The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-09
1917 Legislature Ceases COnsid-
Grafton of Bills Today.
Members Make Rush for Early
Afternoon Trains.
SINE Die IS SET FOR MARCH IA
Only Officers and Local Repre-
sentatives Will Stay.
Appropriation Bills Held Up
Adjournment Today.

The legislature concluded all pend
ing business shortly before $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon. At 1925 the
house approved the miscellaneous APP
preparations. 1t then sent a message
to the senate stating it had conclud-
ed all business. Both houses formal
ly adjourned before o'clock. Sine
die adjournment will be March IA.
Final consideration of miscellaneous
appropriation bills blocked legislative
adjournment early this morning and
forced the house to accept a compro-
mise for adjournment at 2:30 today
instead of at o'clock this morning
Until after o'clock the house held
out for an agreement to stop consider
alton of all bills at o'clock this
morning. The senate refused to sit
up all night and permit debate by
house members.
Not until Speaker Keene personally
appeared before the senate did the up
per legislative body agree to COM
promise with the house and amend
their adjournment resolution from 4
O'Clock this morning until noon to-
day. Later the hour was set at 3
p. m. The house speaker went before
the senate when an exchange of mes
sages by the two bodies failed to pro-
duce results. Keene urged the senate
to meet the house in compromise
Many of the house members were
planning to leave Topeka on early
morning trains today and the speaker
declared that unless an agreement
was reached Immediately the house
would be unable to secure a quorum
for final vote on the appropriation
bill.
Appropriations Held 1t.
1t was the miscellaneous appropria
ton budget which blocked midnight
adjournment in keeping with the
agreement of both houses. In the
house. members jumped on the items
in the miscellaneous bill and guarded
the state treasury with musket.
They whitfield items from the bill I'M
til many of the provisions of the bill
were beyond recognition. AT 2 o'clock
this morning, the abuse of the appro-
priation bill was-occasion for general
activity and everyone was suddenly
overcome with desire to establish a
record for economy.
Houce action on the appropriation
bill aroused the senate solons. 1t was
largely because of this feeling that
the senate slapped back at the house
when overtures were made for an all
night session. Under the agreement
which came this morning, both houses
agreed to cease consideration of all
bills at noon. Unable to proceed fur
Their until the house completed action
on appropriations, senators left the
state house Immediately following the
agreement.
Very Little Rioting.
Topeka society was well represented
at the closing night festivities of the
house and senate. Yet there was a
pang of disappointment among the Wis
itors. The wild, riotouS actions which
usually surround the closing of a leg
islative session were not in evidence
LegiSla tors were tired and weary. The
senate spent most of their time in
almost dignified consideration of bills
In the house bulk roll calls were
rushed and some of the bills that had
been marked and tagged for slaugh-
ter found their way to final passage
ures on the calendar.
House members staged the only
show of the night Yet there was
nothing rough. Members threw paper
wads. Someone brought a bushel bas-
ket of moth balls to the Legislature
and fer a time the members INDUCED
in target practice. Martin of Reno,
Republican, traded clothes with Hol-
land of Russell. Democrat; Bird of
Shawnee was presented with a perfect
ly good 81 corset and a fake resolu-
ton brought to Keller of Thomas, So
cialist, a fear that his district was to
be abolished. All of which aroused
Keller to oratOry and tears