The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
Senator Kimball Asks Repeal of
Kansas Pill Law.
Cherryvale Senator Would Kill
Sunday Closing Act.
NOT TO AFFECT ADJUSTMENTS
Present Measure to Improve
City Property.
Amount of Paving Contracts
Limited to 100000.

The KimbalI ,cigaret bill providing
for the repeal of the present legislation
on the subject, which has been the
source of more discussion than any
other proposed legislation in the pres
ent term, was introduced at the Tues
day afternoon session of the senate.
The bills title states that it prohibits
the sale of cigarets and cigaret papers
10 minors, and provides for the Ii
censing of cfgaret dealers"
The senate order of business pro-
vides for the presentation of petitions
before the introduction of bills, and
during the time the senate was under
the head of petitions four were in
tro1uced by various senators from
their constituents protesting against
any change in the present state cigaret
law.
SkidmOre Makes Protest.
Senator Skidmore, of Columbus,
rose to ask a question during the pre-
sentation of petitions. He inquired II
any bill proposing the repeal of the
cigaret law had yet been presented.
On being informed that there had not
been presented such bill he protested
against receiving any further petitions
on the subject.
when such a bill comes up. let's
deal with it. and not be bothered with
these petitions in the meantime" was
the sentiment of his remarks
The first bill to be introduced under
the head of introduction of bills, was
Senator KimbaH's measure.
To Repeal Sunday Closing Law.
A bill presented by Senator Wat
kins. of Cherryvale, would repeal the
present Sunday closing laws OF the
state, leaving Kansas with a wide open
Sunday as far as merchandising is con-
cerned. But Senator Watkins is ask
ing the repeal of the present law be-
cause it is vague and hard to enforce,
and is preparing a real Sunday closing
law which he means to present to the
present session, to replace the one
whose repeal he is asking.
Senator watkins said he did not be-
lieve his repeal bill would have any
effect on the amusementS OF the state,
either Sunday theaters or baseball.
did not have them in mind when
wrote the bill,'' he said. But / IL look
that point up. i don't think the law
which L am asking to have repealed
says anything about amusements-
Present improvement Bill.
Two bills were introduced by Sena-
tor Ridgway OF Kansas City, KAN,
which have a local significance One
provides that the mayor and city COM
mission may declare certain streets
business or traffic Streets" and may
repair or improve them by resolution
and without the petitions of the prop
erty owners along them. The other
bill limits the amount of paving con-
tracts which may be let during the
course of a single year to 100000 A
third Ridgway bill provides for the
increase of the salaries of directors of
the Kansas City drainage district from
$1,000 a year to $1,000.
The list of bills introduced during
the afternoon sitting was as follows:
10 hxrS Il
itng the sale of cigarets and cigaret
. papers to minors, and providing for
the licensing of cigaret dealers.
No. Sc by Senator Watkins, provid-
. ing for the repeal of sections 1864 and
1866 of the Kansas laws of 1915, the
Sunday closing law.
No. 81 by Senator Watkins, con-
corning roads and highways, assessing
a poll tax for their maintenance and
providing for certaint exemptions from
the payment of the tax and penaltleS
for it's avoidance.
No. 6S by Senator NansD Mark re-
lating to the Improvement of county
roads and city streets connecting
Herewith,
No. 50 by Senator Finley. authoriz-
ing county commissioners to levy a
tax for the support of county hospi-
tails.
No. 20 by Senator Ridgway, relat-
ing to the Improvement of streets in
cities of the first class with a popula-
ton of more than $4,000 by resolution
of the city commission.
No. II by Senator Ridgway, limiting
the paving contracts which may be let
by cities of the first class with popu-
lation of more than $4,000. to $50O,000
a year.
No. ~ by Senator Ridgway. fixing
the salaries Of the directors of drain
age districts with an assessed valua-
tion of more than $50.000,00O.
No. 70 by Senator Snyder. relating
to and limiting the dealing of banks in
real estate.