The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-20
Senate Railroads a Dangerous
Bill Through in an Omnibus.
Makes Is Cent Bonds Worth
100 Cents OH the Dollar.
BILL is RECALLED.
Senators Titus, Field and Lamb
Ask Stanley to Kill 1t.
Offers of a Reward For Passage
of Another Similar Bill.

What the members of the senate pro-
nounce a steal of $25 900 was railroaded
through the senate last week IN an
omnibus, carrying what was supposed
to be only local bills, but in reality one
of them was a very dangerous measure
which Governor Stanley Will veto IL the
bill can not be recalled
The bill, upon its face, is one of the
most innocent instruments which has
been enacted into law in many years
1t pertains solely to Haskell county, but
the senators see in 1t plan to burden
the state school fund with bonds worth
no more than Is or 20 cents on the dol
lar at the full par value of 100 cents.
The bill authorized the county COM
rnissioners of Haskell county to issue
bonds in the sum of $25, 900 to pay out
standing Indebtedness and created no
suspicion until section 4 was carefully
examined, after the bill had passed the
senate and had been reported back to
the house where it originated and pass
ed some days ago. When the bill reach
ed the house it was Immediately en-
rolled and sent to Governor Stanley.
The objectionable section follows:
That on the LIST day of July, A. d.
1899. if the parties holding orders, al
lowed accounts and warrants against
said county fail to exchange said orders,
allowed accounts and warrants for
bonds, then the board of county COM
niSSiOnerS and clerk shall issue bonds
to cover the balance of the indebted
ness of said county. not to exceed TWEEN
ty-five thousand dollars which may be
sold for cash at not less than par, or
they shall be taken by the commission
ers of the permanent school fund of the
state at par, and the moneys derived
from such sale shall be paid over to the
county treasurer. to be by him dis
bursed in payments of the outstanding
allowed accounts or warrant aforesaid,
any judgment obtained thereon, but
for no other purpose"
When Senator Titus read this section
he called Senator Field and said:
This will never do. Here is a plan
to unload a lot more of those bad west
ern bonds on the state school fund at
par
What is the bill?" inquired Field
IT'S a steal" remarked two or three
senators who had become interested by
this time.
THAT is a dangerous measure" re-
marked Senator Lamb as his legal apt
ness construed the provisions of section
when was it passed." asked a half
dozen men.
omnibus of local bills was the reply.
The senate was busy considering the
coal oil bill but Mr.. Titus asked unan-
imouS consent to introduce a, resolution
which was granted and the senate
adopted the resolution to recall the bill
from the house, requesting if the bill
had gone out of the jurisdiction of the
house by being sent to the governor
that the house recall it from the COVER
nor'S hands.
Senators Lamb Titus and Field then
hurried to Mr.. Stanley's office and ex-
planned the situation and asked him to
veto the bill if it was not recalled. This
arrangement perfected the senators re-
turned and disposed of the oil bill.