The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Emergency Declared-Read the Sec
ond Time and Referred.

ly payments of state taxes by the sew
eral county treasurers to the state
treasurer, and providing for the state
repositories and requiring the deposit or
public moneys therein, and making ap-
preparation to carry out the provis-
ions of this act, and amending and re-
pealing section 9436 of the general
statutes of 1909. Assessment and tax
alton and ways and means commit
tees.
House bill No. GOA, by Miller of OF
taWa-An act relating to the 1nspec-
ton of gasoline, kerosene, benzine and
other petroleum products and provid-
ing penalties for the violation of TINS
act. Judiciary committee
House bill No. SO, by Mitchell-An
act concerning assessment and taxation
to provide for credits to be given or
charges to be made of state tax be-
cause of errors in reporting the as
sessed valuations of counties to the
tax commission. Assessment and tax
alton committee.
House bill No. SIS, by Cook-An act
requiring the treasurers of cities of the
third class to make quarterly reports
and providing penalties for the viola
ton thereof. Committee cities of the
third class.
House Bills on Second Reading.
House bill No. COS, by Wilson of
Greeley-An act providing that all
boards of education and school boards
having in charge the public schools
and the high schools of the state OF
Kansas shall provide and furnish at
the beginning of each school year for
each scholar over the age of years
the Bible or New Testament. Educa-
ton committee.
House bill No. COG, by Wilson OF
Greeley-An act providing for the pur-
chasing of a rotary snow pillow, and
maintain one on each railroad division
in Kansas by any railroad operating
and engaged in transportation of pas
sengers or freight in the state of Kan
sas. Railroads committee.
House bill No. 607, by Wilson of
Greeley-An act relating to irrigation
and providing for the establishment OF
pumping plants for irrigation in west
ern Kansas, and providing for the Gre
alton of a board of irrigation, survey,
experiment and demonstration and the
manner of appointment and election,
also defining the duties there
on, directing that certain expert
ments and demonstrations in irrigation
be made, and making an appropriation
therefore, and providing for the state
to take and hold certain lands for the
purposes of this act, and crea ting re-
volVing fund to be known as the ir-
rigation revolving fund.- and repeating
sections 4535, 4536, 1887, 1888, 4540, ASH,
4542, 4543, 4544, 4545, 1916, 4547, 454S, 4549,
1850, 4551, 1852 and 1853 of the general
statutes of Kansas of 1909. Irrigation
committee.
House bill No. COS, by Wilson of
Greeley-An act relating to the right
of women to vote at city elections,
ana repeating sections 1873, SIT, 1915 and
1924 and 147S of the general statutes
of 1909. Committee political rights OF
women.
house bill No. COG, by Mitchel1-An
act amending paragraph 9349 of the
general statutes of 1909 by providing
for the valuation, assessment and tax
alton of mortgaged property, real and
personal, ana repeating said original
paragraph S349, and suspending all
other acts and parts of acts in so far
as they are inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act. Assessment and
taxation committee.
House bill No. Gil, by Carnahan-An
act repeating chapter 80 of the session
laws of 1911. Judiciary committee.
House bill No. 612, by Carney-An
act relating to jury fees and the cost
and expense of jury trials in civil
cases in the district court on change
of venue from one county to another
county, and providing how much shall
be paid. judiciary committee.
House bill No. 613, by Carney-An
act making it a misdemeanor to act
as agent for either the buyer or seller
or giver or receiver of intoxicating
liquors that are sold, bartered or Civ
en- away in violation of law, and pro-
Viding the punishment therefor. Tenn
perance committee.
House bill No. GA, by Carney-An
act to require court reporters to make
reports in duplicate to the clerk of
the district court, and to the county
clerk of the cases in court in which
they take stenographic notes of tes-
timony, and the time employed in
each case. Judiciary committee.
House bill No. GIG, committee as
sessment and taxation-An act relat-
ing to taxation and amending para
graph 942S of the general statutes of
1903.
House bill No. CIT, by Scott-An
act to prevent the procreation of hab-
itual criminals, idiots, epileptics, i'm
beetles and insane. Hygiene and pub
lie health committee.
House bill No. SIS, by Mahurin-I
An act relating to treatment of eyes
ledge of this act and fixing a penalty
for its violation. Hygiene and public
health committee.
House bill No. 619. by Mahurin (by
request)-An act Vacating block 5
of the townsite of Ottumwa, Coffey
county, Kansas. judiciary committee.
House bill No. 620-An act making
appropriations to the private institu-
lions of the state of charitable ma
ture under certain conditions and for
their visitation inspection, supervis-
ion and reports Committee on char
liable institutions, ways and means
committee
House bill No. 621, by McGregor-l
An act to provide for the abolishing
of county high schools and the dis
position of the property devoted to
county high school purposes. Educa-
ton committee.
House bill No. 622, by Kincaid-An
act concerning weights and measures
and the regulation thereof, and es-
tablishing the division of weights and
measures under the jurisdiction of the
state board of health, and defining its