The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-06

With the close of the twenty-sixth
day of the 1915 legislature. 1,436 bills
have been introduced, 363 have been
killed and but 1 3 bills and resolutions
have been passed and signed by the
governor. Nearly 400 bills are on the
calendars Of the two houses ready for
consideration, while more than 500 are
locked up in the committee rooms to
await final judgment. Another week
will be permitted for introduction of
bills and beginning Monday the house
will hold night sessions until final
adjournment, which should occur
about March Is.
A steady grind of both house and
senate has characterized the work of
the nrcsent wek. Ir neither Scosise
have measures of more than pissing'
Importance been considered. The
senate followed the action of the house
and passed the bulk sales bills and
checked up to the lower branch of
the legislature a flood of appropriation
bills that are loaded with trouble for
the state administration. While all
of this was happening in the senate.
the house passed lew dozen minor
bills and staged an Alfonso and Cas-
ton fight on an amendment to the
Mnssa achusetts ballot law. 1t was the
first party division in the house since
the session opened and both sides
quit with honors.
Thirteen to Governor.
In the four weeks that the legisla-
ture has been in Topeka. it has passed
just thirteen bills and resolutions
which have received the governors
official signature. This situation
means that the law makers must
work long hours If they plan to go
home when their pay stops at the end
of fifty days. There are but "a days
of the regular session left. Two years
ago. the legislature was in session 81
days. 1t is probable that at least a
sixty day-probably seventy day
session will be held this year.
The legislature of two years ago
passed 37s bills and resolutions
About $50 bills are passed at an aver
age session of the legislature. The
house and senate of four years ago
got together on 344 bills.
Desire to Go Home.
All of these matters are being con-
sidered by the members of the 1915
session. Already there is a desire tC
go home in the hearts of many mem
bers When Williams Of SedgwicE
proposed at o'clock Friday evening
that the house work a few hours aftel
the evening dinner hour and adjourn
until Monday, there was how o.
protest. The motion was voted down
The senate. however, showed less con
Germ. A number of their members ar,
visiting state institutions and they
have adjourned until Monday after
noon.
Night Sessions Monday.
Night sessions begin Monday in tn,
house. The morning sessions, how
ever, will begin at IL O'Clock instead
of o'clock. as under the present rule
This will allow portion Of the morn
ing for committee meetings and
wedding nf calendar
as the committees catch up with thei
work, morning sessions will agail
start at 9 o'clock.
Introduction of bills in both house
will stop Monday, February IS.
None of the important appropria
ton bills have as vet found their wa
through the two houses. OF the 1
bills passed, only one-the bulk sale
bill-is of more than passing impor
tance. None of the platform pledge
in the Republican campaign documen
OF 1914 have as yet been written int
law.