The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-05

around the state house grounds, the light
Kansas avenue. And all Topeka asked
was for the return of the original invest
ment for paving. The bill was sent TO the
now claimed that the bill will this week
be recommended for passage by the house
committee.
The labor bill became a law today
when Governor George H. Hodges
notified the legislature that he had
signed the bill consolidating three
state house jobs into one Office, ap-
pointive by the governor. This bill
was passed in the senate Monday night
with few slight amendments. Tues
day morning the house concurred in
these amendments and passed the BILL
AS soon as the bill was sent to the
governors Office, it received the chief
executives official signature. 1t is the
second Democratic platform pledge
adopted since the opening of the Ses-
sion. This new law consolidates the
office of bureau of mines and mining,
labor commission and free employ
ment agency and places all of the
work under the supervision of a labor
commissioner appointed by the gov
ernor.
J. A Mahurin of Coffey county to-
day introduced a bill in the house
which compels all corporations doing
business in Kansas to file an annual
report with the secretary of state.
This report must cover in detail the
affairs of the corporations for the pre-
vious year and must give complete
report on the financial affairs of the
institution.
Tulloss of Franklin county would
increase the examination fee under
the blue sky law from $3.50 up to
$25. He believs that with the present
fee that the banking department is
unable to make a thorough investiga-
ton into the affairs of investment con-
Germs which desire a permit to do bus
mess in the state. For that reason he
would increase the fee to SIS.
Representative Schlicher has intro
duced a new bill in the house provid-
ing for the reorganization of the state
for six doctors and three laymen on
the board. This measure is acceptable
to the board of health, it is claimed.
The Price bill in the senate has
aroused the opposition of state physi-
clans and they have sought a compro-
mise along the lines described in the
Schlicher bill. Prices bill gives COLI
troll of the board to laymen and pro-
vides for four doctors.
BY unanimous vote the house to-
day concurred in the senate resolution
offering a reward of $1,000 for an in
vestigation of the murder of Sam
Reed, who was killed in Pittsburg this
week. Reed was an interpreter en-
ployed in the recent election contests
in Crawford county and was found
dead near Pittsburg this week.
Representative J. H. Schlicher of
Sheridan county would cause grief and
sorrow for Kansas sheriffs in a bill
which he introduced in the house to-
IL inc fho4
may be secured on all witnesses, jurors
and court attendants by the use of the
mails, telephone or telegraph and that
only the cause of transmitting this
message shall be charged as costs to
the litigant in the suit.
Should the Schlicher bill became a
law without the passage of a fee and
salary bill by the present session of
the Legislature, los Kansas sheriffs
would probably be bankrupted before
the close of their present terms of Of
flee The bill provides no fees for the
sheriff where the mails, telephone or
telegraph are used and the Iitigant
would be compelled to pay only the ac-
tual cost of such service on witnesses
and jurors. On the other hand the
passage of the bill would mean the an
nual saving of thousands of dollars to
the state and to individuals who are
interested in the trial of cases in Kan
sas courts.
With the Schlicher bill in opera ton,
a sheriff by motion of either party to
the suit, would be compelled to secure
service on witnesses in any manner
designated. If they ordered the use of
the telephone, the Jurors and witnesses
would be called up and notified that
they had been summoned to appear in
court on a certain date as either wit
ness or juror in a certain action. Only
the actual cost of this message could
hr oh Il hxr hn cIo oriP L.,
the case and no provision is made for
compensating the sheriff for his work
in summoning the witness or juror.
1T is because L believe that this ses-
sion of the legislature will enact a just
and equitable fee and salary biII.' said
Schlicher, that L decided to introduce
this bill. Similar laws are IN opera
ton in other states and / believe it
would be of great benefit in Kansas
1t would mean the annual saving of
thousands of dollars in costs to court
litigants and / think would give gen
eraI satisfaction. OF course 1 don't
know what would happen to the sher-
iffs of the state if my bill was passed
and a fee and salary law is not en-
acted"
This bill was introduced by Gray, of
Osborne in the senate the other day
and was reported back by the Judiciary
committee with recommendation that
it be not passed
The elections committee of the
house today offered a new primary
election provision. They would pro-
vide for the printing of the names of
of all parties on the same
ballot under party heading and en-
blem Even candidates for independ-
ent nomination might be cared for
under this bill and person entering
the booth on primary day might vote
for such candidates as he desired. The
bill eliminates the present necessity of
voting only for party candidates in the
primary and gives the voter the right
to discriminate between such candi-
dates he desires nominated, regardless
of their political faith.