The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-16
BASEBALL BILL
Makes Appearance Early in
the House.
Newton Co. Man Would Kill
Game in Kansas.
AN INTERMARRIAGE LAW
To Prohibit Marriage of Blacks
and Whites.
Herr of Barber Introduced the
Measure.
AN INTERMARRIAGE LAW

That Anti-Sunday baseball bill is
before the legislature again. Speaker
Brown had hardly called for the IN
PRODUCTION of new bills, when away
back in the house somewhere Perry
man of Harvey county arose to let the
chair know that he had a measure
that was close to his heart. Perryman,
who lives in Newton, wants the SAB
bath kept holy and the Sunday
amusements of Newton citizens con-
fined to church and watching the pas
sage of the Santa Fe main line trains
And the things which Perryman would
try on his own constituents, he would
extend to the state at large.
The Perryman measure makes 1t a
rnisdemeanor to do almost anything
that is any relation to or connected
with the transfer of currency. His bill
has Just as many teeth and Is just as
broad in its construction as similar
bill which was killed in the house two
years ago.
Under the Newton mans bill it is
misdemeanor for any person to partl-
cipate in or in any wise encourage
the playing of baseball, football, or
basketball on Sunday. 1t would also be
illegal to open dance halls, amusement
halls, or to hold any lecture or en-
tertainment of any form whatsoever
which carries with it fee or adnls-
sion. In order that there shall be no
question but that Kansas citizens wear
a sorrowful expression and confine
their Sunday activities strictly to
church going, Perryman aftlXes
penalty of $500 fine and three months
in Jail for any infraction of that sun
day provision of the statute.
Two years ago the legislature was
flooded with thousands of petitions
both for and against such measure
Now Perryman has taken an early
start to do the same thing. On the
other hand, the friends of Sunday
baseball will make lively fight on the
Harvey county mans pet measure.
Representative Heirs bill prohibit
ing the intermarriage of blacks and
whites went into the hopper today
when bills on first reading were call
ed in the lower house. There was ap-
pIause when the title of Herr's meas
ure was read.
1t seems probable that the Herr bill
may pass the present session. Two |
years ago the Barber county mem ber
introduced the same measure, but
Robert Stone of Shawnee made the
bill a party measure, which resulted
in it's ultimate defeat. But Herr was |
determined in his stand. In the pres
ent session, there is a Democratic ma |
jority of nine in the house. Several |
Republican members are also expect |
ed to support the bill since the recent |
Jack Johnson affair in Chicago.
Proposed bills looking to the pass
age of a Jim Crow law and a law for |
have not as yet been offered. In his |
message to the legislature, Governor |
Hodges urged against the Jim Crow |
law as not needed in this state.
Showalter of Sedgwick today offer |
ed a bill creating agricultural expert !
mental stations in various counties |
and providing state appropriation |
strong following among administration
members and an effort will be made
to enact the law at this session.
The fish and game law desired DIV |
the Kansas Sportsmen's association, /
was offered in the house today BY |
Mike Frey of Geary county This |
measure was drafted by attorneys in |
the employ of the association and |
they have secured an extensive Iegfs- |
lative following, pledged to the sup
port of the bill One of the provisions |
which may be included in the hill |
whe n it is submitted for debate is a |
clause prohibiting the killing of ouai |
for a period of five years. SharpIess |
of Atchison introduced a separate bill |
to that effect in the morning session, |
Edward Carroll, of I.eavenvor+b |
county offered two bills in the n1orning |
session of the house. In one of the
measures the Democratic member
from Leavenworth would provide |
for the ceding of the fort at
Leavenworth back to the government I
1t was ceded to the state by an act /
secured through the efforts of United
States Senator Charles Curtis several |
years ago. Carroll believes if waS a /
Republican political trick and he favors |
giving the property back to the gov
ernment. In his second bill. Carroll /
asks for a legislative enactment abol- |
ishing the use of the insurance rate
books now ! use and protected bv
law.
Ben F. Wilson, Socialist member of |
the house from Crawford county, to-
day offered his first bill. It provides
a legal holiday.
Under provisions of Wilson's bill all |
employers must grant three hours from
regular efforts to all employees either
following the opening or preceding the
closing of the polls. A violation of the
act is not construed however. unless
notice of a desire to vote is served on
en-. the Crawford county Socialist mem
Der would make the refusal to grant
a holiday a misdemeanor and punish
able in each -ase by a fine of from s25
to 800.
Williams. of Sedgwick, has presented
a bill in the house which provides for
of the first class. His measure calls
fo the filing of petitions, signed by 81
per cent of the qualified electors of any
city Upon presentation of these re-
call petitions to the city clerk, a special
election shall be called by the clerk.
A bill to provide for the first INSTALL
islature was introduced in the house