Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-27
ILLINOIS PLAN FOR ARi-
 IONA PROPOSED IN BILL

 ate the governors administration bill containing what has been known as plan No. l. This plan. which was presented by the governor recently in special message to the legislature involves no change in the constitution while plan No calls for changes abolishing all elective oE.ces names in the constitution.
 The bill introduced by Senator Will kinson proposes abolition of 34 boards commissions and commissioners. The measure would divide the state gov ernment into eight departments. each headed by an officer called a director. The departments would be as follows: Military. finance. agriculture, public welfare. public work and buildings. reclamation and irrigation. education and industry.
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 The plan is similar to that used in Illinois. which was outlned by Frank O. Lowden. former governor of lii nois. in an address before recent joint session of the legislature.
 \ further advance. though not a long one. was made today by the om- nibus good roads bill when it was re- ferred by the senate to the commit tee on style, revision and compilation. This committee will incorporate in the measure the amendments that were agreed upon last week.
 Four Bills Pass.
 Four bills were passed by the sen ate on third reading today They were: Senate bill No. 1s. amending civil procedure.
 change of the date when supervisors shall meet to divide counties into supervisoral districts.
 House bill No. iS. prohibiting the filing with county recorders of maps and plats of tracts of land lying with in or adjacent to the corporate limits of any city or town without the a9- proval of the governing bodies of such city or town.
 dissolution of special road districts. The house bill providing for county farm bureaus and making appropria tion for cooperation between counties and the state university was consid cred by the senate during session AS a committee of the whole this af- ternoon.
 Miss Toies Speaks
 While in session as committee of
  address by Miss Elsie Toles, state sui perintendent of public instruction. m pending bills regarding state and county school systems.
 House Has Busy Day.
 The house today passed on third
 Al I-.If 1o to engage in industrial pursuits. The vote was g for and ; against the measure
 The house also passed a bill ameni- ing the law relative to the classifica- tion of counties and fixing the salaries of officers and employees.
 In committee of the whole this af- ternoon the house disposed of the fol lowing bills:
 House bill No. 112. providinge for the organization of drainage districts, favorably reported.
 House bill No. SS, for the appOirt- ment of railroad police, tabled.
 House bill 5S, known as the three day salary bill. favorably reported
 This bill is intended to meet the condition created by the fact that terms of various officers exp:re on the last day of Decemoer anc salary for new terms begin, on the first Mon day in January.
 House bill 127. the fraudulent chec'' act. favorably reported.
 House bili S4, the Kansas insurahcc regulatory law. action indefinitely postponed.
 Pass "'No Children" Bill.
 The senate today also passed bill prohibiting landlords from advertising or enforcing restrictions against rent ing houses. apartments or rooms te families with children. The bill nos