The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
CALLED A HALT.
House Resented Suggestion OF
GubernatOrial Interference.
Morgan of Reno Stirs Up HOr-
nets Nest.
JUDGE BUCKS REFORM
Would Have Women Vote for
Presidential Electors.
Effort to Force Voters to Walk
to the Polls.
JUDGE BUCKS REFORM

| The house again resolved itself into
committee of the whole Monday after
noon for the purpose of placing the fin
ishing touch of approval upon several
bills that have reached the general or
der stage. White of ottawa, was call
ed to the chair. They were disposed
| of in the order named as follows:
| A bill by Clark of Winchester, max
ling it misdemeanor for any person to
take the horse of another person and
| drive the same without permission. The
bill was amended to include antos and
| bicycles. In the course of the debate
Griffen of Barber, sprung new ex-
preston on the house when he used the
term '.Bonafide horsethief''
The bill by Morgan of Hodgman pro-
viding that railroads shall enclose their
tracks through private property with
horse high and hog tight woven and
barbed wire fences, excited a debate IL
which many learned opinions on fences
were believed by the members. The bill
was referred back to the judiciary COM
mittee until Mr.. Morgan, who is at his
home in Hodgman, recovering from a
light stroke of paralysis, shall have re-
turned to champion his bill.
The House Was Rebellious.
A feature of the session of the house
was the way that body SHE'D at the
appearance of fancied order from the
chief executive of state. The house is
very touchy when it's dignity is con-
cerned and a sentence should be care
fully chosen and mildly construed if it
is to make way in the west chamber of
the caDitol.
1t was a funny incident and showed
plainly the vanity of order and regu-
larity when arrayed against human
nature. Morgan of Reno, that old ma
fitness of things. to have been on the
other side of the question, was the
cause of the rebellion. The house was
debating whether or not to advance
to- hi
providing an appropriation for a 1egis-
lative reference library to third read
ing under emergency rules. Two or
three members opposed the plan but 1T
was about to go through, when Nor
gan, who favored it, declared that the
house should hurry the bill through for
the reason that Governor Stubs had
urged this measure in his message, and
the Hutchinson editor moved that the
bill be advanced. Then Westcott of
Cherokee, arose in his place and stated
that he could not see the point to that
argument at all. The house, he said,
a stick at the mandate of a message.
The governors epistle was recon-
mendation, not an order. Morgan's mo-
ton was voted down two to one by
the square deal house. 1.-THE world
does move" just as Gallileo declared
some several years ago.
English Women Will Sigh for Buck.
Judge Buck of Lyon is a pleasant
and courtly gentleman of the old
school. He has a white beard and his
deep-set eye denotes a judicial mind.
In spite of his age he would be the
idol of the women in England if he
were in the English parliament in
stead of the Kansas legislature. In
Great Britain the women parade the
streets, storm the palaces and hold
the house of parliament like their
male ancestors did the Fort of
Lucknow; all this because the govern
nf ant fro 100
Now here comes Mr.. Buck and in
PRODUCES a bill which provides that
women shall have the right to vote
for presidential electors. The bill is
hereafter held in this state for the
election Of presidential electors the
right of any citizen to vote therefor
shall not be denied or abridged on ac
count of sex. 1t shall be the duty of
officers preparing the ballots to pro-
vide ballots with only the names of
candidates for which women may vote
thereon; and boxes shall be provided
to receive such ballots only.
Must Walk to the Polls.
Rodgers of Sedgwick Monday m
troduced a bill prohibiting the use of
carriages, automobiles and other
vehicles from carrying voters in pri-
mary elections or general elections or
in registering the same. 1t shall be
deemed a miSd emeanor under this act
for any person or candidate or cor
poration to use or cause to be used in
any election to carry voters to the
polls in any vehicle or automobile. |
A violation of this law is punishable
by a fine of from $25 to 500 or i'm
prisonment in the county Jail of from |
thirty days to a six months term. L
Cities to Levy Their Own Taxes.
Mccormick of Crawford has in
troduced a bill which provides that all |
cities of the first class shall levy taxes |
each year upon all real, personal and |
mixed property in the city for tax |
purposes and not to exceed the rate
on each dollar as follows: For gem
eral revenue, four mills; for general !
improvements, except improvements
for which special assessments are
levied, two mills; for paying interest |
coupons as they mature and all bonds |
of the city, such tax may be neces- |
sary to pay the same; for purpose of |
paying any existing legal obligations |
of the city for water, light, heat and
power supplied to the city, three
mills; for the purpose of paying judg- |
ments, not to exceed one-half mill.
Must Economic With Gas
Edwards of Greenwood Monday
afternoon introduced the following bill |
in the house providing for the protec- |
ton of the Kansas natural gas supply: |
THAT it is hereby declared unlawful |
for any person, firm or corporation, or |
association owning or controlling the
flow of natural gas to allow such gas |
to escape OF run to waste or to furnish |
the same to any consumer to be used
in an extravagant or unnecessary
quantity, or to give away any such gas,
or to sell the same at price less than
ten cents per thousand cubic feet as
determined by registration upon test
ed and approved meter.
THAT it is hereby declared to be
within the state of Kansas to allow
such gas to escape or to run to waste