The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-17

than to vote at the election. Violation
of this provision shall operate as for
| feiture of office
This amendment was first adopted
in the senate by an almost unanimous
vote. Under the direction evidently
of the speaker, Mr.. Stubs, the house
refused to concur, and a conference
committee was appointed. Senator
Dolley was named as a member of the
conference committee on the part OF
the senate The conference commit
tee agreed to eliminate this amend
ment, and it was submitted to the
senate for concurrence, and the deci-
sion of the previous day was reversed
and the amendment u stricken. out
This action of the senate clearly dem
onstrated that it was the desire of
the administration that members of
the board OF control and superintend-
ents of charitable institutions might
not only be delegates to conventions,
but might participate in political cam
paignS, without affecting their status
as officers of the state. An extraordi-
nary effort was made to pass this
board of control bill, and during its
| consideration in the senate not only
was the speaker of the house of rep
resentatives before the committee on
charitabl institutions lobbying for the
bill, but the governor of the state was
also before the committee. 1t is true
it is claimed he was there by invita-
ton. It was therefore apparent that
Governor Hoch and Speaker Stubs
!
bill creating the board of control, and,
in view Of what was done during its
consideration, for the evident purpose
of creating and perpetuating q DO
htical machine which might be used
by the executive of the state for the
purpose of promoting his political
aspirations.
THE state depository bill will I'M
doubtedly be of great benefit to the
people of the state if properly admin
istered: This measure, however, is
not original with the present admin
istration. 1t was recommended by
Governor Bailey in his message two
years ago, and what is known as the
Francis amendment passed the house
by unanimous vote, but the whole
measure was defeated and smothered
in the senate.
''The one item, however, of IegisIa-
ton which would have benefited the
was the insurance bill, which prohib-
tied insurance companies from fixing
rates based upon a rating devised by
one man which has resulted in in
creasing the rates of insurance all
over the state. Governor Hoch, in his
message, called attention to this out
rage The bill was promptly intro
duced in the senate in obedience to
the recommendation of the governor, !
but it was defeated through the in /
strumentality of an insurance lobby. |
upon the theory that the antitrust |
law of the state was sufficiently strong |
insurance companies to fix and main |
tain rates. ThereupOn a concurrent |
resolution was introduced instructing |
and directing the attorney general to /
institute proceedings to dissolve the /
insurance trust, and to invoke the |
remedies given BY the antitrust law /
to protect the people of the state |
from the Outrages being perpetrated |
by the insurance trust. This reSolu-
ton passed the senate unanimously, /
and went to the house presided over
by Speaker Stubs, and there it re-
ton, but was in fact consigned to the
waste basket, and that was the last
heard of it.
The supreme court of the United
States, in the Smiley case, had recent
~ decided that the antitrust act of
and it was notorious fact that the
cattle industry of the state of Kansas
had been paralyzed through the in
strumentality of the beef combine |
The investigation of the federal gov
eminent had demonstrated that such
introduced in the senate by Senator
Noftzger. of Harper. directing the at
torney general to institute proceedings
at once, and to avail himself of every
remedy provided by the antitrust law
OF Kansas to dissolve this most nefari-
Gus and iniquitous combination. This
resolution passed the senate and went
to the house, and was referred to thes
committee on judiciary, where IT re-
manned for weeks, when the senate
passed another resolution asking the
mouse what disposition had been made
OF It. It's attention being called to it
a second time, it was left to sleep the
sleep that knows no waking.
me house passed a concurrent reso-