The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

the bill so as to exempt deeds of trust
securing an issue of railroad bonds.
In explanation of his amendment
Senator Stewart said that the en-
forcement of the proposed law would
bar interurban railroads from the
state. If the company now proposing
to build an interurban road from In
dependence to Kansas City. has to
100000 bond issue. the fees will
amount to $4,000. This tax. Senator
Stewart thought. would bar new COM
panies from the state.
Senators Quincy and Ganse vigor-
ousIy opposed the amendment and
fought Senator Hamilton's motion to
strike out the enactinE clause SEN
ator Ganse declared that the law
would operate so as to permit the tax
ing of all mortgages and would pre-
vent the holders from evading the
mortgage tax as they do at present
He also declared the law will in
crease state revenues and make
money lenders outside the state pay
taxes on their mortgages He ad-
mitted the mortgage would probably
be the one who would pay the fee in
the end, but the law would probably
operate to reduce interest rates on
mortgages
After much discussion both the
amendment of Senator Stewart and
the substitute Of Senator Hamilton
were voted down and the bill was re-
ported back to the senate with the
recommendation that it be passed
subject to amendment and debate.
At $40 the committee of the whole
arose and the elections committee
made its report seating Senators Mil
ton and Caldwell Senator Milton viii
be allowed attorney fees. and W. NJ
Moore who has occupied the seat as
senator from the Thirty-Second dis
trict since the beginning Of the session,
oil = md mil Tep prra n,
date and attorney fees and other ex-
penses incurred in the contest These
allowances are to be determined by the
ways and means committee
The senate unanimously adopted the
election committees report in both
cases and also adopted Senator Brews-
ter's resolution seating W. W. Caldwell
in place of W. VI. Moore Senator
Caldwell was sworn in today. At the
close of the session Senator Caldwell
treated the members and employees to
a barrel of apples
On motion of Senator Cambern the
bank guaranty law was made a special
order for 2:15 o'clock Thursday after
noon.
A bill introduced by Senator Travis
fixes the number of employees that may
be allowed in the state senate The
bill provides for the following en-
Secretary. assistant secretary, ser
geant-at-arms, three assistant ser
geants-at-arms, sergeant alarms to
| lieutenant governor, Journal clerk and
assistant chaplain, docket clerk and
one assistant, postmaster. mail carrier,
reading clerk and one assistant. en-
rolling clerk. document clerk and one
| assistant, stenographer and page to
lieutenant governor, secretary's stenOg-
rapher. three assistant stenographers,
bookkeeper, telephone clerk and page.
chief doorkeeper and assistant four
| pages, cIoakroom attendant night
watchmau. one clerk for each standing
| committee and an additional stenog-
rapf1er each for judiciary and ways
and means committee All janitors
shall be furnished by the executive
council. The number of employees pro-
vided for, exclusive of committee
| clerks, is thirty-six
| The judiciary committee amended
| the bill increasing the salary Of Secre-
| tary F. D. Coburn Of the state board