providing q com
mission plan of government for cities
of the first class after the citizens
thereof have voted in the affirmative
on the proposition
The amendments to the law are along
the lines of the Iowa and Texas laws
and strengthen the position of the com
lmissfoners- The workings Of the law
Is still the same but the idea OF the
amendments is TO make the law more
practical and smooth out the rough
places and legal technicaIities that have
arisen in practical test of the original
law.
The house adjourned for noon re-
cess.
At this afternoon session the house
went into committee Of the whole to
again consider the Jackson anti-drug
store bill The San Jose scale bill viii
come up next in committee Of the whole
bill
Amrine Of Morris. introduced a bill
today which provides that the chaucel-
lOE OA LIG state university ana ILAE
president Of the agricultural college
shall no longer be chairmen OF the
board of regents of these two state in
stitutions nor be entitled TO a. vote at
the meetings Of these boards This IS
an important bill and is not without
merit The author of the bill argues
that where the president of either
these schools is allowed to preside
over and cast vote at board meetings
he thereby is placed in position,
through his high Office. to assume
practical control of the board The OBJ
ject Of the bill is that their respec-
tive boards shall run these two schools
and not the chancellor or the presi-
dent.
To curtaiI one man power of a great
state Institution is a step in the right
principles. even though II might not
apply at this time
Matson of SedgwIck introduced the
following bin in the house today, which
is of Importance to newspaper publish
ers in the state:
That on the first meeting after jan
uary Of each year the board Of county
commissioners of each county in this
state shall advertise for bids for the
county printing Said bids TO be seal
bids and TO be submitted at the first
meeting Of the board in February Said
advertisements for bids shall be pub
Ished in the official county paper and
also in one other paper OF general cir
c1IatiOu in the county once each week
until the first meeting in February At
the first meeting in February of each
year the board Of county commission
ers shall open said bids and let the
county printing for the next ensuing
wear 10 the lowest bidder, provided that
in counties where there is daily
newspaper published said printing may
be printed in a daily newspaper and
in counties where there are two or
more daily papers said printing must
r., cd in daily nEWEnar6r
Said bids shall provide for the print
ing Of all notices required by law TO be
paid for by the board of commission
ers including the proceedings of said
board
No bid shall be let to any paper un-
less the same has been published and
Of general circulation in the county for
at least 81 weeks prior to awarding of
Act to take effect from publication in
state paper
Hopkins of Ffnuey introduced the ad-
ministratfou tax measure in the house
today. being a bill similar in every re-
spect to the senate bill
Stone Of Shawnee today introduced
a bill in the house which provides that
the state board of health shall be vest
ed with the power 20 enforce the laws
Of sanitation and good health in re-
gard to barber shops and public baths
Of the state The bill designs that the
antfseptic regulations regarding these
places shall be rfgfdly enforced
The committee on elections this
morning reported the death of two
bills to the house One was the bill
providing for the election Of Unit
ed states senator's by the people by
the placing of the name of the sue
cessfuI party nominee at the primary
nominating election on the party bal
lot at the general election The other
was the bill forbfdding any political
party from receiving contributions
from any corporation for use as q cam
paign fund