The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-05
HARD TO SATISFY
Attorneys Claim Yeager Charges
Are Still Insufficient.
Again Ask Senate to Dismiss
the Contest.
ATTORNEYS ON FLOOR
They Are Discussing PROPOSE
ton This Afternoon.
More Amendments to Tax Law
Proposed in Senate.

The senate late this afternoon will
hear arguments of counsel relative to
the motion of G.. P. Altman to dis
miss the contest brought against him
by n. A. Yeager for the office of
judge in the thirteenth judicial dis
trict. This decision was reached by
the senate at the morning session.
Mr.. Yeager today filed his amend
ed notice of contest as was ordered
by the senate last Tuesday Judge
Altman thereupon offered a motion
that this amended petition be dismiss
sed- The contestee alleges that Yeag-
er has not in his amended notice full
filled the requirements imposed by
the senate, nor complied with the
rules prescribed by the committee on
elections. Further contestee alleges
that the contestor has not set out
reason for contest with sufficient de-
hniteness; he has not described the
particular ballots alleged to have
been thrown out or improperly count
ed. Senator Robertson moved that
the matter be referred to the COM
mittee on elections with authority to
decide the questions involved. This
motion was lost, however, and Sena-
tor Ganse's motion that the senate
hear arguments on the motion to dis
miss at the afternoon session, pre-
vailed. The attorneys for the parties
interested will each be allowed TWEEN
" minutes to present their argu-
ments.
The bills considered by the senate
In committee of the whole yesterday
were read the third time and passed.
These bills were S. B. No. 1872 by
Brady; s. B. No. so, by Travis; S. B.
No. 22S, by Stewart; H. B. No. 297. by
the ways and means committee; S. b
No. IS by Quincy; S. B. No. 21O by
Stannard; S B. No. PAS by Avery: S.
B. No. PSI by Stewart; S. B. No. So
by Brady.
One of the important bills intro
duced in the senate today was s. B.
NO 421 proposing amendments to the
present assessment and taxation laws
relating to levies. This bill was pre-
pared by the committee on ASSESS
ment and taxation and was presented
by Chairman Stavely upon whose mo-
ton the rules were suspended and the
bill read a second time
The bill limits the powers of
county commissioners, city councils
and boards of education to fix rates
of levies, prescribing maximum tax
rates according to population and to-
tai valuation of property. Senator
the measure are practically the same
as at present, but the bill is designed
to establish more just and e0uit-
able basis for tax levies throughout
the state.
In counties which have an assessed
valuation not exceeding $4,000 900
the commissioners shall not lew more
than y mills on the dollar. Coun-
ties having assessed valuation more
than ten million but not exceeding
eleven million dollars the maximum
levy shall be PA mills. Where the
valuation runs from S11,OOOOOO to
$30,O00,000. the levy of 2 Il mills shall
be reduced CONFERENCE.-The of q mill
for each million dollars in excess of
eleven millions. Where the county
valuation is from $3O,O0O,0OO to s31'-
100000 the maximum levy is fixed at
one and forty-six hundredths mills:
from $40,000,000 to S60,000,OO0. one
and twenty-hundredth mills; $780,
100000 to $50. 0OO,0 900, one and thirty
hundredths mills; 800, 100000, IN
mills. A levy of not more than $40
mill shall be made for county road
and school taxes.
In cities of the first class of over
10000 population the maximum levy
shall be as follows: General revenue
2 mills; general improvements one
and two-tenths mills; water fund,
mill; judgment and park funds a
mill each; library fund, 4 mill. In
cities of not more than 10000, the
only change from the foregoing is in
respect to levy for general improve