The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-01
DENY WAGE RAISE
Senate Committee Kills Bills
Giving Officials More Pay.
Governors, Insurance and Atty
Gen'Ps Offices Affected.
SHERIFFS ALSO TURNED DOWN
County Attorneys and Superin-
tendents "Out o. Luck" Too.
Marshals Court of Topeka Are
Given Increase, However.

The most important thing done this
morning by the Kansas senate was
the reading of the report of the fees
and salaries committee in which
number of bills dear to the hearts"
of a great many officials were killed.
The bills were mostly those providing
for the increase of salaries of public
servants.
A bill by Senator Carroll raising
the salary of the superintendent of in
surance to $4,000 a year and provid-
ing raises for his official family was
turned in with the recommendation
that it be not passed. Other bills
killed by the committee were:
A bill by Senator Carroll providing
for increases in the attorney generals
office.
A bill by Senator Montee providing
for an increase of $1,000 a year to
the governor and an increase for all
of his official family.
A house bill increasing the pay of
county superintendent and allowing
them additional pay III certain coun-
ties at the rate of 81 for every teacher
employed.
A bill by Senator Smith increasing
the pay of sheriffs.
A bill by Senator Keene providing
for an increase in the salaries of
county attorneys.
A bill applying only to Topeka was
one of the few to escape the slaughter.
1t was the Weightman bill from the
house fixing the salary of the marshal
of the court of Topeka at $500 a
year and the salary of the assistant
marshal at $1,000.
Recommend Highway Committee.
A bill by the house roads and high
ways committee creating state h1gh-
way commission to be composed OF
| the governor and two members to De
| appointed by him was recommended
| for passage by the senate roads and
| highways committee.
A bill by the claims and accounts
committee covering large number
of accounts was recommended for
passage. Among the claims included
| in this bill were the following:
To W. F. Sheahan for plumbing
| work on the Memorial building,
$SO215.
| To William Gales. of Hutchinson,
| for wiring agricultural hall, S276.l6-
! To William Gales, of Hutchinson
| for costs in a case against State Audi
tor Knapp taken to the supreme court,
$337.45.
To William Corners Furniture COM
pany, of Topeka, for desks furnished
to the legislature, $1145
| To w. F. Benson and T. E. Laugh
lin, $3.50 and s233:33.
To Sarah H. Dobson, for injuries
received by her son at the state re-
| formatory at Hutchinson, $3.50.
| To Geo. R. Cross for injuries re-
| ceived while a pupil at the state school
! for the blind, $3.50.
| To Dr. w. S. Lindsay for making
an examination of Richard S. Holmes,
$3.50.
senate Recommends Jordan.
| Another bill was introduced by the
| claims and accounts committee, max
ing an appropriation of $1,000 for c.
| A. Raysinger for injuries received
while an employe of the Hays Normal
| school.
| The senate also passed two house
| concurrent resolutions, one relating
| to the admission of Thomas Brannan
and his wife to the state soldiers home
| and the other recommending A. j.
| Jordan. sergeant-at-arms of the house,
| for appointment as sergeant-at-arms
at the next national congress.