The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01
H0CH USES VETO.
No Bank Insurance, Says the
Governor.
Explains Why in a Message to
the Legislature.
POINTS OUT DEFECTS,
Would Lead to Organization OF
Powerful Political Machines.
No Supervision by Insurance or
Bank Commissioner.

Governor Hoch has vetoed the bank
insurance bill. The veto message was
sent to the house at 11:45 this morn
ing, but about five minutes before it
arrived, the house had taken a recess
until 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
1t was expected that the legislature
would take it's final adjournment at
noon today. in accordance with the
concurrent resolution adopted early in
the week.
At about 1890 today, the following
concurrent resolution was introduced
in the senate by Senator Fitzpatrick:
BE it Resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concurring
therein,
THAT the time Of final adjourn
ment be and the same is hereby ex-
tended until Tuesday the 4th day Of
February, 1908, at the hour of 6
o'clock p. M
By unanimous consent this was
passed, Senators Fitzpatrick and Will
kerson voting for it. 1t was sent to
the house, and passed there by unanf-
nous consent Representatives Ham
and Flanagan voting for it.
The news that the legislature had
taken recess until Tuesday came to
Governor Hoch like thunderbolt. He
had been rushing his work all the
forenoon to. get the bills signed I'D by
noon. and had by strenuous work sue
ceeded in doing SO. When the legis-
lature quit till Tuesday, the governor
was inclined to attribute the act to
diScourtesy and some Interior motive.
1t was limited around that the OBJ
ject of the few legislators left here
was to save the bank deposit insur-
ance bill. Some seemed to think that
by postponing adjournment for a few
days, Governor Hoch might be forced
to change his mind, for it had become
generally known in the state house
that he was determined to veto the
bill.
Some of the friends of the deposit
insurance scheme, and some of those
who were interested in the formation
of a company to insure bank de-
posits, have been laboring with the
governor for several days to get him
no encouragement Finally it is said
that they learned that the veto mes
sage was being written. and to gain a
little more time, in which they hope
to prove to the governor that they are
in earnest about the organizat ton of
ponement of final adjournment.
1t is said, on the other hand. that
Speaker Simmons of the house wanted
to leave for home on noon train and
that he was willing to come back to
Topeka Tuesday rather than stay here
over Sunday.
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald
said in speaking of the situation:
"The senate and house decided to
pass new concurrent resolution fix
ing the time for final adjournment be-
cause the governor needed more time
to consider bills. I understand that
some of the bills have not yet reached
him, and that he was unable to finish
his work by the time fixed in the first
concurrent resolution, SO 1t was de-
cided to extend the time till Tuesday
This action was taken by unanimous
consent in both house and senate
Governor Hoch says, however, that he
has signed all the bills, and that If the
members of the house and senate had
communicated with him before taking
action, he would have been able to tell
them that he was ready for the final
adjournment.
The Veto Will Stand.
If the friends of the bill hoped to
stave off a veto by postponing the final
adjournment of the legislature till
Tuesday, they will be disappointed. for