The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-06
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The senate committee of the whole
Friday approved the emergency APP
preparation of $l47.994.20 for the re-
payment of money advanced to the
state board of administration by the
citizens of Pitteburg, Kan. for the re-
construction Of buildings destroyed
by fire at the state manual training
normal school. Additional emergency
items are included in the appropria-
ton bringing the total up to $17S,317.
the aggregate of money advanced to
replace the loss at that institution,
which has been kept going without
loss of time through the prompt ac-
ton of the friends of tie school
Nearly two thousand employees Of
the state would be Iut under civil
service by the Price civil service COM
mission bill which is now before the
legislature. The Price bill provides
that a considerable class of officials
and minor employees be left in un-
classified and exempt service, but it
would cover the employment OF Ito
employees and attendants in state in
situations and 1874 stenographers,
bookkeepers and other employees at
the state house.
Senator Paul Klein Of lola has been
elected by the senate to succeed him.
self as member OF the Memorial hall
COMMISSION on WHICH ne HAS 0GIEcu
for the past two years. The COM
missioners serve without compensa-
ton but have rendered valuable SER
vice to the state in supervising the
erection and completion of the Mem
orial building in which the Grand
Army headquarters and the State His
torical society are situated. A small
appropriation will probably be made
at this session for completing the in
terror of the building.
1.-The best loved man in the senate
and probably in the state Of Kansas"
was the tribute to Senator Bale Wag-
gener of Atchison paid by Senator
Harry Gray of Osborne Friday when
he took the floor OH a matter OF per-
sona1 privilege to correct in the mind
of the senator from AtchiSOn his inn
preston regarding comment he had
| made in the course of a speech before
the members of the Farmers Union
the day before. Senator Waggener
had protested because he thought
Gray had accused him of represent
| ing the Missouri Pacific in the SEN
ate. II remember distinctly but that
one part of my speech declared
Gray. MY reference to the senator
| from Atchison, whom 1 regard as the
| best loved man in the senate and prob
ably in the state OF Kansas, was as
the representative of the Missouri
i L
gard the statement as improper since
I was talking. not to the senate, but
! to the members of the Farmers
Union" Waggener and Gray then
shook hands and the senate returned
to business. The interruption Oc-
CURED during an effort to reconsider
the Laing bill requiring railroads te
give seats on passenger trains to stock
men when shipping cattle to market
Senator Bale Waggener has intro
duced a bill prohibiting the appoint
ment of any member of the legisla
ture to any other position In the en-
ploy Of the state during his term o
office. This bill would terminate
practice that has been in good stand
ing for many years as many state of
fees have been filled by the appoint
ment of members of the legislature a
rewards for services performed In put
tting through administration measures
Senators I. NJ. Kinds Of Labette ant
Harry Mcmillan of Ottawa plugged
an effort to recall the vote by which
House bill No. 4, by Representative
L4aing was passed. requiring railroad.
coaches instead of making them ridt
in caboOses when shipping live stock
The senate had also passed a bill BY
Senator Mahin requiring the roads tt
refit the cabooses with transverse
seats and the effort to reconsider No
4 was based on the fear that the house
might refuse to pass the Mahin bill
I'VE have one Of these bills passed by
both houses" pointed out Senator
Kinds. 1T serves the interests Of the
stockmen and is a step in the right di-
rectiOn. There is no advantage in re.
tracing our action. Let this measure