The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-12
Senate.
EERRuARY &


The first business before the senate
was reports of standing committees.
The bill to regulate banking 19S) hav-
Ing been recommended to be indefinite
" postponed by the committee on bank
ing. Senator Smith we2ted to know why
the bill was ordered postponed by the
committee on banking. He saw no rea-
son why the private banks of the state
should not be regulated.
Senotors Rush, Crane and Blue ex-
planned that there was q similar bill in
the house. and hence that recommends
ton.
Senator Kellogg opposed the motion,
ana said TINT the practice of waiting for
bills was pernicious one.
Senator hlmball explained the motives
OF the committee, as had previously been
stated.
The bill was allowed to remain on the
calendar.
DEPosITIEG COUNTY FUNDS.
The resolution instructing the COM
mlttee on Judiciary to prepare bill to
authorize county commissioners Of coun-
ties having 5000 population to direct
the treasurer TO deposit funds IN banks,
having been recommended for indefinite
postpOnement.
Senator John Kelly said he did not
see why that proposition should be thus
disposed of.
Senator Klmball said in counties less
than 25.90O the commissioners could Or
der deposits in banks and he believed If
it was good policy in the larger counties,
he could see no objection in the smaller
ones.
Senator Barker said that he could see
no reason why counties of less than 25,
GOO population should not have the Same
rights as those of over that population,
by giving adequate security. The policy
OF locking up funds In county treas
uries ought TO be ample beyond any
question. A law of this character ought
to pass or the other law ought to be re-
peGled.
Senator Jennings said that at present
the law was violated, and the deposits
were made In banks, A1d in Lis county
the banks paid 81 600 TO 90 600 for the
use OF these deposits. There ives no reG-
son for refusing such rights II the Omsll-
or counties, If banks could give the nee
essarY security.
The motion to Indefinitely postpone
was defeated.
Senator Kelly moved to refer to the
committee on banks and banking.
Adopted.
On motion of Senator John Kelly the
senate went into executive session. When
the
APPOINTMENTS OF GOVERNOR MARTIN
gwen elsewhere in this paper were duly
confirmed, the senate went into commit
tee of the whole on orders, Senator Greer
in the chan.
THE LANDS WANTED FOR THE NORMAL.
The bill to appropriate twelve sections
of "Salt Springs" lands, with other bills
of like character, were made the special
order for next Tuesday. st Up. N.
Senate bill No. As, an act to amend
sections SO and SO of chapter 81 of ses-
sion laws OF 1876, entitled "An act to
provide for the assessment and collec-
ton of taxes" was recommended for
passage.
lection of birds. ard amendatory of sec
tons 2, 3 and 8 of chapter rs, session
laws of 1888 was considered IN connec-
ton with senate bills 80. 43 and 10S, and
passage recommended.
Senate bill No. IS, an act to provide
for honorably discharged ex- Union SOL
diers, sailors or marines. who may here
after die without leaving means cuff
cicnt TO defrsy funeral expenses. and to
provide head-stones to mark their
grEves, was amended and passage re-
commended.
FEES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
Senate bill No. 70, an act regulating
the fees and ealarIes of the county treas
urer, county clerk, county attorney, pro-
bate judge and county auditor of Chero-
kee county. This bill occupied a large
portion of the time of the senate in de-
bate upon the constituilonality as we'll
as expediency of legislation of that
class.
Senator Ritter made an able defense
of his bill, quoting authorities in defense
OF Its constitutionality, and setting forth
that this Legislation was desired by his
constituents. 1t was discussed pro and
con by seYersl senators. and motion in
committee prevailed to strike out the
enacting clause, but on division OF the
senate, he succeeded in getting this bill
excepted from the report, so that IL now
retains its place upon The calendar, and
is still subject TO the action of the COM
mitt0e of the whole The opposition to
it was wholly On the alleged ground of
the iDjudicious precedent which it
would establish. It is no reflection up
on any other senator to say that the bill
was only saved by the energetic defense
of It's author and his eminent skill IN its
defense.