The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01

J that time. and the house went home to
supper without adjourning.
An investigation showed that one leg
had been knocked from under the press
table, ink and mucilage had been mixed
and spread over its surface. and copy
was scattered about in a miscellaneous
manner, While various members RUBBED
their bald heads where the apples had
hit them.
And the outcome of it all was the
death of the banking bill
The following is the vote on the bill.
Gentlemen voting in the affirmative
were:
Aessrs. Adams of Butler Anderson of
Greenwood, Anderson of Sedgwick,
Babb, BeezIey. Benefiel, Bowman. Con-
rad, Crosby, DeBard. Edmonds. Ford,
Francis, Giessler, Gillespie, GOodno,
Grosser, Harris, Haskins, LOOMS,
Mason, McClaren, Osborn of Douglas,
Prather, Ravenscraft, Reeder, Rees Of
Anderson, Richardson, Rodgers. Seaver,
Shelley, Smith of Brown, Snyder, Spur
Ward, Welch, Wheatley, Wheeler, VIII
cox. Wise, Wright Of Lyon. Wright Of
Morton.
Gentlemen voting in the negative
Messrs. Abrams. Alderman, Adams of
Sedgwick. Baker. Bailey, Bigham,
Bogenrief, Bradbury. Brooke, Camp
bell Carrie COulson. Coy, Dawes, Ed
Godshalk, Grattan, Gregory, Hallett,
Harper, Hayden, Heberling, Heeney,
Henley. HOag. Hogue. Jaquins Johns
ton, Keifer, Kutz. Lawrence, Longley,
Marks, Medill, NiIlar. AIcKeever, Nichols,
Oursler, Pogue. Poison, Rees of Ottawa
Remington, Reser, Rhinehart. Scott of
Sweet, Willis, Woodward, and Mr..
Speaker Osborn
Gentlemen absent or not voting were:
Messrs. Biddle, Burkholder, Elder.
FIannelly, Hefey. Irving, King, Men
denhall, Moore, Martin, Newmon. Reid
Scott of Wichita. Short, Shoup, Smith
OF Rocks, Swinehart, Tulloss, Wiley,
Wright of Barton
It is a fact that Bank Commissioner
Breidenthal had considerable to do with
framing the proposed law. As Mr..
Breidenthal understands the conditions
OF Kansas banks better than any man
in the state, ii was only natural that
the banking committee should go to
him for suggestions.
Mr.. Breidenthal was also the author
OF the present Kansas banking law
which IS pronounced by the United
States comptroller Of the currency to
be the best banking law in any state
in the union. Mr.. BreidenthaI has also
been called upon for suggestions re
garding banking laws by nearly every
other state a Colorado state senator
who is also the president of a national
bank, asked Mr.. Breidenthal to draft
bill for the control of Colorado banks
Mr. Breidenthal did not have time to
write out the entire bill. but he sent the
Colorado man a copy of the Kansas law
together with the additions which he
recommended should be placed in the
law, and there is now pending before
the Colorado legislature the bill Just as
Mr.. Breidenthal suggested.
Notwithstanding these facts the Kan
sas legislature persists in turning down
Mr.. Breidenthafs suggestions. II again
exemplifies the Biblical passage "A
prophet is not without honor save in his
own country"
The main feature of the proposed bill
prohibited bank officers from borrowing
Of ?, 80
stock of the bank from the banks
funds, and also provided that two
thirds OF the directors must approve
every loan made to an officer of the
bank Another provision was that a
list OF the stockholders must be kept
hanging in a public place in every bank.