Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-12

Republicans, they had 81 committee.
and this year with "a Republican
they have "a committees. This
Is done that each senator may have
clerk. The minority get no commit
tee chairmanships, hence no clerks
What is needed is cleaning out O
of the traditions Of the senate. The
are the stumbling block to the need
, ed Legislation. --
The state university. not to b
: eutdone by Manhattan, has arrange,
tor a meeting at Lawrence Friday
where all the state officers of the stat
/ and the members and employees o
both houses will be entertained fire.,
! train and all. Another uLketin,
trip on full pay. A little later wher
the pay time runs out they will b,
working for no pay as a compensation
for their trips now. Of course in tn,
absence of pay day these fire.,
meals are blessing.
One bill which provided for a new
state official, to be appointed by the
governor, but who was to get bis sal
airy from the fees Of his office, ha.
been sidetracked, but will probably
come up again in a little different
shape, 1t was bill providing for q
state boiler inspector.
Another bill. one of the pet meas.
ures of the administration, also re
ceived rather rough treatment. II
was one establishing state forester
After a debate lasting some time il
was referred back to the committee On
forestry and horticulture with instruc,
tions to present 4 bill which would
put the forester under the supervision
1of the state agricultural college. Ths
bill has not re appeared. :.
The house this week passed the
..San Jose'' scale bill. making an ap.
| Preparation of $4,000 a year fol
three years with which to fight; this
pest, which IS rapidly running valu.
able orchards in various parts of the
state. 81
A neat little scrap took place 10 the
house this week. Amrine Nor.
ris, the man who had the fight with
Dave Nulvane, introduced a bill
fathered by the educational commits
sion, which took the office of county
superintendent out of politics, nc
nominations to be made by parties
but any one could under certain con
ditions become an independent candi.
didate. When the bill came up il
the committee Of the whole, it wa:
turned down by vote Of 81 against
to SO for. When the committee arose
a motion to nonconcur in the report
so far as relates to this bill was con
cerned was forced to a roll call. ant
sustained by vote Of 81 to GA. Thi'
placed the bill back on the calendar
under general orders for the commit
tee of the whole. Another lively fgh
ensued, and by vote of 81 to so ths
bill was again killed. When the com
mittee rose non.concyr mott or
brought another roll call, and tht
other fellows called all their members
out of the committees, and defeated
the motion by vote of so to 81
The Democrats unanimously sup
ported the bill, but there were tot
many rabbits on the majority side o.
the house.
L. W. Page, q good roads exper
from Washington, addressed the two
houses on that subject, and was pul
through course ST questions, one ot
which elected the information that il
some states where they have such al
official, his entire time is not taker
up, but, as Mr.. Page replied, "Un
fortunately in some states he has {
great deal Of politics to attend to.
This seems to be the milk in the co
coanut. Answering a qoestion from
Gov. Stubbs, concerning the need O
, an expert state engineer, he replied