The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

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and a fee of 81 for the certificate. The
bill also covers the shipment Of
hides. providing a fee of cents for
each hide shipped and a fee of so cents
for the certificate.
A rogue's gallery in every county
having a population of $1,000 or over
is provided for in a bill introduced in
the senate by Anderson, of Saline. The
bill also creates a new job in such
counties. 1t provides for the employ
ment of a deputy sheriff competent
to keep up the criminal bureau" He
will have to obtain pictures and meas
urementS of all persons convicted Of
felony in his county and those sus-
pected but unknown. When the felon
goes to the penitentiary or to the re-
formatory, a full record furnished
from the criminal bureau muct ac-
company him. Finger prints and Ber-
tillon measurements are to constitute
a part of the records.
Nick Chiles, negro editor of the To-
peka Plaindealer, made a good guess.
After the house passed the Stark bill
providing for separate schools for
white and blacks in cities of the sec
ond class he declared he was unafraid.
THAT bill will not become a law
he said. I'VE will kill it in the sem
ate and if we fail there Governor Cap
per will never sign it,
The governor didn't even get a
chance at the bill. The senate COM
anaesthetic. 1t reported the bill back
to the senate with the recommended
ton that it be mot passed.
A bill introduced by kanavel of
Harvey, providing for the sending of
| incorrigible girls between the ages of
sixteen and eighteen to the state in
dustrial school for girls. was passed
by the senate today. Under the pres
ent laws sixteen years is the limit for
girls at the Beloit school. Eighteen is
the limit for girls and women at the
penitentiary. There has been no place
for the incarceration of incorrigible
! females between the ages of sixteen
! and eighteen years. Kanavel was not
in the senate chamber when his bill
passed but there was not vote
| against it.
When the senate adjourned this aft
ernoon it adjourned until 2 O'Clock
Monday but this is probably the last
| time during the present session that
an adjournment over Saturday will be
| taken. 1t took considerable argument
! to put it over today. Senator Getty,
| of Wyandotte, made the motion and
! gave numerous reasons why the SEN
ate would really be ahead by adjourn
| ing over Saturday. He was supported
I others but at that when the matter
was put to a vote the result was 6 to
IA in favor of the motion. It had a
majority of four only.
The automobile is recognized by the
| Kansas senate as necessity. A house
bill by Brooks, fathered in the senate
by Terrell of Chautauqua, revamps
| the present law relating to the ex-
emptions from debt. The old law al
lowed the widow certain number OF
| horses, a COW, sheep and various 9TH
| er things, including driving team,
and a buggy. The Brooks hill allows
| her an automobile also. And the bill
was passed by the senate today.
| The Kimball bill authorizing the
public utilities commission to name
| receivers for utilities thru offering the
| names to the courts was not consid-
| cred by the senate today. 1t was on
the calendar for consideration under
special order at 1920 o'clock today.
| Senator Kimball of Labette discovered
that the members of the senate ways
and means committee are in Lawrence
| today and he asked that the measure
! be set over until O'Clock Monday aft
ernoon. 1t is expected that there will
be considerable discussion of this
measure when it comes up for con-
| sideration. The bill has already
passed the house.