The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-09
Notes of
Legislature

House members unanimously adopt
ed a resolution expressing sympathy
and coincidence for Charles F. Ridg-
way, representative from Wyandotte
county because of the recent death of
his son, Wayne Anthony Ridgway. The
young man was killed several weeks
ago when train struck motor car
which he was driving from Topeka
to Kansas City.
resolution by Harvey of Clark
county urging congress to take action
looking toward early return OF the
railroads to private ownership, passed
the house by unanimous vote this
morning. A similar resolution has
been passed by the senate.
Representative Endres las intro
duced in the house a bill similar to
the Snyder bill in the senate providing
a bonus for overseas service men. The
Endres bill was one of the last meas
ures sent to the hopper before the lid
was clamped on Individual bills.
The Haskell county seat row is be-
fore the legislature again. A bill by
Representative Dennis opens the bars
to another election. A measure pass
ed during the regular session of 1919
resulted in an election and much liti-
CATION over the Santa FeSublette con-
troversy. Opponents of the bill will
oppose the measure with the argu-
ment that special legislation is sought
to overcome adverse court action.
The house today adopted the Bard
well resolution providing a $4,000
600 highway appropriation by con-
gress. A bill looking to this action
has been presented in the senate by
Senator Charles Curtis and in the
house by Representative Phil p
Campbell.
With the bars closed to introduction
of other than committee bills. the
house today received but one proposal
for legislaton-and adopted it. That
was the bill from the ways and means
committee for a $4,000 appropriation
for house expenses for the special
session.
House members today appropriated
$4,000 for their legislature expense for
a twenty-day session. The ways and
means committee. however, cut 1nd1-
viduaI appropriations for postage. tele-
phone and telegraph an even $50
head below senate appropriation
Under the house bill each member
will receive pay for twenty-day SEES
sion. An appropriation of $25 for.
each member was made for postage
and an equal amount appropriated
for telephone and telegraph. Lacey
NJ Simpson, chairman of the ways
ana means committee, moved an
emergency and the bill was advanced
to third reading and passed unani-
mously on roll call. The bill gives to
each member sos in addition to mile
age for the session.
Senator Schoch, of Shawnee, is
looked upon as the busiest man in the
senate. First he had to look after the
demands of Topeka patronage with
thirst for the payroll. That was no
small job. He is acting chairman of
the committee on roads and bridges
and must look after the interests of
the state highway commission. He is
chairman of the committee on cities
Of the first class which always finds
plenty of work to do and in addition
he is a member of the judiciary com
mittce which since the first day of the
session has met behind locked doors
each afternoon and is pouring over
the industrial court.
The same old heat register, the
''witching wave" of the lower house.
continues to cause CONSERVATION
among the women clerks The first
two days the strong blast which blows
directly up from the floor brought
forth screams and bushes. Now, the
word has passed around to Took out
and wearers of skirts made a detour
around the register.
All members Of the senate, have re-
ported present. Croker, of Chase
county, didn't appear the first two
days on account of pressing business.