The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-14
Lively Tilt on Office Tenure
and Recall.
STATE FAIR FIGHT WEDNESDAY
Both Hutchinson and Topeka
Bills Before Senate.
TWO.Cent Fare Measure Up
Others Items Today.

night school Tor persons IN Kan
sas over the age of IA years is in
corporated in a bill introduced in the
senate today by James sTroutman,
senator from Shawnee county. On a
petition of ten parents or guardians
of children in a school district, the
board of education of the city men
toned must provide Immediately for
a school. And as long as seven pupils
continue in attendance, the school
board will have to keep the teaching
in effect.
Under the Troutman bill recitations
will have to be held not less than
three evenings in week. The regu-
lar terms of school. prescribed for
the day classes will be adopted. The
school must begin not later than Oc-
tober Is and terminate not earlier
than the first of April. In other
words five months of school is pro-
Vided for in the measure.
Senator Troutnan states that the
school is in demand in all the larger
cities of the state. At this time re-
ligious associations and charitable or
ganizations provide night lessons-but
they are not inclusive. The schools
will be attended by thousands who
find it necessary to work during the
day.
An open battle between Senators
Mahin landing a few oratorical blows
now and then was averted this morn
ing only through the quick action of
Senator Porter of Crawford county.
Sen. Davis had presented an amend
ment to the house four-year-term
resolution providing for the recall of
the elected public officers. Senator
Waggener also sent in an am mendment
to the house bfll-bnt it did not in
clude the recall. Senator Mahin and
Waggener took exception to the Davis
amendment-and then the fireworks
started.
The motion of Porter to postpone
maneuvers until Wednesday afternoon
when all resolutions and amendments
bearing on the tenure of office and
recall resolutions came in at a time
when~thea fight was approaching the
drawing of tI4e Democratic platform
stage-and the senate gladly voted to
wait until all decks were cleared for
action.
The house resolution by Shuey is a
simple four-year-term proposition and
does not include the entire state ticket
nor the ban on reelection clause.
Bale Waggener in an amendment
worked out these points.
Davis, however, came in with an
amendment incorporating the recall
features. This started the row. The
Republicans, led by Mahin, feared that
this was combining two constitutional
amendments into one and thus slip
ping over on the minority addi-
tional amendment this session.
Then came Porter with the white
hag-a truce until Wednesday. 1t will
pay to be on hand Wednesday after
noon and watch the fight. The Dem
ocrats are going to split on the Davis
acknowledgements will read pas
sionately from the governors message,
Price of Clark will declare the whole
proceedings an attempt to undermine
the constitution of the state-and Meek
will wave his pencil in the air and
attempt to spread molasses on the
scene by quotations from the Scrip
lures.
Topeka's first victory in the state
fair fight was won this morning when
Senator Troutman succeeded in bring
ing the killed bill out from its grave
as special order for Wednesday af-
ternoon. Not desiring to see the capi-
tai city given a fair and open chance
before the entire senate body Senator
Carey, from Hutchinson, attempted to
defeat the Troutman motion.
1.-The committee decided against the
Topeka proposition-lets abide by the
committee report plead Carey.
Troutman was on his feet in min
ute.
"All we want is a fair chance" he
said. Shawnee county has offered to
donate property worth $3.50, 900 and has
senate is entitled to hear the facts in
the case We want you to compare
honestly both offers. We want you to
understand the nature of the bill that
the committee has turned down.
A standing vote was called for. Only
13 senators davored Troutman motion.
The Topeka supporters gave up
hopes of action in this channel. But
when the opposition vote was called
only IL members rose to their feet.
The senate will hear the Topeka
Hutchinson squabble over a state fair
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. 1t
has been made a special order at this
time. Here is where the first real test
of the strength of the two propositions
| will be shown
Four absent Democrats and one
| enemy in the camp killed the Davis
| constitutional amendment this morn
| islature to submit ten constitutional
| amendments to the people in 1914
| The final vote was % to IL. Meek,
| a Democrat voted against it. Wilson
| of Jefferson, Nixon, Mcmillan and Ma
/ lone were absent. The Republicans
| with few exceptions were against the
| amendment. Incidentally the Hutch
| inson fair proposition lost a vote
| Carey voted against Davis-and this
! was Davis pet amendme ent-his am
| bition to allow the people to vote on
| tuition of the state Carey went tc
Davis with the olive branch after the
| vote but the Bourbon senator was not
accepting excuses and turned his back
| on the state fair magnate.