The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-06
TO KILL PET BILLS
Legislators From This County
to Pass on Measures.
Needless and Useless Legisla-
ton VIII Be Eliminated.
COPIES GIVEN NEWSPAPERS
Worth While Suggestions Go To
the Legislature.
Matt Weightman, Jr., Heads
Shawnee Delegation.

Shawnee county members of the
state legislature this winter have
adopted a plan for the elimination of
needless and useless bills presented to
the lawmakers in this session. Fol-
lowing out a plan suggested by Hugh
Fisher, senator elect, the Shawnee del
egation will form a clearing house of
proposed legislation. From December
% until January II the legislators will
be in session to consider pet" meas
ures. Copies will be given to the To-
peka newspapers and the merits of the
bills will be judged by the delegation
and the public. Out of this prelimi-
nary hopper the worth while sugges-
tions will be arranged for Fascination
to the legislature.
At a recent meeting of the members
of the legislature from this county at
tended by Matt Weightman, Jr., L. h
Neiswender, c. H. Searle and Hugh T.
Fisher, it was agreed that in order to
give the members an opportunity to
study and form an opinion upon any
and all bills to be presented to the
Legislature from local citizens, the
legislators would organize for the pur-
pose of holding conferences.
Matt Weightman, Jr., was elected
chairman and Hugh T. Fisher, secre-
tary; for the Shawnee county delega-
ton for the coming session of the
legislature.
The delegation requests that all per-
sons who expect to ask any members
of the legislature from this district %
introduce any bill to leave with
Hugh T. Fisher, secretary, or at his
offices, 627 and 62S New England
Building. an original and two copies
of any proposed bill. One copy of the
proposed bill will be given to each If
the two daily newspapers for publi-
cation. All of said proposed bills must
be delivered to the secretary not later
than December IS.
Hold Public Conference.
Immediately after December % the
delegation will meet and will arrange
for conference of which public
delegation will consider the merits of
the proposed bills, and after careful
consideration will advise the persons
proposing the bills whether or not the
delegation from this county deems it
for the best interest for Topeka, Shaw
nee county and the state that such
legislation be introduced by the local
delegation.
THE object of having the bills in
troduced and giving the matter to the
public and then have hearings is for
the purpose of enabling the delegation
not only to work together for the best
interest of Shawnee county, fbut in or
NoA mat NHt u6leSdllOn may nave an
opportunity to select the matters that
in their judgment will best serve the
people of this community" Secretary
Fisher said today. 1.-THE delegation
does not want to be hampered by the
Introduction of large number of
bills, but naturally will prevent the
members from keeping track of the
legislation which will be introduced, a
| large part of which affects our own
county"
Must Submit Bills.
1t is also agreed that no bills would
be introduced by an individual MEM
Der of the legislature from this county
until after the bills had been submit
ted to the entire delegation in confer
ence.
All bills submitted should be in
typewriting with two carbon copies,