The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-24
SENATE AT WORK
Little Excitement Expected
When Business Is Resumed.
Most of Senators Spent Week
End at Home.

There will probably be little excite
ment on the resumption of business
| by the state senate late this afternoon
after the vacation since Thursday OF
last week.
The greater number of the members
of the senate spent the weekend at
their homes, and there has been little
work done in committees. Several OF
the most important committees are
meeting this afternoon to frame ur
reports on bills which will probably
| be presented tomorrow for considera-
ton of the body.
judiciary Committee Meets.
Z The first. meeting of the Judiciary
committee is being held this afternoon,
with several important bills for con-
lsideration.
The committee on roads and high
ways is also in session this afternoon
At least two bills will probably be
acted on by that committee and may
be reported back to the senate when
it convenes this afternoon.
The joint subcommittee on roads
and highways, consisting of Senators
Kyle, Satterthwaite and Mccoy and
Representatives Jones, Martin and
Sawhill, has not yet held a meeting
Senator Kyle said this morning, and
he had not been advised as to when
the first meeting will be held.
No Fight on Lambertson Bill.
"I suppose that the Lambertsor
resolution will be referred to our com
mittee when it is referred" he said
this morning, but 1 do not anticipate
any fight on it in the senate commit
tee."
Lieutenant Governor Huffman said
that he did not look for any interest
ing developments at this afternoon
session, but that most of the commit
tees would probably be in session to-
night and that there should be a
heavy calendar tomorrow as result
of their work.
Expect Governors Message Soon.
Just when the promised special
message from the governor on the
separation of the industrial court will
| be presented is a question which is in
| teresting legislators and attaches oi
| the legislature today. Reports are
current that the message will be read
| Tuesday, and followed Immediately
by the introduction in the house of the
| bill which provides for the divorce oi
| the industrial court and the merging
of several bureaus and offices under
the free-handed industrial relations
court which is to result.
! Il understand that the message is to
! come to US some time this week, but
! 0OH KNOW what Qdys IlSul0ndnl
! Governor Huffman said this morning
Governor Allen had not returned al
noon from Chicago.
1t is not yet known who Is to in
troduce the bill in the senate, tho the
foster fatherhood of the measure in
the house has been conceded to Repre-
sentative Harley, of Douglas county.
Aviation Bill Is Killed.
The Howard bill for the establish
ment of aviation fields in all cities of
Kansas with a population of more
than 5000, was killed in committee on
state affairs in the house, it is under
stood by Senator Howard. He looks
for better treatment of the measure in
the senate committee.
! Il hardly thought the house was
ready for it yet" Senator Howard said
this morning. About the next ses-
sion the necessity for the measure will
begin to be SO apparent that 1t will
have a better chance then" He did
rot indicate however, that he means
to stop the fight on the passage OF
the bill.
Visit State Institutions.
The senate ways and means commit
tee has spent the week end at the state
! educational institutions and Lieuteant
Governor Huffman does not expect
that there will be any report from
them this afternoon. They will go to
| Manhattan to visit the state agricul-
tural college Tuesday.
F, Most of the legislators who were out
OF town over the weekend returned
this morning. and were at. their desks
or in committee meetings this after
noon.
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