The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-24
ARE HARD AT WORK
Members of the Kansas Legislature
Show Unusual Activity at
the Special Session.
EIGHTY SEVEN BILLS NOW
Senator Waegener's Plan to Side TRACK
Bank Guaranty Bill-Prinary
Discussion in Committee
A TWo-Cent Fare Bill.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 17.-At the first
meeting of the special session Of the
Kansas legislature Thursday afternoon
a disposition was evidenced TO rush
the business through and adjourn with
as little delay as possible. Several
bills were introduced in the house, in
Guiding the direct primary and asset
currency bills. Haskell of Oklahoma
was present and urged the passage of
these two bills particularly. Gov.
Hoch's message was read in both
houses
1t was not necessary 10 elect a lot
of neH officers, or await for the APP
pointment of new committee. The
formalities concerning the Inform
ing" of the governor and Informing"
each body by the other that the bat
teries are ready for action were quick
ly dispensed with, and then the read
ing of the governors message COM
menced.
The governor announced in his mes
sage that the legislature was called
to enact a primary election law, to
strengthen the tax commission law, to
establish a bank depositors' guaran-
tee fund; to enact railroad legislation
and to strengthen the prohibition law
The governor says: 81 recommend
the enactment of primary election
law, statewide in its character, to
include every state, district and coun-
ty officer to be voted for in this state
this year, and to include also an OK
preston of popular choice for United
Slater senators, and to be operative
in the selection of this years candi-
dates by every political party"
Topeka, Kan.-Complicat threat
en- the administration fight for bank
deposit guaranty law. Senator B. P.
Waggener of Atchison will introduce
bill to amend the corporation laws by
authorizing the organization of bank
deposit guaranty and insurance COM
panies.
The bank committee of the senate
met Friday afternoon but did not COM
plete its deliberations on the admins
tration bill. 1t recommended for pas
sage the bilf~changing the fiscal agency
FROM New York to Topeka, the iE-
crease of capital stock for banks ac-
cording to the size of cities, and giving
the bank commissioner power to APP
point receivers.
The house election committee dis
cussed the Stubs primary bill for
four hours and came to no agreement.
The stumbling block is the time and
method of nominating the United
States senators.
The railroad committee of the SEN
ate reported Senator Brewers two-cent
fare bill favorably, and recommended
that the mileage book law be repealed.
The tax committee of the Benate de-
bated the recommendation of the tax
commission that the levy of 1907 be in
force this year, to prevent overtax-
alton, but made no recommendation.
The house tax committee reported it
favorably. Both committees held fav-
orably upon the plan to constitute the
state tax commission board of equali-
LdllOH anu IL leiA
companies and compel telephone, tele-
graph and gas pipe line companies to
file plats of their lines with the county
clerks.
A feature among Fridays bills was
one by Representative Stone of Shaw
nee to let women in Kansas vote for
president.
The house attempted to put The
brakes on the flood of local bills when
it passed Representative Kirtlani's
motion that the committees kill all
bills for which an emergency does not
exist. An hour later the judiciary
committee reported favorably on 10
out of IS bills, three being held over
for further consideration. All were
urged as emergency"
When sle house adjourned its men,
bers had introduced 81 bills. Morgan's
concurrent resolution to limit the time
Of introduction to Saturday at noon
passed.