The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-18

| governor Hodges has discovered that
| the state is scheduled to run behind in
revenues which will rsecessitate a raise
in taxes unless some action is taken in
| raising the source. The warning from
Senator Troutman, of Shawnee county,
the other day opened the eyes of the
| administration
The applause which greeted the vot-
| ing down of the Troutman substitute for
the old inheritance killed recently has
died await now is time for the
Shawnee senator to conduct an enthu-
siasm party of his own. Not only have
/ the Democrats been forced to come
back to legacy tax but they have
been placed in the position of having
their own names signed to the bill that
will become effective in the state.
Senator Klein, of Allen county has
offered a bill in the senate requiring
contractors to guarantee for four years
all stone, steel and concrete bridges
they build in the state. Defects of de-
sign. workmanship and construction
must be supported by a four-year test.
With only five minutes to spare the
lumber trust of Kansas was scored IN
bill introduced this noon by Senator
Klein of Allen county. A few min
uteS before the clock struck 12-the
time when all introductions of bills
should cease-the Klein measure
came to the desk. 1t provides severe
penalties for lumber companies in
the state discriminating between To-
calities in prices of their product ex-
empting the rates of transportation
and other incidental necessary stand
ard expenses.
Before the session closes the senate
this year will have, placed at least 100
more bills in the hopper than We're in
troduced last year. At noon today the
senate and house agreed to stop the
Nf -lracr ~ oil IL,
ception of committee and appropria-
ton bills. Senator Milton of Wyan-
dotte slipped in the last bill. No. 773.
The senate last year introduced SIS
or SO less than have been offered to
date. The committee and appropria-
ton measures will bring the total to
at least 500 before the session closes.
Senator Kinkel of Morris county,
the Progressive leader in the senate,
introduced a bill this morning recog-
nizing the third party in this state.
This measure gives the ProgresSives
the right to circulate petitions based
on the vote for Henry J. Allen for
presidential elector. Under the old
law governing the circulation of petit
lions it would have been impossible
for the third party to receive nomin-
ations on account of the rules for sig
natures.
A matron for county, jails of the
state will be allowed if bill by Sena-
tor Troutman of Shawnee county
ure gives the counties of $4,000 in
habitants or more the right to ap-
point a matron who will regulate the
care of the women prisoners as the
police matron now handles the female
prisoners of the city jails.
The senate this morning officially
killed the state appropriation for
state tuberculosis hospital at Newton.
Following a series of diSappointments
from that city in an attempt to buy
land and obtain water and electricity,
the committee on ways and means rec
commended that the $4,000 appropria-
ton be abolished and the money turn |
ed over into the general revenue fund
of the state.
The first vote on the proposition was
nearly fatal. Senator Carey, of Reno, |
led the Republican vote to retain the |
appropriation and he was followed by |
enough ballots to smother the Shouse |
recommendation. Then Shouse chang |
ed his vote and asked for reconsider
alton. Stavely, however, had not vo-
ted. He was called upon and approved |
of the committee report. This was |
enough to pass the bill and other |
changed votes clinched it's passage.
The vote follows: Against abolishing
the appropriation and the hospital |
Kinkel, Logan, Mahin, |
Nixon, Overfield, - Paulen. Price of |
Clark, Simpson, Stillings, Trott, Trout |
man and Wilson of Washington.
For abolishing the appropriation I
Bowman, Carney, Davis, Benton, Gray, |
Howe, JOSEF :, King, Klein, Malone, j
Meek, Milton, Nighswonger, |
Pauley, Price of Greenwood, Shouse,
Stavely, Sutton, Waggener, Williams,
Wilson of jefferson and Wolf.
Not voting-Lambertso Porter.
Senator Simpson has introduced a
bill allowing voluntary admission into
the state insane hospitals.
The Stavely moving picture regula-
ton bill was up on third reading this
Senators Mcmillan, Meek,
Mahin and Stavely made eloquent
speeches in its behalf. Carney and
Waggener wanted it back in the
judiciary committee. Senator Stavely
accused Carney of wildly dreaming"
from the moving picture censorship
would bring $350000 a year to the SUI
perintendent of public instruction. The
bill was under debate when the SEN
ate took recess until this afternoon.
Senator Huffman has asked that the
law making it necessary for operators
of traction engines to lay planks
across bridges and shut off steam
when meeting horse drawn vehicles be
repealed
Senator Pauley wants to place the
gypsum mines of the state under the
regulation of the state mine inspectors
and subject to inspection by the state
similar to the system used in watching
the operation of coal mines. He has
a bill to this effect.