The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-25
Missouri Lawmakers Will BE
Asked to Cooperate.
Resolution Looking to This End
Introduced in the House.
TO GIVE SHIPPERS RELIEF
1t Is Proposed to Put Yards I'm
der p. L. c. Control.
State Insurance Dept Wants
New Jobs Created.

The Kansas house voted unanimous
ly today to diagnose The troubles of
stock shippers at the Kansas City
stock yards. Such action has been
taken in former legislatures. This
year, tho, the legislature indicates that
it means it. A resolution by Brown,
of Greenwood, chairman of the live
stock committee. calls for joint leg
islativc investigation of the stock
yards by the Kansas and Missouri leg
islatLres with action before adjourn
merit.
Brown proposes to place the stock
yards under the Jurisdiction OF the
public utilities commissions of the TWO
states for relief of stock shippers. He
declared that conditions confronted by
shippers are not subject to relief I'M
der existing conditions and that uni
form laws by the two states would
provide relief
Many complaints by shippers at
this time find little or no relief" said
Brown. Cattle are held in the yards
without authority or approval of the
shippers who must pay eXorbitanr
rates for feeding and yardage. If the
yards were under the utilities COM
mission, relief might be secured in
many cases. 1t would atd in the
handling and movement of stock by
both Kansas and Missouri shippers
and afford much needed relief"
Act With Missouri.
! The Brown resolution calls for u
lJo.nt committee from the two state
legislatures. The Kansas house would
appoint three members of the commit
tee from this state, while the senate
would name two members similar
committee would DC appointed by the
/ Misso lri legislature. Legislation COW
ering the comp laints of stockn en-
would b. prepared by the joint COM
mittee.
Ten years ago John Edwards also
from Greenwood 6ounty--served on a
similar committee. He returned TO the
Kansas legislature with a statement
that space in the Kansas City stock
yards cost more per square loot than
! space IN a gilded loom OF leadlnS
! Kansas City hotel, which provided
brass beds, fancy rugs, telephone and
| bath as part of the service
Browns resolution was advanced to
third reading under an emergency and
passed on a viva voce vote without
opposition. The resolution was mes
saged to the senate Immediately. IL
the upper house acts at once, joint
committee may be named early next
week
Create More Jobs.
Platform pledges for fewer jobs at
the public crib is one thing. Reduce
ton of jobs is something else APP
preparation bills before the state legis-
lature may be classified largely as
something else.
The state insurance department.
sent its bill to the house with provi-
sions for several nice new jobs. A bill
introduced by Mayhem of Atchison
| county, and prepared in the office OF
the state superintendent of insurance.
provides for some real nice places
The bill carries an appropriation Of
$4,000 a year for special assistant,
! another $1,000 year for a chief in
spector, an additional 1900 a year for
an assistant inspector, 5000 a year
/ extra for another stenographer and
| $4,000 a year for junketing expenses
! in connection with inspections and
investigations"
Money for Guarismen.
Members of the Kansas National
Guards who served on the Mexican
u border last summer will collect a neat
sum of S172,8S1.S9 from the state in
addition to the pay received from the
federal government, if bill in the
house by Travis of Allen passes the
two houses.
The bill would give 125 members of
the First infantry, s45,26O; to 1877
members Second infantry, s63.351.54.
176 members Battery A. field artillery,
S9,996.S0; 202 members Co. A, signal
corps, $5.S37.s0; 21S members Troop
| A, cavalry. $6,474.60; payment men
honorably discharged from service.
s13.147.50: plus 20 per cent to cover
pay allowed under state law, $685.
S13.65.
/ Compulsory Fire Drills.
Cnder the state fire marshars bill.
which went to the house hopper COM
pulsory fire drills will be required in
all schools. A penalty of $50 to 800
is provided for failure or refusal to
ADOPT drills. The bill. also provides
that the state fire marshal shall pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the
handling of all explosives and for han
ding and care of oil, gasoline and
other infiammables while in transit.
Pass Segregation Bill.
4 While Nicodemus Childs and many
colored followers looked on in awe
and amazement. the Kansas house ac-
tually answered roll call and adopted
the Sparks bill providing for segrega-
tom of white and colored school chill
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