The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-18
HEALTHY BRIDES
Only Kind Kansas Will Have If
Williams Bill Passes.
Bridegrooms Must Also Have
Health Certificates.
FINE THE CLERGYMEN.
Holds Them Liable to Fine for
Enforcement of Law.
Democrats Secure Delay in Gov
ern0r's Investigation.
'INE THE CLERGYMEN.


Williams of Logan county introduce
ed bill in the house today that is
sure to create a lot of interest until
it is finally disposed @of. Z It requires
that all brides and grooIns must have
a certificate of health before they can
secure marriage license or have the
ceremony performed. The eXamina-
ton must be made by some physician
not more than ten days before the ap
plication for the license and it must
give the contracting parties clean
bill of health so far as tuberculosis,
insanity or loathesome diseases are
concerned. A false certificate. su bjects
the physician to fine and imprison-
ment. If an officer shall issue a IL
cense or a clergyman perform the
ing to it that this certificate has been
granted they shall be subject to a
heavy fine and iInprisonm emit.
Case of Dickinson introduced the
mortgage fee bill in the house today.
It provides for registration fee on
mortgages of fifty cents for 800 val
uation and requires the registration of
mortgages if they are to be enforced.
When the registration fee has been
paid the mortgage is released from
other taxation.
When the governors message invit-s
ing the investigation of his continge 1T
fund as demanded by the minority
senate resolution was read in the house
this morning, Barrier of Greenwood in
troduced a resolution calling for the
appointment of acomnittee as suggest
ed and urged by his excellency to in
vestfgate the matter When 10 and be-
hold, the minority members of the
house opposed the immediate passage
of the resolution.
Wien the Barrier resolution was
IF
Kingman objected and cut chunks out
of the atmosphere in his plea for de-
lay.
On yea and nay vote to advance the
resolution the speaker pro tenn, LAM
bertson, declared that the. yeas had.
lost. =
FEEDER of Barton county got his reso-.
luton appropriating $500 for. Pawnees
Rock passed through the house this
morning. After passing this resolutions
the house adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock. 2
Davis, of Bourbon, introduced bill
today that prohibits the use of dogs
in hunting game birds in this state.
Cassin, of Crawford county, has a bill
in the house that provides for the main-
tenance of bath houses in connection
with the mines of the state and inf1icts
penalty for failure to provide the
same. +
Wilson, of Greeley, introduced his
broom plant bill today in. the house. It
appropriates $4,000 for the installation
and operation of a broom making plant
at the Hutchinson reformatory.
Stone of Shawnee, introduced a lot
of bills in the house today. Among
them in an affinity bill. Also a bill to
vest the title of the property of all ex-
tinct Baptist churches in the Kansas
Missionary convention. Also a bill re-
quiring all railroad companies having
shops in this state to repair and reno
waite all damaged and wornout engines,
cars and rolling stock at their shops in
Kansas and not send them out Of the
state for this purpose. The penalty for
| violation is q, heavy fine and Imprlson-
| ment.
The committee on state affairs report
ed the anti-Sunday baseball bill to the
| house recommending its passage.
| John F. Hanson of Mcpherson
! county placed in the hands of Speaker
Buckman charges against Judge Chas.
E. Branine of the Ninth judicial dis
trict. BY authority of the. house, the
speaker appointed a special committee,
| composed of Orr of Atchison, Davis OF
Kiowa, Stone of Shawnee, Thompson
! of Reno, Ostlind of Mcpherson, Allen
| of Wyandotte and Maloy of Morris to
| investigate and report to the house as
| to the probable action which should be
/ taken by the house. Mr.. Hanson
| largely charges oppression in office.
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Kansas Postmaster Nominated
| Washington. JAM 1S.-President Taft
| today sent to the senate nominations
| including postmasters: Enterprise, Kan,
| James F'reey.