The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-26
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Nearly a dozen bills passed the SEN
ate today on third reading, but only
three of these were of more than pass.
| ing interest. The first corporation
| measure to find its way through the
| senate was a substitute measure TO
regulate fees of corporations doing
business in this state and had oeeh
recommended for passage by the COM
mittee on corporations. This Dill regu-
lates and prescribes a license fee only
for profit earning institutions. The
real teeth in the measure Is IN the
power vested in the secretary OF state
who may at any time investigate tine
affairs of any concern which he pc
lieveS has wrongly miSStated its capt.
talization and which in his judgment
is using more funds in furthering its
business than is officially reported.
The committee bill on assessment
and taxation and providing for assist
ant district assessors, was passed with
out amendment except as to rev
changes on paragraph numbers. This
act enables cities of the third class to
provide separate districts and appoint
deputy assessors; and also allowing
any township the privilege of more
than one assessor, where an unusual
amount of work is necessary. This bill
does not include a board of review and
rate bill now in the committee room.
The Brewster bill providing that all
berries offered for sale must be in
standard pint and quart boxes, and
amending the present weights and
mea sures act, was passed.
Senator Clad Hamilton's bill regard
ing the validity of tax deeds and
am ending certain sections or the
present law, was by his own sugges-
ton. referred back to the judiciary
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The Price bill providing that each
city shall constitute separate road
district, was passed.
A petition from Coffeyville, signed
by the mayor of that town and $50
other fans, complaining against the
passage of the anti-Sunday baseball
bill was presented by Senator Over
field.
The bill my Senator Brady against
the cruelty to animals and children,
has found more than the ordinary
trouble in the senate committees. A
few DAYS ago the judiciary committee
mendation that it be referred to the
fish and game committee for the rea-
son that a certain paragraph related
to fish and game. When that commit
tee reported this morning, it went on
record as unfavorable to the bill.
Brady may try to have the bill altered
and presented at a later date.
Senator Potter of Marion county,
complains because the newspapers re-
ceiye too much money for legal pub
locations. A bill which he introduced
TODAY allows counties and cities to pay
this rate, if they desire, but amends
the present law in order to include
lower bid from competitive publica-
ton.
No afternoon session was held today.
There are a number of important
committee meetings. for the afternoon
and at 1915, an adjournment was
taken until 10 O'Clock Friday morning.
About twenty representatives of
Kansas corporations met with the SEN
ate committee on corporations WedneS-
day night and filed vigorous protests
against the passage of the Sessions bill,
alleging that it will not only injure the
companies now doing business in the
state but would prove a hardship to-
the state Thomas Doran represented
a long list of Kansas corporations and
presented arguments against the bill.
Charles Sessions and John W. Dawson,
pleaded for the measure The commit
tee members said they did not wish TO
do an injustice to any corporation
which is now or might be engaged in
business in the state, but merely
wanted a law that would regulate mat
tiers in a satisfactory manner. At the
suggestion of ]. t. Reed, chairman of
the committee. the action of the COM
mittee was postponed and a second
hearing will be held next Wednesday
evening, at which time repr esentatives
of all corporations interested in the
measure, will be given an opportunity
to express their sentiments.
The railroad committee last night
waded through four public utility bills
and appointed subcommittee to
draft new bill! to be reported as a
substitute measure. Among the bills
considered by the comrnittes were the
administration and minority measures.
Several railroad attorneys appeared
before the committee and pointed out
several alleged bad places in the bill.
w r. Smith appeared for the Santa
Fe, j. G. Slonecker for the Missouri,
Kansas &, Texas railway and Walker
for the Union Pacific.
1t was agreed b. the committee that
the first section of the minority bill
should be submitted fer the admins
tration bill, but no other restrictions
were placed on the work of the sub
committee. This committee is COM
posed of Senators Stavely, Brewster,
Hodges and Quincy. They will meet
sometime next week and agree on the
provisions of the committee bill. 1t
is probable that all of the utility bills
will be punched in the building of a
new measure and that some of the
radical provisions of the administra-
ton and minority bills will be elimin
ated for paragraphs from the milder
measures
Another hearing on the proposed
bill will be given by the sub-commit-
tee before the bill is reported to the
senate.
Professor Dyche's bill for the pres
ervation of the skunk and fixing a
penalty for the killing of the modest
little animal in certain months was
reported favorably by the fish and
game committee.
Bender's bill to prohibit any admis
sion fees to Sunday amusements was
strangled in the judiciary committee
and was reported unfayorably. The
bill not only put the lid on the playing