The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25

Dannald, McGregor, Morris, Mulroy.
Napier, O'Connor, Orr. Parrot, Phil
| lips, Schaumburg, Schlicher, Shearer,
Shields, Shuey, Stone of Sherman. Stone
of Shawnee, Thomas, Thompson, Thorpe,
Wallace, Ward, Wartman, Westerman
| Wettack, Wheeler. Wilson of Marshall.
Wilson of Greeley. Wolfert, Woodbury.,
-62.
The vote Tuesday in the house indi-
Gates plainly that the administration
majority is dangerously small. Here
tofore only four or five Republican
members have bolted on party votes,
but Tuesday seven switched to the 9TH
er side. One tally of the roll call had
eight, giving the majority of one to
the anti-administration forces. One
tally had tie vote. AS Senator Ganse
said in the senate ten days ago when
the regulars took into their hands the
naming of committees. Where is the
Republican party drifting in this
state?" Where? The balance of pow
err in the senate is held by the small
Democratic minority. In the house
the vote on an administration PROPOSE
ton is a tie. No man dare predict
with certainty at this time that any
platform pledge will be redeemed. If
these pledges are enacted into law at
all it may be only after they have
been amended to suit the Democratic
ana regular VII IiOlQ the
balance of power in both houses as
result of dominant party faction.
If the regulars and Democrats can
agree on bill or a motion or a reso-
luton, for or against, then that mo-
ton, that bill, stands or falls on that
agreement, and the term, Republican
Kansas has become as sounding brass
and tinkling cymbals.
Based on the proceedings of the leg
islature thus far the Democrats are
freely predicting Democratic legisla-
ture two years hence.
The bill introduced by Don Carlos of
Douglas in the house Tuesday relating
to cruelty to children and animals has
some very strict provisions and severe
penalties. 1t is a bill said to be in lille
with similar legislation adopted in
many other states. Here are some of
the provisions of the bill:
Every owner or custodian of an ami
NAL who cruelty drives or works it
when by reason of debility. disease or
lameness it is unfit for labor may he
fined $3.50 or imprisoned in Jail for 4
year.
Whoever offers for sale an animal
old or lame or unfit for work is sub
ject to the same penalty.
Any person who for amusement or
gain conducts or starts a cock or dog
fl hit is subject to the same penalty,
and the person permitting such a. thing
on his premises, or the person who pays
admittance to see the same, all are
liable to the penalty mentioned above,
And the bill also prohibits any person
from owning or training any animal
engaged in the business of fighting.
The bill also prohibits the keeping OF
pigeons for target shooting.
Any person taking charge of an AMI
NAL that has been cruelty abandoned
by it's owner is entitled to lien on
that animal for any expense incurred
in caring for it.
Officers of incorporated humane So
cieties are given full powers to enforce
the law.
The law makes it unlawful to cut the
solid part of the tail of horse in the
custom known as docking" And 1t IS
made unlawful to import any "docked'
horses into the state. Horses locked
be registered.
Any officer or agent of an incorpor-
ated humane society may lawfully in
terfere to prevent the preparation OF
any act of cruelty upon any child or
animal in his presence, and any per-
SOL who shall obstruct or interfere with
him shall be punished severely All
magistrates, constables, sheriffs, deputy
sheriffs and officers of police must aid
any incorporated society in the en-,
forcement of these laws. Ins this art
the words dumb animals" is held 20
mean every living animal, and the
word Cruelty is held to mean any ac=
of i'll or negligence that may bring
pain or physical suffering to any ami
NAL.
All the money accruing from fines
and penalties under this act goes 70
the maintenance of humane societies. +
1t shall be the duty of teachers ia
the public schools to teach to the Chill
dren kindness to animals. .-~.
The bill also takes a, -whack at the
vivisectionist by prohibiting expert
ments upon any living animals for the
benefit of a class in any school room.