The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-26

cred the prOpOSlIlOH carefully anu
trust you will accept what we offer
YOU in the spirit in which 1t is given.
Therefore, we. as your friends and
constituents, enclose you new pair of
trousers and trust you will be able to
wear them while your others are be-
ing repaired. Should they not fit let
us know and We will send YOU some
thread and needles and some cloth so
that same can be fitted to you without
any serious inconvenience.
"Again assuring you of our interest
in vour case and renewing our faith
in your belief that you were not the
cause of the affair, or that you stayed
because you wanted to, and knowing
that YOUR desire is to run away from
trouble, and everything will be o. K,
we, your undersigned constituents
herewith append our names to this
document"
Accompanying the communication
above was pair of little white trou-
sers that the clerk held up for the in
spection of the house. These trousers
looked like they had been made for a
doll, and the house had good laugh
over them.
The house committee on taxation to-
day reported the bill prepared by the
committee amending the inheritance
tax law This will likely be the bill
that will pass the house. 1t provides
for the exemption of husband and wife
I'D to $4,000 for inheritance. For faith
er, mother or child, up to $4,000 and
for sister, brother, nephew or niece up
to 81 600 This amendment, the COM
mittee believes. will remove the major
part of the opposition expressed
against the inheritance tax law in two
campaigns.
Stone of Shawnee introduced a bill in
the house today that will greatly in
terest Topeka people. He would ap-
propriete $4,000 with which to lengthen
the smokestack on the state heating
plant at Tenth and Jackson streets TO
a height of $50 feet and attach a smoke
consumer thereto. The bill alleges that
the smoke from this stack is a nuisance
and will dirty the proposed state me-
mortal building and also the other fine
buildings in the course of construction
in the vicinity of the heating plant.
There is a state law requiring smoke
consumers on smokestacks, but the
state has up to this time violated its
own law in this respect. Topeka people
have often protested in regard to the
state heating plant
Watson. of Allen. has introduced a
bill forbidding the installment of slot
machines of any kind in depots and pub
lie places However, he exempts from
the provisions of the bill cigar and
news stands where an attendant is pro-
vided who is responsible for the vag-
aries of the machine.
Haslet, of Sumner county, has a bill
that provides for the payment of a sal
ary of at least 81 900 to the mayor and
$500 per year to commissioners or coun-
ciImen in cities of from 5000 to 10000
populotion that have municipal plants
such as waterworks and electric light
plants.
McGregor, of Sumner, would establish
school of health at the state univer-
sitys and require all county and city
health officers to attend this school at
least one week out of the year.
Orr. of Atchison. has a bill providing
for two state hotel inspectors at a
salary of 1880 per year each and a
clerk at 5000 per year. These to be
additional employees for the state board
of health
Davis, Democrat, of Bourbon, takes
shot at Governor Stubs in his reso-
luton introduced today which petit
tfons congress to pass a law requiring
governors to wait two years after their
become candidates for United States
senator Davis also had another res
olution a half mile long in which Gov
ernor Stubbs is rebuked for daring to
dictate to the legislature The reso-
luton is general all-round itemiZed
account of the governors shortcomings
from the cradle to the present time.
j. N Herr of Barber today intro
duced a bill providing for penalizing
the issuing of worthless checks. The
bill makes it a m1sdemeanor to over
draw a bank account unless the party
can show that it was a mistake on his
part and rests the burden of proof
that he was in error upon himself. Tn
der the present statutes a man who
issues a worthless check purposely or
otherwise does not violate the law
technically, as he can plead that he
was ignorant that he was over-draw-
ing his account.
Back of the bill is the Kansas State
Merchants association, the legislative
committee of which is lobbying for
this measure. 1t is also lobbying for
a bill providing for garnishment OF
| 10 per cent of wages for debts in
CURED by the necessaries of life, leav-
present Kansas laws, 100 per cent OF
the wages of the head of the family
are exempt from garnishment.
! The measure is being considered by
the Judiciary committee of the house
! Those active in urging it are j. w
Robinson of Marshall & Robinson OF
Topeka, H. A. Rose of Leavenworth
! secretary for the Kansas State Mer-
chants association, and w NJ Todd
| of LeavenwOrth, vice president of the
National Merchants association. They
compose the legislative committee OF
the association which framed the bill
at the state convention at Kansas City
Kan. January IS. E. H Johnson o1
Atchison is president Over 5000 Kan
sas merchants belong.
STRIKE CALLED OFF.