The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-03


the Kind Of q bank deposit guarantee
Diii which was passed by the house. He
tninks, 1t Is said, that by withdrawing
MS veto, he would simply be letting
enactment of another bad law.
Bank Commissioner Easy to Please.
Sank Commissioner John Q. Royce
salo this morning in speaking Of the
proposed compromise:
We are very easy to please in this
department, but we don't want any of
TINS compromise proposed by the SEN
ate. II the senate really wants COM
promise, l believe that the way to go
ABOUT 1t is to have the necessary steps
taken to bring back both branches of
tne legislature to Topeka, and thrash
TINS tn1ng out and agree upon the right
Rnd of guarantee deposit legislation.
Tut aside this political manipulation
which was resorted to to discredit the
straight bank deposit guarantee plan,
ana get up good, clean bill. Then put
through a good bank deposit insurance
plan, and let the two plans both be
onered to the banks of Kansas. That Is
a fair proposition
II the legislature don't want to do
that, then I say just let things go as
they are; kill both bills, and trust to
the next legislature to get the right
kind of legislation on this subject"
A Great Parliamentary Tangle.
At 40 Quile d puzzle LOT the pdrildfnen-
tarians to know how to go to work to
revive a legislature which has so near
ly expired as the present special ses-
sion.
In the first place. it would be neces-
sary for somebody in each branch Of
the legislature to raise the point OF no
quorum. Business could not be done
until quorum was brought in.
Having secured a quorum, the two
branches could pass concurrent reso-
lutions extending the time for final ad-
1ournment. Then they would in some
which put an end to the considera ton
of all bills last Thursday. Then they
would be at liberty to go ahead and
consider any kind of bank deposit leg
islation they desired.
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald.
president of the senate, thinks that the
legislature could go ahead and disre-
gard the resolution limiting the time
for consideration of bills. He does not
think it would invalidate the measures
passed.
In order to get the members back
here. it might be necessary to have d
call of the house and senate.
The cali means that the doors of
the senate and house are locked, and
no member is allowed to leave the hall
absentees. The Cali IS on until
raised by vote of the body making it.
Sometimes cali is maintained for
days, when some very important mea-
sure is pending which needs more
votes to accomplish its passage. This
was the case with the big primary
election law fight at the regular ses-
sion of the legislature.
A call of the house is provided for
In the house rules as follows: "A call
of the house shall be ordered on the
demand of any ten members on the
taking of a vote on any bill or resolu-
tion.''
The senate rules are more explicit:
"a call of the senate may be had upon
a demand of five senators. pending a
roll call on the passage of any bill or
joint resolution. or on any motion to
strike out the enacting clause, or in
definitely postpone any bill or joint
resolution and before the result is an
nounced. When call is demanded,
the president shall order the doors of
the senate to be closed, and direct the
secretary to call the roll of the sena-
tors and note the absentees, after
which the names of the absentees shall
DE again called, and those for whose
absence no sufficient excuse is given
may be sent for and taken into custody
by the sergeant at arms, or his assis-
tants appointed for that purpose, and
brought before the bar of the senate,
where, unless excused by majority
of the senators present, they shall be
reproved by the president for neglect
of duty
1t is a little difficult to see just
where the senate will be able to en-
force a call, since it has no bill or
Joint resolution pending on roll call.
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald,
president of the senate, and Speaker
J. S. Simmons of the house had
conference Sunday over the long dis
tance telephone between Topeka and
Hutchinson regarding the probable
return of the legislature to Topeka
to attempt to pass the bank deposit
insurance bill over the governors
veto. They decided that they would
not send out notices to the members
of their respective bodies, regarding
the governors action, and the extern
sion Of the session to Tuesday after
noon at o'clock.
simmons will be here on Monday
night" said Fitzgerald. Bringing the
legislature back is almost like having
another session. The newspapers have
thoroughly informed the state in the
matter. Simmons and did not feel
that we wished to send out notices or
ANYTHING that appeared that we. as Of
ficers Of the two houses, were calling
the members back. If, on Tuesday
evening, five members of senate and
ten of the house demand a call then
of course it will be done"
1t Is claimed that the scheme to force
the legislature to reassemble originated
in the senate, among some OF the
friends of the bank deposit insurance
hill. It is said that soon as the
senate and house voted to postpone
final adjournment till Tuesday, the ma
chinery was set in operation to get the
members back to Topeka Telephone
and telegraph wires were called into
use.. and all the friends of house bin
No 111'' were urged to be in Topeka
Tuesday. House bill Ill is the bank de-
posit insurance bill.
Waggener Replies to Hoch.
state Senator B. P. Waggener gave
o,,t the following interview today reIa-
tive to veto message Of Governor Hoch
in yetoing the deposit insurance bill re-
Gently passed by the legislature: