The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-19
SENATE NOTES

One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars for high schools having normal
training courses is carried in Dill IN
troduced in the senate today by the
WAYS and means committee. The ap-
preparation is for the coming two
years.
committee appropriates total OF
$12O, 200 to high schools having nor
NAL training courses providing they
establish courses in agriculture. 1t pro-
yides that such schools may receive
$500 a year each.
Senators thought Senator Doerr OF
Pawnee. was playing a joke upon
them today when he asked that Dill
abolishing the town of Znojmo in Ste
vens county be placed on final roll
rs this a misprint?" asked one SEN
mo" said Senator Doerr, 1.-The
printing is correct"
Then said Senator thurman,
might I ask how this name is pro-
Mono replied the senator from
Pawnee.
IF it is" put in another senator,
why do you want to pass this bill?'
rs what?"
Mono
Quick Mr.. President, the gavel- The
| bill vacates the streets, the alleys and
the boulevards of the town of ZnoJmo
the and j are incompetent, irrele-
want and immaterial-and wipes the
name off the map. The place where
Znojmo was returns to its virginia. sol
itude. The bill was passed.
Senator Anderson of Saline, is ex-
cused from the sessions of that body
for the next ten days. He went to
! Salina Saturday to spend a weekend
and suffered an injury that will keeE
him in bed for some time. He slipped
and fell tearing loose some muscles in
his back.
A commission to be known the state
mining commission to be appointed by the
! governor within thirty days is created in g
| bill recommended for passage by the sen
| ate committee of the whole today. 1t was
introduced by Senator Huffman of Chero-
kee The commission is to be composed
of six members, two of whom shall be coal
miners, two coal mine operators and two
more qualified men. one of whom shall be
a graduated and experienced mining engi-
neer.
codifying of all the mining laws of the
state. The bill provides that within thirty
days after the appointment the commission
shall meet and organize then proceed to
make complete revision of the coal min
ing code of laws of Kansas. Five thou,
the provisions of the act.
Mutual indemnity associations for physi
bill recommended for passage by the sen
ate committee of the whole today. 1t pro
vides that they may organize for mutual
protection against loss by reason of ae-
lions at law for alleged malpractice, negli
gence or carelessness. The association
comes under the Jurisdiction of the state
superintendent of insurance The bill was
introduced by Senator Huffman
The following bills were passed on thirt
reading by the senate today:
Senate bill No. 400 by Senator Hilkey
authorizing the county clerk to destro!
personal property statements, poll books o
primary and general elections, more THAI
five years old
: Senate bill No. 4s2. by Senator Malone
authoring county commissioners in coun
ties having less than 10000 population t
purchase Il site and erect a court hous
and county jail by levying a tax.
Senate bill No 403, by Senator Schoch
regulating the acts of directors and trus
tees of corporations, with relation to stock
holders.
House bill No. PHI by Mr.. Peal. givin.
oil and pipeline companies authority Il
condemn land for dams. water pipes ant
for the transmission of power.
House bill No. I, by Mr.. Clasen fixin,
the hours at which polls shall remain opel
for voting in cities of the third class and il
the country-from o'clock in the mornin;
until O'Clock in the evening.