Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-02-16
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
The senate Authorizes Gov. HOch Il
"Probe" sOme-State Depository
Bill Also Passed.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 10.-The senate
passed the substitute for house bill
No. 121, entitled IAN act authorizing
the governor to cause complete In
yestlgatlon to be made Of the state de-
partments, to employ competent &C.
countants to make such Investigations
and making an appropriation to pay
the expenses Of the same" The bill
Is an echo of the recent campaign and
OF the charges made against the state
treasurer and the state school fund
commission. 1t authorizes the gov
ernor to cause a full investigation OF
the several departments of govern
ment and he is authorized to employ
skilled accountants.
The senate passed by unanimous
vote the state repositories bill recon-
mended by the committee Of the whole
last night. The bill goes into effect, II
It becomes law, In September, 1905.
A similar house bill makes 1t effective
In May. The bill makes the govern
or, the auditor and the secretary OF the
state O board of ex-officio treasury ex-
aminers, whose duty 1t shall be to
deposit the states money In safe banks
that will pay interest. To insure the
use fsafe banks the highest bidder"
clause was stricken out. This gives
the examiners the discretion Of reject
ing the bid Of any bank that may not
be deemed perfectly responsible. BY
the terms of the bill the states money
shall remain in the several counties
until called for in monthly portions by
the state treasurer. So long as the
money or any part of 1t remains In
the several counties 1t shall be de-
posted in county repositories and the
counties get interest This part Of the.
act goes into effect Immediately.
The house, In committee Of the
whole, has recommended for passage
the Mcbride automobile bill, which
will limit the speed of motor vehicles
on the country roads to 20 miles an
hour
Mr.. Schermerhorns attempt to have
state school Of mines established at
Galena has proved failure. The
house committee on education report
ed II adversely.
The senate passed the Peck nego-
table instrument bill. The bill con-
tains 200 sections and covers So pages.
II is the New Yor klaw on the same
subject and has been Endorsed by the
American Bar association, the Ameri-
can Bankers association, the State
Bar association and the State Bankers
association. The same law has been
enacted in rs states Of the union.
BIacIxmallers will have hard shedding
liz the bill introduced by Fraser, Of
Clay, becomes law. 1t provides that II
any person writes, publishes or utters
threat against another for the pur-
pose Of exacting blood money he shall
HE deemed guilty of felony and sent
TO prison for one to five years. The
bill also applies to anonymous commu-
nications.
Stannard, of Lyon, wants to regulate
the rates Of rural telephones. He has
bill providing that where the patrons
Of line help to build 1t they shall not
be charged to exceed so cents a month
each for telephone service.
Hulett, OF Bourbon, believes that no
person should vote on q bond PROPOSE
ton unless he Is taxpayer at Is the
taxpayer VIII has to pay the bonds"
said he, land he should be given the
say as to what bonds should be Is
sued. As It Is now the non-taxpayers
vote the bonds and the taxpayer pays
them" He has in 4 bill providing that
only taxpayers shall vote at bond cleo
ltions.
Mr.. PrIngle's bill appropriating w.
900 to be used in erecting suitable
monuments along the old Santa Fe
trail has been favorably recommended
by the ways and means committee.
Senator Young's bill re-enacting the
corrupt practices act has been killed In
the senate. Candidates for office and
campaign committees will still not
have to file any financial statement
for record.
Coy. Hoch has reappolnted Mike W.
Sutton, Of Dodge City. a member Of the
board OF managers Of the Dodge City
soldiers home. Sutton was appointed
by Gov. Bailey last December.