The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-22
NO QUORUM IN SENATE.
Only Nine Members Present This
Morning.

There were only nine senators in the
senate chamber at 10 o'clock this morn
ing when President Fitzgerald called
that body to order. Since there were
properly Senator Huffman moved that
a recess be taken until A p. m, which
was agreed to unanimously. Among the
absenteeS were practically all of the
senators who at the close of the ses-
sion Saturday evening had insisted on
taking a recess until 10 a. m. today in
stead of until 4 d. M
The senate committee on railroads
has unanimously agreed to recommend
to the senate that the Stannard bill
regulating and limiting the issuance of
stocks, bonds, etc. be referred to the
judiciary committee. The representa-
tiveS of the Santa Fe railroad claimed
that this law would reach only such
railroads as are chartered in Kansas,
and that this would affect only the
Santa Fe and the Kansas City, Mexico
& Orient road
The railroad committee desires to
have the legal question involved in the
bill decided by the judiciary commit
tee
When the senate convenes at 4
o'clock this afternoon it will probably
proceed to pass the bills recommended
by the senate in committee of the whole
Saturday, after which the senate will
probably go into committee of the
whole to consider bills on the calendar
under general orders. There are So bills
on the calendar under this heading.
Saturday Afternoon Session.
Among the bills passed by the senate
are the following:
S. B. No. 515. By committee on as
sessment an misunderstanding to tax
ing assets and stock of building and
loan associations.
S. B. No. 98. BY Brady-Providing
for an honorary educational commis-
sion to investigate advisability of state
publication of school text books. The
vote on this bill was % to A.: Senators
Anderson Hodges, Price and Robertson
voting in the negative. Senator Price
explained his negative vote by the fol-
lowing statement: This work ought
to be done by the state printer, the
attorney general and the state superin-
tendent of public instruction without
any additional compensation
s. B. No. SAT. BY committee on mines
and Misunderstanding use of dyna-
mite in mines.
and mining-Providing for sprinkling
of mines.
S. B. No 8. BY judiciary committee
relating to school lands.
8. B. No. 1856. BY Glenn-Legalizing
defective sales of school lands.
S. B. No. 557 By Brady-Authoriz-
ing county commissioners in counties
of over $4,000 population to sell or ex-
change the county farm or asylum.
H. B. No. 337. By Buckman, with
amendments by Senator rGlenn-Amend-
ing the existing primary law, chang
ing the practice of placing candidates
names on ballots in the same alpha
beticaI order throughout the state and
dividing the state into districts accord
ing to population, so that by system
of rotation each candidate for office
will be at the head of the list OF candi-
dates for each particular office.
S. B. No. SIS. by Brady; authoriz-
ing the sale of iailors residences un-
der certain conditions.
S. B. No. 53S, by Chapman; regulat-
ing rates of premium on fire in
surance.
S. B, No. 4O7. by Ganse; relating to
probate courts.
S. B. No. 81, by Cranberry; reIat-
ing to release of record of oil. gas
and other mineral leases.
S. B. No. 236, by Stewart; concern
ing the keeping of a record of chattel
S. B. No. $50, by stewart; concern
ing Wichita public schools.
S. B; No. s72. by. COMMITTEES on
State Affairs; removing fees for is
suing requisition papers.
S. B. No. 322 by Stillings; making
appropriation for Lansing schools
S. B. No. 46S, by Ways and Means
Committee; amending appropriation
for conveying prisoners to the pen
S. B. No 46s, by Ways and Means
Committee; Transferring certain
moneys in the state treasury to the
general revenue fund.
s. B. No. 40, by Ways and Means
Committee; making appropriation to
pay salaries and expenses of state
boards.
8. B. No. 21, by judiciary commit
tee; concerning evidence in cases
where original records of roads have
S. B. No. SOL. by committee on ed