The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-16
Senators Work by LampIight
for First Time.
Bills Are Given o. X. i'm Com
mittee Of Whole.
ONE is SENT BACK.
Mr.. Travis Insurance Measure
Not Satisfactory.
Ballot Printing Bill Sent to
Committee on Printing.


The senate transacted business by
electric light Monday evening and dis
posed OF number of bills on the cal
endar. The senate went into committee
of the whole Immediately after conven-
Ing with Senator Cambern presiding.
Included in the list of bills recommend
ed for passage were the following:
S.B. No. 123. BY Lower-An act re-
lating to school boundaries.
s. B. No. 125. BY Lower-Prohibit-
Ing the employment by school boards OF
near relatives of the members as teach
ers In the public schools, except by
unanimous vote of the board.
s. B. No. $50. By Travis-re1ating to
the Issuance and countersigning of in
surance policies and surety bonds.
8. B. No. 81. By Chapman-To reg
ulata joint-stock life insurance COM
panies organized under the laws of
Kansas.
tee-Relating to the construction and
Improvement of public bridges.
g. B. No. Se6. BY committee On tenn
perance and hygiene-To provide per-
medical registration and examination
II. 3. No. 40. BY Morton of Clay
Relating to drainage.
While in committee of the whole S.
R. No. 356, by Travis, relating to the
issuance and countersigning of insur-
ance policies and surety bonds, consid-
cradle debate was occasioned by this
bill Senator Carey leading the oppoSi-
tior, arguing that the bill would tend
to keep out of the state insurance
companies and agents and leave the
people of the state at the mercy or the
combination of insurance agents
Senator Travis warmly defended his
bill and declared 1t was designed to
protect local agents within the state
from splitting commissions with gem
%efl he SfQfa
Senator Stewart raised the point that
dn its present form the bill would per-
init insurance companies to eVade pay
ment of losses by making void the pon-
cies and the committee decided to re-
fer the bill back to the insurance COM
mittee for correction.
Senator Glenn's bill. No. 6, relating
to the printing and distribution of all
election ballots and prescribing rates
of payment for printing, was discussed
in committee of the whole and on mo-
tion of Senator Price it was decided to-
ing with instructions to have the state
printer pass upon the compensation
provided for printing the ballots.
The committee of the whole arose at
10 o. M and the senate adjourned until
2 p. m. today.
At joint meeting of the ways and
house held Monday night, it was decid-
ed to grant public hearing relative to
the state fair bill. Representatives
from Topeka, Wichita and Hutchinson
and present their views on the project.
Secretary Coburn's Salary
A nubmer of additional bills have |
been considered and recommended for |
passage by the senate in committee of |
the whole
There was but little discussion of any |
of the bills and the session was de-
food of new bills was dumped into the |
hopper by the senators and a number |
of committees submitted reports on |
of minor Importance.
Under suspension of the rules the |
bill increasing the salary of Secretary |
F. d. Coburn of the state board of |
agriculture from $2,600 to $4,000 a
year, was advanced to third reading.
All the senators appeared unanimous
in favor of the increase. but Senator
Stavely raised a question as to the
form of the bill and it was decided to
refer it to the judiciary committee to
be revised so that legal objections
might be overcome. The wording of
the bill was as follows:
''That the secretary of the state |
board of agriculture shall receive an
annual salary of 5000 SO long as the /
ONCE is filled by the present incum-
bent; provided, that when the present
INCUMBENT To1nQu1SneS MS pOSlI1On as
secretary of said board of agriculture
the said board shall appoint his sue
cessor and he shall receive an annual
salary of $2.500.''
Senator Stavely thought the law
might be invalid On the grounds that it
might be considered class legislation
in Its present form.
Senator Leidy sought to remedy the
difficulty by striking out all after
81, 600 TO and including $2,500. 1
Senator Porter offered an amend
ment fixing the salary at $1,000 for the
fiscal years 1910 and 1911.
Both these amendments were adopt
ed, but in view of the doubt that ex-
listed on the legal form of the bill, SEN
ator Stannard moved 1t be referred to
the judiciary committee, with instruc-
tfons TO doctor it up so as to meet /
constitutional requirements and re-
port it back to the senate by o. M
Tuesday. This motion prevailed.
The senate then went into COM
mittee of the whole with Senator
Chapman in the chair. Among the
bills considered in committee of the
whole and recommended for passage
were the following:
s. B. No. 1872. By Fagerberg-
Authorizing the mayor and council of
third class cities of more than 1000 i
population, to create a board of three
commissioners to operate waterworks, Il
power, fuel and lighting plants.
S. B. No. As. By Stave1y-Author-
izing cities of the second and third
To HET ID VOTI