The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15
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{ Speaker Stone was today presented
with an oak gavel. hewed from a log
from the John Brown cottage at Osa-
.watomie. The presentation speech was
anade by Representative Wells Of Mi
ami county.
I Assignments of wages may be made
in writing only and by written stipu-
lation Of the amount. II bill today
by Representative Van Cleave is en-
acted .t,,.stf
T A bill offered by Jocelyn. by request,
provides that appeals In criminal cases
may be had only in event that the PEN
atty exceeds $500 fine or six months
imprisonment. An exception is to the
effect that an lanpeal may be had where
the trial judge stipulates that a doubt
E9ul legal question dr. Involved s.s-= ---''-.s
q rsssfars- To- rTt;'z.. -
Representative Highlands of Harper
count, the blind member Of the house.
today led the house members In prayer
at the request Of Rev. John A. Bright.
chaplain.
e An emergency appropriation bill pro-
-viding for the payment of $14.313N to
the Bank of Topeka for money loanec
to meet the state penitentiary deficit,
was offered this morning The bill was
advanced to second reading and re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
mittee.
B Representative Coffin has a bill pro-
evtding that all Kansas banks shall be
designated by commissioners of the re-
spective counties as depositors. He ex-
cepts such banks as those in which the
county treasurer Is personally inter-
ested. His bill provides for interest of
from two to four per cent on daily
balance. as the commissioners may de-
termine. f
| Frank K. Lockard of Goodland, form
er state senator from the 10th district,
is holding down a job as assistant SER
geant-at-arms in the legislature this
winter. He is one Of the best known
politicians in the Sixth district, and his
hosts OF friends are glad to meet him
once more.
A legal exemption of $500 for wo-
men the same as is provided for men.
was proposed today in a bill by Doerr
of Pawnee county. Under the present
law. widow is not granted the Gus
tomary $2c0 exemption.
Hendricks Of Rawlins would enable
county commissioners to vote financial
aid to county fair associations. The
9C0SAOA4s
Provision for the establishment of
burial caSket factory at the state re-
formatory at Hutchinson is made in a
bill by Representative Gilman.
Representative Neiswender wants a
$4,000 appropriation to aid the anti
hog cholera serum plant at the State
Agricultural college, Manhattan. His
bill was introduced today.
A resolution offered in the house
today by Bird of Shawnee provides
on open season on the shooting of
doves. The bill was signed by about
100 people.
Bray of Seward county today intro
duced his bill making all banks in
counties of less than 10000 inhabi-
tants county depositors.s The measure
provides that three per cent shall be
paid on daily balances.
Summons of jurors may be made
by the sheriff by mail or telegraph
under term, of law proposed today
by Meyer of Jefferson county.
A levy of not to- exceed one mill
for support of municipel fire depart
ments in cities Of the second and third
class may be made under terms Of :
bill today by Travis Of Allen county
For aiding the Scott City line, Rep
resentative Kelson today-introduced a
bill enabling railroads with not more
than SIS miles Of lines in Kansas to
charge five cents . mile passenger fare
| for adults and two and q half cents
| for children under L. years.
VanCleave Of Wyandotte today in
4 troduced bill providing that in case
LOT special congressional elections,
| such elections shall be held within