The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-07
WOULD ABOLISH IT
Carnahan's Bill Wipes Out
School of Mines.
Would Have Work Done at
University.
SAVE $500, 900 TO STATE
Women Protest Against the
Keene Bill.
Don't Want to Be Exempt
From Jury Service.

| Representative Carnahan WOulO
abolish the state school of mines and
mining at Weir City and provide for
handling the work at Kansas Univer-
sity. His bill to abandon the Weir
City school was introduced today in
the house and eliminates a request for
100000 appropriation at this ses-
| sion of the legislature.
| Two years ago the legislature estab-
| lished the school of mines and mining
and gave the institution to Weir City.
1t was after a most stubborn fight
! that Senator Huffman secured the
passage of his bill in the senate after
! it had barely crept through the house.
| The eSta adjustment of the school has
so far cost the state only $25,OOO. TO
complete the work and install equip
ment and a laboratory, it is claimed
that Kansas would find it necessary
to spend $350,000. Similar work to
that proposed for the Weir City school
has been handled at Kansas UniVer-
sity. 1t is proposed to continue the
state the enormous expense and cost
of a second school, Carnahan would
call halt on appropriations for the
new institution.
1t is argued by the member from
Clay county that there are but few or
the higher grade mining schools main
tanned at the mouths of the mining
districts and that there is no real need
or excuse for the Cherokee county
school. His position is strengthened
by the argument that the state will be
saved an almost necessary $2OO,OOo
appropriation if the school is con-
tinued and that this 100000 appro-
priation for 1884 will be followed
by an additional appropriation OF
S15O,OOO or 100000 two years hence.
The Carnahan bill repea1S the 1911
act esta blishing the Weir school and
leaves the school of mines and min
ing at Lawrence where the work is
now handled.
objection to the Keene bill exempting
them from jury service. Already the
legislature is being flooded with pro-
tests from the new Kansas voters VINO
demand their right to sit on juries
with Kansas men. Several hundred
women today petitioned the house to
defeat the Keene bill and to allow
them to qualify for jury service.
Petitions came from all parts of the
state. Not only have members of the
women's club and similar organizations
demanded their full constitutional
rights. but women in the towns where
clubs are not so well organized, nave
taken advantage of the opportunity TO
express an opinion of the Dill offered
by the house member from BOURBON
county. Among the remonstrances pre-
sented to the house today was one sent
+o Tay1or Riddle by Mrs. E. w. Hoch,
of Marion, wife of Ex-Governor f. W.
Hoch Not only did the wife OF the
former Kansas executive sign the petit
tion but she secured the names OF a
large number of other Marion women
who are opposed to the passage of the
proposed new law. -
This week the senate passed the Dill
allowing women to plead their sex as
legal exemption from jury service. But
that was different. It didn't disqual- |
ifv the sex from a place on the jury. |
panel It is the passage or a proposed
law that will prohibit women from
serving on juries, however. that mas
annarently aroused the indignation or
tI,a Kansas women and swamped the |
legislature with petitions pleading for
the defeat of the Keene BILL
Clement L. Wilson of Greeley
county today introduced pliI u
ing a state irrigation board and call
ing for s5O0OOO appropriation Tor If
rigation work in western Kansas:
The new board would be composed OF
four members, one of whom shal De
an experienced civil engineer ArUIh @
.anoaininp three members shall be ap-
pointed by the governor.
The wilson bill provides for irrtga-
ton investigation in counties west OF
the esth Meridian. 1t enables the ir-
rigation board to sink wells IN the
western counties, to purchase lano Tor
experiment purposes, but proVloes
tbat not more than one well shall be
sunk in any one county. An appro-
nriation of 100000 for handling this
work is carried IN the leIihs O- W"
sons new bill
Members of the irrigation board
would receive annual salaries of
$4,000 from funds appropriated Tor
the work and irrigation development
of western Kansas counties.
Wilson. of Greeley, has still another
bill. He would PROVIDE compulsory
law. commanding the educational
boards of the various cities and coun-
ties of the state to furnish all students
in the rural schools, graded schools
and high schools with a copy of the /
Bible or New Testament. The meas
ure states that the Bible should be
placed on the desk of ach student who
shall be allowed to read and study
the same or shall be allowed to take
his or her copy to their homes.
Miles H Mulroy, of Ellis county, !
would provide for special primaries for
the selection of delegates and alter
mates to the national conventions and
for the selection of national commit
teemen of the several political parties.
Mulroy would hold these primaries OF /
the third Tuesday in April of years
when a president of the United States
is to be nominated.
Represe tative Ross today offered a
bill prohibiting the sale of impure or
adulterated food stuffs to be fed to
live stock.
The Williams bill providing for 5ne
working of convicts public highways
was adversely reported by the judiciary