The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
Wouldn't Allow 1t To Be Rail-
rOaded Thru Today.
GOOD FAITH IS QUESTIONED
Thought Hutchinson
Was Satisfied Once.
Other Matters Before Lower
House This Morning.

House members showed their teeth
today when an effort was made to
push thru the Hutchinson state fair
appropriation bill. Frizell. of Paw
nee, made an effort to push the bill
to the front. But a growl from house
members broke up the coup and the
bill was allowed to rest until a
stronger organization could be formed.
Frizelrs plan was to substitute the
senate appropriation bill for the house
measure and advance the bill to third
reading. But the senate bill is merely
on the calendar under general orders.
Having as yet to receive Favorable
consideration in the upper house the
substitution could not be made under
the rules.
None the less Frizelrs move gave
the first indication of the session that
the house intends to inspect the bill
before it is approved. Under the
measure. big appropriation is asked
for new buildings and improvements
Il thought Hutchinson merely
wanted to be designated as a state fair
and would be forever satisfied with
a revolving fund said Brooks. of
Pawnee. Troup. of Phillips county.
also questioned the good faith of the
Hutchinson fair boosters in coming
before the legislature with a big APP
preparation demand haSty caucus
was held after Brooks and Troup
tackled the merits of the bill and fur
ther efforts to advance the measure
were forgotten.
Every two years the statute of lin
itations is pleaded in the Hutchinson
state fair demands. Promises of a
previous session are suspended when
the next session arrives. Now the
house is showing u tendency to look
into the records.
[Al the Topeka Free Fair, which
is a. state fair. wants is a square deal
and a share of the appropriations as
| heretofore. The Topeka fair last year
was the greatest i'll the history of the
state and attracted not only state but
national attention to the livestock, ag-
ricultural and other resources of this
state as exhibited here last falI.-Ed-
| itor State Journal
/ New inheritance Tax BILL 1879
Foster of Ness county, chairman Of
!. the assessment and taxation commit
tee. today offered new inheritance
| tax bill in the house. The measure
provides for return to the old system
! of taxing direct heirs.
| Under terms of the house bill the
| widow. and children would be placed
| in Glass A and allowed exemptions of
I $4,000. An inheritance tax ranging
| from l to per cent would be charged
| Glass A inheritants on requests in ex-
I cess of $4,000. Glass B-including
brothers and sisters-would be all
| lowed an exemption OF D l,UuU ana
would pay a tax ranging from 3 to
12k per cent above that amount. The
! committee bill goes on the house cal
endar under general orders.
Closed Season on Quail.
The house today passed Paurs HOUSES
bill No. /, which provides for a five
year closed season quail. The leg
islature of 1917 failed to extend the
term for protection of quail and the
| lid was declared off under the old law
The Paul measure passed today on
! third reading.
Bounty ON Rabbit scalps.
i House members today voted 81 TO
10 for compulsory jack rabbit boun-
ty in counties west of the Sixth prin-
cipal meridian. The bounty is to be
fixed by statute at cents for the scalp
/ of each rabbit killed in the county
where the award is paid. County
commissioners arc permitted under
terms of the bill to increase the bounty
to 10 cents, but the minimum is fixed
= Mt : cents