The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
TALKED TO DEATH LET HOUSE DO IT
Senate Refuses to Take Part In
Court Divorce.
Utilities Commission Bill Sub.
ject to Debate Later.
AWAIT ACTION BY THE HOUSE
Same Procedure Taken ON
Geddes Measure,
Debate on ArmiStice
Holiday Act.

| Holiday Act.
! The senate today approached the in
dustrial court divorce fight. looked
over the edge. and tiptoed away gent
ly. Let the house do it, is the motto
of the senate when it comes to a fight.
and the doctrine prevailed this morn
ing when the senate bills providing for
the recreation of the state public util-
tiles commission and amending the
statutes which now govern the indus
trial court. were brought up in COM
mittee Of the whole.
Postponed Until Later. u
The bills were recommended for
passage, subject to amendment and
debate-which means that the fight
was simply postponed until later
date. II there is going to be any fight
in the east end of the state house. The
senate is waiting on the result of the
argument in the house. The passage
of the same bills in the house, which
may then be substituted for the senate
bills. at the will of the senate, will sim
plify matters.
The senate bills, originated IN thS
committee on federal and state affairs,
We're stage managed this morning by
Senator Coleman of johnson county.
chairman of the committee. Senator
Coleman simply made a few amend.
ments which corrected errors in the
bllls, and then moved that they be rec
commended for passage
On both bills he was prompted by
Senator Price of Clark county, as to
adding the phrase subject to amends
ment ana debate" which may mean q
lot later. There were no dissenting
votes on the proposition to put off the
discussion of the bills, and no discuss
sion OF them in the committee of the
whole
|, Follow Same System on Geddes Bill.
. The same procedure was taken by
the committee of the whole, with the
Geddes bill from the house, restricting
, the granting of paroles by the district
. judges. 1t was recommended for pas
sage, subject to amendment and de-
, bate, on the motion of Senator Sat-
iterthwaite.
The continuation of the argument
on the house bill by Harrington, set
ting aside Armfstice Day, November
II, as legal holiday In Kansas.
I break out again. Senator Finley, of
Chanute, who has been opposing the
Dill, spoke against it because he be-
lieves that it should be a matter which
should be settled by the United States
lsenate. During the discussion of the
bill in committee of the whole. he pre-
sented a concurrent resolution which
memorializes the congress of the
United States to declare November i L.
"Armistice Day" and provide for it's
observance with suitable ceremonies.
The resolution was out of order, and
McIvor. of Hoxie. tried to secure a
lvote on the bill, which was denied be-
5 cause the members of the senate
, wished first to hear Fin1ey's concur
rent resolution.
Recommend Two Bills. :
, The committee of the whole rec4
lrt1 1ol Q<-
which regulate the powers of the city
commissioners of Kansas City, Kan,
in building and repairing viaducts and
bridges within the city limits, and
! permitting them the power to declare
, streets which they select an business
! or traffic streets, and to pave or re-
pave these streets, or improve them
otherwise. without the necessity Of rec
, ceiving petitions from the property
owners on the streets. The house bills
. were substitused for similar senate
bills by Ridgway, who spoke for them
; Pass Grain Taxation Measure.
Senate bill No. 70, by Senator Gatess
: which fixes the location for the taxa-
, ton of certain properties, especially
! grain elevators, was passed after
{ some discussion, in the committee OF
the whole. The working of the bill.
as its author explained. is to make it
possible to assess certain property for
taxation which now escapes.
ne lawyers VI tne senate disagreed
pointedly on Senate Bill No. z, which
1 provides that suits for the settlement
e of insurance claims may also include
a the payment of attorneys fees. There
/ was some acrimonious arraignment OF
( the insurance companies by Senator
Kimball, who introduced the bill, and
4 some vigorous defense of the com
: panies as already lacking a square
D deal in the courts. by Hegler OF Wich-
ita. Kimball declared that there Is no
other business m fhnrnIxr al
: to influence legislation, as the insur-
ance businesses of the state, and as-
serted that their fine Italian hand
may be seen in great deal of the
Legislative matter which passes this
body" After a defense of the insur-
ance companies by Hegler and Ridg-
tway. Senator Price took exception to
some of the inferences which had
been drawn by Ridgway, and rose to
! / declare that he had never known Q
bill to be introduced in the senate by
2 a lawyer, which favored the personal
or professional interests of that law
!, yer Price went on to say. that the
II litigation which arises in the collec-
e ton of insurance Is very small, and
that the bill as introduced would af-
= feet ony the companies which try to
Is evade a. square deal with their policy
II holders. The bill seems to be in
t, favor of the policy holders, and it is 80
n seldom that we get chance to con-
II slider bill of this sort that I believs
of we should discuss ii fully" Price said
l. when there was an effort to block fur
ther discussion The bill was finally
le recommended for passage subject tc
s amendment and debate at a lateI
date. when it comes on the calendar
n. for third reading.
l. The work of the committee stopped
ie just short of the Burdick stockyardi
lie bill. which is on the calendar for con.
It, tsideration in the committee OF thu
2, whole senate, having been recommend.
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