The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-11


question: asked the president
Yes" replied Senator Leidy, 81
voted against allowing the minority
to elect United States senator from
this state
Senators Bender and Potter said the
complaints against the assessors in
their districts were not against the
hlgn assessments, but against the
inefficient assessors appointed to make
the assessment. Senator Bender
wanted the commissioners to use their
judgment as to whether or not an as
SCISSOR should be appointed. Senator
Denton again related the state of
affairs in his district under "Uncle
Jimmy" and Uncle Jack
When put to a vote a division was
demanded and the Quincy motion to
strike out the provision carried by
An amendment by Senator Ganse
was adopted providing that in coun-
ties having city and country property
one assessor for each kind of property
be designated
When the discussion Of the bill and
the amending was finished the bill
was put to a vote on final passage, Fl
votes being necessary to pass the bill.
As the roll was called it was seen that
there would be close vote. AS the
friends of the measure tailed the vote
they figured constitutional majority
was lacking in its favor, so Senator
Quincy demanded a call of the senate.
The sergeant-at-armS was dispatched
for the absentees. In the meantime
Senator Anderson changed his vote
from aye to no and Senator Porter
came in and voted aye. The vote was
added up and 1t was discovered that
the bill had passed, there being % for
it and II against. The vote on the fin
al passage of the bill was as follows:
Yeas: Avery, Brown, Cambern,
Carey. Chapman, Fagerburg. Fowler,
Glenn, Hodges, Hostrup, Huffman,
d. Dot
ter, Price, Quincy, Reed. Stannard,
Stewart, Stillfngs.
Nays: Anderson, Bender. Brady,
Brewster. Cooke. Denton, Ganse,
Moore, Overf1eld,' Robertson, Smith,
Stavely, Travis.
Senator Myers was absent by leave.
The senate then proceeded to pass
the following bills:
$. B; No 10. by Myers: abolishing
son and Jackson counties
n. B. No. 1o7. requiring railroad
to fence their lines
8. B. No. 207, by Cooke, amending
section s, chapter 275, session laws
1907.
S. B. No. 2S2, by Lower. fixing terms
of district court In the Twelfth judicial
district.
8. B. No. 274. by Smith. restricting
s. B. No 1Se, by Quincy, amending
the law relating to mutual fire insur-
ance companies.
Unexpected difficulty was encount-
cred in the passage of No. 189.
of the senators were absent
from the chamber when the vote was
taken and Senator Quincy discovered
that a constitutional majority had not
voted for his bill He demanded
~ nc n r
alarms was again required to hunt up
the absent senators. Meanwhile, at
the solicitation of Senator Quincy
Glenn and Milligan changed their
vote was announced the bill was pass
ed by % to 10. ss
The senate late in the afternoon
went into committee of the whole with
Senator Brady in the chair. S. b. No.
90 relating to inspection of oil, which
struck some hard shedding in the COM
mittee Tuesday, was the first bill on
the calendar. Senator Stavely moved
to strike out Sec. 4, which provided
reduction of fifty per cent in the in
spection fee for oil in quantities of
more than fifty barrels.
Senator Cambern wanted the section
retained as he said it was desired by
the independent srefiners. Senator
Hodges mentioned that the reduction
would cut off considerable revenue that
would otherwise come to the state and
the state needs the money.
The motion to strike out was favor
ed by Senator Brewster. He declared
that if the section was retained the
fees paid by the Standard Oil com
pany for inspection would be cut in
two, but the reduction would not bene-
fit the independent refners to any ap
probable extent, because their product
is inspected in smaller quantities 81
would not object so strongly to max
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from Doniphan. elf the Standard
would pay the fine assessed against it
in the courts and not involve the state
in further litigation, but the reduction
would deprive the state of about $15,-
900 in inspection fees and l don't care
under the circumstances to vote for the
provision"
Senator Ganse declared that it is
wrong in principle to charge an excess
sive inspection fee, and he considered
the provision unconstitutional and I'M
Just. THE argument of the senator
with reference to the payment of the
fine by the Standard OIL company is
absolutely indefensible," he said.
The motion to strike out the section
was carried by vote of 20 to H. The
decided to recommend the
bill for passage and the committee
arose
Senator Porter's motion that a night |
session of the senate be held begin
ming at s o'clock tonight was carried. |
Inc judiciary committee SuDmltted
as a substitute for Representative Ed
wards anti-ctgarette bill the Mime
sofa law on the subject and recon- |
mended it's passage. This law not only |
prohibits the sale and manufacture of
cigarettes in the state, but also pro-
hibits their use by minors under 1 8 |
years.
The senate adjourned at 6:15 p. IN. |
Bills in Senate.
The following bills have been intro |
1uced in the senate:
S. B. No. SOL By committee on edu- |
,atiOn-An act To nrnNidn for norm, q L |