The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-03
THE KEENE BILL WEDNESDAY
State Publication Text Books
Friday 2 p. NJ.
These Three VIII Be Fought
Out Under Special Orders.

Three big administration measures
were today made special orders in the
house and will be disposed of this
week. The special order bills include
the non partisan judiciary, the educa-
tional administration bill, and the
state publication of school text books.
Under motions introduced in the
house today, these three bills were
placed on the calendar under the spe-
cial order head, will be advanced to
third reading and fought out on the
floor. Preparatory to this fight, it is
rumored that a caucus of the Demo-
cratic members will be called to throw
their united strength into the fight for
the passage of all of three platform
| pledges.
On Tuesday afternoon the bill intro
duced last week by Speaker Brown,
calling for a non partisan Judiciary,
will be presented for passage Like all
of the three special orders, the Brown
bill calls for a constitutional amend
ment and a two-thirds vote is neceS-
sary to secure its passage. Browns
bill provides that in the primaries,
candidates for the judiciary shall have
their names printed on separate ballots
to be voted on by members of all polit-
icaI parties. In the general election,
names of candidates for the judiciary
shall appear in the Independent col
umn.
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
the Keene bill for an educational ad-
ministration board will be considered.
This is an independent bill by the ju-
dietary committee, introduced in the
house by the Fort Scott lawyer. 1t
abolfstes the boards of regents for all
schools and places the educational IN
stitutions under the direct supervision
of the board. The three members, ap-
pointed by the governor, will each re-
ceive $500 a year for their services.
At o'clock Friday afternoon the
bill providing for the state puollca-
tion of school text books will be dis
cussed as a special order. AL! OF tnese
three bills are Democratic party
pledges and the fighting for their pass
age will be the feature of the weeks
proc eedings in the house.
Ballot Bill Thursday Afternoon.
The Massachusetts ballot bill, was
made special order for Thursday ar
ternoon at 2 O'Clock by the house to-
day. introduced by Taylor Riddle OF
Marion, today the bill was advanced
to the second reading and by unani-
nous consent of the house was mace
speciaI order for the Thursday after
noon session.
Toe Satterthwaite of Butler county
would send persons to prison who in
sist on driving automobiles, electric
inf1uence of liquor. The Satterthwaite
bill went into the hopper in the house
today and it prescribes severe pun
ishment for persons who go JOY rld-
ing while under the influence OF hquor
or drugs
For many months Satterthwaite and
his Butler county neighbors have
lodged the high speed buzz wagons
and the Douglass editor believes that
a good many of the motor accidents
fn a N
of Missouri booze rather than to
troubles in the gearing of the car.
So in the future, Satterthwaite would
send drunken car drivers to prison for
one year or assess them with 1lne
of $500 or prescribe both a fine and
a penitentiary sentence. The fact
that a person is arrested, charged
with careless driving, shall face a
burden if the evidence shows that ne
is subject to the frequent use of in
toxicants or drugs. If the satter-
thwaite bill is passed, it will become
law as soon as it is printed in the
official state paper.
Not until he had demanded call of
the house. did Keene, of Bourbon, to-
day secure the passage of his bill re-
curing railroads to make semi-month-
ly payment to their employees. On
the original roll call, Keene'S bill need
ed six votes to secure it's adoption. He
demanded call OI IHS nOuSe WHeh
this call was lifted, the bill had been
adopted by vote of IA to 26.
ATTORNEY Hanson's demand that the
supreme court be impeached, was filed
today in the house. Speaker Brown an
nounced the presentation of the i'm
peachment petition just before the noon
adjournment The Hanson request will
be considered at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Representative Laing today intro
duced a bill calling for the tablish-
ment of a commission to collect Kan
sas criminal statistics. He would
have the work handled in the office of
the attorney general and would make
the same.
Speaker Brown today offered a bill
creating a state board of correction
composed of three members appointed
by the governor. This board would
have supervision over the state peni-
Tertiary, the Hutchinson reformatory
and the Boys Industrial school and
would maintain offices at the state
was introduced last week in the SEN
ate.
Taylor Riddle of Marion today in
troduced the Massachusetts ballot law
bill in the house. This bill was pre-
sented in the senate earlier in the ses-
sion by Senator Carney.
By a vote of 2s3 to IL the house to-
day passed the Orr bill providing for
an increase in salary for the attorney
eeueraI raising the amount of I,iS CO !