The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
House Votes $172.0OO for Kan
SaS Border Heroes.
Additional Pay for Services
Against Mexico.
REPEAL MASSACHUSETTS LAW
Lower House Goes on Record,
66 to AZ, Against 1t.
Graduated System of Taxation
Amendment Thru.

Kansas National Guardsmen are to
receive s172,SS1.S9 additional pay for
services on the Mexican border, un-
der terms of bill which today passed
the house on third reading. The meas
ure provides an allowance which is
the difference between the state pay
and the pay of the federal govern
ment
All members of the national guards
in this state are to participate under
the bill which is now up to the senate
for final action. The money will be
paid to the guardsmen from the gen.
eral revenue fund of the state and
will become effective as soon Us the
act is passed, signed by the governor
and published in the official state pa
per.
There was no fight on the measure
on the floor of the house. Members
of the committee on military affairs
+ and ways and means had considered
the bill. The latter committee report
ed the bill without recommendations
and the measure received favora BILE
) passage.
Override a Committee.
! House members today rode over
recommendation of the WAYS and
means committee as affecting appro-
priations for the state irrigation COM
missioner. A bill by the committee on
irrigation called for appropriation
OF sf5'ooo The ways and means com
mlttee cut the allowance to $4,000
After lively scrap on the floor. the
mouse reversed the action of the COM
mlttee by giving the state commits
sloners unexpended fees amounting to
s5I,ooo, or an appropriation of $751;
10 hi
/ 1919.
| Repeal Ballot Law.
BY vote of &c to ~. the house
today voted to repeal the present
/ Massachusetts ballot law and pro-
fFloed new law permitting straight
party voting by single - designation
Inc measure was under fire by the
democrats during a heated debate.
They rallied a few Republican votes
to the support, but in the main party
lines were more closely drawn than
on any issue during the present ses-
sion.
! Holland of Russell eau ill of CO.
manche, Hershberger of Kiowa. Long
| of Wyandotte and other Bourbons
came 10 the defense of the ballot law
written by the Hodges legislature of
1918 They told the Republicans of
| the dire things which would happen
in 1918 if they dared to repeal the
present law. But the south side mem
! bers met the dare and voted to kill
/ the existing act
Another Amendment Thru.
The house today approved the
stone resolution providing for a CON
sttutonal amendment permittins
establishment of a graduated system
of taxation. A measure similar to
, the Stone resolution had failed OF
passage earlier in the session The
resolution is now checked up to the
senate for final action. None of the
proposed constitutional changes have
at this time found their way thru the
two branches of the state legislature
Erect Lincoln Statue.
An appropriation of 1,50O for pur-
chase of the Merrell Gage statue of
Abraham Lincoln was approved by
the house. A similar sum is to be
spent by the city if the appropriation
is approved by the house and senate.
Under the provisions of the resolution
by Stone of Shawnee the statue will
be placed on the state house square.