The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26
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a Fe10iutlOu oueCtl08 the members
OF the Kansas delegation in congress
to cast their votes in favor Of the fed
eral ship purchase bill now before
congress, has been introduced in the
legislature by Senator Mcmillan of
Ottawa The measure points to the
deep interest Of the grain and cattle
producers of Kansas I'm the MAIN
tenance OF adequate maritime trans
portafton and urges the passage of
the law Monday the Mcmillan reso-
luton was read for the first time in
the senate and has not been put to .
vote.
A resolution demanding that con-
gress adopt such measures as will ef-
fectually prohibit the transportation
supplies for the contending armies of
Europe, introduced by Senator Bale
WagEener Of Atchfson, was read in the
senate for the first time Monday. 1t
Vas va. = long resolution. declaring that
the time has come when Christian
civilization. il 1t be true to itself,
should demand an end to the turmoil
and strife and declare that she will
not be the beneficiary OF such human
butchery."
The senate Monday passed the house
bill providing for registration of
voters in cities Of more than $4,000
population every four years instead of
Two. Inc new REGISTRATION must De
made prior to January l Of the year in
which presidential election is to be
held.
One of the bills drawn up by the
League of Kansas Municipalities and
introduced by Nighswonger Of Sedg-
wick in the senate directs the state ac-
countant to draw UP annual affairs
of the transactions of the cities Of
Kansas. This job would make a lot
of new work for the state accountant
who is given authority to call on city
officers for any information he may
need The bill makes the fiscal year
of all cities begin on January 1 in
stead of July l. The bill gives the
state accountant power to make spe-
cial investigations of cases where cities
fail to make their reports when called
for
A bill to cut expenses Of special
elections called for voting on bonds
and other local propositions where a
bare AYE and no" vote is to be re-
corded, has been introduced by Sena-
tor Nighswonger of Wichita at the re-
quest of the Kansas League of Munich
palities. 1t reduced the size of cleo
ton boards to three. two judges and
clerk.
Senator E. F. Porter of Pittsburg
has introduced a bill abolishing the
nOnpartisan judiciary election and
putting candidates for judicial posi-
tons back on the party tickets. The
bill, however, provides that candidates
for judicial honOrS must have no less
than five years actual experience in
the legal profession and other minor
restrictions are placed about candi-
dacies with view to drawing out the
more desirable sort OF candidates
Senator Nighsw niger of Wichita
thinks the Office of commissioner of
elections IS superhuous. He thinks
the work can be done just as well by
city clerks and has Introduced a bill
to that effect The Nighswonger bill
merely repeats the acts Of 1907 and
1903 by which the office was created.
1t would leave W. II, Kemper of To-
peka out of one of his jobs-that of
looking after city registration. There
has been talk of abOlishing also the
small debtors courts. which would
wipe out the rest of Kempers official
functions.