The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-01
HE IS PERSISTENT.
Herr Still Trying to Pass Anti
Race Marriage Bill.
Tacks 1t on as Rider to Another
Bill.

For the second time this session,
Heirs bill prohibiting the intermar-
riage of whites and blacks is started
on the road toward the statute books.
But as before the bill faces its final
test in the senate.
The house today passed a bill pro-
hibiting the marriage of imbecileS.
epileptics or feebIeminded persons.
And in the body of that bill were all
of the provisions of the original Herr
bill prohibiting the intermarriage of
the races. If the senate will now pass
the new Herr bill. the marriage of
blacks and, whites asewelI as persons
of feeble mind and epileptics will be
tabooed so far as Kansas is con-
cerned.
Through two sessions Herr has
fought valiantly for the passage of his
pet measure. Two years ago the bill
was beaten in the house on strictly
party vote when Stone of Shawnee
opposed the ibll and made it a party
issue. Still believing that his measure
should be incorporated in the laws
of the state, Herr returned to Topeka
TINS winter and tried again. This time
MS Dill went through the house with
out little opposition. Over in the
senate, though. the judiciary commit
tee strangled the measure and report
ed it adversely. So Herr tried once
more.
This time his bill is attached as a
rider on an amendment to section
AS amended the law would provide:
No woman under the age of SO
years. or man of any age except he
marry a woman over the age of so
years. either of whom is epiIeptic, i'm
beetle. feeble minded or afflicted with
insanity. shall hereafter intermarrY or
marry any other person within this
state. 1t is also hereby made unlaw-
full for any person to marry any such
feeble minded, imbecile or epileptic
person. or any one afflicted with in
sanity. or any person who has ever
been so afflicted. Children born after
parent was insane shall not marry,
except under the above named condi-
uons. Nor shall members of the eau
casian race and members of the Eth
Opian race, nor members of the eau
casian race and members of the Mon
gOlian race intermarry with each 9TH
er. and for the purpose of this act any
person of one-eighth blood or greater
degree Ethiopian or Monaghan shall
he deemed to be. a mem Der of such
race.
ANY person knowingly violating any
of the provisions of this act shall
upon conviction thereof. be punished
by fine of not more than one thou
sand dollars or by imprisonment in
the state prison for not more than
three years. or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
And now, if the senate will only
adopt the provisions of this act, the
house member from Barber county
will return to his mercantile store in
Medicine Lodge firm in the belief that
his work in the legislature has not
been in vain.
The house has made some startling
changes in the present workmen's COM
rensation act and provided that per-
sons or heads of corporations who do
not notify the secretary of state that
they do not desire to participate I'M
der the provisions of the act, shall be
bv law considered participants. Under
the old law, participants under the
compensation act were recognized only
on affidavit filed with the secretary of
state.
Another important change in the old
law is lowering the number of en-
ployees of any person. firm or corpor-
alton affected by the act. The old
law placed a minimum of 10 employees
The law as amended by the house re-
duced the number of employees to five.
except in agricultural pursuits which !
are in no manner affected by the law
All mining industries. regardless of the
number of persons employed, are con-
strued as operating under the work |
mems compensation act and employees |
and heirs of employees of such enter |
prises shall receive the full benefits |
of the law in event of accident or |
death.
The house took what was proba bly, !
its final stand on the initiative and |