The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-04-03

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signed by the governor the eth, becom-
ing law.
No. y. Senator Howard, of Doug
las county, was the father of this bill,
having introduced it in the senate Feb
ruary and secured its passage on the
18th. 1t rested in the house until
March 4, when that body passed it and
returned it to the senate for signature.
1t was signed by the governor March 5.
No l3. This joint resolution was in
troduced by Senator Elliston January
18th and passed that body March I'd,
and passed the house March 4th, be-
coming the order for constitutional
convention.
No. II. The most remarkable claim.
perhaps, made by the alliance commit
tee is this bill OF Senator Roe's. No.
3l9, which was introduced in the senate
February 18th, passed that body Febru-
airy 18th by unanimous vote, and
passed the house February 9th by a
vote of 81 for and none against. 1t was
signed by the governor March I'd, be-
coming a law.
No. 10. This paragraph is correct as
far as it goes, but little more should
be added in order to complete the his
tory OF the banking bill. The banking
bill that became a law was that known
as house bill No. T05. When the senate
revision committee introduced senate
bill No. 10, providing for the organiza-
ton and regulation of banks, Senator
Kelley of Crawford, took printed copy
to the house and had it in
trOduced in that body by Mr..
Cory, a practice that pre-
walls in order to secure the passage of
important measures. When the bill
reached the house committee on bank
ing, that body amended it by reducing
the capital required in the senate bill
from $4,000 to $1,000, and also reducing
the number of directors from thirteen
TO five. Another change was made by
which private banks were not required
to incorporate with a paid up capital.
but could do business on a capital stock
unpaid. The senate passed its bilt and
sent it to the house. where it was de-
feated Finally, when the irrigation
bill went from the house to the senate,
Senator Kelley went to house members
interested in that bill and declared he
would kill the irrigation bill in the sem
ate unless the house passed the banking
bill. An attempt was made to revive
the senate bill. which proved unsuccess-
full. Then the house banking bill,
which is verbatim copy of the senate
revision bill, with the exception noted
above, was passed and sent to the SEN
ate. which body during the late hours
passed it, and 1t became law. The few
made in it weakened the act,
giving wild cats" more chance Of life,
but the governor was empowered to APP
point a safe man bank commissioner:
the senate accepted the notifications,
believing that their crudities would
prove better than no law. This addi-
ton to the manifesto" history is from
the record.
In order that the public may have
some conception of the measures pre-
scented to reform house for its concur
renee, and to prove the beneficial char
acter of the work done by the senate,
but which died in the house, the follow
ing printed list of senate acts has been
from the records. All these
have been acted upon by house stand
ing committees, and all of them were
rejected by the alliance:
An act in relation to state officers and
and the administration of
state affairs. The principal objection
to the bill in the house was the fact
that it reduced the revenue OF the state
printer about $4,000. Speaker Elder
favored the passage of this act, but he
was pOwerlesS against the alliance,
which had determined that the newly
elected state printer should not be de-
Drived of any of the handsome profits
that had accrued to this Office. The act
passed the senate February Sd, and was
sent to the house the next day.
The senate revision committees
bill has already been explained
above.
An act in relation to assessment and
,axatiOn passed the senate March 9Th,
vas sent to the house the same day and
here died.
The fees and salary bill, prepared by
he revision committee, was passed
February 23d and sent to the house the |
anne day. 1t was there amended by in
,reasing the salaries of all the county |
officers and passed on the 9Th of March. |
Two conference committees failed to |
each results and the bill died. The |
enate adhered to reduction, while |
he house, as a body, insisted that no
'eduction should be made. and rather |
han make any cut in fees and salaries, |
vent on record against any change in
he present law.
On January 14th Senator Senior in
a bill amending an act to es-
ablish an insurance department, and to
'egulate all companies doing business in
Kansas. The bill was passed March I'd
~ a vote of "a for and none against, and
ent to the house the same day. That
,ody declined to either amend or pass
/.
Senator Bentley, January 14th, intro
Iuced an act relating to the sale of real
property sold under a foreclosure OF
mortgage. This bill was the one known
S ''the waiver of appraisement act" 1t |
,assed the senate January 23d by vote
# 80 to 2, and was sent to the house the |
anne day. There it was reported favor
blv by committee and reached third /
eading early in February. AS it neared |
he head of the calendar, some uneasi- |
less was felt by certain alliance men,
,ers, and it was. upon motion, referred |
Jack to the Judiciary committee, where |
t was lost. Mr.. Elder made honest eff
orts to find this bill, but it having
,assed into the hands of S. N. Wood, it !
lever saw the light of day again. FL
tally, about three hours before legisla- |
i've business ceased, Mr.. Elder had a
printed bill produced, which was not |
ike the one passed by the senate, and |
lad it passed. The senate refused to
'eceive this bill, it not being the one
PASSED by that body, and was, in every |
ense. illegal.
Senator Mechem introduced bill |
the foreclosure of chattel
mortgages and it passed the senate
March It'll, only to die in the house.
While the history of each measure
would prove interesting, it is only nee
,ssary to refer to the records to show
he failure in the house of such bills as