The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-05
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Copies of letters circulated by rep
resentatives of mutual companies
when fighting the TrOutman bill to
take the Office Of state insurance COM
missioner off the ballot and make it
appointive show that the authors evil
IDENTIFY believed the bill was inspired
by the old line companies. One of
these letters charged that the Trout
man bill was cooked up in Chicago.
in it's report to the senate, the special
| investigating committee declined to
support the theory, and condemned
| the activities of both the insurance SUI
perintendent and the managers of the
mutual companies.
Friends of Miss Lima Bresette
state factory inspector, are sending in
dOrsements for her work as an in
vestigatOr of the condition OF the
| women and children who are en-
plOyed in Kansas shops and stores.
The women of Washburn college fac
ulty have addressed lengthy petition
to Governor Capper. requesting that
Miss Bresette may be retained to con-
tinue what they regard as her val
liable service in behalf OF the women
workers of the state.
Senator Harry Mcmillan made one
Of the ablest imprOmptu speeches OF
his legislative career Thursday after
noon when he led the fight against the
proposal to pay $500 an acre for 80
acres of land adjoining the grounds
| of the Topeka state hospital, made in
the appropriation bill recommended
| for that institution. The hospital now
has 46O acres, most of which Is used
| for farming purposes. The additional
ground was desired for dairy purposes.
II defy any senator on this floor to
assert that he can buy city lots and
make money on them from the sale
| of milk Mcmillan quoted figures
from the hospital showing that the in
stitution is buying milk at II cents a
gallon. which he declared is better
economy than trying to produce it on
$500 land even with hospital labor.
The senate committee of the whole
failed to reach an agreement on the
appropriation before the hour of ad-
II jOurnment.
Members of the ways and means
committees of the two legislative
houses are in Pittsburg today making
an investigation of the rebuilding OF
that institution following last years
disastrous fire. Citizens of Pitts
administration with funds for rebuild
) ing and the present legislature will
make arrangements for the return OF
something like 100000 advanced by
them for the purpose.
Members of the Farmers Union in
vaded the senate chamber on invita-.
ton from the members Of that body
Thursday afternoon, filling the bal
comics and floor, and remained while
Maurice McAuliffe. president Of thu
organization, enunciated the principle.
of legislation which the Union wants
to see put on the statute books by this
legislature. Measures they endorse
he said, are the county unit school tax
alton plan. the cooperative banking
bill the bill to allow cooperative as
ISOLATION to invest in not more thar
per cent of the stock Of other Co
. operative associations.
A bill for the relief of the business o
, milling flax seed has been introduced
. by Senator Ben S. Paulen of Wilson
county who is fighting in defense o
the only mill in that business in Kan
sas. the Hess & Small plant at Ere
dOnia, where most of the fax ratset
in Kansas is ground. The pure stool
food law of two years ago removed
the inspection fee from cotton see
meal and cake at the behest of tn
stock men Of this state, but left 1t Of
the linseed meal and cake prOduce'
here. 1t is said the burden carrie'
last year by the Fredonia mill amount
ed to nearly $1,000.
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