The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-04
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Daily Wage May Be Paid to
COnvicts of Kansas.
KinkeI Measure Is Passed by
Upper House.
HODGES WATCHED THE FIGHT
Governor Looked On During
Inheritance Tax Tilt.
Said Democrats
Were Ruled "FrOm Above"

Were Ruled "From Above"
! The Kinkel bill giving 10 the con-
| victs of the state penitenuary AT
| Lansing and the reformatory a Hutch
inson a daily wage of from 10 to "a
| cents a day has been passed by the
! senate This IS one of the most Valu-
able measures of penal interest nitro
duced in this session OF the leSls'd-
, ture. 1t is the second bill to be pass
ed by the senate which provides tuna
| for the prisoners and for their ialhl-
| lies.
Under the KinkeI plan. the inmates
of the two institutions are paid wages
! for their work inside the prison walls
| If a man is married and has depend
! ent family this money is sent to them;
! If he is unmarried, the money IS SaNeu
| and placed in fund that IS turned
over to the convict when he leaves the
! institution. Part of this is to be used
| for the purchase of citizens clothes on
| his discharge by the warden or superlh-
| tendent.
| The bill introduced in the senate by
! Senator Kinkel of Morris county. pass
ed the upper house without dissent
| ing vote.
| The Kinkel white way measure
| giving special lighting privileges to
cities of second class, has been passed
| by the senate.
| Senator Troutman. of Shawnee, turn
ed the tables Senator Kinds OF
/ Iabette in a warm debate in the SEN
ate Monday evening. Kinds was sup
porting his measure directed against
''snitch'' lawyers He had walked TO
| the center of the room and was warm
| ing up in the defense of his measure
| when among his remarks he said:
II am of a forgiving spirit VIII
| hold no grudge against any senator
who votes against this b1ll-ln fact
will love and hug and kiss you whether
| you vote for it or not.
| Senator TrOutman interrupted at tnl'
point with:
Are you talking to the lobby now?
| In the lobby were so women waiting
| for the consideration of the minimum
wage bill.
The out-of-state trading stamp COM
| panies will be prohibited from dong
| business in Kansas. if the bill by Bale
| Waggener. passed by the senate. goes
! through the Legislature. The bill does
| not affect the local stamp companies.
| A singing rebuke was handed out
| to Senator Milton of WyandOtte coun-
ty by Senator Waggener OF Atchls so,
f, late Monday afternoon during the dis
| cussion on the action of the judiciary
J committee of which both senators are
| members Seantor Milton had stated
/
a bill under consideration in the SEN
ate at the time. Bale Waggener
| arose at the end of the debate and
| said:
I wish to say that the senator from
Wyandotte was in the committee
when this bill was discussed"
"And 1 voted no" interrupted
No you didn't" retorted Wag-
gener. You didn't vote at alias
you usually do when you don't want
| to go on record.
Fifty women presented a living pc
| tition for the advancement of the
minimum wage bill on the senate cal
| every advance made by them was
overruled and voted down by the
| members of the upper house. In the
first place, the petition was not al
! lowed to be read: then Senator Kinkel
tried to place the measure forward on
third reading. All efforts were smash
/ ed into the ground by President Pro
! Tenn King. who was in the chair The
| women. dOwncaSt but determined
filed out of the chamber putting on
their coats and adjusting their hats.
| The senate's action on the adjourn
ment for the 1913 session follows: The
| body will cease the consideration of
! all senate bills, except appropriation
! bills. Thursday noon, March s. The
| consideration of all house bills will
! cease Tuesday noon, March H. Final
| adjournment FRIDAY noon, March IA.
| After the consideration of house bills
! March IL, the senate really will adj
journ Only a few will remain the
/ customary three days to hear the mes
n sages from the observation-disclosures es
y they can read in the newspapers by
the evening fireside, just as we'll
With Governor Hodges sitting among
. them. the Democrats las night aided
by a few Republicans voted down all
/ attempts to provide an Inheritance tax
law with direct heirs included. The
supporters of the direct heir PROPOSE
ton even amended the Malone admin
istration bill by suggesting an eXemp
ton of $3.50. G0o-but the effects of the
last law in Kansas had poisoned the
! minds of the enemies of the measure
Incidentally, the Democrats and the
/ wandering Republicans deprived Kan