The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-03
SENATE BEGINS
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the oratory was Stenmed Tor the time
being.
The word that the scrap was on in
the senate chamber spread over the
state house rapidly, and within a few
minutes after Coleman started to talk
the galleries and the rear of the
chamber were filled with interested
spectators.
of the session in the senate. He
warmed up with a few minutes of ex
PLANTATION of his vote when the senate
killed, by a vote of twelve to twenty
two, Ridgway's bill which was de-
signed to enable Kansas City,. Kan,
to take over its street railways. Ridg-
ways bill was recommended for pas
sage subject to amendment and de-
bate Wednesday. just to give the
senate a chance to kill it more eff
fectively when it came up for third
reading today. The bill had lost three
votes which were for it's recommends
ton Wednesday.
Coleman added words of expIana-
ton to his vote against the bill this
who was out of order when he tried
to protest.
Laing Explains His Vote.
Laing. of Russell, whose vote from
the chair of the committee of the
whole Wednesday, broke the tie and
recommended the bill for passage, ex-
planned his vote this morning. Laing
voted as he did Wednesday, he said,
just to get the bill before the whole
senate. He voted against it this morn
ing.
A third disagreement started this
morning and is to be continued this
afternoon, on the senatorial reappor-
tionment bill introduced by Frizell, of
Larned. The bill came out of the com
oil nd lae y{c1o k{yv<,
apportionment with a majority report
recommending that 1t be killed, and a
minority report, signed by McIvor, of
Hoxie, and F. o. johnson, of McPher-
son, for it's passage. A motion by
McIvor to have the minority report
to kill will be argued this afternoon.
The bill is the same as the one which
the house fought most of Wednesday
afternoon.
Kill Firemen's Bill.
The committee on cities of the first
class this morning reported Senator
Fishers bill on the firemen's pension
system, as killed. The same commit
tee. reporting on two bills by Senator
Hegler, relating to the authority of
cities to declare building restrictions
and zones. amended the bill and rec
commended it for passage. They
amended repaving bill by Hegler, so
as to apply to Topeka, as well as to
Wichita, and recommended it for
passage.
The city planning commission bill
was fixed up so as to take in all the
cities which are asking for such COM
missions, and as nearly as possible to
suit all of them, and was this morning
recommended by the committee on CT
ties of the first class, for passage, as
amended. A Hegler bill was chosen
as the Christmas tree on which to
hang the things that the various cities
want, and amended Herewith was
favorably reported.
Senator Ridgway's bill raising the
salaries of the directors of the drain
age district at the mouth of the Kaw
was recommended for passage this
morning by the committee on drain
age.
The committee on public utilities
did not favor the Frizeu bill authorize
ing cities to issue bonds for the cen-
struction and maintenance of ice
plants and similar utilities, reporting
the bill killed. The ways and means
committee killed the appropriation of
$3.50 for the proper celebration of
Kansas Day at Colorado Springs.
The ways and means committee also
killed the Kimball bill asking for the
establishment of a branch of the state
agricultural experiment station in the
southeastern portion of the state.
Inc Il IlZeii DILL regulating the SdIa-
rfes of county officers, and the amount
which may be allowed for clerk hire
and similar expenses, was killed in the
committee on assessments and taxa
ton.
Senator CUPS bill for the regulation
of the grain marketing system of the
state, designed to be of aid to the
wheat growers and to afford them,
practically, terminal elevator facilities
thru their branch elevators, was rec
commended for passage by the commit
tee on agriculture.
The fatalities were heavy in the bills
which were reported out of the COM
mittee this morning. and several of the
most promising measures came to an
abrupt decease there.
Price, of Clark county, backed by
Finley, of Neosho, started fight to
postpone consideration of the bill.
Failing, Price made a brilliant
speech against the division of the
court, calling the statement as to no
extra expense. "camouflaging." deny
ing that the court is overVorked and
declaring Their els no reason for its d.
vision.
Brooke, of jefferson, declared that
since the creation of the industrial
court it had never functioned as
public utilities commission.
Kimball. of Labette county, declared
that the legislature should not take
into account the personal opinions or
differences of the members of the
court.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago, Feb. 3-WHEAT-Close: March,
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