The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-22
Will Include Only Period From
Nov. 15 to Dec. l.
AUTOMATIC GUNS STAY
Effort to Prohibit Their Use
Fails.
SpOrtsmen Limitations Are
Made More Severe.

The Dyche fish and game bill which
is being pounded out in the senate
committee of the whole this after
noon, stands a good chance of passage
with a few minor amendments. The
sob squad came within an ace of
working in a five-year clause on quail
in addition to the other "sportsmen's
delights" which the bill contained in
its original form.
The bill has reduced the open sea-
son on quail to Is days-from Novem-
Der 15 to December 1, limits the kill
ing of birds to a bag of IL in one day,
instead of 20, as provided in the pres
ent law, makes it unlawful to shoot
waterfowl from motor boats, limits
the killing of geese and brant to six
birds per day, and ducks to an even
dozen; makes it unlawful to shoot any
bird on the ground, and did make 1t
unlawful to shoot a duck on the wat
er until the word water" was cut
out by amendment.
AS it was reported out of the COM
mittee, some class legislation was in
tended by the paragraph relegating
automatic shotguns to the scrap
heap. Senator Carey and Senator
Fagerburg, both of whom are owners
of automatic shotguns, raised row
about this clause, and the automatic
feature was removed. Senator Hodges
held that an automatic was not a
the senate that he had never fired an
auto gun didn't know that the prin-
| cipaI advantage of the automatic was
| the absence of recOi1, and didn't know
what he was talking about. He SEEM
! ed to think that one might shut his
| eyes pull the trigger of an auto-gun,
and fire about a dozen shots at the
same time.
! The bill as it stands-and as it will
probably pass the senate. is about
1 he
men have faced in some time. Sen
ator Robertson called the attention of
the senate to the fact that the only
revenue derived from the fish and
game department was in hunters IL
| censes, and that few sportsmen would
buv a hunters license for the priv
| ilege of holding a pink tea
| Senator Toad Reeds bill limiting the
campaign advertising of candidates,
passed in the senate this morning, with
only few minor amendments, and
| only two adverse votes. This bill makes
| it unlawful for any newspaper or its
| representative to solicit political ad-
| vertising within the state, and provides
| a penalty of not less than one hundred
nor more than five hundred dollars for
each offense The candidates for vari-
Gus offices ar limited in their ex-
penses as follows:
Any candidate for any state, con-
| gressionaI or district office may not
| expend in advertising more than 10 per
cent of the salary of the desired office
for one year. candidates for United
States senator can expend no more
than per cent of the salary for one
year, and candidates for minor offices,
which pay less than $500 per year, are
limited to an expenditure of $50 for
political advertising.
Candidates for municipal offices in
cities of the first class can slip the
newspapers only per cent of their
| first years salary.
/ Any officer who shall be adjudged to
have violated any of the provisions of
this act while a candidate, shall not
only suffer the fine provided, but for
| felt his office.
The bill goes into effect upon its
publication in the official state paper,
and may affect the coming city cam
paign in Topeka
measure, only two. Senators Brown
and Murphy, voted against it.
By narrow margin the constitu-
ltional amendment for a three-fourths
iiury verdict in civil cases passed the
enough to pass. Several of the insur-
gent members voted against the
amendment and all but prevented its
passage. There is room for but one
more amendment 10 De submitted II
the 1912 election and the passage OF
1.-THE three-fourths jury amendment
lsidetracks the two favorites-the mi.
tiative and referendum and recall
even should Governor Stubbs call
special session.
The recall went down to defeat fol
the second time Tuesday afternoon
and the senate smothered the docu-
ment without discussion. As soon a,
the clerk finished the reading of tn,
bill, Brady moved a roll call and tbs