The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-27
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Senator Porter of Pittsburg has in
troduced a bill providing for the pub
location OF bar dockets in counties OF
40, 600 population or over. The prac-
tice Of printing bar dockets mas ions
and is a custom of much convenience
to the lawyers. District courts OF
Kansas are usually busy ones with
long dOckets and a printed docket
that an attorney could keep on file in
his office would be an undoubted
convenience.
A bill permitting Sunday baseball
and the employment of the necessary
help to keep ball parks in operation
on that day has been introduced in
the senate by Howe of Abilene by
request.
Milton of Wyandotte has introduced
in the senate q bill for the establish
ment Of detention homes for delin-
Quent or dependent children in coun-
ties of more than $4,000 population
Shawnee county is now conducting an
experiment along the same line on its
own responsibility, but has no author
ity for q special levy or to vote bonds
for the purchase or erection of prop
ertY.
A bill has been introduced in
the senate to require county commits
sioners to name as depOsitaries Tor
funds in their control all banks In the
county which shall apply for share
apportion the deposits in accordance
with the capital OF the banks. The
present interest rate of 2 n per cent
on balances is called for The bill Is
calculated to prevent the centraliza-
ton of county funds.
The senate committee of the whole
has acted favorably on the Bowman
bill authorizing the employment OF
prisoners from the state penitentiary
by cities and counties of Kansas for
work on public roads. The bill puts
on the local authorities all the ex-
penses of transportation, guarding and
subsistence for .risOners turned over
to their charge, and provides for the
payment of the sum of 25 cents a day
to the warden of the penitentiary for
each prisoner SO employed. The SEN
ate committee of the whole cut out a
provision intended to prevent the
Gripping of the state Irvine plant. The
by the friends of the Irvine plant as
the prison authorities claim not to
have any more than sufficient help
for industrial work now undertaken
at Lansing.
A bill to cut the profit out Of the
state oil inspection department has
been introduced in the legislature by
Senator Overfield OF Montgomery
county, who proposes to cut the states
fee from 10 cents a barrel down to
cents. AS the courts of appeal have
clearly decided that inspections of this
character must not be used for the
purpose Of raising revenue for the
government, there appears to be con-
siderable justice on the side OF the
bill. The Oil inspection department
| has regularly for the past two years
| turned over several thousand dollars
month to the general funds of the
state.
The bill exempting lawyers who are
members of the legislature from liza
| bility to be called into court to con-
duct cases while the legislature is in
session has passed both houses of the
legislature and has gone to the gov
ernor. After delay of several days the
senate passed the bill with amend
ments yesterday morning and sent 1t
back to the house, which concurred in
| the amendments yesterday afternoon.
| Senator Mahin Of Smith county
proposes a law to prohibit employees
of the peniteL.+iary from making
business agreements Of any kind with
| prisoners and particularly to prevent
guards from using their influence to
obtain pardOns or paroles for prison
| ers under their care.
! The Senate committee Of the whole
yesterday approved the Troutman bill
| providing for additional bonds by de-
| PENDANTS who appeal misdemeanor
cases from district courts to supreme
courts. The bill is directed against
jointists who appeal and sell booze
while the appeal is pending.
| Senator Vinton Stillings of Leaven-
/ worth proposes the appropriation OF
| 100000 to begin the rebuilding OF
I the state penitentiary at Lansing. The
Stillings bill calls for a new power
/ plant and another modern cell house
and the laying out of the work OF
making the Kansas state prison mod
ern in every respect by the continu-
ance of work until the whole prison
plant has been remodeled. 1t is ir
line with recommendations by the
state prison commissions which have
reported on the situation at Lansing.
II Work of the senate committee t.
investigate the alleged insurance lobby
menced before next week owing to the
of the committee, including Chair
among the members Tuesday it wa.
decided 10 postpone the taking of evi
dence until Monday. Senator Wilson
is absent and Senator Troutmar
leaves Thursday for Chicago where HI
will m I<o address Iof<r~ <y,o Ho~