The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
FOR A STATE FLAG
Piper of Montgomery Offers a
Bill in the House.
Allen Would Provide More
Jobs for the Faithful.
WANTS SUPERVISOR OF B. 6 |.
1t Adds $1,000 a Year to the
States Expenses.
A New Dog Tax Measure Intro
duced by Coffin.
WANTS SUPERVISOR OF B. 6 |.

Plper or Montgomery county, TO-DAY
introduced in the house a bill provid-
ing for the adoption of a state flag
The bill makes provision for the en-
blem to be used in Kansas colors and
the design as outlined in Piper's bill
will become the official flag of the
state if the bill passes the legislature
For several years there has been
more or less agitation for the adop-
ton of an official state flag. Several
times the proposition has been sub
mitted to the legislature, but the law
makers never took kindly to the pro-
gram. This year the Montgomery
county man will make a fight for the
adoption of a Kansas flag and will
seek to secure the enactment of his
bill
Under the Piper bill the official
flag will be a design of the great seal
of Kansas as the center of a sunflower
in the upper left hand corner of the
flag. The design will be of gold on
a field of blue with three wide stripes
of red, white and blue
Create More Jobs.
More bills are coming before the
legislature for new jobs. Following
the plan of the state insurance de-
partment to add a few soft places in
the state house, Allen of Wyandotte
county has presented a bill for the
creation of the office of supervisor of
building and loan associations. The
office would be appointive by the gov
ernor and for four year term, the
appointment to be confirmed by the
senate. The office would pay a salary
OF $4,000 year, with provision for
subordinate place as examiner at a
salary of $4,000 a year
Assess Bank Stocks
Individuals would be assessed on
CT 1 he,
and life insurance companies if a bill
by Piper of Montgomery county, be-
come law. The bill provides that
each person owning such stock shall
list the same with the local assessor
and that books of banks and mutual
insurance companies shall be open to
inspection by assessors.
Increase Salaries.
Deputy state grain inspectors will
draw more pay for their services if
bill by Johnson of Norton, become a
law. The Johnson bill is an admin
1Stratlon measure prepared in the Of
flee of George B. Ross, state grain
inspector. 1t permits the state in
spector to increase the pay of dep
uties from $1,000 to $500 a year
and make several changes in existing
grain inspection rates. The grain de-
partment at present earns an annual
profit of $4,000. 1t is the desire of
of the department rather than the
revenue to the state thru the opera
ton of the department.
Must Provide a Bond.
Township treasurers must provide
bond under a bill by Representative
Coffin. The Coffin measure provides
that the treasurer shall provide a
surety bond equal to double the
amount which would probably come
into the treasurer's possession. The
county commissioners are compelled.
under the bill, to allow a claim for the
expense of providing the bond.
New Dog Tax Bill.
Representative Coffin wants a tax on
dogs as relief fund for men who lose
sheep, calves and hogs. He provides
schedule of taxation to fit different
classifications of the dog family both
in regard to sex and breeding. A per-
fectly respectable and home loving
male dog would call for smaller tax
than a shaggy, i'll hammered, low bred
lady dog that stays out nights. All OF
the taxes would go to fund for the
relief of stockraiSers who certify to
the loss of sheep, calves and hogs thru
the attacks of dogs.
Exempt Clerks and Stenographers.
Another eight-hour day bill has
found it's way to the house. 1t was
introduced by Stone of Shawnee and
prepared by the state labor bureau
The message provides that all labor
employed by the state, county, city or
township shall work eight hours and
receive the regular wage scale. which
in no case shall be less than 81 day
Clerks, bOokkeeperS, StenographerS
and clerical help are not included in the
eight-hour provision and the measure
makes no provision as to their hours
Must Issue License.
Probate judges who refuse to issue
marriage licenses to persons entitled
to such license will be fined $1,000 I'M
der a bill by Woodhouse of Sedgwick
county. Arbitrary power of probate
Judges in passing on rights of people
to marry are denied by the bill. altho
it provides that the probate judge may
any application for Ii
cense before taking final action.