The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-05
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The adoption of this resolution would
have been equivalent to call OF the
senate and would probably have re-
suited in the passage of substitute for
house bill No Is. which would have
placed to the credit of the legislature
a guaranty deposit law already passed
by the house. Senator Smith, speaking
in support of his resolution said:
The governors veto of house bill
No. Ill presents to this body situd-
ton wholly different from that of last
week. We thought at that time that
legislation. Now we have nothing. It
is more apparent than ever that there
is a general demand for such legisla-
ton and it BODIES i'll If this legislature
shall adjourn without taking some
action along the lines demanded by the
banking interests of the state.
when house bill No. 8 was before
the senate last week, majority of the
senators, Is or 26, understand, were
in favor of passing that measure.
There is no particular obstacle to its
passage. While not perfect, 1t Will
serve to restore public confidence. We
know that if we can get quorum OF
the senate here we can pass this house
guaranty bill, and I believe we should
do so. The absence Of quorum Is
known, but those present, by ma
jority vote, may have a call of the SEN
ate ordered and may take such meas
end. One senator could do it. and
there are more than that here. L nave
put in the resolution nothing more
drastic than a notice to the absentees
and it will not be necessary to incur
the expense of sending the Sergeant-at-
arms after them. In one day We can
pass this bill. Can this senate afford to
adjourn without doing its plain duty
Can We afford to adjourn without Civ.
ing the people what they demand and
r1,ot iS in, n
at want to make one or two state
ments with regard to the situation as
1t now presents ITSELF" said Porter or
Montgomery. we had law passed
by both houses, by the house almost
unanimously. 1t has come. to oul
knowledge that the deposit insurance
law is not going to become active with
out further action. That failing to
become a law, I think we should pass
one or two measures Of concurrent eff
feet SO that the people would be con-
tent. We will make mistake if we
don't. Beyond passing a couple OF
house bills, I am content to let this
session of the legislature pass into his
tory. Otherwise 1 am not content. To
allay apprehension, it Is the duty of
the senate to pass some law. I think
we should have the insurance law
anyway; 1T is a good and meritorious
law and can certainly do no one any
harm. I don't want to go away with
out chance to vote on some measure
that goes toward insuring those who
have their money in the banks of Kan
sas. 1 can't see how it can hurt the
banking interests to have some rea
sonable proposition go on the records
to the credit of this session
st was opposed to special session
of the legislature at this season. SAID
Senator Brewer, "but after what has
passed I feel that the senate can not
afford to adjourn without taking some
action on this proposition. I believe
house bill No. III is good measure
and am sorry the governor vetoed it.
voted for the bill and also wanted to
vote for substitute for house bill No.
IS. On the night Of adjournment, the
senators from Mitchell and Edwards,
and myself. stood on this floor and
were anxious to vote on this banking
proposition. I had taken poll of the
senate and found % senators ready 10
vote for the bill, but we were not al
lowed to do so. I was for the bill then
and am for it now. L am in favor OF
the adoption of this resolution and be-
neve it would bring back a sufficient
number of senator's to enact a guar
anty deposit law"
Senator Fitzpatrick declared that he
was opposed to a special session in the
first place and was now opposed to an
other. He didn't believe there was any
thing but pOnt1cS IN the first PROPOSE
ton, or that there was anything else in
the last.
"The house passed three bank de-
post guaranty bills and the senate
one" continued Fitzpatrick. THE SEN
ate and the house did not. apparently,
agree on but one bill and the executive
was not able to agree with either house
on either bill The senate passed what
it thought to be a proper measure In
the hope of making that law effective,
number of us have gone to the ex-
ecutive and said to him that we would
forego our opposition and attempt to
pass house bill No. 13, but we were adj
vised that it would not comport with