The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-14
Remainder of Session Means
Time of High Pressure.
Night Work Soon to Complete
Business by March Is.
PROGRAM THIS WEEK
Final Chapters From the Gov
ernOr's Office Anticipated.
Revision Committees to Clean
Up the Calendars.


during the remainder of the session.
Starting today on the sixth week of
the law making grind, night sessions
were in prospect for the house this
week-at least not o. ec than the be-
ginning of next week meetings. The
senate probably vii, follow suit and
both houses will devote long. strenu-
Gus hours to their work in an effort
to clear the calendars and go home
not later than March Is.
Introduction of bills will cease in the
house and senate this week-probably
Friday The house has adopted a con-
current resolution by Cloud of King
man fixing Wednesday as the final day
for introduction of original bills. The
resolution has been messaged to the
senate. 1t is probable the upper house
solons will amend the house program
and extend time to Friday night.
There is little question but that the
house will promptly concur in the SEN
ate amendment.
Revision Committees Work.
Revision committees. may begin
work this week. They will at least
start as soon as the introduction of
original bills is out of the way. This
important committee will do the
switch-engine work on pending legis-
lation. They will determine the meas
ures which shall each day go to the
head of the calendar, and will also at
tend the burial rites for bills which
somehow never quite reach point
where they will be considered.
Committee bills will be permitted
thruout the session But the commit
tees will be admonished as to intro
ductlon of bills of vital importance
If the legislature really expects to get
home for the Easter celebration.
Hear Aliens Program.
Final chapters of Governor Aliens
program will be read to the iegisla-
ture this week. 1t is probable two
special messages will go to the house
land senate during the week. These
messages were to have been submitted
last week but were delayed. The first
message will be sent to the reading
desks Tuesday. If the governor de-
cides to discuss his plan for consolida-
ton of the agricultural and livestock
departments in a separate message, a
second communication will be trans
mitted later in the week.
Prospects that a state income tax
bill is to come up for consideration and
action of the house committee in pre-
senting a production tax proposal, has
turned legislative attention very large
ly to tax problems. Both bills are due
for a hard fight once they are called
up for discussion.
Farm Tcnantry Legislation.
Much of the important work of the
session is as yet on the calendars under
unfinished business-general orders a s
the records read. The governors mes
policy as to farm tenantry legislation.
1t looks as tho the legislature will take
care of the matter by providing a COM
mission which will study the question
and report in 1923. Similar action is
deemed advisable by many of the 1egis-
n NJ n
solidation or readjustment in the work
ing organization of the Agricultural de-
partments. There is a feeling among
many of Governor Aliens friends that
because of the late date that he will
approve of committee selections to
study the questions and report at the
next session.
Compensation Bill Tied Up.
No action has been taken in either
house regarding a new compensation
bill. Both bills are tied up in the labor
committee room. Friends of the pro-
posed new law believe. tho, that the
bills will soon be out on the floor and
subject to early special order rules.
Early action is expected on the ad-
ministration banking bills. Practically
all Of the measures covering plans for
reorganization of the state banking
department have been introduced.
They found their way to the calendars
thru the committees on banks and
banking. A field day on bank pro-
posals may be asked in order to clear
the boards of pending money lending
legislation
Appropriation Bills.
Slow progress is being made by the
ways and means committee in their
work on the big appropriation bills.
is probable that many of the big
institutional bills will not be ready for
introduction until late this month.
General business of the legislature will
then be waved aside while the two
houses jaw and jangle as to the
charges which should be chalked
against the dear taxpayers for opera
ton of state government.
This is the first serious Monday of
the session. The senate starts action
at o'clock this afternoon instead of
the customary 4 o'clock Monday con-
vening hour The house went into
action at 10 O'Clock this morning
with prospects that the rules com
mittees might advance the starting
time to Q o'clock in addition to load
ing on the heavy hours of night work.