CHAPTER 269. RELATING TO MEMORIAL BUILDING, LAWRENCE. WHEREAS, The Memorial Association for Kansas Pioneers and Patriots, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Kansas, to erect at Lawrence, Kan., a suitable memorial building or buildings in honor of the heroic men and women who braved the dangers and endured hardships to make Kansas a free state, and of patriots who served their country in the war for the preservation of the Union and for the liberation of Cuba, have requested from the regents of the University of Kansas the right to erect such building or buildings upon the University campus, at such point as may be mutually agreed upon; and the regents of the University desire the consent of the Legislature before the erection of such building or buildings upon lands now held for the use of the University: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, The Governor approving the same, that the regents of the University of Kansas be and they are hereby authorized to grant to said association the right to erect such building or buildings upon the lands now held at Lawrence for the use of the University, at such point as shall not interfere with the construction of buildings now planned, and as may be agreed upon between the said regents and such association, with the full right of ingress and egress to and from such building or buildings for said association and the public; the title to the lands, however, to remain in the state of Kansas; provided, that the state of Kansas shall not be required to pay any of the expense of building or maintaining such building. Approved March 6, 1909. CHAPTER 270. RELATING TO ANTI-LOBBY BILL. House concurrent resolution No. 5. WHEREAS, The Governor of Kansas in his message to this Legislature, duly transmitted, has called attention to the urgent and pressing necessity for the immediate enactment of an effective anti-lobby law: Therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate con curring therein, That a joint committee of eight, consisting of five members of the House to be appointed by the Speaker thereof, and three members of Senate to be appointed by the President thereof, be appointed at once, upon the passage of this resolution, to draft an anti-lobby bill and report the same to the respective branches of this Legislature before twelve o'clock, Tuesday, January 19, 1909, for their consideration, to the end that the recommendations of the Governor in this matter may be promptly carried out. Approved January 22, 1909. CHAPTER 271. RELATING TO AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION RELATIVE TO COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Substitute for Senate concurrent resolution No. 5. Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of said state for their approval or rejection, to wit: The constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby amended by striking out the whole of section 3 of article 2 of said constitution and inserting in lieu of said section the following, which shall constitute section 3 of article 2 of the constitution: SEC. 3. The members of the Legislature shall receive as compensation for their services the sum of five hundred dollars for each regular session of not less than sixty days, and one hundred dollars for each special session, and three cents for each mile traveled by the usual route in going to and returning from the place of meeting. SEC. 2. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this state at the general election to be held in the year 1910, for their approval or rejection. The amendment hereby proposed shall be designated on the official ballot by the following title: "Amendment to the constitution fixing the compensation of members of the legislature at five hundred dollars for regular and one hundred dollars for special session, and three cents per mile mileage." And shall be voted for or against, as provided by law, under such title. SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute-book. Approved March 11, 1909. CHAPTER 272. RELATING TO WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS AND OSAWATOMIE BATTLE-GROUND. House joint resolution No. 6. WHEREAS, The Woman's Relief Corps have undertaken to raise the funds necessary to purchase the twenty-two and onehalf acres of ground composing the historic Osawatomie battleground and erect a monument thereon in the form of a bronze tablet, with a suitable inscription thereon; and WHEREAS, The said Woman's Relief Corps desire to donate the said ground to the state of Kansas for a memorial park, and the preservation thereof as contemplated is a matter of public interest, and the efforts already made by the women of the Woman's Relief Corps to secure the place indicate that they will accomplish what they have undertaken; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, That the Governor of the state of Kansas is hereby authorized to accept, for the state of Kansas, a deed to the said land, whenever the same is tendered to him without expense to the state of Kansas, by the Woman's Relief Corps of Kansas in convention assembled. Resolved, further, That the Governor is authorized to appoint a board of trustees of said lands after said gift is made, and when requested to do so by the executive committee of the Woman's Relief Corps, one member of which committee shall be appointed from the said Woman's Relief Corps, and one from the Grand Army of the Republic; provided, that such trustees shall serve without compensation. Approved March 12, 1909. CHAPTER 273. RELATING TO PHYSICAL VALUATION OF RAILROADS. WHEREAS, The President of the United States, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, has, in his messages to Congress, public interviews and writings, advocated and recommended that power be given the Interstate Commerce Commission to place a physical valuation on all railroads of this country; and WHEREAS, His Excellency, Governor Stubbs of this state, in his message to this Legislature, has also recommended that a law be passed that will allow the same object to be attained: Therefore, be it Resolved by this House, the Senate concurring therein, That all Members of Congress from this state, and also our United States Senators, are respectfully requested to support and work for a measure that will bring about this much-desired result, in which all of the people of the state of Kansas have sympathy. Be it Further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the House be instructed to furnish to each Member of Congress and United States Senators from Kansas with a copy of this resolution. Approved February 26, 1909. CHAPTER 274. RELATING TO JOHN F. LEWIS, FIRST LIEUTENANT UNITED STATES INFANTRY. Senate concurrent resolution No. 11. Be it Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring therein: That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to support and use their utmost efforts to effect a speedy passage of Senate bill No. 3755, now pending in the Congress of the United States, authorizing the President to nominate and by and with the advice of the Senate appoint John F. Lewis, late first lieutenant of the Twenty-first United States infantry, a first lieutenant of infantry in the Army of the United States, and providing for his retirement from the army with such rank: and Be it further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Senators and Representatives in Congress from the state of Kansas. Approved January 27, 1909. CHAPTER 275. RELATING TO MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. WHEREAS, It is currently reported on the streets of Topeka by reputable citizens of this state and city that in the purchase of furniture and other supplies moneys have been misappropriated and were taken from funds which were not ac credited by the Legislature for that purpose: Therefore, be it Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring therein, That a special committee, consisting of three of the members of the House and two from the Senate, to be named by their presiding officer, be appointed to investigate said charges, and they be given power to send for persons and papers, administer oaths, and fully investigate said charges,.and report their findings back to their respective houses. Approved February 17, 1909. CHAPTER 276. RELATING TO SURVIVORS OF KANSAS MILITIA. WHEREAS, The pioneers of Kansas withstood the onslaught of the slave power for six years before the War of the Rebellion, and when that conflict came on put more soldiers in the volunteer army to uphold the government than there were voters in the state, and then organized all the men left in her boundaries into the militia service to protect as best they could the homes of the absent soldiers; and WHEREAS, This militia organization did valiant and valuable service, being at various times called upon by the Federal Government to assist in repelling invasion, always responding with alacrity; and WHEREAS, We believe the survivors of the Kansas militia from 1861 to 1865 deserve to be recognized by making them eligible to all the pension laws applicable to the volunteer soldiers of the War from 1861 to 1865: Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That we most heartily commend Hon. Charles Curtis and Hon. D. R. Anthony for introducing in the Senate of the United States and House of Representatives, respectively, bills providing for placing the patriotic survivors of our old militia veterans on the pension rolls, and that we most respectfully and earnestly request our entire delegation in Congress to unite in a strong effort to secure the passage of one of these bills at as early a date as possible, while there yet remain some to be benefited thereby. Resolved, That duly authenticated copies of these resolutions be forwarded to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Approved February 3, 1909. |