The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-06
croft is now pushing an identical bill
through the house. The bill Will be
speedily enacted.

speedily enacted.
The railroad committee this morning
threshed out with representatives from
the general headquarters of the roads
in Topeka number of bills affecting
the carriers. The measure from the
house calling for semi-monthly pay
day has been recommended for passage.
1t will be brought out on the calendar
in a few days The bill providing for
locomotive efficiency was tabled owing
to the discovery that ruling of the
interstate commerce commission COW
cred the points in the bill
The semi i-monthly pay day has
aroused more interest among Kansas
railroad men than any other bill
ployees and officials have taken sides
on the matter-and hundreds of work.
men have petitioned on both sides of
the question.
Senator Shouse. of Edwards county,
has offered a bill giving counties au-
thority to lease a cameragraph for the
purpose of photograp phing records that
are to be duplicated. 1t is stated that
this will be an economy.
Senator w aggener's bill making it
necessary for corporations to list and
be taxed notes. bonds or credits secured
by real estate or otherwise In any
other state was passed this morning.
Only four senators voted against it.
When the senate took a two-hour
recess this noon the Davis publication
of school text books was up for dis
cussion Members from both sides of
the house We're arguing the measure
when the motion for adjournment was
made This is one of the most I'M
portant bills of the 1913 session and VIII
flOOr-
The county commissioners OF Kan
sas may or may not appoint county
engineer of highways and bridges, ac-
cording to bill introduced this morn
ing by Senator Nixon of Sumner coun-
tv. Many counties find it advisable to
combine the office of county surveyor
and engineer and they will be given
the authority in the Nixon measure.
Through the request of the county
officials of Leavenworth, Senator Still
ings has offered a bill allowing coun-
ties to transfer money from the sink
ing fund to pay off a debt on the
construction of a new court house.
Ieavenworth owes Contractor Belts, OF
Topeka, $4,000 on the new building and
wants to pay the money rather than
issue bonds and pay out interest.
In order to give voters a more equal
chance to cast their ballots on cleo
ton day, Senator Porter, of Crawford
county. has introduced an act allowing
the election authorities to place the
precinct booths inside a city that is
situated in the center of rural pre-
cincts. This would make it possible
for voters to patronize a more central
ly located polling place.
The senate this morning passed a
large number of bills favorably re-
ported from the committee of the whole
Wednesday afternoon. These bills are
explained in another column.
Senator Bowman. of Anderson, has
provided in a bill introduced today for
the appointment of a state reviSor of
statute books and records. The new
of the directors of the
state library and would keep a rec
ord of all court records and perfect
a filing and reference system of the
statutes and amendments.
A bill giving the county. commits
sionerS of Shawnee the right to sell
their poor farm and apply the funds
toward the erection of a general hos
pital was introduced by Senator Trout
man today. This hospital has been
planned by Topekans for many months
and has awaited legislative authority.
The second presidential preference
primary bill was offered to the SEN
ate today by J. NJ. Davis, senator
from Bourbon county. 1t is similar to
a measure written recently by Lam
bertson of Brown county.
On third reading this morning the
Lam mbertson bill requiring railroads to
burn weeds on their right of way, was
passed with no dissenting votes. The
carriers must burn weeds and grass
along their tracks between July 1 and
September 1 each year.