The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
BILLS OUT OF THE WAY
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ton But to date the legislature has
with timidty and caution even tho
much $3.50 a minute eloquence has
been displayed by certain members at
state expense.
House Has Run Riot.
In the matter of proposed reforms
and welfare provisions, the legislature
especially the house-has run ROT.
It has introduced welfare and reform
measures ranging from $lQ,OOO ap-
preparation for sick honey bees TO
physical examinations for prospective
June brides The house has sought
to put Kansas in the nice column thru
passage of bill providing s25 PEN
alty for any person who smokes a
cigarette. Then it pa many" instead
of shall in the Administrations
mothers pension law and gave the
administration hotel inspection bill
dose of prussic acid instead of sooth-
ing syrup.
Both houses at this time seem to
indicate a general willingness to pass
the appropriation bills and go home
This week the house will work on
number of special orders including the
constitutional provisions, the bill for
ere man city government and the
highway bills. They may check the
matters back to the senate. But there
are excellent prospects that the house
may Ddlh DIT SOIIlO uneApSClCO oldSS III
the proceedings.
Minority a RabbIe.
Any fight in the house will come
from within the ranks of the Repub-
lican members with prospects of a
split in the minority. Up to this time
tie house minority has displayed the
same excellent training, organization
and leadership that characterized
Ccxys army. All of which makes I'M
certain any final action the house may
take. Added to the uncertainty of
house. conditions must be considered
personal desires hopes and ambitions
of certain individual members.
1t is probable Governor Capper will
have an excellent crop of lawmakers
from whom he may make selections
for certain jobs.
Add to the ambitions of other men
on the floor the gubernatorial aspira-
tons of Speaker Keene and an excel
lent basic is provided for figuring ultf-
mate results. Nor does that mean that
any member would distort or stultify
his convictions. 1t merely means that
the conditions which exist are COM
vers the possible trend of legislation.
The Quiet Summons
Many members of both houses have
received the quiet call to the COVER
nor's private office during the last
two weeks. In the senate the call
aIIecIeQ pTlnClpdlly the governor S
personal request that members vote
for the constitutional convention res
olution. Thru the same policy. it is
reported, an effort will this week be
made to force the city manager bill
thru the house. The measure passed
the senate without a fight
Two years ago the legislature broke
all records in the introduction of bills.
This year the record is below that of
1915. The record of nearly 1900 bills
compares with a record of nearly 1 =
500 bills for the same period two
years ago.
1t is probable that both houses will
this week appoint revision commit
tees. The program of the admins
tration will be to push to the front
the measures suggested in the COVER
nor's message and a number of these
bills will probably come up under
general orders within the next two
weeks. Both the house and senate
ways and means committees have vir-
tually finished work on the big appro-
priation bills. These bills are to be
rushed to final passage and both
houses will probably try to close their
books and adjourn sine die not later
than March 5.