The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26
HE ISN'T SCARED.
John Royce viii Stand by His
Guns.
Threat to Lose His Position
Does Not Deter Him.
REPLY TO MIR. CREECH.
Considers His Bill as a Personal
Attack.
Concerted Action Against the
Commissioners Measure.

scare me into SUBMISSION ny lynne -
take away my position, they are very
much mistaken. 1 am going to keep
up the fight for law guaranteeing
the deposits in the state bank.
This is the answer which State
Bank Commissioner John @. Royce
makes to the bill which was introduce
ed in the house a few days ago by j.
w. Creech, making it unlawful for
anybody but a practical banker to
hold the job of state bank cemm1s-
sioner. The bill is q direct slap at
John Q. Royce, the present bank COM
paper business all his life.
Royce is too much a IMAM OF the
people, to please the bankers trust of
Kansas, and they are highly indignant
that he should take the active part
that he has taken in favor of the pro-
posed law requiring banks to guaran-
tee their depositors against loss. Ihe
bill is one that the people want, but
it is not likely to be popular with the
bank owners.
speaking of the Creech bill lis of
course fixed up so that it does not take
effect until 1909, but it is, for all that,
a personal attack upon me, and L ful-
ly understand why 1t was introduced
/ have had the proposed bill printed,
and expect to send copies to all the
bankers in the state. 1t was my &C
tivity in the interest of the depositors
that the bankers wanted to stop. The
national bankers are especially active
against the law"
J. r. Burrow, ex-secretary of state,
T. T. Kelly, ex-state treasurer, ana
others of that crowd, are working IN
dustriously against the bill, which has
been introduced in the house by Kirt-
land and in the senate by Quincy.
Burrow is the political and personal
adversary of Royce in the Sixth dis
trict. and represents the Interests of
that section OF the state. BurroW says
in an interview concerning the pro-
posed law:
THAT measure will never become a
law this winter. We have heard from
enough bankers and enough members
of the legislature to know that the OPP
position is strong enough TO kill 1t.
The only sentiment we have found in
favor of the bill comes from the weak
banks. These would naturally want
legislation which would make the
strong institutions protect them
There is no doubt that the bankers
are in a position to make a desperate
fight on the bill. They have the friend
house, and Simmons has. appointed S. |
H Brandon of Butler as chairman of
the committee on banks and banking.
and Brandon is opposed to- the Dill,
There are some who think that the |
bill should not under any considera- |
ton go to the banking committee, |
which is composed largely of bankers
and those affiliated with banks They |
saw that the bankers are not the !
proper people to decide the question of |
the passage of such a bill that the |
bill is intended primarily for the bene- !
fit of depositors, and that the natural /
measure. ,
Create a New Position.
Representative Lander introduced |
bill in the house Friday providing that |
the office Of quartermaster general in /
abolished. the office of assistant adj |
jutant general being created instead. |
The office of quartermaster general is
now held by w. w. Denison, and while |
he is to all intents and purposes the as
sistant adjutant general, he does not
have authority to act for the adjutant /
general in the latter's absence. The bill,
sistant adtutant general the right to
sign documents for the adjutant gen
e1al in his absence.
The Lander bill also provides thai
of the Kansas National guard
shall receive pay for the semiannuaI in
spection the same as for a regular drill
Parole Bill Is Approved.
The house passed the parole bill
while in committee of the whole Friday
afternoon. This bill permits a Judge of
a district or common pleas court to
parole any prisoner under the age of q
years when the court is satisfied that |
the young man or woman will not COM
NIT another crime Intentionally and will
try to lead a good life: AS first intro
the bill provided that all pris-
oners under the age of rs years should
be paroled, but this was changed to q
years by an amendment by c. A. Stan
I'd of manslaughter, murder, attack on
women, arson or robbery cannot be
given the privilege of the parole.
The Tredway bill which provides for
he registration of all automobiles by
he secretary of state was recommend
ed for passage by the committee of
he whole house An automobilist
must register the name. color, make
and capacity of his machine and keep
MS license number displayed on his
machine before he can legally use the
loads OF the state If this bill becomes
l law. The purpose of the bill is to
provide a way for identification of
autoists in case of an accident
The bill introduced by Pomeroy of
nittee of the whole yesterday and re-
ported back to the house for passage.
This bill provides for improving the
highways of the state by use of road
drags.
The provisions of the act follow:
Section l. On and after the passage
IF this act, the township boards are
hereby authorized to have work done
Dad drag, to be approved by said
board.
Sec. 2. The boards shall have the :
'oad drag used upon the public high :
ways, under the direction of the road !
overseers. when in their judgment the :
Dad would be improved thereby. In :
choice of persons to do the work :
preference shall be given. other things :
,eing equal, to the occupants of the +
and abutting upon the road at the
POINT where the work is to be done;
that when there is more ,
han one occupant the overseer NAV !
decide to which the preference shall Z