Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-05

night that the Ham 2-cent passenger
fare bill do not pass" Stannard of
Lyon was the only member of the
committee who favored the measure.
When the senate passed Brewers
2-cent fare bill Senator Waggener
prophesied that if the bill became a
law within thirty days the Scent fare
would be restored by the railroads,
which would go to the courts for an
Injunction, and that the 3-cent fare
would be maintained until finally set
tied from the bench Gov. Hoch ask
ed in his message that it be passed.
The committee reported favorably
on the Stone and White companion
bills, that when the board of railroad
commissioners makes orders, penal
tics Of 800 a day for ordinary mat
ters and $500 a day for freight mat
enforced Ii the courts declare the
order invalid the penalty, of course,
fails of itself
The Young primary bill. into
which were injected most of the fea-
lures Of the Caldwell bill, adopted by
the committee of the whole yester-
day, tonight passed on final vote in
the senate by vote of % to IS.
The house, in committee of the
whole this afternoon recommended
for final passage all of the admins
tration recommendations for the
amendment of the new tax law. They
are:
The total assessment fund in 1908
shall not be greater than in 1907, ex-
cept where a special election is held.
Telephone, telegraph, gas and oil
pipe line companies must file in each
county plats of their lines in that
county.
Tax commission shall sit as a
board of equalization for all contro-
Versies.
Cities of the second class given
same right as cities of the first class
to prove their appointments of asses
sors.
County assessor must appoint the
township trustees in each township
deputy assessors. All incorporated
companies, except banks and stock
yards, must list full amount OF stock
paid in and remaining as capital
stock at it's true value in money, and
such stock should be taxed as per-
sonal property
The main issue was naturally over
the levy. Inasmuch as total vaiua
ton applies this year under the new
law and the levy was left unchecked,
some restriction was deemed neces-
sary to prevent overtaxation from
failure in reducing the levies of pre-
vious year.
To settle the matter until next
year, when sliding percentage OF
levies can be worked out to be put
into the statutes when the regular
legislature meets again. the tax com
mittee recommended that the assess
ment be not greater than in 1907. Al
attempt was made to make the as
sessment 10 per cent more than las
year. but failed.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 23.-The Han
o-cent fare bill died today in the
house after six hours of debate. The
adverse report of the committee anC
its advice and straight talk were
needed. The square dealers, led b.
Stubs and Ham. fought for thu
measure. The latter sought to re
h. anil
tees adverse report by moving t
suspend the rules and put it in thu
general orders. Under the rules ;
two-thirds vote is necessary. Han
could not muster it. The vote stoot
61 in favor of Hams motion and 8
against
This is believed to mean that tn
special session will not pass 2-cen
fare bill, but will be satisfied wit
the 2-cent rate now in existence, cor
tingent on the Nebraska contest an
not take changes on getting Seen
fare by having law passed by itsel
enjoined in the courts.
The bank and banking committe
of the house this afternoon reporte
adversely all bank deposit guarant
laws which provide that the stat
shall be the custodian of securit
fund and recommended in their stea
that the Ham-Waggener bill, propo:
ing bank deposit insurance associi
lions under the state corporatio
laws be passed. The guarantee bill
rejected were those of Davidson
Morgan and Wells and Quincy of tn
senate.
The senate this afternoon rejecte
the Stubs primary bill passed in tn
house and the house rejected tn
amended Young bill passed in tn
senate. 1t was done in both instance
by inconvenience.
Kansas corporations owning re;