The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-18
FLOOD OF BILLS.
New High Water Mark In House
Today.
Mr.. Stubbs IntrOd uces Two Ad-
ministration Measures.
STOP ONE SCANDAL.
One Bill Provided for State
Depositories.
Would Be Let to the Highest
Bidding Bank.

representatives
harvested the biggest crop of bills
of any day of the session thus far.
The total was IA, and Speaker Stubbs
led off with a couple of "administra-
ton measures" of great Importance.
These are the first bills which Mr..
Stubbs has introduced this session.
One of Mr.. Stubbs' bills provides for
state repositories for the public money;
the other is for the protection of the
state school fund. Backed by Speaker
Stubbs. they are very likely to become
laws.
The bill for the creation of state de-
positories provides the board of treas
ury examiners shall upon the first
Monday in May in 1906, and each two
years thereafter, solicit bids from the
banks of the state for the state bank
account.
The bid shall state the amount of
funds which the bank desires, and the
rate of interest which it is willing to
pay on daily balances The board
of examiners can not accept less than
2 per cent, and can not give any of
the money to a bank in which any
member of the board is interested as a
stockholder or otherwise. The banks
which are selected as state repositories
must deposit with the state, prelin-
mary to receiving any money, United
States bonds, or other approved Sc
curities to the amount of one and
one-fourth times the amount of the
deposit. After the contracts are
awarded, the state treasurer must di-
vide the state money around among
the various banks in amounts propor-
tional to the total amount which they
have bid to take.
The other Stubbs bill is entitled can
act to protect the state school fund;
ment and prescribing duties of the
school fund commissioners and other
officers"
1t is provided that the board of
school fund commissioners shall meet
on the last Saturday in each month
at the office of the state superintend-
ent- Each member is under $50, 900
bond The bill provides that record
of all meetings shall be kept. and that
the board shall publish in the official
state paper the list of all bonds and
other securities purchased within ten
days after the purchase is made.
The two bills were read the first
time, and went over under the rules.
Thursday they will be referred to COM
nittees.
Allows Back Pay.
There was skirmish in the house
this morning over the allowance of
back pay to some of the house en-
ployes. Mr.. Leland made a fight to
allow the pay only from the time the
mfttee on rules recommended other
wise, and of course the house voted
TO sustain the committee The bene-
ficiaries under this order are Clyde
Alphin, reading clerk; D. Y. Wilson,
assistant chief clerk; Maud Daum,
telephone girl: Clara Fritz, assistant
enrolling clerk; U. F.. Need, assistant
sergeant at arms; George Smothers,
cloak room guard.
An appropriation bill was also
recommended by the employees COM.
nittee-and passed-for about a doz-
en- people who worked at the house
as seTgeants at arms, janitors and one
thing and another, prior to the time
when the committee on employees re-
ported. This includes all those who
expected to get jobs, and didn't. They
will receive from three to six days
apiece.
Robinett Sat Upon.
E. K. RObinett of Wyandotte coun-
ty tried to save one of his bills this
morning, but after a spirited clash
with L. H. Seaver of Ellsworth, was
turned down by the house by an al
most unanimous vote.
RObinett wants law requiring a
man convicted of vagrancy to escape
punishment by depositing a certain
amount monthly for the support of his
family. This bill is adversely reported
by the judiciary committee.
II move that the bill be printed and
placed on the calendar on third read
Il am opposed to that" shouted
Brown of Brown. I don't believe in
overriding our committees
THE action of the judiciary commit
tee was all right, said Mr.. Seaver.
1.-THE committee considered the bin
carefully, and decided that 1t was not
a good proposition"
The vote was called for and Mr.. Robi-
nett was the only man in favor of p1ac-
ing the bill on the calendar.
Mr. RObinett then tried to get the bill
on the calendar under general orders,
and this request was also rejected by
the house.
On resolution introduced by Mr.. Stone !
of Shawnee $50 copies of the rules OF
the house will be printed at once. and
$50 more copies will be printed when |
all the house committees are appoint
ed.
1t was also voted by the house this
morning that six typewriters and tables /
be purchased for the use OF the COM
mittees of the house. This is the most
expensive move the house has made 50
far.
Insurance Department Bills.
Mr. Husev of Sedgwick introduced /
two insurance department bills which /
are likely to receive much attention |
One bill creates the office of state fire I
marshal. The second prohlDlts rebates /
on life insurance poucieS-
The state fire marshal, under the I
nrovisions of the bill, will be appointed /
by the governor for a term OF two years
al a. salary of $1,000. The fire marshal I
sbo11 ,e--- ~ 7-svnovable at the option of the I
eovarnor The state fire marshal shall |
have an office at the state house, and /
shall have one assistant at salary
of 81 200, and slenograpner at 500
He also has coHlA1isSA41 anu bAe@ e@scA1AAs
III 1rbe = Iii fo prohibit discrimination
in insurance rates imposes a penalty
Of a dne of from $500 to $1,000 oni