The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
SENATE NOTES

The indications are that the senate
is not going to need even what time
it has left to dispose of its own BUSH
ness. Twelve o'clock tonight is the
hour set for ceasing the consideration
of all senate bills and unless an un-
expected jangle develops over some
bill late this afternoon the calendar
VIII be pretty well cleared up by six
o'clock. If that is done the senate
of 1917 will have established a record.
When the body began work at ten
o'clock today there were siXty-two
senate bills general order and /
seventeen on third reading. Six or the
more important bills of third read
ing were disposed of before noon
None of the big measures of state
wide Importance are left on the
calendar and if there is single SEN
ate bill dying by the cessation of the
senate at midnight tonight 1t VIII be
one of great importance.
Fully half of the bills on general
order are waiting for the arrival of
house bills. AS soon the house
bills arrive they will be substituted
for senate bills of a similar character
and the senate will have three days
of next week in which to consider
them.
THE senate" said Lieutenant Gov
ernor w. Y. Morgan today, sis in
excellent shape. Unless the senators
permit it willingly I do not believe a
single senate bill will die on the SEN
a e calendar. All the big measures
are out of the way and today, the last
day for the consideration of senate
bills. the senate is taking it easy"
The report of Lee Samuel, senate
journal clerk, in reply to the resolu-
ton of Senator Huffman of Cherokee
and adopted by the senate Friday eve
1 l. f11a 70 tod
1t places the blame fer the insertion
of an amendment in the physical
supervisor bill upon no one in partic-
ular, altho it states that the amend
ment was attached to the bill after 1T
| left his hands and before it reached
the state printer. The senate accepted
the report and adopted resolution
offered by Senator Terrell of Chau-
tauqua, generating all employees of
the senate from blame, providing any
one had been inclined to blame them.
The investigation points to one man,
according to senators who are inter-
ested, and the trail is getting hot. Just
how far the investigation will go has
not been made clear Even if it is
dropped now the two resolutions and
upon the journal will make future ex-
plantations Unnecessary.
Among other bills passed by the
$4,000 to the newly created state
highway commission. OF the total ST.
900 is for the remainder of the year
1917 and the $780, 900 is for the years
1918 and 1919. The appropriation
covers salaries, per diem, wages and
incidental expenses of the commission.
Every voting precinct in which 200
or more votes were cast for secretary
of state at the last general election
election
board at the next election under the
terms of a bill passed by the senate
today The bill was introduced by
Senator Myers of Clay.
The bill providing for the inspec-
ton of cattle by the sheriff before
being shipped driven from one
county into another. fought in COM
nlittee of the whole by Senator Malone
of Rawlins, was passed by the senate
today.
No attempt was made to pass it on
roll call. however. until it had been
amended in several particulars. AS
amended it applies only to cattle and
cattle hides. The original bill referred
also to horses and mules. The bill
as passed refers to counties having
a population of 1000 or less. Also it
was amended so as not to apply to
cattle driven or shipped from one
county to another merely for feeding
or grazing purposes.
One of Senator Schoch's bills, passed
by the senate today. provides that if
any corporation shall declare a divi-
dend when the corporation is insol-
vent, or any dividend which would
render it insolvent, its directors shall
be jointly and severaIly liable for all
of the debts of the corporation then
existing or that may thereafter be
contracted. The measure does not APP
ply to railway companies, banks. trust
companies, insurance companies nor
building and loan associations.
The senate nOn-cOncurred in the
house amendments to the state oil in
spection bill today and asked for the
appointment of a conference commit
tee.