The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-05

THE Topeka DAI
we need-but few doorkeepers, cloak
room employees and superintendent of
ventilation" That is the sentiment
on the employees question as expressed
by Gibbons of Meade, chairman of the
house employees committee. Senator
Frank Pomeroy of jackson, who is
first in line to employ dimpled typists,
also favors ban on useless workers
who do little work
Miss Lorraine E. Wooster, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction, was
the only state official who didn't visit
the hotel Hobbies Sunday A number
of wives and daughters of legislators
were in the hotel during the day in
spite of the criminal neglect of Kan
sas legislators in delaying passage of
a law which would make smoking a
felony.
Another anti-smoke bill may come
! before the legislature. 1t will likely
originate in the office of Miss Lorraine
E. Wooster, state superintendent of
public instru ton. But she doesn't
propose to turn the bill over to Mrs.
Grinstead, the woman member She
is said to be looking for a mere man
member who wants some free pub
licity.
Senator George W. Warl. of Mont
gomery county is here after having
missed the regular and special ses-
sions of 1919. Senator Wark was in
service overseas and came home wear
ing bravery medals.
Wilbur Allen, Chanute banker here
for the opening of the session, may be
a delegate to the Republican national
convention. Allen is one of the most
popular men in the Third district and
tireIess worker in the party. This
situation plus the fact that Neosho
national convention in many years,
gives Allen a big lead for a place on
the Third district delegation.
Emmett d. George, secretary of the
senate, and Clarence Miller, clerk of
the house. arrived Sunday and were
ready to start the special session right
on time. Both George and Miller
served in the regular sessions of 1917
10 and the special session of last year.
Their knowledge of details in organi-
zation of the two bodies adds greatly
in starting a smooth trip thru the spe
, cial grind.
Al F. Williams, widely known Col
! umbus lawyer and delegate at large to
|
1916, is here to see the session start.
Williams only explanation to the lob
by crowd was interest in a special bill
to aid the Cherokee county high school.
Sam Fitzpatrick explained his COM
ing. Il came because there are more
fellows in Topeka who know things
than any other place in the state. So
L came to see the session start"
(s,-,,,s xvLt+a ~ C.Iire oo,,,tx- 10 mo
to the special session with an old IA
vorite-a bill to compel the trimming
| of hedge fences.
Lacey NJ. Simpson of Mcpherson,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee in the house, proposes to sit on
| appropriations. He has a whole vol
ume of hard luck news for the depart
ments seeking financial relief at the
hands of the special session.
Senator A. NJ. Keene of Bourbon
will probably return to the session
next time. He is one of the veterans
of the legislature with a record of
eight years in the hours and four in
the senate. He was speaker of the
1917 session and less than year later
was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Barr.
Senator Paul Kimball of Labette
county wants the session limited. He
had bought ticket to California and
planned to spend the winter in a
started he received a telegram that
the special session was called.
Charles S. Huffman. lieutenant gov
ernor and former adjutant general,
was with the crowd much of the time
| Sunday and today. Governor HUFF
man was twelve years member OF
the senate and is one of the most
widely known legislators in Kansas.
Representative Scott of Rocks
county wants a bill which will permit
his county to vote additional bonds for
COUNTY nSw v S for a $4,000 sg{Gl5didaggS;
But the structure will cost 5000, 600
ing of the bonds.
Sen. c. E. Carroll of Wabaunsee
county will dump whole flock of in
surance bills in the hopper II the bars
are let down. My bills will become
cred now if other bills are taken up"
| said Senator Carroll But If there is
tendency to limit the session. will
withhold my bills"
Herbert Cavaness. editor of the
| Chanute Tribune; Wilbur Allen,
attorney for the coal mine receivers,
are here from Chanute. They will re-
main for several days of the special
session.
There is a whole flock Of congress
| sionaI timber in the present legislature
and ample booms behind the pros
| pectives to place them safely in the
| running Sen. George w. Wark of
Montgomery county is rated as a pos
sible opponent of Congressman Phil p.
Campbell in the Third district
| Speaker w. P. Lambertson of the
| house is expected to take the track
| against D. r. Anthony, jr., in the First
| district. while Lacey NJ. Simpson of
| Mcpherson county. chairman OF the
house ways and means committee will
be a candidate for the Republican
nomination in the Eighth district.
| And there is also the woman candi-
date Mrs. Minnie Grinstead of Seward
county. Mrs. Grinstead. the first
woman member of the Kansas 1egiSla-
| ture. may be a candidate against Con-
gresham ]. n. Tincher in the Seventh