The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-23
NOTES OF SENATE
Senator Price Would Reorgan-
ize Board of Health.
Allow Representatives From
Business Interests.
TAX REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Raise $4,000 for a State Com.
mercial Club.
Other Items From Upper
House This Morning.

A bill that will pour oil the trou-
bled mercantile waters of Kansas, pro-
viding for representation of business
men as well as physicians on the state
board of health, was introduced in the
senate this morning by William NJ.
Price, senator from Greenwood county.
In his act for the reorganization of the
health board, Senator Price asks that
four of the nine members be physicians.
one a registered pharmacist. one a
farmer and the remaining a retail mer-
chant.
At the present time the state board
of health is composed of nine physi-
clans from all parts of the state. Their
rulings on pure food matters and on
other sanitary features have kept the
state in a boil of discomfort from the
mercantile standpoint. The senate bill
today will form a state board of health
composed of representatives from every
source affected by the orders of the
board
Three of the members of the new
board shall be appointed for one year,
according to the act, three for two
appointments by the governor here
tofore. The secretary elected by the
appointative board is given executive
authority.
1t is anticipated that the Price bill
will be supported by retailers, whole
salers and manufacturers from every
part of the state.
The senate has decided definitely on
January 80 as a day for the consider
alton of the constitutional amendments.
At IL O'Clock that Thursday morning
the body will choose the three acts
that they will recommend for the
changing of the state constitution.
Senator Shouse from Edwards county,
believes he has solved the state immi-
grafton bureau proposition. His plans
incorporated in a bill introduced today
do not ask the state for an appropria-
ton or high salaried officers to carry
on the work of advertising the adj
rantages and opportunities of Kansas
to the outside world. He suggests that
the real estate agents and brokers of
the state be taxed ten dollars a year
license.
1t is estimated that there are 4,GG0
real. estate men doing business in the |
state. This would mean that the state
treasury would receive $4,000 annually
for the maintenance of the state imTni |
grafton bureau In other words the
Kansas Commercial club would be self
supporting.
Two other immigration bills have |
been presented to the senate. They have |
met committee deaths because of the |
appropriation they demanded. The |
Shouse act gives the move self support. |
Furthermore he states that the real es- |
tate men of the state are anxious to /
pay the tax and establish the bureau.
\ bill signed by Paul Klein senator |
from Allen county, introduced in the
senate today calls for printed or painted
weights of all produce and grain on the
outside of the package On the eX-
terror of barrels, packages, boxes. sacks
and bales, he would have in plain sight
the net and gross weight.
This is for the protection of hay
more than anything else.' he explained
Dealers are able now to sell bales
weighing all the way from Go to So
pounds-and the buyer does not know
the difference, although he pays the
same price,
The senate committee on charitable,
penal institutions and public buildings
leaves Friday afternoon for an inspec-
tion of the state penitentiary at Lans-
ing This committee is under the chair
manship Of ]. w. Howe, senator from
Dickinson county.
The cities of the second class in |
Kansas will be authorized to levy a |
mill for the support of public libraries
if a bill presented by Ben S. Paulen,
senator from Wilson county, passes the |
legislature. Heretofore the Kansas sec
ond class towns have been allowed to |
levy only four-tenths of a mill for this
purpose. The library wants are grow
ing III AdIlSe-S lIlS SlAieiAi CiliCS dA
wanting more money for their public
reading.
zen days of the senate session has
passed and still the Democratic sena-
tors, have been unable to hold togeth-
err on their majority votes. Not once
has the ''solid south in the senate
held ranks against the Republicans.
Today the anti-lobby bill by Davis of
Bourbon, came to vote on a calen-
dar position and enough Democrat:
voted against the Davis motion to de-
feat its purpose. The final vote was
IS to H.
The bill called for no lobbying in the
senate-lobbyists were not allowed to |
approach a member of the house either
privately or publicly. His registration
called for a statement of the salary |
he received as a paid friend of the in
terests. It was killed in the judiciary
committee
This morning Senator Davis asked
that it be replaced on the calendar de-
spite the committee report. An argu-
ment followed Devils led the support |
of the bill and Price from Clark coun-
ty fought it.
L don't think 1t is possible to legis-
late temptation away from senators
who may be inclined to corruptionH
said Senator Price.
Senator Joseph, of Butler county. in |
supporting the bill. stated that he knew |
of committees in the past absolutely |
formed by the Bell Telephone com /
pany.
A vote was taken and Senator Davis |
lost by a vote of Is to II. The Demo- |
cratic votes killed the motion
Not only have the administration forces-i
supported gladly by the Republicaas-re-
pealed the inheritance tax law bur
through a bin offered IN the senate by
Bailie Waggener of Atchison today, the
enemies of the inheritance tax propose