The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-24
Senate Locates Industrial We'll
fare Commission Act.
No Indication Shown to Take
Action, However.
REPORT ON ROAD AID FUND
Dragging Expense Cut to So
From Each Auto.
Upper House Enjoyed Itsel
With Senator Ridgway.

The long anticipated argument on
the industrial welfare commission of
the state. again failed to occur this
morning. The lost bill was found
Wednesday at noon, with the bills
which had been killed. The action
OF the bill clerk may have been pro-
phetlc. AT any reason there seems to
be no inclination on the part of its
supporters to bring it to an issue on
the floor of the senate. 1t is now at
the head of the calendar, under. third
reading. and the senate may refer to
il at any time that suits the con-
venience of its author.
Concur in Road Bill.
The senate this morning concurred
in the report of the conference COM
mittee on the state aid road fund bill
which passed the senate and has been
amended in the house. The house
amendments put the amount of money
which is set aside from the automobile
registration fees back to $3.50, as il is
| at the present time. The bill as passed
| the senate. cut the dragging fund to So
| from each automobile registration.
| The house insisted that this was not
| enough, and put the figure back where
it was originally. The senate gave in.
| The senate also concurred in the
| other. amendments to the bill. which
provide that in the western counties
with population of less than $500
/ PSASOi1s lHS pTdSSlIS IuHQ may also
be used for the maintenance of the
roads. if it is desired by the county
| commissioners.
/ To Amend StOckyards Bill.
| The senate concurred also in an
| amendment to the stockyards bill
placing the regulation of the stock
| yards in the hands of the public util-
tiles commission instead of in the
hands of the industrial courts. There
was no apparent opposition to the
amendment in the upper house, altho
the consequence may be far-reaching
| since the personnel of the public util-
tiles commission is still completely un-
have advance information which has
not yet been vouchsafed to the genera
: public.
] Pass Several on Third Reading.
The senate this morning passed sew.
leral bills ON third reading, encounter
ling considerable difficulty because tbs
members of the body were not al
4 present. and 1t was necessary to sene
the sergeant-at- arms scouting to ge
ienough members out to make a con
istitutional majority on several bills.
| The senate was disposed to enjoy
itself with Senator Ridgway again this
morning. The senator from Wyan
ldotte had on third reading two bills
providing for increases in the salarie:
Eof the election commissioner of Kan
sas City, Kan, and the clerks and
deputies in the office of that official
4 Senator Hegler, of Wichita, first Sc
cured the passage of an amendmen
which will increase the salary of the
commissioner in Wichita, along tht
same lines as the increase in Kansa:
| City.
Pass Ridgway Bill.
Then, apparently in all seriousn ess
) the senators voted to kill the bill
When Senator Ridgway's name, .fal
down on the alphabetical list, had beer
} reached, the senator had not heard {
single vote for his bill. He rose ant
after declaring that the senators were
. trying to drive him to an early resi-
!, dence at> the state hospital for the in
J; sane, announced that he wished to b'
recorded as voting mo" with the ma
, jority. When the roll call had beer
, completed, each senator changed hi
ivote, and the bill was passed.
The Gates bill designed to secur'
equitable taxation of the grain repos
ing in branch elevators, was amended
lin the house of representatives, IL
lslight degree. and the amendment o
the house was concurred in by tn
senate. making the passage of the bill
complete.