Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-01-28
Votes 20 Abolish Nominating Petit
lions, Substitute Filing Fee
ABOLISH THE PARTY COUNCIL
Proposed Changes Most Radical Since
System Was Adopted-Com-
mittec Kills f-House
Bill

went on record yesterday In FAVOR oil
abolishing the nominating petitions
in Kansas primaries. Instead, the
senate voted to allow candidates TO
enter the primaries upon their own
declaration, accompanied by a filing
fee of 1 per cent OF their first years
salary and a declaration OF their
allegiance to their party's platform.
The senate also approved. the bill to
abolish the party council.
These are the most radical chang
es in the Kansas primary system since
It was adopted. The bills to abolish
the party council and the nomina-
ton by petition were introduced by
Senator J. A. Troutman Of Shawnee.
The recent contest for places on
the Kansas supreme bench was in
jected into the afternoons proceed
ings.
1.-THE present petition plan allows
anyone to get on the primary" as
serted Senator A. B. Carney OF Cloud
county, in answer to an objection
from one Of his Democratic colleag-
ues that the Troutman plan would
allow any Tom, Dick or Harry to
get into the primary. II call your
attention to some of the candidates
on the non-partisan judiciary ballot.
All of them secured sufficient sig
natures to their petitions to have
their names placed on the ballot"
The plan for the one house legis- |
lature in Kansas went glimmering
today when the house judiciary COM
mittee killed the Hopper constitu-
tional amendment to abolish the ;
senate and put all Of the legislative
work OF the state into one house OF
1O5 members. The senate committee
on judiciary has not acted upon the
Hodges amendment covering the
one house legislature and complete
commission government for the
state.
For Legislative Committee
Senator Jouett Shouse introduced
in the senate today a bill to create
a legislative commission. The gov
ernor is to name the commission Of
three members, which will meet
month ahead of the legislature. The
commission is to draft all bills from
members.
Welfare Commission Bill
Robert Stone, speaker of the ,
house, introduced a bill creating a
Kansas industrial welfare commits
sion of five members, four of whom {
are to serve without pay. The fifth
is the state labor commits
sioner. Two of the commission must
be women. !
The bill gives the commission all /
thority to investigate all industries t
and occupations in which women are c
employed, and the commission may 9
fix the wages. and hours. of labor
Of all women and children in each t
occupation. /
City Bonds for Loans on Homes
A measure that would enable Kan
sas cities to help the citizens secure
homes of their own, was introduced
in the house Of representatives to- 1
day. 1t provides that city may
hold an election to Issue bonds for
The purpose of purchasing or build L
Ing homes. If the plan is approved I
any resident may apply to the city II
'or aid in securing q home. If the n
application is accepted by the city J
or city council, $4,000 p
IN bonds may be issued to buy the p
listed in the application. n
Schools May Get Full Budgets
The big Kansas schools will get
practically all the funds the board
If administration believes the schools a
iced. as far as the senate commit q,
zee on ways and means is concerned. T
Fhe house committee on ways and d,
means has not taken up the educa- al
ional budget yet and will not do ca
o for week or two. a,
Would Kill Governors Veto "
Removal Of the veto power Of the ~
GOVERNOR is sought in a constitution &c
i amendment proposed today by
Irewer of Crawford county, Social
1t member Of the house. Brewer pro-
ides that when a bill or joint resO- 2
ltion passes both branches OF the 81
tate legislature, that it shall be WI