Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-16
DIsTINCTIvELY P0PULIsTTc, BUT
POPS VOTED 1T DOWN.
cAMPBELL's SCRIP SCHEME.
PROVIDED FOR STATE MONEY TO
BE LOANED TO COUNTIES.
Bill Made Attempt 10 Dcpreciate such
Money Punishable by Fine and
imprisonment - senator .F
Hnrt's liquor Dis
-pensary bill.

Topeka Kas.. Feb. 15.-tSpecial) Sena-
tor Campbelfs pet scrip bill met sudden
death this afternoon. IT was talked TO death.
by the author. In substance, the measure
provided that the governor should print,
from suitable Iithograph plates, circulating
notes of the denomination of 81, 81 and s.,
which should bear interest at / per cent
per annum, said notes to be forever ex-
empt from taxation" The governor was
empowered to appoint state loan agents at
a salary of s. Il day each for the purpose
of introducing loans into organized coun-
ties. Each county would be permitted TO
borrow not to exceed per cent on Its as
sessed valuation in one year. and the total
amount of the loan for any period of years
could not exceed percent. The 'circulat-
ing paper" should be of no effect until
signed by the commissioners of the county
making the loan. Then they should he
distributed among the various. townships
to be used in the payment OF labor en-
pioyed in building roads. For the purpose
OF Iedeeming the scrip, a tax levy OF one
half of 1 per cent each year was TO be
made.
All treasury notes. issued under the
provisions of the act we're to be receivable
at their face value for all county, state and
municipal taxes, and when so received
could be paid out as other forms of cur
reucy They were also TO be receivable
for all salaries due municipal, county,
judicial and state officers, and by all bank
ing companies or corporations, all trust
companies, building and loan associations
and all companies and corporations oper.
ating under the laws of Kansas, and in
improving roads and highways IN n the
streets in the cities or in erecting pdbiic
buildings. q
A heavy penalty was fixed for counter
-. .. sin In k,B.Al
the scrip on a parity with gold, this pro-
vision was added:
Every person who shall in his own be-
half. or in the behalf of any other person,
company or corporation. attempt in any
manner de depreciate the notes herein FRO
yided for, by any device, whereby said
notes are discounted or received at sum
less than their face value, exclusive OF
accrued interest, shall be guilty OF mis-
dcrneanor and upon conviction. shall be
fined in any sum not less than $50 or more
than 500 for each offense, and in addition
thereto shall he imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than sixty days or more tnan
six months.
senate at o'clock this afternoon and the
author took the floor and talked until ne
became hoarse in its interest. He started
AT the time of Adam and gave history
of the currency of every country down to
the present time. Then he said he would
answer any questions that might be asked
on the bill.
senator Coleman asked how he intended
to keep the scrip at par. He said that the
hill made 1t a misdemeanor for anybody to
discredit the scrip or offer 1t for less than
par The scheme was so ridiculous that
not another Populist spoke In its favor,
although IL was an ideal Populist meas
ure. The Republicans did not care TO take
up time in discussing so absurd a bill and.
upon roll call, the measure was defeated
by a vote of 20 to II. Many of the four
teen PopuIists who S9ted for 1t would not
havS dofe so had there been any danger
OF the bill passing. The vote by roll call
was:
Ayes-Messrs Armstrong, Benson, Brad
dock, Caldwell Campbell. Fulton. Hart,
Helm. Lewelling, Mosher, Pritchard, Shaf-
fer. Young.
Nays-Messrs Battey. Coleman, Cooke.
Crossan, Farrelly Field, Hanna, Harris,
Helmick, Hessin, Johnson, Lamb, Lupfer,
Matthew's Reser, Sheldon, Sterne, Titus,
WaIlack. thinner.
Afysent-Messrs. Householder, Jumper,
King Morrow, Ryan, Stocks.