The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
The Senate Will Not Act on 1t
Until the House Does.
Barr Says That the Measure
Ought to Please Everybody.
NO HOLIDAY IN UPPER HOUSE
Members Work Hard Despite 1t
Being LincOln's Birthday.
Terrell IntimateS That Law
makers HarbOr Rabbits.

Good roads legislation will not come
up in the Senate until after the House
has disposed of it. The Senate is
waiting on the House. The matter
was on the calendar for special order
at 1890 o'clock today but when the
order was reached Senator Barr, of
Bourbon, chairman of the committee
on roads and bridges. moved that it
be passed over and made a special
order for Thursday at 1920 o'clock.
A special meeting of the Senate
road and bridge committee, with sew
eral good roads enthusia SITS, was called
for Sunday afternoon in the office
of the attorney general, but the meet
ing was not held. For some reason
the members were unable to get to-
gether. The meeting will now be held
Wednesday evening.
Il think we have most of the OBJ
jections removed from the BILL" said
Chairman Barr today. I'VE have
been over it time after time and have
fixed first one thing, then another.
Anyone who is for good roads Ger
tainly ought to be satisfied with the
bill as it stands now. However. we
will hold another meeting Wednesday
night
Rabbits in Senate?
BY implication Senator Terrell, OF
harboring rabbits today A bill was
up for final passage deciding small
amount of land at Parsons to the
NJ. X. & T. railway company for use
for sidetracks. The bill was intro
duced by Kimball, of Labette, and it
contained a preamble explaining the
reason for the measure. The pre-
amble preceded the enacting clause
and while the measure was not sub
ject to amendment and debate the
title always is. Senator Terrell moved
to cut out the preamble.
THE senate doesn't have to explain
why it passes laws" he declared, "and
see no reason why this body of men
should put that explanation in the law.
If it is right to pass the law, let's pass
it but let's not explain"
Senator Kimball explained that
while he introduced the bill he did
not draw it.
This measure" he said, twas hend-
ed to me by the board of control and
1 introduced it just as it came to me.
If L had drawn it, it would have con-
tanned no preamble, but l see no OBJ
lection to it now that it is in
What excuse is there for it?" de-
manded Terrell.
"Wen,' said Kfmba1l, ait might
make unnecessary some explaining
two years hence
Terrell did not insist upon his mo-
ton and it was not put
No Holiday Today.
The senate is working today the
same as if it were not a holiday. A
recess was taken Saturday afternoon
instead of an adjournment Under
this method of procedure the records
of today's work should show that 1t
was done on Saturday, but the senate
calendar shows Monday. Technically
today is a continuation of Saturday in
the senate, yet President Morgan held
that the introduction of all bills ex-
cept committee bills ceased Saturday
evening and none was introduced to-
day.
The senate spent the morning ses-
sion calling the roll on bills recon-
mended for passage by the committee
of the whole Saturday. The bills
Substitute for senate bill No. 81, pro
yiding for a change of venue in civil
cases.
Substitute for Senate bill No. IL
relating to the holding of hearings OF
claims against estates in the probate
court.
Senate bill No. SO, providing for E
| stav of execution and a superseded:
bond in certain cases.
House bill No. 81, fixing the age:
at which persons may be admitted
| to state soldiers home
relating to examinati 0nS for county
| teachers certificates.
senate bill $40, relating to the gen
eral statutes of 1909 and legalizing al
references to the statutes or 1909
made in bills passed by the legisla
| ture.
substitute for Senate bill No. 81
authorizing the county superintendent
| to fill vacancies upon school boards
| Senate bill No. 210. authorizing the
( BOARD of Control to convey four lot;
at Parsons to the M K & T. railwa!
company for use as siding grounds
Senate bill 1876, authorizing tins
r,avor and council of first class cite:
having less than $4,000 population tt
lew a tax not to exceed one mill fol
the maintenance of fire department
and for fire equipment
senate bill No IS, providing tina
the instrument of sale filed with the
register of deeds shall be construed
as notice of the TRANSACTION TO al