The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
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author of the original measure whien
finally emerged from the 1913 legisia-
ture in the form of the state dor tax
law. has introduced new bill repeal-
ing the one now on the statute BOOKS.
Stavely isn't proud of the measure TOT
it isn't what he expected it to be. The
house expurgated, pruned, disem-
boweled and mutilated the Stavely ori-
ginal which provided for the creation
of a fund by the accumulation OF the
money collected as taxes on dogs from
that fund he intended that the county
commissioners should have the right OF
paying damages for the injury OF hve-
stock by dogs. If a dog killed sneep.
the county commissioners in the county
where the crime occurred would pc
able. to reimburse the owner OF tne
sheep from the money collected on the
dogs.
AS it is the Observation-Disclosures idea
is cut entirely out and the bill stanos
merely as a revenue producer 1or the
state and an irritation for owners Oh
dogs and Tor the county assessors
Stavely has gotten tired OF being ac.
cused Of its authorship and wants "
abolished.
Senator HArry Mcmillan of Ottawa
county is sponsor for Dill creating
another state commission charged Win
establishing minimum wages anu "orn-
ing hours for women. His plan Is "
to make the labor commissioner ex
Off1cio a member of the commission OF
three, of which one member should De
d woman. This body would near com
plants relating to working conoltlons'
wages and hours of women wage earn
ers, and would be empowered 10 ao-
minister Justice in matters pertaining
thereto Appeal to the district court
would be permitted where those al
fected by decisions of the COMMISSIONS
objected to it's awards.
In the interests of extending the flelo
of operations of the states tuberculo-
sis sanitarium which has just been
completed at Norton, Kansas, Senator
L. NJ Mahin has proposed an emer-
gency of $4,000 for the purchase OF
tents furniture and additional build
ings which would materially increase
the capacity of the institution which is
now limited to about Is patients. The
Mahin bill provides that fees received
for the care Of patients be reappropri-
ated to the institution for its main
tenance.
A bill to head off litigation instituted
in a purely speculative manner. or for
political effect such as the suit brought
against Governor Hodges last summer
by woman who alleged the governor
had attacked her in his Office. has been
introduced into the legislature by Sen
ator Stavely 1t is an innocent looking
measure providing that ltigants- in
civil actions be required to furnish bond
and that in the court costs may be in
cluded q reasonable fee for the en-
ployment of the defendants attorney.
This would bind the plaintiff to pay the
expenses of the defendants litigation
if the suit failed to stand in court. 1t
is calculated to head off all ''snitch"
litigation and every sort of suits where
the plaintiff goes into court without a
legitimate case.
Mutual and cooperative companies
come in for a share of attention in the
bills already handed to the legislature
for consideration. : McAdillaQ. of sQt-.
Java has one intended to facilitate
the organization Of mutual or CO.
operative companies and to give them
the right to purchase one another's
stock. This last proviso is in the inter-
est Of the extension of the cooperative
movement which has begun to flourish
in a modest way on Kansas soil.
Senator Noah L. Bowman of Garnett
wants to fix it so aggrieved persons
can sue the state. AS it now stands no
civil suit can be brought against the
commonwealth without the legislatures
special permission. which is hard to
get. For the benefit of property owners
and others who believe themselves in
jured by the operation of the states
power Of eminent domain or by legis-
1ative or other acts the Bowman bill
would provide a course by which suits
might be legally brought in state
courts.
Benjamin E. Wilson, who wears the
toga conferred by Jefferson county. is
q music lover. He believes in a park
in every town with band in every
park and he believes the luxury can
be afforded from the public purse.
With this in mind he has drafted a
measure which commenced it's perilous
journey through the legislature yes
terday under which the levying of a
tax would be permissible in every city
which, owns a park. said tax to be de-
voted to music.
A bill establishing semi-monthly pay
days for the employees of all corpora
tions doing business in Kansas has
been presented to the legislature by
Senator j. M. Davis, member from
Bourbon county.
The old time friend, the Price Raid
claims. that have been presented to
the legislatures Of Kansas for over
thirty years, has appeared again.
Senator Bowman of Anderson county
introduced the bill. 1t is in a differ
ent form this time than was ever pre-
scented to the legislature at previous
sessions. The bill provides that the