The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17
Guaranty Bill Absorbing At
tention of Senators.
Will Come Up as Special Order
on Thursday.
70 TRIM THE EDGES.
Senator Quincy Will Insist on
Amendments.
He and Others Want Interest
Bearing Deposits Eliminated.

A large volume of routine business Is
planned by the senate leaders for this
afternoon. Prior to the opening Of the
session at 2 o'clock Senator w. W.
Caldwell took the oath of office as the
senator from the Thirty-second dis
trict, in place of w. M Moore who
lost the seat as the result of Senator
CaldwelPs contest. The new senator
was sworn in by President Fitzgerald
in the Office of the secretary of the
senate.
There are % bills on the calendar on
third reading, all of which have been
recommended for passage by the COM
m1ttee of the whole. Of this number
five are subject to amendment and de-
bate by the whole senate. It is planned
to dispose of these % bills at the af-
ternoon session. if possible. and II OF
them will be passed on roll call after
the perfunctory third reading of the
bills.
Among the measures subject to
amendment and debate are S. B. No.
421. No. II, No. 427. No. 247, and H. 3.
No a.
Considerable debate is expected on S.
B. No. IL, the Hodges rock road bill,
and s. B. No. 247, providing a registra-
tion fee on real estate mortgag ages.
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No. 427. fixing the maximum rate of
tax levies, a special order for Thurs
day morning at 1890, and advance all
the other bills relating to assessment
and taxation so that they can also
be considered at that time. The de-
sire is to pass the assessment and
taxation bills as soon as practicable
and get them out of the way of other
important Legislative measures which
may, in the course of events, clog the
wheels of legislation to some extent.
Senator Carey came into the SEN
ate chamber this morning bearing
three large, luscious, red apples which
he placed on his desk with the label
"Arkansas Black from Reno county,
x Each of the specimens OF
Reno county fruit was about 2 inches
in circumference and the senator
from Reno proudly declaifned on the
virtues of the Reno county orchards
as the apples were Inspected by SEN
ators and visitors.
But when Senator Carey returned
from his lunch the senators in the
chamber had good laugh on the
member from Hutchinson. During
his absence Senators Porter and
Brady removed the large red apples
from Senator Carey's desk and sub
stituted three little, wrinkled. com
mon scrub apples, with the label
Substitute for Arkansas Black" The
joke was enjoyed by Senator Carey as
One of the interesting fights of the o.
session is scheduled for Thursday
afternoon when the administration
bank deposit guaranty bill will come
up for consideration under special or
ders. The time for opening this fight
has been set for 2:15 and there will
undoubtedly be some interesting en-
gagements between light and heavy
artillery on both sides of the question.
From present indications Senators
Lower and Quincy will occupy promi-
nent positions on the firing line against
certain provisions of the bill. Senator
Cam bern. chairman of the senate
banking committee, which framed the
bill in conjunction with the house COM
new suit of armor and his tall figure
will be seen on the breastworks in de-
fense of the measure as reported from
the committee.
Senators Quincy and Lower will in
sst on the elimination of interest bear
ing deposits from the guaranty and
the former will also insist on giving
the depositor, in case of bank failure.
a certificate of deposit covering his
loss. bearing per cent interest in
stead of 3 per cent as proposed in the
bill.
Just before the opening of the ses-
sion this afternoon Senator Milton pre-
sented each senator with a carnation
as a token of his appreciation of the
action of the senate in deciding in his
favor in the contest brought by former
Senator ]. F. Getty.