The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-13
Senate AdiOurns Without Mix
ing in Good Roads Scrap.
They Want To Go Home and
Think 1t Over.
ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY
Pass Resolution No. 2 For Fed.
eral Aid in Road Building.
Senator Snyder Chosen II
Head Ways and Means.

Declining to mix into the good roads
fight which developed in the house this
morning, the senate decided to go
home and spend the weekend thinking
things over. Adjournment was taken
this morning on the motion of Senator
Charles E Snyder, of Leayenworth,
until 4 O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Some of the senators want to spend
the weekend at their homes, and all
of them want time to work on the
bills which they mean to present" Sny-
der said in introducing his motion.
Adopt Resolution No. 2.
The senate adopted senate concur
rent resolution No. this morning, pre-
sented by Senator H. G. Kyle. of Dick
inson county, memoriaIizing the con-
gress of the United States to pass ia
vorably upon a bill for the continual
ton of federal aid in road building
projects. The resolution was passed
Wednesday by the house. Because OF
its emergency nature the rules of the
senate were suspended this morning
and the resolution given its second and
third readings and passed.
Lieut.. Gov. Charles S. Thurman an
nounced at this mornings session two
more important committees. In ac-
cordance with the advance dope, Sny-
der, of Leavenworth. was appointed
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee of which the other members
are: Senators H. NJ. Laing, of Russell;
o. o. Wolf of Ottawa: Paul H. Kim
ball. of Parsons: ]. NJ. Satterthwaite,
of DOUGLASS; A. L. Brooke. of Grant,
Vile: NJ. V. B. Van De Mark. of Con-
cordia: D. A. n. Chase. of Pleasanton'
S. F Paul. of Rlue Rapids: E. E. Frlz-
ell, of Larned, and c. W. Thompson, OF
Marion.
Price Heads Judiciary Committee.
of Ind ioi ~
mittee IS Senator Francis c. Price of
Ashland. The other members of the
judiciary committee as announced this
morning are Senators Paul H. Kim
ball. of Parsons: Ben F. Hegler, of
Wichita; Carr w Taylor. of Hutchin-
son; f. o. Johnson, of Mcpherson; l.
H. Finnev. of wellington; James w.
Finley. of Chanute; Hugh 7. Fisher
of Topeka: A H. Skidmore, of Co
lumbus: Gordon A Badger. of. Eu-
reka; M. " B Van DeMarlz. of Con-
cordia; J. r. Hyland, of Washington,
and Frank O'Br'en, of Fort Scott.
Following the adjournment this
morning a session of the ways and
means committee was held. There
will be no meeting of the Judiciary
committee before next week, Chair
man Price said
To Determine Policy.
committee this morning started the
way toward the determination of the
policy which is to be followed by the
committee during the session., accord
ing to the chairman.
I'VE don't know yet whether we will
generally increase appropriations,
leave them where they are now, or
meeting. "Outs'dc of the two regular
bills-appropriations for. the expenses
of the legislature and for the mileage
and expenses of the presidential cleo
tor who will carry the ballot of the
Kansas electoral college to Washing
ton-there were no particular appro-
priations even discussed this morn
ing"
Expense Bill Is First.
The first bill introduced in the SEN
ate will probably be from the ways
and means committee, and will set
aside the sum of $4,000 or whatever
portion thereof may be necessary" for
| the expenses of the session, including
the salaries of the legislators and their
employees. This is a. bill which US
ually has right of way over other legis-
iation.
The committee is again in session
this afternoon, with State Business
| Manager James Kimba1l in conference
with them.
<1hHouiceiHeHt VI coiIhhlttee cnalr-
man were made from his office today
by Lieutenant Governor Huffman, as
follows: Senator Bert c. Culp, of
Scottsville. chairman of the committee
on educational institutions; Senator ].
NJ. johnson, of Hiawatha, chairman of
the committee on education; Senator
N. c. Vincent, of Girard, chairman of
the committee on mines and mining;
Senator H. G. Kyle, of Abilene, chair
man of the committee on roads.
The announcements will be made
from the floor Monday Of the chair
men of other committees, and the en-
tire personnel of several, General
Huffman said today.
{ The action of the senate in adjourn
ing without considering any bills
seemed to come as a surprise to sew
eral of the senators themselves. Sew
! eral measures had cen scheduled for
consideration this morning.