The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-18
Twenty new BILLS
Total of Seventy-FOur Measures
introduced in Senate.
Salary and Telegraph Bill Is
First Today.
TWO PASSED BY SENATE.
Mileage and Expense Allowed
to Presidential Electors.
Provide For Salary and Ex-
penses of Legislators.

after their nights rest the Kansas
senators this morning introduced
twenty more bills in the senate, MAX
ing a total of seventy-four bills which
have already been presented.
Bills introduced this morning were
as follows:
No. 45, by Senator Badger, relating
to the payment of the expenses of d4s-
trict judges in the performance IF
Their official duties.
For Salaries and Postage.
No. 46, by the ways and means COM
mittee providing fo- the payment of
the salaries, and postal and telegraph
allowances for senators and officers
of the two legislative bodies.
No. At, by Senator Kimball, relat-
ing to the paving, guttering, grading
and other improvement of certain
streets in certain cities of the second
class and all cities of the third class
when such streets connect with hard
surfaced highways
No 4S, by Senator KimbaH. amend
ing the code of legal procedure of the
state in reference to the change of
venue in civil cases.
To Amend Sheriffs Law.
No. 40. by Senator Kimball, fixing
the salaries of sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs of Kansas. with relation to
the population of the counties they
serve, and amending the present law
which fixes those salaries.
No. so. by Senator Hyland relating
to the burial of deceased ex-service
men, their wives and widows.
For Relief to Ex-service Men.
No. 81. by Senator Hyland. relating
to the relief of the eX-serVice men,
their wives, widows and children
No. So. by Senator Hyland. provid-
ing that eX-serVice men shall be
granted licenses in any city of the
state to operate delivery or baggage
wagons. or to peddle goods from
wagons, without the payment of fee.
No. So by Senator Davis. providing
for the changing of the name of Knut
Hjalmar Johnson, of ASA ria, Kan, to
Htalmar johnson Heimer. .s ..-.--
No. 54 by Senator Davis, providing
for the changing of the name of Olof
Pearson, of Assaria. to Olof Emanuel
johnson.
No. 55 by Senator Taylor to estab-
lish branch of the State Agricultural
college at Nickerson. Kan. and max
ing an appropriation for that purpose.
To Aid Livestock Show.
No. Sc by Senator Hegler, appro-
priating $4,000 of the states funds
for the benefit of the Kansas National
Livestock Exposition at Wichita, for
the fiscal years ending June 80, 1922
and 1923.
No. 81 by Senator Finley. providing
for the creation of the office of state
athletic director and defining his
functions and duties.
No. So by Senator Wolf providing
for the constitution of a\visiting board
for an officially designated state mill
tary academy, and authorizing county
commissioners to apportion funds for
the support of one boy from their
n1TVn nfxY fsz.C
academy
No. So by Senator Satterthwaite,
requiring certain reports to be made
by banks outside of the state of Kan
sas to the state bank commissioner,
when those banks have funds on de-
posit with Kansas banks.
No. 60 by Senator Satterthwaite. ex-
Guiding certain territory from the city
limits of Ell Dorado. Kan.
No. 81 by Senator J. o. Johnson.
relative to conveyances of property by
deed, for life.
the holding of elections for the consti-
tuition of rural high school districts.
New Banking Measures.
No. 6S by Senator thompson rela-
tive to banking practices and provid-
ing penalties for the violation of the
law.
No. Cd by Senator Finney. provid-
agement of corporations whose object
is home building.
Propose New Amendment
Senate concurrent resolution No. 8,
introduced by Senator Hegler of
Wichita, was the first gun of the ad-
ministration program which has been
fired in the senate. The resolution
provides for the presentation to the
electors of the state at the next gem
eral election an amendment to the
state constitution which will enable
the state to acquire and operate plants
| for the manufacture of material for
the construction of internal improve
ments, and referring chiefly to plants
for manufacturing brick and cement
for highway work
A senate resolution was passed by
rising vote this morning. expressing
Franklin Smith, a member Of the state
senates of 1908, 1912, 1916 and 1920,
and member of the senate at the
time of his death in December, 1920.
Two Bills Passed.
In addition to the bills which were
presented this morning two, one pre-
sented Monday evening and one pre-
isented this morning, were passed. They
were the bills which provided for the
payment of the mileage and per diem
expenses of the presidential electors
of the state, and for the salaries and
expenses of the legislators and their
employees
The bills introduced Monday eve
ming were assigned to committees this
morning by Lieutenant Governor Huff
man.
The joint resolution presented Mon
day afternoon by Senator johnson of
Brown. which favors an amendment
to the bill of rights of the state con-
stitution, which will make a verdict by
lthree-fourths of a jury a lawful YER
dict. was this morning referred to the
judiciary committee.
Two Cigaret Bills.
Two petitions were presented this