The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-06
PUTS END TO II.
Give No More Money for Private
Charities.
House Sustains Ways and Means
Committee Report.
HITS INSTITUTIONS.
INSTITUTIONS.
Twenty-Five or Thirty Have
Been Getting State Aid.
Speaker Buckman Rules Out a
h"WhiteWash" ResOIutiOn.l

The Kansas house this morning went
on record as opposed to the old plan of
making a state appropriation of $500
every session of the legislature for pri-
vate hospitals and homes that include
public charity in their program. Former
State Auditor Nation last year refused
to allow the claim for Ingleside, To-
peka institution of this kind and the
case was carried to the supreme court
where the claims of the home were
sustained on the grounds that the leg
islature had the right to make the ap-
preparation for such purpose. Now the
house sustains its way and means
committee in the adverse report on
Dill making such an appropriation for
private hospital in Cloud county.
Carney, of Cloud. arose in his place
this morning with the motion that his
bill providing for a $500 appropriation
for a private hospital with public char
1ty lnclinationS be placed under general
orders. 1t had been reported adversely
by the ways and means committee and
was a dead bill unless so revived. At
ter debate of about an hour in which
Brown of Kingman, Mercer of Chase
and Davis of Kiowa supported the COM
mittee report, the house by an over
whelming vote sustained the ways and
luGdllb anu LluS
sounded the kneII for state
aid for these private homes
and institutions. Some 25 or 30 of these
institutions are affected by the house
action this morning, and 1t is said that
dozen more contemplated asking for
state aid. The members from cities of
the first class where many of these
homes and hospitals are located oppos-
ed the committee report in debate and
by their votes.
Eighteen bills, most of them relating
to assessment and taxation, have been
set for special order in the house and
are under consideration this afternoon.
Bunger, of Wabaunsee, successor to
j. N. Dolley in the legislature, intro
duced the following resolution in the
house this morning and was rebuked
by Speaker Buckman, who ordered it
stricken from the house records:
1t is. hereby resolved by the house
of representatives. that all possible aid
be given the committee, to investigate
the governors office (said COMMITTEES
appointed by the governor) and to make
sure that this committees work can be
carried out in the usual manner, and
without any possible delay we urge
that said committee be equipped at
once with the following:
''One large pail, one barrel of lime,
one whitewash brush for each mem
ber.
said brush to cover the largest scope
possible, and there be made an ap-
preparation out of any money not 9th
erwise appropriated in the state treas
ury, in the sum Of $3.50 for the pur-
chase of equipment named above.
These are the same kind of utensils
used by the Ballinger committee also
the Lorimer committee and are rec
commended to do good, sufficient and
satisfactory work.
Referring to his action in stopping
the reading of the resolution and or
derlng 1t stricken from the records,
Speaker Buckman declared that 1t was
irrelevant and had nothing to do with
facilitating the business of the house
He was willing to allow a little fun
once in awhile, he said, but he did not
propose to allow the members to take
Ill natured filings at any department
of the state if he could help if. The
resolution did not create a sensation.
The ways and means committee re-
ported to the house today with recon-
mendation the three state fair bills for
Topeka Wichita. and Hutchinson and
also the bill to establish a state school
of mines. These four bills will take
their place under general orders and
will be considered later in COMMITTEES
of the whole.
Speaker Buckman announced this
morning that after noon tomorrow no
new bills would be considered bv the
house except appropriation bills. The
number Of bills introduced in the house
up to noon to-day passed the 900 mark
the last bill BEING 9O9
Not satisfied with the death of the
Mccormick bill allowing fraternal or
ganizations to insure the children of
their members, Williams of Logan. the
nf I,a
introduced q bill prohibiting any in
surance company. old or new. fraternaI
or old line. in the state or out from
insuring children under l6 years of
age. The Rev Mr.. Williams designates
the practice of insuring children as
traffic In the lives of babies The
case of Matte Troy, now confined in
the topeka asylum as insane because
she killed her children. it is alleged,
for their insurance, is cited in defense
of the bill. 7'-''
Governor Stubs today addressed the
delegates to the State Federation of
Labor at Security hall. The governor
was given hearty reception by the
delegates when he advocated the nass-
age of progressive legislation The
walls of this same hall echoed 70 the
cheers OF the members of the Kansas
Day club last week when standna1
speeches were made on the occa asfon
the next year.
OF the $50 bills introduced in the
house up to Saturday noon, IFS have
died and AZ been passed. There are IS
on special orders and 1S9 on eenera1
orders. Only six are on third ree5i1a
This means that over half of these
bills have been considered by commit.
tee and some action taken. The oor,1-
mittees will have some 500 bills vet to
consider. The house is in fair shape
at this time of the session.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Feb. 6.-Forecast for Kan