The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-02
KICK OVER KETTLE.
Senate Upsets House Education
al Institution Budget.
Allows the Schools an Aggregate
of So, $4,000.
GOES TO CONFERENCE.
Committee viii Try to Adjust
the Difference.
Avery State Highway Bill Passes
the Senate.
GOES TO CONFERENCE.

WHen ln6 eQuCdllO4dl
tion bills were considered in the SEN
ate this morning, that body raised the
appropriation allowed by the house.
It is now up to a conference commit
tee to straighten out the breach be-
tween the allowances of the two
branches of the legislature. In edu-
cational budgets considered this
morning the senate allowed the state
university, agricultural college, exper-
iment station and state normals an
aggregate of more than $2,6S4, $40. In
several instances increases were made
in the original bill.
The appropriations were made
special order for this morning and
went through the senate without de-
bate. Kansas University was allow
ed $1,O71.S7O; or s552,42O for 1912
and $51S, $50 for 1913. The State
Agricultural college and Garden City
experiment station was granted
$685., 700 for two years, or $431,500
for 1912 and $464,2OO for the en-
suing year. The Emporia state nor
NAL Pittsburg training school and
Hayes normal receive an aggregate of
S717,5O0 divided $4O1,000 for 1912
and $316,500 for 1913. The total ap-
preparation to the six educational in
stitutiona aggregates $2,6S4.57o.
bill passed the senate this morning on
third reading and is in a fair way 10
become a real law. In his bill the Clay
county senator creates a highways
commission composed of the board Of
regents of the state agricultural col
lege and establishes a state highway
fund. The commission also has the
power to name state engineer. who
shall furnish plans for all bridges and
highways in the state. His salary is
to fixed by members of the commits
sion.
It is proposed by the Clay Center
man to raise a highways fund of $780,
900 from the licenses from automobile
and motor car owners in the state
When the assessment was made IN
March. 1910, there were 10, 900 automo-
biles in the state. This number would
raise a fund under the Avery act of
$4,000. OF this amount 70 per cent is
to be used in the individual county for
road work. The remaining 25 per cent
will go to the state highway fund. It
Is probable that there are at the present
time some 1900 automobiles in Kan
sas and this would raise the general
fund an additional 100000.
There was no opposition to the Avery
measure and but two members-Ben-
der and Fowler-voted against the pas
sage of the bill. The law, if passed, is
to become operative July 1, this year.
What looked like real trouble over
the workmen's compensation act in the
senate. was adjusted this morning
when the two factions met and made
concessions concerning the final YER
biage of the bill. The compromise,
though, will make some radical changes
in the original form of the measure,
but a compromise was effected in pref
erence to an open fight on the floor Of
the upper house.
Trouble started Wednesday after
noon when Senator Reed offered a
substitute, which, if adopted, would
bury the original bill for at least two
years. His plan was to name seven
mmissioners to study the workings
of the law in other states and report
tc the 1918 legislature. Hamilton and
Ganse made strenuous objection to the
substitute and its consideration. Reed,
however served notice that he meant
business and Brewster pushed through
q motion to have the proposed docu-
ment printed.
According to the Reed substitute,
two members of the senate, two mem
bers of the house, one person repre-
senting the railways, another the in
terests of the employees and the labor
commission to act as the seventh mem
Der, were to consider the problem.
This would disturb matters most seri-
clared war.
Under the terms of the agreement,
the commission will be appointed to
study the workings of the law both in
Kansas and other states but the COM
penSation act will pass the present seS-
sion of the legislature. The conferees
were composed of Ganse, Hamilton,
Brewster and Reed. The compromise
will be Incorporated in the original
bill, but will in no way effect it's oper-
\.
mission might cause some radical
changes in the 1913 session.
At a session of the public utilities
conference committee today an agree
ment was almost reached concerning the
provisions Of the new public utilities
bill in which the two houses refused
to concur. The bill has been decided
" improved and it is believed that both
houses will accept the conference re-
port. The committees were so close to-
gether at noon that a report is ex-
pected at tonight's session.
Section 25 of the senate bill which
was bone of contention, has been ad-
1usted to the complete satisfaction of
the factions. This section now provides
that upon proper showing the state
board shall be compelled to grant an
issuance of stocks and bonds by utili-
ties and public service CORPORATIONS
Upon the petition of ten resident tax
payers an appeal is permissible to the
state board from the city commission.
No appeal is granted from the decision
of the state board, except mandamus
proceedings in case the board refuses
to grant the provisions of the act as
relating to the protection and rights
of public service corporations.
The section relating to qualifications
of members of the board, caused consid-
erable trouble when the bill was under
discussion. The conference COMMITTEES
6oned out this difficulty. One member
OF the board is now required to be a
practical business man, a second mem
Der must be an engineering expert and