The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13
IN 81 DAYS, 157
BILLS PASSED
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two houses while the senate and
house leaders are trying to figure out
method of gracefully breaking the
appropriation deadlock. An effort
urday, March 20. But it is hardly
probable that the work will be
cleaned up in that time. Both houses
are dragging and show tendency to
play horse" Neither branch of the
legislature shows a keen desire to take
up bills originating in the opposite
end of the hall unless they are of
local importance to some member.
Measures of Importance.
Measures of importance which
have passed the legislature to date
are:
Mortgage registration tax.
Wage commission.
Child hygiene.
Compulsory grain inspection
Bulk sales bill.
Semimonthly pay day.
Rural credit act.
County high school tax.
Mothers pension, in conference.
Fake advertising.
ence.
One or both branches of the legis-
lature have killed such measures as:
Presidential preference primary.
Labor bureau bill.
Repeal illiteracy clause Massa-
chusett ballot law.
Abolition board of irrigation.
Consolidate board correction with
board of control.
Judicial appOrtiOnment.
Revision road and bridge laws.
Rebuilding state penitentiary.
Three-fourths jury verdict.
The bill to limit campaign expenses
has passed the house and is up to the
senate. A civil service act passed the
senate, was killed by the house COM
mittee, recalled and placed on the cal
endar without recommendation. The
house has passed it's free text book
bill and the measure awaits action in
the senate. ReSlers farm loan bill
passed the house and is on the senate
calendar, while the bill for simplifi-
cation of county government is on the
calendar in both houses The house
passed the workmen's compensation
act amendments and checked it up to
the senate.
To the house will be charged the
responsibility for killing the initiative
and referendum. presidential primary,
anti-bridge trust bill and judicial ap-
portionment. On the other hand, the
slaughter charged to the senate in
cludes: Consolidation board of cor
rections and board of control, aboli-
ton irrigation bard, repeal illiteracy
clause Massachusetts ballot law, labor
bureau bill, and three-fourths jury
verdict.
Work of the Week.
In the week just ending, the semi
monthly pay day, child hygiene, wage
commission, mortgage registration tax,
compulsory grain inspection and fake
advertising bills became laws The
so-cs.lled ''Truskett' bill became a law
without the governors signature and
Governor Capper exercised his first
veto when he returned the Overfield-
Travis bill reducing oil inspection fees
from 10 cents to 8 cents a barrel.
Important to Topeka has been the
signing of the state house white way
election g
sioner act as affecting only this city,
passage of the bill for double shifts of
municipal fire fighting companies and
the bill enabling granting of pensions
to members of police force and fire
departments
On the calendars of the two houses
for further consideration are: A sub
stitute initiative and referendum, civ
and all of the big appropriation bills.
1t is the disposal of the appropriation
measures which threatens to keep the
legislature in Topeka indefinitely. To-
day the deadlock is cemented and
more unbreakable than at any time
minds of legislative members there is
still grave doubt as to the result.
Maybe the two houses will be able to
work out a solution of the problem.
Yet each attempt to get together has
only widened the breach.
Up to Capper Now
In event the session continues be-
yond the end of next week, it is be-
lieved that Governor Capper will ar
bitrarily adjourn the session to fixed
date. To take this action, however
means that the governor must stand
responsible for such bills as die on the
calendars of the two houses. 1t would
also mean that members of both
houses would be compelled to later re-
turn to Topeka without pay. Should