The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
KILLS HERO FUND
House Refuses To Appropriate
$4,000 To Welcome Soldiers.
defeats Report of Conference
Committee "a to 10.
MAY MEAN DEATH OF PLAN
Resolution Urges Low r. r
Rates for Harvest Hands.
Nineteen Bills Passed on Third
Reading Today.

House members today kicked over
legislative conference report recon-
mending a $4,000 appropriation for
the reception of returning Kansas
solliers from overseas service. The
house at the opening of the morning
session voted "a to f9 to reject the
report of the house and senate con-
ferees.
When a measure came before the
legislature several weeks ago provid-
diers, both houses passed separate
bills The measure went to confer
ence and was reported back on the
floor of the house today by Lamb OF
Dickinson, chairman of the house con-
ference committee.
Under the terms of the agreed con-
ference measure an appropriation Oh
$4,000 was made availa BILE for recep-
ton in New York of returned soldlefs
and for a monster all Kansas celeDra-
tion to be held at Camp Funston me
committee recommended the appoint
ment of a committee of ten persons
to receive the soldiers. This commit
tee was to include the governor heu-
tenant governor, speaker or the mouse
of representatives adjutant general OIL
the state, and three members of the
house and three members of the sem
ate The committee was to meet re-
turning Kansas units when they re-
turned from overseas fighting.
A genuine Kansas welcome with the
real Kansas spirit was planned by the
conference committee. But the mouse
couldn't see the need of a $4,000 APP
preparation and sent the committee
report to the scrap heap. 1t is pos
sible, even probable, that action by
the Legislature may fail. NO ACTON
was taken by the house looking to a
The refusal of the
house sidetracks the bill for the ses-
sion unless a reconsideration is voted
or action taken to revive consideration
AeSf the measure.
Want Harvest Hand Rates.
The house agricultural committee
today presented a concurrent resoIu-
ton calling upon the United states
railroad administration to grant spe-
cial passenger rates to harvest hands
who come to this state. With the big
gest wheat acreage the state has ever
known and with prospects for the
greatest yield ever harvested. the de-
mand for harvest hands in wheat pro-
ducing counties this year will be great.
Thousands of men are needed.
Under provisions of the resolution,
the committee asks for rate at least
equal to that granted eXcursionists.
pleasure seekers and persons who at
tend national conventions If the bill
is passed by the two legislative bodles'
it will be sent to the United states
railroad administration in an effort to
secure extra passenger concessions for
harveSterS.
Recommends Smoking Bill.
The house public welfare committee
today recommended for passage the
Bollinger bill providing a penalty for
any person under is years old who
smokes cigarets, cigars or tobacco in
any form in any public palce. The
offense is made a misdemeanor and
would be punishable by fine of not
.stess than $25 nor more than 800.
House Gets Real Busy.
Real business was transacted in the
House today. In bulk roll calls the
house passed nineteen bills on third
reading and recommended nine pro-
posed new laws for passage while
working in committee of the whole.
Most of the bills were local meas
ures or carried appropriations.