The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-27
SENATE is FIRM.
Refuses to Modify the Anti
Cigarette Bill.
Motion to Eliminate Radical
Action Voted Down.
RESULT ONE SIDED.
ELL Goes Through as Originally
Recommended.
State Engineer of Highways
Measure LIS Also Passed,

The anti-cigarette bill was again a
subject for contention in the state SEN
ate late Friday afternoon. The bill was
recommended for passage in committee
| of the whole Thursday and yesterday
the bill was passed by a vote of %
to Z.
After its passage, however, a motion
was made to reconsider the roll call,
for the reason that the title was de-
fective. After much "squabbling' over
the matter the motion to reconsider was
carried and Senator Myers offered an
amendment to the title which was
adopted.
Then Senator Robertson moved that
the first section be stricken from the
BILL This section prohibited the sale
or giving away to anyone of any cigar
cites or cigarette papers, or having the
same for sale or free distribution.
Senator Robertson declared that if
that section were eliminated there
would be no doubt as to the act being
upheld by the courts. while on the other
hand if the provision remained in the
bill it might defeat the operation of
the law
Senators Carey and Brady, who yes
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ant judiciary committee" because of
their legal opinions. protested against
removing section 1. A roll call was
demanded on the proposition to strike
out and the motion was lost % to IL.
When put to a vote on final passage
senators who voted in the negative ex-
planning that they did so because they
believed such drastic law could not
be enforced and would not stand in
the courts
The bill creating the Office of state
engineer of highways, known as H. B.
No. TAT, by Case, was passed by the
senate without dissent. This is one of
the important new good roads bill.
Among the bills on third reading fin
ally passed by the senate Friday were
the following:
H. B. No. 1872, by jackson; relating
to county health Officers.
H. B. No. 314, by Allen; providing |
for disposition of lands wrongfully re-
claimed from channels of navigable |
H. B. No. SO, by Morgan; providing
damming draws and dry water |
courses.
S. B. No. 4s5, by Brewster; constru-
ing the meaning of the term resident |
taxpayer
s. B. No. 494, by Brewster: relating
to natural watercourses, providing for |
ana MAINTAINING the cnan- |
nels thereof.
S. B. No. All. by Hostrup; authoriz- !
ing the board of regents of the Kansas |
State Agricultural college to provide |
for certain printing and binding.
H. B. No. 1926, by Cranston; to deter |
certain suits in courts outside of Kan |
sas against residents of Kansas and |
providing for the recovery of damages. |
Substitute for S. B. No. I01 by Ju- /
dietary Committee; concerning the or
ganization. powers and jurisdiction of |
a county court in each county.
S. B. No. 567, by Glenn; to appor- |
ton and dfsburse certain moneys re-
ceived from the national government |
for the counties in the state containing
the United States forestry reserve.
S. B. No. 492, by Brady; making
counties and townships liable for de-
fects in bridges, culverts and high
ways.
II. B. No. 376, by Cunningham; re-
lating to the publishing, sale and dis
position of the supreme court reports. !
H. B. No. 389, by Moore; to auth
orize the commissioners of any county
in which an agricultural demonstra-
ton farm has been or shall hereafter
be located to lease or donate tract
for such purpose and to levy a tax
and contract for the maintenance of
the same.
S B. No. 596, by committee on tenn
state board of health to make and |
publish sanitary rules and regulations. |
H B. No. 416, by Buckman, con-
corning the erection of county build
ings.
S B. No. 433, by Hunter. relating
to inspection, weighing and grading
of grain. The increases in the salaries
of the chief Inspector and the super
vising inspector, were eliminated from
this bill as passed.
The senate went into committee of
the whole late in the afternoon, with
Senator Brewster in the chair. and a
number of bills under general orders
were recommended for passage.
Among the bills thus recommended
were the following:
S. B. No. 4S3, by Chapman, to pro-
vide for printing and distributing bal
lots for elections. 4
s B. No. 484. by Chapman, relating
to primary elections.
S. B. No. $50, by Hamilton, relating
to barber shops, bathrooms, etc.
s. B. No. $50. by committee on
ways and means, appropriating mile
age and per diem of presidential cleo
tors.
S. B. No. ASS. by Huffman. to pro-
vide for testing the sight and hearing
of pupils in schools. ]
S, B. No. 465, by Fowler, relating
to paying county commissioners for
labor on court houses. Subject to
amendment and debate.
H B. No. 202, by FEEDER, providing
for removal of remains of deceased
ex-soldiers of the civil war.
S. B. No. 564, by Milton, fixing COM