Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-01-12
KANSAS LEGIsL AZURE.
Row In tn. House over Remarks Made BY
Mr.. Brown, Of COwisv - Matters
Finally Compounded.

| tl0n Tor oiilclal action. tnlnk tne nou>t oWes
II to the state to have the evidence produced.
JOHN W. LEEDY.
In the house Thurs lay Mr.. brown,
of Cowley, elected two years ago as a
fusionist, arose to question of per-
sonal privilege and said:
charge the executive department with cor
ruption have letter In nv possession from
the governors Office in which the writer
agreed to hold up requlstion for Texas Grim
| na for s.. have another letter from the
| governors Office showing that u convict In the
penitentiary serving time for stealing d cents,
was denied pardon because sufficient sum
| OF money was not forthcoming. There are
boOdlers in the executive department | can
| prove these charges II any man in this house
or elsewh re sees fit to take this up for the ex-
ecutiYe department let him come
Outcalt, of Coffey, offered resolu-
ton in the house to expel Brown for
his utterances. Ii also demanded that
+! Brown produce the letters he spoke Of
The governor has sent message to
the house calling for the evidence
upon which Brown hsa based his
charges and since Brown had taken no
notice of it, Outcalt offered the resolu'
ton of expulsion. A motion to con-
slider the resolution passed, SO to 81.
and the house then took recess.
During the noon recess a peace was
patched up between the two sides OF
the house. Mr.. Brown is to make an
apology to the house and say that he
acted hastily and no doubt in
the heat of debate said more than
the facts warranted. This will be
satisfactory to the majority and the
matter will be dropped. Mr.. Brown
exhibited the letter to a number OF
populists and it turns out that it was
not written by any employe OF the
governor or by any person connected
with the state administration in an
official capacity.
The senate bill reducing the fees Of
the state printer wac passed by the
house without amendment or debate.
The law will take effect upon its pub
LEGATION in the official state paper 1t
will catch the present state printer
The author, Senator Cooke, estimates
that the law will cut the printers
profits about $40, 900 annually.
Another effort was made in the
house to pass the Breidenthal guaran-
tee fund bill, but only 50 votes could
be mustered for 1t.
The senate passed Representative
Harbaughs bill authorizing any num-
Der of persons, not less than 80, to
form an association for mutual insur-
ance against loss or damage to grow
ing grain by hail.
The senate passed the bill author.
izing state insurance Of school district
property. County commissioners are
required to leavy tax of one per
cent. of the insured value Of the school
property in each district and deposit
the funds In the state treasury for the
payment of losses.
The senate passed the bill prepared
by W. E. Bush, secretary of state,
which will prevent the incorporation
of the hundreds of wildcat concerns
which annually take out charters in
this state. The only fee now paid for
filing charter is 81, and an aver
age OF 1000 charters are issued an
nually. The new law fixes the fee at
S25 and will increase the revenues
OF the department at least 200 per
cent 1t creates charter board,
composed Of the attorney general,
secretary of state and bank commits.
sioner, whose duty it is to pass upon
every application to form corpora
ton or engage in business in this state
as foreign corporation. The appli-
cation fee is $25 and the charter fee
one mill on the dollar of the authorized
capital, the fee applying to both home
and foreign corporations. Twenty |
per cent. OF the authorized capital
must be paid in cash before corpora
ton can commence business.
The senate passed the express bill,
which provides that the court OF visit
alton shall have similar jurisdiction
and powers over the express companies
doing business in this state to those
now conferred upon it by law over
railroad companies The bill is now
ready for the governors signature.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion and reversed its action on the ap-
pointment of Carl Vrooman as regent
Of the state agricultural college.
Hanna, Shaffer, Stone and Titus, four
Of the populists who were against the
confirmation, voted to support the
governor, and Vrooman was confirmed.
Charter for New Railroad.