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

from people who are unable to pro-
vide proper care for family lots in the
burying grounds.
John Denton of Elk county, wants
the Kansas law amended to catch the
man who mortgages property in less
amount than $40 and destroys or re-
moves this property. His bill would
carry a punishment not to exceed one
year in Jail and a fine not to exceed
500 for violation of this law and
declare violators guilty of petty lar
ceny.
If anyone expected a lively battle in
the discussion of the Stannard resolu-
tion to permit a roll call In committee
of the whole they were disappointed.
When the rules committee reported the
resolution, it gave the senate four re-
ports from which to make selection.
Hodges, Glenn and Stavely each offer
ed a report providing for roll call
under certain conditions Carey of
Reno, reported against the resolution
and objected to a roll call. This re-
port was defeated by vote of p to
13. The Stavely report was adopted
32 to and the insurgents, Democrats
and many of the standpats lined up
for vote in the committee of the
whole. This was a great surprise to
the administration crowd which
looked for warm competition on the
change in rules. The Stavely report
allows roll calls on the demand of
ten members and does not limit the
discussion on any question, but pro-
vides against motions to lay on the ta-
BILE or calls for the previous question.
The Kansas State Normal school at
Emporia was given jolt this morn
ing when Senator Porter offered a bill
to divorce the Pittsburg training
school from the state normal and
Caldwell introduced a bill for the es-
tablishment OF branch normal schools
at Concordia and Garden City.
These measures will cause grief and
anguish in the town of Bill White and
Walt Mason and if the bills succeed in
landing will work a decided hardship
on the Lyon county institution in point
of patronage and attendance. 1t was
through the personal efforts of Senator
Porter that Pittsburg secured its state
institution. For several years the
school was operated under the su-
perviSion of the state normal. but it is
alleged that the only real attention it
has received was the regular telephone
calls from Emporia. Now Pittsburg
purposes to go it alone. That town
wants board of regents or govern
ing body entirely Independent of the
state normal. It wants to conduct the
business along Pittsburg lines and
Senator Porter has volunteered to fight
the measure through the committee
rooms and on the floor of the senate.
Even more severe is the shock which
Caldwell would give Emporia. The
towns of Concordia and Garden City
have offered to erect suitable buildings,
if the state of Kansas will establish
branch normal schools in these towns
Each town asks an appropriation OF
$4,000 for two years with which to
employ teachers and carry on the work
.of kI,n oh, ir7Cf These w
towns would probably land several hum
DIRE dambitiouS teachers who now pay
weekly board bills in Emporia. At the
present time Emporia has not reported,
but sufficient evidence is given that that
town will vigorously oppose any plan
that will attract Kansas schoolma' ans
to other localities.
A new standard will be set in the
qualifications Of the Kansas teacher, if
the bill introduced at noon today by
the educational committee becomes a
law. This bill is similar to a law now
operative in California and Indiana and
will require more thorough school
training on the part of prospective
teachers. It provides that teachers
take examinations in all branches pro-
vided by law and prescribed by the
state board of education. After 1913,
every teacher in the state must have
had at least one years high school
training. This requirement increase es
to two years in 1915 and after 1917,
every teacher in Kansas must be pos
sessed of a full four years high school
course or its equal in order to preside
in even the rural school rooms. Sena-
tor Fred Robertson, who offered the
bill, will follow the measure with a
second bill requiring at least seven
months of school in every district in
the state.
With Senator Huffman in the chair,
the senate spent an hour in committee
of the whole and considered bills under
general order. 1t recommended for
passage the amendment to the weights
and measures act providing that all
berries offered for sale must be IN
standard pint and quart boxes and 50
labelled. It also recommended an
amendment to the corporation laws
providing for a capitalization fee for all
profit earning corporations. Hamil-
toms bill relating to tax deeds and
amending the present law, was the sub
ject Of a fierce attack and was report
ed subject to amendment and debate.
The Overfield bill providing for a
board of five members in all drainage
districts, was reported favorably.
At 1915, the senate adjourned to meet
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.