The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04
TO RUSH The WORK
House AbOlishes Committee of
the Whole Sessions.
Puts ALI Bills on Third Reading
at Once.
SHUTS OFF THE TALK.
Also Facilitates the Passage of
Measures.
SHUTS OFF THE TALK.
Much Has Come From Homer
During Past Week.

The house has adopted the resolu-
ton to place all bills on third reading
subject to amendment and debate and
thus abolish work in committee of the
whole. The advantage of this move
is the fact that it restricts debate.
Under third reading a member NAV
move the previous question and saw
off debate at any time the majority
desires. The burden will fall on
Speaker Buchanan under this order of
business, as he can no longer pick his
presiding officer from the house. but
must depend upon the speaker nro
| tenn alone for assistance during The
long sessions of the last days of the
term
| During the past week or two. no
H1atter VINO is in the chair. the ami
| able Buchanan, the aggressive mem
| Der from Kiowa, or the dignified orr.
| or the quiet Lam bertson there is a
caIl down every day for the lobby in
the back of representative hall. The
noise and confusion ARISING from tbe
lobby and among the members them
selves are so great that the chair can
with difficulty be heard. Now it is i'm
possible to eject all the members from
the hall, but the lobby can be thrown
out, so it must bear the burden A
resolution by Fair prohibits anyone
| from entering the hall during sessions
except the members and their families.
The resolution was sweeping enough to
include newspaper men, but Matson of
Sedgwick interceded for the press.
Thorpe of Kearny was pretty we'll
satisfied today over the passage of his
three bills affecting his own county.
He got his irrigation bills through
both houses and also his bill which
permits the state to refund the $4,000
taxes that have been hanging fire in
the legislature for the past ten years.
4 That Matson bill giving the people
lof counties and cities the right to vote
bonds for interurban railroads in the
lsame manner now provided for steam
Iroads has passed the house and is re-
ported sure of right of way through
the senate. This measure is impor-
tant to people living in communities
| likely to be touched by interurban
lines. The southwest part of the state
is especially interested at this time in
securing more interurban lines and
Topeka is figuring on a line from
Kansas City. Heretofore interurbans
have had to work without the bonus
system. but if this bill becomes a law
the counties working for interurban
roads can give them substantial aid il
they SO desire.
The legislative hopper ground out
bills this week by the score. The SEN
ate sent seventy bills over in one batch
Thursday noon. The house passed
nineteen bills Wednesday and fourteen
bills at the Wednesday night session
More than two score of important
measures were disposed of Thursday
in the two houses. It is estimated
that at least two hundred important
bills yet remain on the calendar fol
disposition next week. Midnight ses-
sions and the long grind to the finish
will then be in order and a worn ouI
band of legislators will wend their way
, home to receive the blessings and re
, vikings of their constituents.
Last session the houses were in con
tinuous session for thirty-six hours OF
the windup before they settled points
of difference between the conference
> committees, and the hands of the clocl
: were turned back twenty hours so tina
, the final adjournment could com,
within the time set by resolution. This
= Legislature is as combative as the las
! one and a grand finale is not an i'm
! probable guess.
ii The Beachey will to change the
! boundaries of legislative districts il
t Sedgwick county died a quick death
this week. Before the bill could be
: read an amendment was offered fixing
: the representation in the legislature
at los members, one from each coun-