The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-19


of date.
Huffman, of Cherokee, has introduced
bill which will empower the probate
judge to hold Juvenile court in the diff
ferent towns of the county over which
he has jurisdiction.
A bill introduced by Anderson, of
Bourbon, makes it compulsory that all
railway trains and railway engines
running within Or through the state be
equipped with electric headlights. The
bill excepts switch engines used in To-
cal switching yards.
| Senator Stil1ings of Leavenworth
has introduced bill by request to
create a benefit fund for the Kansas
policeman. This bill provides that the
funds collected from the insurance
companies doing business in the state
shall be divided equally among the
Kansas firemen and policemen as a re-
lief fund. This bill affects only cities
having regularly organized police
forces and that one-half of the funds
paid into the treasury of such cities
should be appropriated equally among
fremen and policemen. The fund is to
be used by the police forces for the
same purposes that the firemen's fund
| Is now appropriated.
Senator Quincy this morning intro
duced the bulky administration pub
lie utilities bill. The bill has not
been changed from the regular
plan and advocates a utilities commits
sion composed of five members, who
shall be chosen by the governor. 1t
differs from the minority bill now
pending in that the Democratic meas
ure calls for a commissio of three
members, who shall be named at the
| general election.
Bender of Labette county offered a
| bill, which, if adopted, would ruin the
| business of amusement parks and re-
sorts. His bill removes the privilege
of any persons or corporation to charge
an admission fee for any Sunday enter
| tainment.
A long list of petitions against the
passage of the Stewart bulk sales bill
were offered this morning in the SEN
ate The rem onStrance5 were referred
to the committee on manufacturing
| and industrial pursuits. The Stewart
act has created consid era Bile uneasi-
ness among the Kansas merchants and
several hundred of them have already
asked their senator to fight the bill
Senator Stewart by his bill would make
it compulsory for owners of merchan-
disc stocks to notify creditors five days
before making bulk sale of the
goods.
/ With aview of making the Kansas
telephone companies be good, Senator
Il Stavely introduced a bill placing al
telephone companies under the super
vision of the board of railroad com.
missioners. He would give to the
board the right to regulate rates, pro
vide penalties and to supervise th'
conduct of the business affairs anC
policies of the Kansas companies.
J. L. Brady, senator from Douglai
county, introduced a bill which pro
vides for the closing of the open sea
son on quail for a period of ten years
The committee on federal relation
reported favorably on the Travis reso
luton instructing the Kansas delega
ton in Washington to use their inf1u
ence in securing change in the rule
of congress which will create a com
mlttee on committees.
Senator Milton has introduced a bill
which will conform with the theor.
of J. N. DoIley, state bank commits
sioner, to establish a bureau of infor
nation giving the public information
concerning all stocks and bonds Offered
for sale in Kansas. The Milton bill
provides that all railroads and rail
way corporations, street railways an
street railroad companies submit thei
securities to the bank commissions e
for his approval and providing a pen
alty for violations OF these acts.