The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-29
Split Fee Measure Makes APP
pearance Again.
PURE MARRIAGE MEASURE
Physicians License Would Be
Necessary Under Provision.
Liquor-Auto Bill Favored by
House Committee.

when the session opened this morning.
Among them was the looked-for "split
fee'' bill which has been before every
legislature for a dozen years. This
time it is introduced by Wayman of
Lyon county, and provides the usual
$500 fine and six months Jail sentence
for fee splitters," or doctors who d.
vide what they get out of a patient by
agreement. Another bill by Wayman
seeks to establish state insurance. and
makes the treasurer. secretary and at
torney general a board of insurance.
Stone of Lyon introduced bill maxi
ing it necessary for candidates for the
office of matrimony to secure physi-
clans certificates before they can get
the necessary marriage license from
the probate court. In substance. it is
the same as the Wisconsin law and
the ordinance attempted in Chicago.
The same author, Stone of Lyon, in
PRODUCES an act for the protection of
dependent and neglected children. and
throws the blame and penalty for such
delinquency upon the father or other
male person responsible, with a side
suggestion that said male person" be
fined $1,000 or given a year in Jail.
Friend Mother or any other female
person who might be responsible is ex-
empted from such penalties.
Kincaid of Johnson introduced a bill
purely local in nature to provide a hos
pital for Olathe. 1t calls for a levy OF
not to exceed one mill for the equipment
and maintenance of a hospital in
cities of the second class having less
than 5000 population.
| Representative Pierce of Wyandotte
has bill that makes some changes in
1 L.
limits the number of pool halls to one
for each 500 inhabitants.
Jocelyn of Sedgewick secured the pas
sage of his bill to raise the salary OF
the Sedgewick poor commissioner from
$500 to $1,000 per year, but had to cal
| the house and make a number of mem
bers change their votes from no to aye
The bill is made purely local to Sedge'
| wick county.
| Killed in Committee.
| Both teachers annuity bills ont
by Morehead. providing for $500 veal
! pension after 80 years service in cite.
of the first class, and the other by Gil
man of Leavenworth, affecting rura
teachers and allowing a pension of $24
per annum after Is years. experience
i were killed without apology by thu
committee on education. Meanwhile
the committee on public welfare put the
| quietus on Martin of Reno's bill to re-
/ peal the state eight hour law.
| The bill by Highlands providing fol
readers for blind students, was recon-
! mended for passage by the house com
mittee of the whole this morning. The
| bill was amended to restrict the state
aid to blind students to those from ac.
/ credited institutions of higher learning
| in the state of Kansas. The bill pro
| vides that each blind student who
| graduates from a college or university
and wishes to pursue further studies Of
higher scientific or other courses, shall
be provided with a reader who shall bt
paid $500 per year
! Representative Satterthwaite's bill
making it a misdemeanor for any per-
son under the influence of liquor OF
any Supplying drug to drive any motor
vehicle was reported for passage. A
penalty of not less than $25 OIL
ten days Jail sentence goes with
the bill. 1t is similar to the Cal
| ifornia law. The committee added
another section which makes the drink.
ing of liquor or taking of drugs within
| a reasonable time" prior to takins
charge of an auto prima facie evidence
of an offense. Representative Satter-
thwaite calls it "a bill to protect per-
sors using the highways from people
who mix booze with their gasoline"
| A bill now on the statute books pro-
vides a penalty of mot more than s1Ot
fine for each offense." but the author
| of the bill says the law is ineffective
for the reason that the effense is ''be
| ing drunk instead of using LIQUOR
within reasonable time and NJ
fixed fine is provided.