The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11
KILL EN- QUICKLY
House VIII Do More Committee
Death Dealing.
Only Plan That VIII Bring
Early Adjournment.
APPROPRIATION BILLS SOON
Early Consideration of Meas
ures of Importance.
ID. A. II. Flag Bill Back to Com
mittee for Repairs.

House members voted today to
facilitate business by slaughtering bills
in the committee rooms rather than
by the slow, painful and more or less
inhuman process of mangling them on
the floor. An attempt to start 9 o'clock
morning sessions was badly beaten.
Members declared they wanted time
for committee work and refused to
dump the several hundred bills now in
committees on the floor for general
discussion.
Cloud of Kingman sought to change
the present house rule for opening
morning sessions at 10 o'clock and
closing at O'Clock. Hen won par
tial concession when the house agreed
at least tentatively to extend the
O'Clock limit But the morning ses-
sions will remain the same.
we must have time for committee
work" declared Taylor of Wabaunsee,
chairman of the claims and accounts
committee. IF this time is not given
we must go over these matters on the
f4oor and use up. lot of valua BILE
time. 1t is not saving time by taking
time away from the committees
Speaker Lambertson suggested that
the short hours now would call for long
hours later in the session.
IF we don't speed up we will be
here two MONTHS declared Cloud in
support or MS motion.
IT want to tell the house I didn't
come down here to work overtime -
said Showalter of Thomas 1.-The state
doesn't pay for overtime when it al
lows SO day. I am willing to work
full time. But you will save time by
shortening the house sessions. We
| can kill more bills and kill them
floor"
The house then voted to continue
the 10 o'clock convening time.
Appropriation Bills Coming.
/ IL the course of the debate on the
| hours for house sessions, Chairman
Simpson of the house ways and means
t.committee, declared the charitable and
i penal appropriation. bills would be
! introduced before the end of the pres
| emit week.
| I'VE will be able to present the APP
/ preparation bills for the charitable and
penal institutions this week." said
| Simpson. THE other appropriation
| bills will be introduced sometime nexf
week"
| to push the appropriation bills thru
| for early consideration. Administra
! ton policies will also be given an earl,
hearing. Then the member with a bill
Ieoncerning tumble weeds or. to change
1.-THE name of Mary Jones, must hustle
surrounding final adjournment. Ant
/ lust now the house is getting nervous
1t wants to so home.
/ Flag Bill Goes Back.
The D., A. r. flag bill hit a snag il
the house today after it had been rec
| commended for passage by the commit
| tee of the whole. Some of the mem
/ bers objected to the design submitted
and the measure went back to tn
icommittee on state affairs for furthe
/ consideration and amendment whel
i the bill was called up on final roll call
4 The bill passed the senate several day
ago.
/ Another Amendment Resolution.
4 MuIroy of Ellis. Democrat hous
leader. today presented concurren
resolution providing that upon approx
al by the voters in 1920, the legisla
4 ture may submit sas many as six con
stitutional provisions-to be voted upo
in a single election. Senator Sutton