The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-27
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IS BILLS PASSED
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legislature are still tied up. The
measures of more than passing con-
Germ which have passed the house,
seemingly do not have q ghost Of a
show in the senate. On the other
hand the big bills originating In the
senate are apparently blocked IN the
house. 1t is game OF straight poll
tics between the two houses The
house leaders know that their bills
will never find way through the
senate and the senate knows that the
house has. not the slightest intention
of adding a bit Of glory to the upper
legislative body by approving its en-
actments. And thus it stands with the
regular session virtually ended.
Neither house has done anything OF
more than passing Importance.
Neither house is showing any indica-
ton that it will alter its established
policy. ,,,rt.
Deadlock Between Houses.
Not the slightest progress has been
made this week in the passage of the
big appropriation bills. The senate
has stood faithfully by the reports OF
its ways and means committee. On
the other hand, the house has been the
soul of trust and confidence in con-
stderation of appropriation items orig
mating in that body. All of the i'm
portant financial bills are now in the
hands of conference committees or
have not been considered by the
house. Conferees have accomplished
anything except reaching compro-
mise.
And while the conference commit
tees are talking over appropriations
for state institutions the house and
senate are taking their own good time
to consider bills on the calendar.
This week Governor Capper signed
five bills. Here they are:
A bill permitting grand juries to
employ stenographers.
measure permitting county COM
missioners to make disposition of cleo
ton ballots.
An act permitting Kansas City,
Kan. to care for a municipality owned
cemetery.
A bill providing state aid for GER
tain school districts.
An act appropriating money to pay
the caretaker Of the John Brown
memorial park at Osawatomie.
Bills of Importance.
Two bills of state wide importance
were passed Friday but have not as
of these bills provides for rural cred
its. Another measure makes appro-
priatiOn for fighting the foot and
mouth disease. Two other bills of
state concern have been passed in the
Al days OF the session. One of these
other repeats the pure shoe law.
Both houses have passed their own
semi-monthly pay day bills. But
neither house has approved the 9TH
er's bill.
or the long list of party pledges,
none has been redeemed by the state
administration. The initiative and
referendum was hopelessly beaten in
the house. bills to abolish the irriga-
ton board and to repeal the office of
hotel commissioner, died in the SEN
ate. A presidential preference pri-
mary, promised in the platform of
both Republicans and Democrats. was
this week beaten in the house. That
body has also sharpened its knife pre-
paratory to scalping the administra-
tons labor commissioner bill.
How Long Will They Stay?
Maybe the legislature will go home
next week. Maybe it will stay q
month. Maybe it will fail to pass the
big appropriations and force the call
ing of another session. Maybe in the
final and closing hours of the session
the administration will enact into law
some one of it's pledges. Maybe. But
none of the men who have spent their
days in the legislative halls this win
ter is able to predict the outcome.
Even the members are hopelessly un-
certain of the future.
Thus the session continues in its
slow. Flooding. indefinite and uncer-
tain course. Next Tuesday pay
checks stop. Maybe that will have q
tendency to bring the law makers to
q decision