The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-30
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The stringent Davis anti-lobby bill
has successfully made the passage of
the committee on judiciary of the SEN
ate, being favOrably reported by that
body today to go ON general orders
for the coming week. The bill
strengthens the law now requiring the
registration OF professional lobbyists
ested in legislation in q financial way
to approach members of the legisla-
ture either during or between sessions.
A second bill relating to the Kan
sas Academy OF Science has been in
troduced b. Senator Harry Mcmillan
of Ottawa. who proposes to transfer
the collections now in. the museum Of
tho academy from the present quar-
tiers in the state house TO the new
Memorial building. Mcmillan already
has a bill to abolish the academy.
The committee on judiciary has re-
ported to the senate a committee bill
for the creation OF a mothers aid fund
in all counties of Kansas where need
is found for such relief. The bill rep
resents a combination of five sO-called
mothers pensions bills which have
been introduced at this session. and
has been the subject Of hearings at
which all interested parties have had
a chance to give their ideas. A sixth
bill to the same end was introduced
today b. Kinkel Of Council Grove at
the sam, time with the committee bill
which IS now on general orders.
Senator Waggener of Atchison to-
day introduced a bill intended to pre-
vent the institution of garnishment
suits against incomes known to be ex-
empt from execution, and blockading
the practice OF garnisheeing wages on
assignments given to non-residents OF
Kansas.
The committee on ways and means
in the senate has killed a bill appro-
priating funds for the display of rel
les of the Spanish-American war and
recommending that provision be made
| for the collection of objects of inter
est coming under this class in Mem
| Orial hall.
Senator Gray of Osborne has intro
| duced a poll tax bill, putting back the
| ld-fashioned poll tax in Kansas and
giving citizens liable to it an Oppor-
tunity of working 1t out on the streets
or roads where their money would be
applied If paid in cash.
be-. made by the judiciary commit
| tee on the bill to enlarge the powers
of the small debtors courts Of Kan
| sas. The bill propose to increase the
amount Of judgments that can be rem
dered in the small debtors court
from $50 to $50, and to give the court
power to issue writs Il garnishment
| and enforce them.
No recommendation as to it's ulti-
mate disposition was made by the
| senate committee on banks and bank
ing today when it sent back the JOS
eph bill for the organization of a
Bank Of Kansas. modelled on the plan
Of the federal reserve bank. The bill
will go on general rders and will
probably be the subject of interesting
debate.
The senate today approved the
! municipal ice plant bill by Senator
Sutton, Of Barton county. and put II
bly, be reached Monday. Although In
apparent danger Of being talked to
death by it's friends, the bill escaped
from committee of the whole with nc
tor Klein. OF lola, who fought it tt
the end. The Sutton bill adds ice tt
the list of businesses in which all cite.
Of Kansas may engage and for which
bonds may be issued by vote Of thu
majority of the electors voting.
Il Senator Kinkel, Of Council Grove
today introduced a bill authorizing thu
trustees of the Kansas bank guarant!
fund to invest that fund in bonds o.
Kansas municipalities. At present thu
bank guaranty fund is disposed of a.
are general state funds when not il
use, deposited with satisfactory bank
offering the highest rate of interes
on balances. This rarely brings to ex
coed per cent while it is offered il
favor of the Kinkel bill that the banl
guaranty funds would earn per cen
and occasionally more on entirely SAT-
municipal bonds.
The senate committee Of the who'll
this morning approved bill by SUIT
ton, of Great Bend. to require count
treasurers to furnish written state
/, ments Of personal and real estate ia
in charge Of property in this state
The bill provides penalty for de
manding a fee for performing sue
! service, and has a section covering tn
cancellation of receipts for taxes whe
a check or draft offered in paymer
4 for taxes is protested at the bank.
Swan johnson and his attorne,
John Hanson, of EindsbOrg, tw
figures familiar around the stat
il house, addressed the senate this morr
n ing with a demand for the impeacf
e ment of all the members of tn
t took their seats in the present yea
+ and for the arrest of the two member
who retired from the bench on JAM
airy IL. The demand was referred