The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-06
Nearly $50 Measures Died on
Calendar Today.
Consideration of Senate Bills
Ceased at Noon.
INHERITANCE TAX AGAIN
Revived Only to Be Killed Sec
Ond Time.
Senate Worked Till 1 O'clock
This Morning.

Shortly after noon To-Day tHe SeHdeo
ceased the consideration of all bills
originating in the upper house of the
legislature. With the completion of
this so days of debate and oratory, the
senate does away with its calendar
which included 146 measures of local
and state wide Importance Up to date
the senate has passed bills in the
neighborhood of 200.
When. the senate calendar was
washed clean of senate bills today 20
measures on third reading died a po-
lite death. On general orders 126 blIls
took the last breath of life. Among
these 146 acts were measures or I'M
portance and bills that have constr
tuted a large part OF the legislative
interest this year.
Here is a list of the more important
measures which are killed on account
of lack of time for consideration:
Revision of railroad pass rules by
TrOtt.
pure paint bill by Wilson of JEFF
ferson.
County officers fee and salary bill,
by committee. .
Daily passenger service on all rail-
roads by Davis.
Incorporation of gooo roaos asso-
citation by Waggener.
Grain threshers' reports by McMn-
Ian.
Semi-monthly pay day by commit
State life insurance company by
Davis.
sand by Malone.
Weights and measures regulations
small debtors court by Davis:
+ Municipal club rooms for ch1ldren
by Howe.
Care of state house grounds ana
mansion by Huffman.
state fraternal benefit association
by Davis.
for townships by Stavely.
Bill posting regulations by Staveiy.
rank guaranty law by Joseph
Penftentiary island bill by commit
Exern nntion of manufacturing prop
erty from taxation by milton
County aid to first settlers by Davis
Reorpanization of Agricultural So
ciety by Howe.
Repeal of college fraternity tax ex-
emption law by Bowman.
The senate did not waste time in the
cessation of bills this noon The
clock was stopped for a few minutes
TO allow a message from the governor
to be read. Then the session opened
a motion for adjournment was placeo'
1t prevailed and in one crack OF the
hours of time and work, died Tor the
The senate worked all morning on
third reading of bills. Nineteen meas
ures were passed on separate ron eoli ~
and reading The members objected to
hulk rolls and omnibus readings. More
than 100 measures still on general or
ders were not advanced. The authors
of the bills did not object. however;
They were glad to abandon the GRIND
and allow their measures 10 rest uhIAi
two years hence.
Reginning this afternoon the senate
took I'D house bills that have been
messaged over to the east wing OF the
state house. More than $50 OF these
bills will be jammed into the senate
calendar for consideration in the next
three or four days. 1t means all night
sessions next week-and a dark thick
curtain over the placid face of the SEN
ate clock. 1
The consideration of house ollIs
ceases the middle of next week
rha senate has recommended the
Dassaee of the resolution calling for an
investigation of the poultry INDUSTRY IN
Kansas 1t is stated that this state
does $50. 900, 900 annually in eggs and
norItrv and that there is a preVentaple
ioss of 5000, 600 each year.
The last chance to bring out an ad-
rninistration inheritance tax bill on the
coIendar failed in the senate this
morning when motion by WILSON, OF
Jefferson county. to reconsider the
10 of Yesterday was voted down by
tho enemies of the legacy measure
A. noon today the consideration of all
sanate hills by the senate ceased and
a. vas the plan of the inheritance tax
s11rr,orters to make one more frantic
effort to place the law on the statute
books.
first call in favor of the motion, IA
senator's arose to their feet. The op-
position brought 16 votes up and the
final efforts were futile.
II is known positively around the
senate chamber that Governor Hodges
favors some kind of a legacy tax In
fact he had instructed his lieutenants
70 fry and bring about successful
reconsideration of the vote taken We'd
nesdav afternoon when the measure
was killed by Senator Waggener and
his followers. The attempt this morn
ing lacked the support that was found
Yesterday and the doom of the inherit
ance tax law for the next two years
was recorded
Undoubtedly Kansas needed some
Kind of an inheritance tax. The reve-
nue to be derived from foreign lega-
cies alone would have maintained one
or more of the big state institutions.
The governors message favoring an
nnoualified repeal of the old law was
construed by the enemies of the law
to mean nothing less than wiping the
measure from the statute books and
they chung to this belief.
The last remnant of a bulk sales bill
was thrown in the waste basket this