The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-02-10
The Legislature at Work.
Topeka, Ks, Ian. !. al, 10

number OF bills have been passed to
second reading and assigned to the
proper COMMITTEES. The COMMITTEES
are vigorously at work and have
reported many of them back favor
ably, while number fall by the
wayslde and will not be heard from
again. The real work of legislature
is done in the committy room.
The floor of the house furnishes
fine place for the display of oratory
and is great place to work off
surplus gas. Many of the discus
slons are quite entertaining while
others are protracted till they
become quite liresome.
The Sunday baseball bills, of
which there were many, were a
fruitful field for orstore, last week,
as well as the bulk sales bill. The
Sunday ball bill was defeated by
eight OF ten votes.
The discussion developed the
fact that the laws now on the
statute books are sufficient to con-
troll the ball playing on Sunday if
anybody cares to inforce them.
The bulk sales law had rather a
rockey road as it was opposed by
some of the strongest men on the
floor. 1t Was finally passed by the
small maj jority of S. | do not
know how it will fare when it gets
70 the senate.
The equal suffrage bills are likely
TO be up soon, aud will, doubtless,
open up food of or&tory, as the
lobbyists are working hard for
recognition aad circulating quan =
titles of literature There is a
large association of women in the
east, however, sending in quantities
Ut literature opposing the suffrage
movement At present it looks a
little dark for the cause in the
mouse. 1t will take a two thirds
vote to carry, as a constitutional
| Amendment is necessary.
So far, this week, the regular
work of both the house and senate
mas beea materially nterrered with,
IS it has been a week of festivities
in which most of the members
participated to a more or less
extent. MoRday night the COM
mercial club of the city gave a big
banquet to which the legislature,
Doth branches, and the editors of
he state, In convention assembled,
were invited.
This banquet was a big thing.
Between seven and eight hundred
people were seated in the banquet
nall of the Masonic building and
served with a SIX course dinner.
Much oratory was spilled during
the evening. 1t was difficult for
the large crowd 10 hear much of it.
Mayor Billiard, Gov. Stubbs,
Henry Allen, Billy Morgan and a
number of other Kansans spoke,
out the main speaker of the evening
vas Mr.. Hapgood, editor OF
Golfers weekly. Mr.. Hapgood
says some very good things but is
in no sense Kansas orator. The
entertainment was very much
appreciated by the invited guests
and the business and professional
men of Topeka received many
Doquets from their guests. 1t wasI
surely big undertaking to furnish
so elaborate a dinner for such a
large number.
However, 1t was nicely done by
Topeka enterprise. After the ban
quet the crowd adjourned to the
Majestic theater, where the editors
and members had complimentary
tickets to the first presentation o.
Ed Howe's new play, "The story
of country town" Well, we all
nad complimentary tickets to the
show and naturally would be ex
pected to say nice things about it.
But candor prompts one TO say
that | did not enjoy the play. His
leading characters all died except
he x.slIasH