The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
ON THE SHELF
Reform Ballot Law Goes by the
Board.
Senate Committee on Elections
Is Responsible.
HAD PASSED IN HOUSE.
Considered Too Extreme for the
Senate.
Bill Limiting Issue of Stocks
and Bonds Killed.

From present indications the bill
providing for the adoption in this state
of the Massachusetts ballot law will be
allowed to pass away in the senate
committee on elections and will new
er be reported to the whole senate. At
a meeting of the elections committee
this morning Senator Robertson re-
quested that the Massachusetts, ballot
law be taken up and reported. The
other members of the committee, how
ever, objected to considering the bill,
and the indications are that the bill
will not be reported upon at all by the
committee.
This bill prescribes ballots that per-
nit the voter to vote for the candidate
rather than for the party emblem, and
it also provides for voting for candi-
dates for the United States senate, in
structing the members of the legisla-
ture to elect the man receiving the
highest number of votes. The house
passed the bill by a large majority,
managers expected the senate to kill
the bill. 1t now appears that this ex-
pectation will be verified.
night administered blow to another
party pledge when the committee de-
cfded to report adversely on Senator
STANDARDS bill limiting the issuance of
les and other common carriers. The
vote on the bill in committee was to
4, Senator Ganse being the absent
member The tie vote killed the BILL
but a minority report will be submitted
by Senators Hamilton, = Robertson,
Reed and Myers and anSattempt will
be made on the floor ofFthe senate to
secure. adoption of the minority re-
port.
The ma iOritU and T0innritv
on this bill will probably be presented
to the senate during the session this
afternoon and an interesting fight is
expected over this matter.
A message of congratu1ation was or
dered sent to President William How
ard Taft by the state senate today
upon adoption of a resolution intro
duced by Se1ator Travis.
Upon motion of Senator Brady the
senate adopted the following resoIu-
ton relative to the resignation of Guy
A. Swallow as sergeant-at-arms of the
senate:
Whereas, Guy A. Swallow, the eff
cient sergeant-at-arms of this house
has been appointed postmaster at Fort
Leavenworth, which appointment neces-
STATED the severance of his relations
with us; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this body desires to
congratulate Mr.. Swallow upon his ap-
pointment. His services here have been
proficient. to such a marked degree that
we reluctantly accept his resignation ex-
cept for the fact that it insures a bet
ter place for him. The high grade of
marked public services of this position
have endeared him to all senators
and We wish him unlimited success in
his new position.
The senate also adopted Senator Bra
dy's joint resolution giving the me-
mortal association of the Kansas Pho
neers and Patriots, authority to. erect
a memorial building on the state uni
versity campus at Lawrence.
The senate this morning adopted the
report of the conference committee on
s. B. No 210, for the suppression and
eradication of tuberculosis among cat
tie. Senators Stannard and Avery were
the senate conferees on this bill
On motion of Senator Avery the SEN