The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-19
BIG BILL RECORD
IN LEGISLATURE
rcont,nued from page one.l

] tory liquor law, municipal farm home
| Dill, broadening provisions of the anti
discrimination law-these and other
| important measures have been enact
| ed into law.
When the legislature goes home, it
Will perhaps have to its credit fewer
years. On the other hand, it will be
/ able to point to the introduction of
the greatest number of bills that ever
found their way to state legislative
| hopper.
Going Home Tonight.
| OF course the grand total can not
be told until the legislature finally adj
Journs. But just now, the members
are packing their grips and have writ
ten to the folks at home telling them
that they are ready to start back. I'm
less the two houses change their mind,
they will clean up the calendar Satur
day night. Many of the mem bers will
leave for home tonight. number
have already gone. By Saturday after
noon 1T IS quite probable that only
m MEMBERS with important local bills or
with an Unborn desire to help the ad-
ministration to the last minute will be
in the legislative halls and answering
the roll calls.
Bills Up to Date.
Now with the 1915 Legislature al
most ready to say goodby, the record
OF work on important bills to date is
of something more than passing in
terest and concern. From among
some two score really important bills
the legislative action to date has been
as follows:
Initiative and referendum. Killed
on floor of the house. Later passed
by the senate. substitute offered
by the house committee. The meas
ure is dead SO far as this session is
concerned.
Mortgage registration tax. Passed.
Creation wage commission. Passed. |
Child hygiene. Passed. No appro-
priation yet provided.
Bulk sales bill. Passed.
Anti-bridge trust bill, passed SEN
ate, killed by house.
Presidential preference primary.
Passed senate. Killed on floor of the |
house.
Consolidation board of correction |
and board of control. Passed house. |
Killed in the senate. Conference com
mittee on appropriation recommended |
lsh the board July /.
Repeal i1literacy clause Massachu-
sets ballot law. Killed by the SEN
ate.
Semi-monthIy pay day. Passed.
Rural credit loan association bill.
Passed.
Price and Troutman liquor bills.
passed.
Caudill bill to publish names liquor
Passed by house, killed
in senate committee.
Stone bill to make liquor sale at
place of delivery by common carrier
Passed house.
Increase salaries judiciary Passed
by house.
County high school tax. Passed.
Labor bureau bill. Killed by sem
ate. Died on house calendar.
Mothers pension bill. Passed both
houses and sent to conference COM
mittee.
Fake advertising. Passed.
Double election board. Passed.
Voting machine bill. Passed SEN
ate.
Non-partisan county ballot. Killed
by house.
Election county superintendent
nom partisan ballot.
Compulsory grain inspection. Passed.
Three-fourths jury verdict. Passed
oy house. Killed by senate commit
Rebuilding penitentiary. Killed in
he house. Died on senate calendar
Revision road and bridge laws. Pass
I'd senate. Killed in the house.
Civil service. Passed senate, amend
I'd and passed by the house.
Free school text books. Passed and
tent to conference committee.
Resler farm loan bill. Passed house.
Regulation sale and manufac ture
Died on huose calen-
lar.
Double shifts municipal fire depart
nentS. Passed.
Revision workmen's compensation
-ct. Passed house. Killed in senate.
Prohibit members legislature hold
ng state office. Died Oh senate cal
ndar.
Provident loan association bill. Died
N senate calendar.
Amendments public utilities act.
Killed by senate. Died on house cal
nda:.
Optional eugenics act Died on house
alendar.
Creation office state highways en-
ineer. Died on senate calendar.
State life insurance. Killed in house,
bed on senate calendar.
Efficiency and economy commission.
assed house. Killed in senate. Res
luton to permit naming of commits
on by governor, passed both houses.
Repeal nOn-partisan judiciary act.
illed.
Repeal barber board law. Passed
nd amended to place work under state
Oard of health to be done by one man
lstead of three.
Municipal farm house bill Passed.
Abolition hotel inspector. Passed
ouse. Killed in the senate.
Extension anti-discrimination law
aSSed.
Placing stock yards under jurisdic-
on public utilities commission. Died
n senate calendar.
Prohibiting banks contributing to
lmpaign funds. Died senate calen-
ar.
Municipal home rule. Killed by
9TH house and senate.
Increase pay legislative members. |
asSed house. Killed in the senate.
Permit state to engage in highway
uilding. Killed in both houses.
Turn all fees into state treasury
assed house.
Revision state banking laws to con-
'rm with federal reserve act. Passed.
Non-partisan county ballot Killed
= both houses.
Repeal election commissioner law
assed as affecting Topeka only
Custer state officials. Passed
ouSe.
County government simplification.