The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
MAKE MORE ROOM
Senate Committee Favors
School Dormitory Measure.
Provides Sinking Fund for Re-
pair on Buildings.
MONEY To STATE COLLEGES
ThOmpsOn's Boycott and Pick
citing Bill Is Killed.
Erection of Memorial Buildings
Favored by Upper House.

The senate committee on federal
and state affairs Monday night re-
ported the dormitory bill, which is to
provide for the construction of dor
mitories for women students at the
state schools, with a recommendation
for passage as amended. The amend
ments provide that there shall be
established, in addition to the $1,000
900 fund for the building of the DOR
mitories, O sinking fund which shall
be used in keeping them in repair. and
that into this sinking fund there shall
be turned the revenues derived from
the use of the dormitories, which shall
also be used in paying off the bonds to
be issued by the state.
Apportionment of Fund.
The apportionment of the dormitory
fund is as follows:
Kansas university, at Lawrence,
100000.
State agricultural college, at Man
haitian, s225.000.
State normal training school, at
Emporia, $175,000.
State normal training school, at
Pittsburg. 100000.
State normal training school, at
A long list of bills were reported
by the various committees which
have been working during the adj
journment over the week end, and sew
erdl CnorlSneu measures nave QlSQ III
the committee rooms.
Kill Picketing Bill.
Senator Thompson's bill against the
use of the boycott, and picketing was
killed in the judiciary committee, as
was also the Frizell bill for the chang
ing of the name OF the town OF New
Ulysses to Ulysses"
The children's code commission bill
regarding the exclusion from the court
- he a
ton of certain unsavory evidence. was
killed by the same committee with the
statement that the purpose of the bill
is sufficiently covered by existing leg
islation.
Favor Memorial Bill.
A house bill which authorizes the
erection of memorial buildings. and
which replaces legislation passed two
years ago, and allowed thru clerical
error to become invalid. was reported
for passage by the committee on fed
eral and state affairs.
A bill With provides that the city
commissioners of cities Of the second
class may create the office, of park
commissioner, was killed by the COM
mittee on cities of the second class.
The bill was by Senator Price.
Senator Laing's bill which estab-
lished a detailed code of traffic regu-
lations for the country roads. was
killed by the committee on judiciary
The Taylor bill which renders the
commit a crime, a conspiracy, pun
ishabIe by fine of $500, was recon-
m ended to be passed by the same
committee.
Jeffrey Act Is Killed.
The Jeffrey bill from the house,
which gives a married woman the
right to claim damages for her serv-
ices and disablefnent. irrespective of
the right of her husband to make the
claim in his own name, was killed by
the judiciary committee.
The Badger bill against fraud and
perjury, which makes it necessary for
a real estate dealer to have property
listed with him in writing before he
can claim, in court of law, a commits
sion for handling 1t, was recommen ended
for passage.
Pass Several Educational Measures.
The committee on education report
ed several bills for passage. Among
them were a house bill by Represen-
tative Scott, providing for the trans
portation to and from the schoolhouses
of pupils of rural districts; Senator
FrizelPs bill. which provides for a
general county tax for the mainte-
nance of certain high schools; a bill
by Senator Finney, bringing under the
usual laws rural high school districts
which were created under special
laws. and the bill by Senator Fisher,
of Shawnee county, relating to the es-
Enlistment and maintenance of kim
dergartens in public schools.
Owners of cemetery tots who do not
care for them and maintain them in
proper shape may forfeit their certifi-
Gates of ownership, if the senate and
house follow the lead of the commit
tee on state and federal affairs, which
recommended for passage Senator
Kyles bill with this provision.
Open Committee Meetings.
Several importantFopen committee
meetings are to be held this week.
The federal and state affairs COM
mittee is to hold an open meeting at
1880 o'clock Wednesday evening.
The house and senate committees
on judicial reapportionment are to
meet in joint open hearing tonight in
the hall of representatives, to thresh
out the reapportionment question.
The committee on mines and min
ing of the senate wifi hold its first