The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
IN STATE SENATE

Among the seven bills killed was one
introduced by Senator Davis, providing
for the collection of attorneys fees in
connection with mortgages and notes.
income of lawyers, the committee.
which is composed entirely of lawyers,
killed the measure with, only one dis
sorting vote out of eight.
Other bills which met short shrift
at the hands of the committee includ-
ed two, one by Senator Badger and
the other by Senator Frizell. which
provided for the payment of the ex-
penses incurred by judges of the dis
trict court in the performance. of their
duties. Another provided for the ap-
pointment and payment of an interpre-
ter for the district court under certain
conditions. A protest was brought
from the author of the bill, Senator
Vincent. when the announcement was
made that the bill had been. recon-
mended not to- pass. The matter was
purely local. the need for the inter-
prefer was great, and Senator Vincent
asked for an opportunity to present his
case before the committee.
Another Badger bill setting limit
on the time in which appeals must be
taken in civil cases, was killed by the
committee.
Knut Hja1mar and O1of Pearson,
will remain SO. and not be permitted
to change their names, If the recon-
mendation of the committee on the
Judiciary is accepted by the senate as
a whole. The applications of these
two gentlemen for permission to
change their names were not passed by
the committee. The bills providing for
the changes of name were introduced
by Senator Gray, and the men are
frome Assaria. Kan.
The committee on roads and high
ways of the senate recommended for
passage bill presented by Senator
Watkins, which amends a present
shortening in the law and relieves
from the necessity of working out
poll tax the man who is physically I'M
able to do the work.
The bill presented by Senator Heg-
Ter. which authorized the creation by
cities of publicity department, with
the power to use such agencies for
municipal advertising as are neces-
sary. was not recommended for pas
sage by the committee on cities of the
first class. 1t was indicated that the
committee feels that the average city
of Kansas is not yet ready for paid
publicity department.
. A concurrent resolution introduced
in the senate Tuesday provides
State Historical society shall hand
over to the sergeant-at-arms of the
senate the flag which was used in
welcoming returned soldiers from
France, at New York City and New
port News, Va. in 1919. The flag is
to be displayed in the senate and the
house of representatives during con-
sideration of measures which will de-
sign a state flag or emblem for Kan
sas Several petitions from Kansas
chapters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. have been re-
ceived by the legislators, asking that
a state flag or emblem be designed and
authorized at the present session.
The flag which it is desired to have
on display in the state house during
the consideration of these measures,
was used when the Kansas soldiers
were returning from France, by Miss
Helen Ostertag, of Atchison, who was
the official representative of the
state at these welcome celebrations.
She turned the flag over to the
state historical society, when its duties
in meeting returned doughboys were
done, and it has remained in the mu-
scum at Memorial Hall since that
time.
Seventeen senators, members of the
committees on ways and means and