The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19
IN SENATE mill"
Full Crew Bill Is DehOrned by
Committee.
Only 5O-Car Trains Affected by
New Measure.
FAVOR CORPORATION TAX.
Senate Approves With But Few
Amendments.
College Fraternity Men Are Up
In Arms.
FAVOR CORPORATION TAX

Railway officials in Kansas are rest
ing easier today. The railroads COM
mittee of the senate has decided that
only in trains of fifty cars or more
is the full crew. provision needed
and this will cut down materially the
anticipated expense of carrying out the
orders of the original bill introduced by
representatives of the railway brother
hoods.
1t was feared for a time that the
railroads committee would recommend
the passage of the full crew. bill. The
partial victory of the railroads in
fighting down this bill and the partial
victory of the brotherhoods in applying
their rule to trains with more than
fifty cars has brought satisfaction to
both sides.
1t is argued in scores of railway di-
vision points that the big engines now
operated by railroads have cut down
the number of train crews-the loco
motives could pull so many cars. With
an extra brakeman required on trains
with more than 80 cars-part CT this
complaint will be alleyiated.
Chairman Mcmillan of the railroads
committee still has other trouble in
store for the railroads. however. The
semi monthly pay day matter is still to
be decided. 1t has been rumored
around the senate the last few days
that the full crew bill would be shorn
of it's thorns and in lieu thereof the
semi-monthly pay day would be
handed out to the railroad laborers of
the state. Now that the full crew"
bill has been placed into effect par
tiaIly-it is not known what the COM
mittee will do on the pay day measure.
The senate, has passed the Mulroy
house bill authorizing cities of the sec
ond class in Kansas to refund their
outstanding Indebtedness, and the Glib
son house bill authorizing cities of the
second class under the commission
form of government to refund their in
debtedness and city warrants. Also the
Kinkel bill allowing cities of the second
class and counties to build bridges on
agreement.
The senate is waiting patiently for
the return of the house result of the
Howe election bill. Senator Howe of
Dickinson pushed through the senate
a measure giving the board of county
commissioners the right to count the
rejected ballots after eachss5 election
that the votes might be counted in the
final results. The bill met no oppo-
sition. over in the house. however,
Robert stone of Shawnee county
a
tests up to the supreme court instead
of to the senate and he fears that the
Howe bill may injure his new election
approval plan.
The senate is waiting patiently
either for the Stone bill or for the |
return of the Howe bill plastered with |
Their ideas on the mat |
ter will be known at that time. me
senate is in favor of allowing the |
county commissioners to count reject |
ed ballots-also the senate clihgs to |
the belief that they are the court OF |
last resort on election centests[Rob- /
ert stone has g fight on his hands
despite his we'll founded ideas, his |
strong following in the house and his |
earnest endeavors to check contests
up to the supreme court.
There is danger of the supreme |
court holding that the state has no |
right to get into the fair business
Waggener warned the Topeka |
and Hutchinson forces on the fioor |
late Tuesday afternoon that the state
fair should wait until the courts made |
known their ideas on the states am
hilton to carry on a profitable bust /
ness.
The college fraternity men of the |
state are looking up the color of the
hair on the head of Noah Bowman, |
senator from Anderson county. Sena- |
tor Bowman would repeal the law eX-
empting the college fraternity and
sorority houses from taxation ano
= naturally the frat men and their Sor-
oritv sisters are not enthusiastic about |
It. A we'll formed lobby is being
worked up by men from Kansas uni
,ersitv Baker and Washburn. Sena- |
for Bowman will be in the center of
the rah-rah boys for the next few
days.
witb the attorney general and the
of state as his advisers, with
Mcmillan of Ottawa as his orator for
the rebuttal. and with his desk piled
high with figures, statistics. reports
from other states, and bulky law
books. ]. w. Howe, senator from Dick
inson county, won an all afternoon
tax fight Tuesday
The only changes made in the
original Howe bill and the measure
over from the house were
a mendments by Davis of Bourbon and
Price of Clark. The former believed
that the bin inflicted a higher tax to
the small corporation in proportion
than to the large corporation. The
latter thought that building and loan
associations should not be considered. |
Under the Davis proposal the $10,-
900 corporations will pay $40 a year
instead of S25; $4,000 corporations |
s25 instead of S35- Between $4,000
Of s75. Between 100000 and $3.50
300 corporations $125 instead of 500.
Between S1.000,00O and 100000
$1,000 instead of $3.50
Between 100000 and $4,000 600
$500. Between $4,000
100 and $5,000.000 corporations 2,0OO. /
Governor Hodges has notified the
senate that he has signed the Howe
pill providing for a state board of cor
'ectionS to handle the management of
he state penitentiary, the Hutchinson
the Topeka reforfnatory
ind the Beloit school for girls.
Polish Workman Killed a Priest
MISUNDERSTANDING, Germany. Feb.
"a visiting Catholic clergyman
FAMED WengeIer was shot and killed