The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-24
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cedures of either branch of the legis-
lature. He thought the proposition
was new one Senator Tucker said
that he thought the resolution to make
an investigation. of the state printing
plant as to whether it was practica Bile
with the present equipment and
money at hand to do more work, was
a fair one.
A reply was made by Senator Noftz-
ger to the effect that before the state
owned its printing plant and had n
state printer it had been possible 10
get~the Journals printed daily. Thefe
were no daily journals two years ago
but Senator Noftzger remembered that
there had been. journals of this sort DUR
ing the two preceding sessions.
Senator Simons then introduced the
resolution for the appointment OF an
investigating committee Which passed
afterwards. Senator Getty took the moor
again and declared that 1t was aDso-
lutely necessary that the journal pc
printed every, day in order that the SEN
ators mightszhaSez a hand in keeping
their records straight in view OF the
inaccuracies IN the journal of two years
ago. gf7a
1t was the idea of Senator Fitzpat-
rick that the journals were a necessity
and that If theas state printer did not
have a properly equipped plant or mon
ey enough to do the work demanded he
should say so.
Senator Noftzger was against the
Simons resolution. He said that a res
naQ alr6aQy Doen pdSSoQ
ing the printing of the senate Journals
and that If they could not be printed al
the state printing plant why the ser
geant-at-arms ought to see that they
were printed some other place. Senator
Simons thought that. the resolution Of
fered ought to prevail so that the leg
islature could get some idea as 70 the
facilities OF. the plant. and that II tney
were not great enough why recommen-
dations could be made to increase them.
A substitute resolution was lntroduc-
ed by Senator Waggener directing thal
If the state printer could not print the
journal as requested that the sergeant
alarms be instructed to have 1t print
ed elsewhere. He later withdrew TINS
resolution because he and other sena-
tors who favored 1t decided that under
the law creating the state printing plant
all of the printing of the state should
be done there. After some further dis
cussion by Senators Porter OF CraW-
ford. Young, Porter of Montgomery,
Tucker, Getty and Noftzger, the Simons
resolution was carried.
Two dyed in the wool municipal
ownership propositions were presented
to the senate in the form of bills by
Senator J. H. Stewart of Wichita. one
of them is a bill affecting the first, sec
ond and third class cities in the state.
1t provides when ten per cent of the
electors of any of these cities shall
sign a petition to the effect. that a
special election shall be held in the
city for the purpose of giving the cleo
tors of the city an opportunity to de-
eide by majority vote whether the city
shall purchase or extend, maintain
and operate the present systems of
works already constructed for the sup
plying of the city. with natural or arti-
fetal gas. water, light. heat telephone
or any other public utility.
The second bill relates solely to the
city of Wichita and provides that
when fifty per cent of the electors of
that city Shall petition, an election
shall be held to determine whether or
struct telephone system which may
be extended out. through Sedgwick
county. qes
Senator Chairman. chairman Of the
with a recommendation that they be
not rpassedathe bills introduced by Sem
ator Noftzger which sought to prevent
the "desecration" of Memorial day,
May 3d. One of these bills, prohibited
circuses, street carnivalss and fairs
from giving performances on this day
and also prohibited persons from in
duiging. in public sports such as horse
racing and baseball on this day.
The other bill authorized common
councils of the cities in the state to ap-
propriate money to be expended un-
der the direction of the G. A. r. posts
so that the day could be observed
properly. ~
Senator Quincy has prepared an
to his bill providing for
security for deposits in state banks |
which he hopes viii bring the national |
banks doing business In the state with |
in its provision. This amendment |
reads: After the passage of this act |
any national bank doing business in |
this state under the laws of the United
States, after examination at its expense |
by the state bank commissioner and |
upon his approval as to its financial |
condition, may at its option, partici- |
pate in the benefits of the state bank
deposit insurance fund upon the same |
terms and conditions as apply to state |
banks, provided: That before any ma |
tional bank shall participate in the pro-
visions of this act. it shall obligate |
itself to the state bank commissioner
of Kansas to pay all assessments levied |
by him against it, under the provisions !
Of this act as applied to state banks. |
This obligation to be subject to the ap-
prevail of the state bank commissioner |
Senator Quincy says that Bank Com
missioner Royce has sent copies of the |
original bill to all the banks doing bus |
mess in Kansas, requesting their views |
on the proposed legislation, and that so |
per cent of the replies he has received |
are of a favorable character.
When the discussion over the ques-
ton of having the Journal of the senate !
printed daily had been disposed of for
the time being this morning, Senator |
Porter's resolution providing for a con-
stitutional convention and Senator Mar
tins of Bourbon, amending the consti-
tuition in regard to the courts Of the
state, were made a special order in
general orders and after Senator Smiths
bill changing the procedure in the mat
ter of contesting wills had been passed
the senate adjourned at IL: 40 o'clock I'M
til O'Clock this afternoon.