The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
&eraeers Of the 1921 Legisla.
sEEe Are Becoming Restless.
Sixty Farmers Are Dreaming of
Corn Planting.
MAY GO HOME BY MARCH u
Proposed TO Stop Aew Bills at
6 O'Clock March 2.
Resolution May Be Amended by
the Upper House.

The legislature is getting restless.
1t wants to go home. Those fifty days
with their SO stipend and perquisites
of janitors, stenographer ladies and
superintendent of ventilation, are
nearing an end. Sixty farmer mem
bers are dreaming of corn planting,
the old grey mare, the piggy wiggies
and the folks at home. They want to
spit on the slate and suspend busi-
ness of making the state pure by legis-
lative enactment.
First Move Today.
House members made the first
move to close the session this morn
ing. They adopted concurrent reso-
luton by Republican Leader McDer-
mott to stop consideration of all bills
Wednesday, March 8. Sine die ad-
journment would come March II. 1t
is probable the senate will amend the
resolution. Dope today, tho, indicates
the legislature will go home Saturday,
March 12, while sine die adjournment
will come Wednesday, March 16.
However, the senate might adopt the
house resolution without amendment.
McDermott's provision is to stop
Introduction of all except appropria-
tion bills at o'clock Wednesday eve
ming. March 2. Both houses would
cease consideration Of original bills
Saturday, March 5. while considera-
tion of all bills would stop at IL
o'clock Wednesday night, March 9.
That would fix sine die adjournment
three days later.
Senate May Amend 1t.
There is belief that the senate
will amend the resolution to provide
for active legislative work thruout
next wetek and the week following.
1t is probable the senate will wait
until Monday before considering the
adjournment proposal. Any move to
call up the resolution before that time
would doubtless indicate a desire to
adopt the house adjournment plan as
presented.
There is little general business of
vital importance pending. Many OF
the appropriation bills are yet to be
disposed Of These measures, tho, will
be advanced by the revision commit
tees of the two houses and where dif-
ferences exist conferences will be- ar
ranged.
No Night Sessions.
For the first time in many years the
legislature has attended to the business
at hand without a night session. The
after dark meetings may begin next
week-particularly if the senate ap-
proves the house resolution. Even
then there is little general business OF
grave concern. Several bills of interest
to the administration are yet to receive
action. But there is a decided ten
dcncy to take up new subject matter
from the legislative committees at TINS
late date-except appropriations.
The house has not worked under
special order since the session started
Several bills may be advanced for
fixed time hearing next week. But
with a growing desires to get home to
Molly and the babies, most of the in
terest among, individual members at
this time is centered in an effort to
induce the calendar committees to ad-
vance local bills.
Under the McDermott resolution the
two houses would have ten working
days in which to clean their own cal
endars and make way for consideration
of bills MESA ged from the opposite
end of the hall. The adjournment
resolution was MESA ged to the senate
shortly before the noon recess.