The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-19
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The movement to cancel the ONCE
OF hotel inspector has gotten az far as
the legislature in the form OF bills In
troduced in both houses. Senator Noah
L. Bowman Of Anderson county has in
tr0duced a repeating act in the senate
which simply wipes out the entire hotel
inspection act This is in line with
the recommendation OF Governor Ar
thur Capper who advised in his mes
sage to the legislature that this and
other work now delegated to a special
commission could be done Just as well
and more cheaply through the state
board of health.
II Senator Paulsen's bill in regard to
bank checks. introduced Monday af-
ternoon, becomes a law, it will settle
the practice INDUCED in by numerous
persons of Overdrawing their accounts.
The bill il directed at the criminal who
imposes on the business world by issu-
ing a check signed by a fictitious name,
evading the forgery laws. The Paulsen
bill provides a penalty of from one to
five years in the state penitentiary for
issuing check in bank in which
the writer of the check knows that he
has no funds. The bad check nuisance
has become markedly worse in the past
few years. according to local police Of
hcers. who attribute it to the increased
use of checks. generally. The nature of
the Pau;en bill is such as to make it
dangerous for person to overdraw
his bank account even Internationally.
The full crew. bill, which makes it's
appearance at every session of the leg
islature for the purpose of establishing
rule regarding the number of train
men who shall be employed in the Oper-
alton of any train in Kansas, has been
introduced by Senator T. A. Milton of
Kansas City. A similar measure to the
full train crew BILL passed q couple of
years ago in Missouri, was subsequently
abolished through the operation Of the
initiative and referendum in that state.
second bill by Milton has to do with
switching crews. -
Business of the senate was inter
rupted and finally stopped Monday az
ternOon by the sudden suspension OF
possible for the clerks TO read or write.
The upper house convened at 4 p. m.
but started right into, work ~ with all
the energy, accumulated il two days
of rest. When the EDhts. wents out Sen
ator Malone moved to- adjourn and af-
ter few minutes delay while commit
tee chairmen called their forces to-
gether for meetings directly afterward.
the senate adjourned.
The study of birds and animals cal
culated to cultivate the humane in
stincts Of Kansas children, to occupy
not less than 80 minutes in each school.
week. is called for in a bill introduced
in the senate yesterday by Milton OF
Wyandotte.
Wholesale houses and jobbers will
line up strongly behind the bulk sales
Law introduced in the state senate by
Nighswonger of wichita, who comes
from one of the leading wholesale CEN
tiers of the state. The purpose OF the
bill fs to provide an adequate penalty
for the offense OF selling the stock of
a store comprised of goods which have
not been paid for by the retail mer-
chant Instances where considerable
frauds have been perpetrated through
sales of this sort have been reported
by trade journals and have been the
cause of deep grief on the part of the
supply houses which have been unable
to punish the offender under any state
law The Nighswonger bill provides for
the certification by the seller to all his
creditors Of his intention to transfer the
business. 80.
Senator Troutman's bill to make the
superintendent Of insurance an appoin-
tive officer has been recommended for
final passage by the senate committee
on elections to which it was referred
The Troutman bill provides that a SUI
perintendent now in office would hold
until the appointee Of the governor had
been qualified. The other Troutmar
bill, abolishing the nominating petition
and permitting candidate to get his
name on the ticket at primary cleo
lions by fling fee of not to exceed
per cent of the salary Of the offict
for the first year, has also been rec.
commended for final passage In the sen.
ate. This bill would permit the Ger
tification of unopposed candidates q,
the party nominees 20 as to simplify
the primary ballots.
For the care Of the John Brown Me-
mortal park at Osawat0mie. Senator
Williams Of Miami county has proposed
a legislative appropriation Of $500 Z
year for two years, the money to b
used for the employment of care
taker at the bit of woodland which hal
been reserved as a public memorial q
the historic Abolition leader.