The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-03

iZing and empowering county COM
missioners of adjoining counties to re-
place certain bridges
No. 500, by Senator Fisher, relating
to the consolidation of rural grade
higs schools. and defining the powers
and duties of the-boards of education,
county commissioners. and county
superintendent. in relation to such
consolidation. l
No. 307, by Senator Frizell. provid-
ing for the payment of demurrage by
railroad companies on freight cars
which have been ordered, and which
there is delay in furnishing. in the
same manner in which the shipper
pays. demurrage on cars which he
fails to unload within a given length
of time.
No. sos, by Senator Docking. relat-
ing to the registration and adoption
of children.
No. 800, by Senator Brooke, relating
to the placing and supervision of de-
pendent children.
No. $40. by Senator Brooke. estab-
fishing a state bureau of child re-
search.
The last three bills introduced are
from the recommendations of the
children's code commission. which is
beginning to submit for the approval
of the legislature, the recommends
tions which were made in its report.
For Relief to Farmer.
troduced by Senator Frizelf is de-
signed to offer relief to the farmer
who has wheat to SELL and cannot get
cars within a reasonable time to ship
it. The bill requires that the roads
furnish the cars within six days of the
receipt of the application. unless
there has been declared transporta-
ton emergency by the state court of
industrial relations, which may then
set the reasonable time" The de-
murrage amounts to SIS per day on
each car, and must be paid, before the
farmer can be compelled to pay the
freight charges on his wheat ship
ment
The careers of several bills were cut
short when committees reported, them
| the bills which were killed were:
No. "a. by Senator Frizell, relating
| to the payment of the expenses of
stenographers of the district court,
| killed by the committee on judiciary.
Two bills by Senator Hegler, of
Wichita. relating to the power of the
city commissioners to establish build
| ing zones and restrictions, and extend
| ing the zoning power of the city to
/ three miles beyond the present city
limits. killed by the committee on
cities of the first class.
| Senate Bill 232, by Senator Wolf, re-
| lating to unfair discrimination in the
| sale of merchandise, killed by the
! committee on federal and state affairs.
To Abolish Labor Commissions.
The same committee on federal and
state affairs reported for passage the
bills abolishing labor and welfare
| commissions of the state and the irri-
| cation division of the board of agri-
| culture, and the transfer of their func-
| lions to the state court of industrial
| relations. The three bills mentioned
are part of the administration. as
The committee on elections recon-
| mend for passage, with certain amend
ments, a Laing bill requiring certain
| qualifications of voters in bond issue
elections, and Senator Paul's bill pro-
yiding for double election boa js.ssa 2
| The Wolf bill which gives the coun-
| ty commissioners a six-year term in
| stead of four-year term, wass also
| recommended for passage by the COM
1 mittee on elections. The bill was one
| which 1.-The county commissioners
j urged when the meeting of the Kan
] sas gOfficiafsCouncil was held in To-
Recommended the passage OF wire
Ridgway bill increasing the compen-
\ sation for judges and clerks of cleo
| tons.
Favor Paving Measure. 2 T.
| The committee on cities of the first
class reported for passage Hegler
| bill providing for certain powers OF
the city commissioners in the matter
| of paving; bills by Ridgway and
i O'Brien, limiting tax levies; a bill by
| Ridgway providing that bonds issued
| by cities for internal improvements
may draw as much as per cent in
| terest, and bill by Senator Snyder
| regarding the salaries of city officials
| The committee on judiciary recon-
mended for passage. some of them
with amendments, two bills relating
to the conduct of the district, courts
i and the selection of petit jurors; a bill
| making it crime to use material in.
public works; a bill by Hegler relat-
ing to declaratory judgments, and a
bill by johnson of Mcpherson, in rela.
ton to conveyances. The same com
mittee recommended for reference tt
the committee on fees and salaries, 9
bill relating to the employment Ean6
payment of assistants to the count,
III engineers.
II Approve -Four Year Term,
City commissioners in cities of tn.
first class which have adopted the city
manager form OF government-whicf
means Wichita-are to have a four
year term in the future instead of .
4 two-year term, according to the rec
concentration of the COMMITTEES OF
cities of the first class, which recon
mended for passage a HegIer bill tt
that effect. Another Hegler bill re
lating to the pensioning of firemeI
was also recommended for passage.
The committee on, cities of the sec
ond class killed the Skidmore bill TO
the exclusion from the city limits o
certain territory within the limits o
Ga1ena, Cherokee county.
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