The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-30
READY FOR FIGHT
House Members Clear Decks for
Constitution Considerations.
Six Proposed Amendments Are
to Come Up This Week.

House members will clear the decks
for action this week on proposed con-
stitutional amendments. Six proposed
amendments are now on the house
calendar Under a motion by Mack of
Harvey county the measures are to be
brought up for consideration this week
on Che floor of the house. 1t is prob
able that the measures may come up
as a special order late Wednesday aft
ernoon or Thursday morning.
Some time during the day the house
will designate time when the consti-
tutional provisions will come up for
argument. Three measures have been
recommended for passage by the COM
mittee on state affairs, acting with the
judiciary committee in consideration
of all constitutional provisions At
least three of the measures are re-
garded as administration measures,
while a fourth amendment has been
urged by Governor Capper in his leg
| iSlative measure.
The concurrent resolution providing
for submission to the voters of a prop
oSition for the calling of a constitu-
tional convention will probably bring
forth the greatest oratorical fireworks
on the floor of the house. There is a
! right positive opposition to the consti-
| tutiOnal convention plan. On the
other hand the Hobbies have included
| dozen or more men who are boost
/
present state constitution.
| Provision for a constitutional
| amendment providing for road build
| ing and flood prevention is also on the
house calendar. An amendment pro-
viding that an unlimited number OF
constitutional provisions may be sub
mitted to the voters in a single cleo
ton, is also up for consideration. That
measure has been to the legisla ture
before. 1t always arouses a red hot
! &c 10 Ind /,
its visit to the 1917 session will be
without a decidedly warm greeting.
The Executive Budget.
The executive budget system is an
other measure which comes with the
state administration o. K. Just al
this time the budget system is conval-
escing from decidedly rough treat
ment by house members. Robert
Stone of Shawnee county, left the adj
mlnistration in a deep, dark hole las
week when he proposed to apply the
| budget system to the present governor
with all the frills and fret work which
he proposed for his successors. After
turning som ersaults on the budge
question, house members would hard
/ ly be considered in an excellent frame
OF mind to give the budget plan g
healthy boost at this stage of the
game.
| Another measure-one that goe:
home to every legislative member ot
this and former sessions-is the pro-
vision increasing the pay of members
St1H another proposed amendment
provides for three-fourths jury YER
diets in civil cases.
| Lively Times Ahead.
| All of these measures are to be
dumped on the floor this week under
| a special order and reserved seats il
the galleries and Hobbies will probably
be in demand. All liquor bills on the
/ house calendar
consideration Wednesday morning un.
der special order proposed by Stone
of Shawnee county. Now the consti
tutional measures are to be given the
right of way following the fight Owe
a bone dry bill and the house viii
probably furnish some lively argumen
before the end of the fourth week d
the session.