The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-15
PLAN MANY BILLS
Nearly Every Solon Has Meas
Hre for Special Session.
Hegler After Gas Companies, I.
W. w. and Mp. League.
NEW COMPENSATION LAW
Also Permit Cities To Operate
Own Gas Systems.
Harley Plans Revival Industrial
Welfare Body Fight.
NEW COMPENSATION LAW

Kansas legislators who visited the
state house today proposed a whole
flock" of new laws. A number of
measures to be urged before the spe-
ciaI session next month were men
toned today for the first time since
the call was issued by Governor AL
len. All of the proposed new enac.-
ments are in addition to measures sug-
gested from various state depart
ments.
Ben S. Hegler, of Sedgwick county,
chairman of the house judiciary COM
roittee, will urge jagged teeth laws for
the gas companies and for the I. W.
and organizations which display CT
promote acts of disloyalty toward tine
state or national government. IIegler
also announced a meeting of the COM
pensation commission to be held in
Topeka December 26. At that time a
new compensation law will be framed
to be presented at the special session.
Hegler's gas bill provides that one
or more cities in this state may engage
in the sale and distribution of natural
or manufactured gas. Provision is
made for the issuance of bonds and
for ownership of gas plants and pipe
may join together and provide a sup
ply. The bill may also provide for de-
velopment of gas fields at municipal
expense.
Run Own Pipe Lines.
THE one thing that prevents COM
petition with the big gas companies at
this time is inability of the small COM
panies to provide pipeline facilities
Hegler said. Under this bill the cities
would be permitted to own and oper-
ate gas plants or pipe lines and to de-
velop gas fields or buy supplies out
right for sale to patrons at cest-''
Another Hegler bill provides for
punishment of disloyal citizens or
members of organizations who create,
inspire or urge any form of .disloyalty
to the state or government 1T is a
sort Of general measure to curb all
forms of disloyalty and make Illegal
the promotion of disloyaI organiza-
tions,' Hegler explained.
Tom Harley, representative from
Douglas county, may revive the Gill
man bill of last winter which resulted
in the fight over the industrial well
fare commission. Harley has drafted
a bill which modifies to an extent
original provisions of the Gilman bill.
| The Ieavenworth representative, who
introduced the original measure, has
no indicated whether he will revive
p, his bill at the January session.
Harley Has Industrial Act.
Another measure being framed by
| Harley is an independent industrial
court act1 He will discuss provisions
of his bill with Governor Allen and
state officials before making a decision
as to his course.
Representative Winfield Freeman of
Wyandotte urged that ample time be
given at the special session for con-
sideration of all measures. Freeman
was author of the anti-strike and
lockout bill brought before the legis-
! lature at its regular session last Janu-
ary.
/ The trouble with our legislative
sessions said Freeman. t'is the fact
that enough time is not given to cons
| sideration of important bills. Much
! of the expense of the session is in
bringing the members to Topeka. Once
the session opens We should take time
| to consider the big bills carefully"
| Ben S. Endres of Leavenworth coun-
| ty said he did not expect to introduce
a bill. OF some thirty members who
have visited Topeka since the special
| session call was issued. Endres is the
| second member to assert that he would
not seek new actments during the
! session