The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-08
McDOugal Measure Would Re-
pair the Entire Building. +;
Fifteen Separate Items of Inn
prOvement Provided For.
REDECORATE OFFICES, ROOMS
Newly Remodeled East Wing, OF
Course, Not Included. 4,
First Call for Early AdiOurn-
ment Heard i'm Legislature. 1

An appropriation of 100000 for
repairing and overhauling the state
house. to clean up the junk piles. re-
move the rubbish. install better heat
ing and water service and plug the
leaky roofs was asked today in a bill
by the house committee on public
buildings and grounds. McDougal of
Sumner county, chairman of the COM
mittee. introduced the bill.
+ Under provisions of the bill, the
state house will be thoroly overhauled,
many departments redecorated and
repainted,- tile floors installed in the
basement and the building made more
habitable. A general overhauling of
the building. except the new east wing.
is proposed in the bill. Proposed i'm
provements as outlined in the bill to-
day include:
(a) Painting and decorating the first
Iioor west corridor travellng library rooms
west corridor two offices of treasurer, the
governors offices. and the attorney gem
erals offices: the third floor rooms ad-
wing stairways.
OBJ New marble wainscot and marble
floor In senate vestibule.
(c) Revolving doors in west entrances,
first and second floors.
(d) Fireproof stairs in west wing from
basement to east balcony of representative
hall.
(e) Marble wainscot and floor in rep
resentatiye hall lobby.
(fl New roof ON west wing and repairs
| to roof guttering and down spouts on
(g) New stone balustrade on west wing
Oh Cement floors in basement
| % Replacing broken glass in dome.
| ID Drain tile around state house walls.
ID Vault door and floor In attorney
The executive council is authorized and
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/ fixtures in representative hall. galleries.
/ vestibule and coat rooms: corridors, Sec
| ond and thfrd floors offices of governor,
attorney general, secretary of state, and
! superintendent of public instruction;
winehes ", for raising and lowering fixtures
also wiring for new fixtures and moving
! The executive council is authorized and
directed to let contract for freight
room. elevator and electrician.s room:
The council is further authorized and
new heating system and repairing water
| system.
Wants Bills in Early.
Campbell of Sedgwick county wants
| to go home. He proposed today to
wind up the legislative business as
| early as possible and introduced a
| resolution setting the date for final in
| PRODUCTION of original bills : in both
houses. Monday. February II. APP
preparation measures and committee
bills only would be permitted after
| that date.
Under the house rules. considera-
| ton of the Campbell resolution lies
over one day. The plan to practically
| conclude the introduction of bills will
probably be taken up Monday morn
| ing. 4
| Many Health Bills Offered.
number of measures concerning
public. health, sanitation and enact
ments against social evils and diseases,
were offered today in the house by the
committee on public health and hy-
giene. The measures are similar to
those introduced in many states and
conform with the general program of
the national government in its health
and social disease crusade. The bills
will go on the calendar under general
orders
Hit Teaching of German.
The legislature doesn't overlook
many opportunities to swat the con-
scientious objector and the teaching of
German. In q bill by Chase today
concerning the age of school children
and to compel their attendance at pub
lie schools. the house committee of
the whole amended the bill to provide
/ that they must attend schools where
the English language is taught The
|, bill was then recommended for pas
/