The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-23
NAMES THE men.
House Committee Which Will
Frame Guarantee Law.
Edwards, Chairman, Belongs to
the Conservatives.
HAVE A MAJORITY.
Personnel of Committee Shows
Opposition to RadicaIism.
Change Date of Primary to
June FaVorably Reported.

banks and banking: Edwards of
Greenwood. Snyder of Leavenworth,
Watson of Allen. Lander of McPher-
son, Hopkins of Ffnney Crumley of
Thomas. Francisco of Gray Haskell.
Cron of Butler, Rogers of Sedgwick
This is probably the most important
committee Of the house this session.
There was a desire on the part of
many members to act on the COM
mittee and thus take part in the
framing of a guarantee deposit law.
There are now nine of these guarantee
bills before the house for considera-
ton. The committee will likely report
a bill containing sections from many
of these measures, thus playing no
small part in the enactment of a
guarantee law.
There is a wide difference of
opinion among the members on what
kind of guarantee deposit bill shall
best carry out the pledges of the Re-
publican party made to the voters last
fall. Some of the members are
radical while others are extremely
conservative on the question. Then
there is number of members who
occupy a middle ground on guarantee
of deposits.
The personnel of the above COM
mittee is significant The chairman,
and Watson have not been classed
with the radical square deal element
of their party, while Landers and
Crum1ey are square dealers dyed in
the wool. Hopkins of Finney was a
machine man, but appears to have
been baptised in the reform foun-
tain. Francisco, Cron and Rogers
are Democrats, the first named being
cashier of bank. The committee is
sure to hold several interesting ses-
sionS before agreement is reached on
a guarantee bill. There will also be
several long and warm sessions by the
house in committee of the whole be-
fore the bill reported by committee is
passed.
The Kyle bill to change the time of
holding the primary election from the
first Tuesday in August, as provided
by the present law, to the first Tues
day in June, was favorably reported on
today by the house committee on cleo
tions. There is sure to be a spirited
debate in the house over the passage
of this bill as many members want the
now.
The Edwards anti-cigarette bill was
reported favorably today by the COM
cigarette bill has appeared before
every Kansas legislature for the past
twenty years but has never reached the
statute books.
Speaker Dolley today introduced the
board of health bill appropriating
$4,000 per year with. which to pay the
expense of an educational campaign to
be conducted by the board for the pre-
vention of tuberculosis. The board is
given authority by this bill to investi-
gate the causes of tuberculosis and
print and distribute reading matter re-
lating to this disease.
Jewett of Sedgwick today intro
duced the bill creating a revolving
fund of 100000 to buy seed wheat
and sell it to the farmers of this state.
The house met this afternoon at 2
O'Clock to consider in committee of the
whole some fifteen bills that have been
advanced to general orders. Among
them are the three bills introduced by
the temperance committee providing
for a more strict enforcement of the
prohibition laws of the state in rela-
city officials in performance of their
duties. Also the bill by Miller relating
to the license for vendors of nostrums
and appliances of any kind for the
treatment of diseases and providing
for the fees and licenses thereof. Also
three judiciary bills regulating the
prices on articles of commerce pro-
duced and sold by monopolies in this
state. Also a forestry bill and the San
Jose bill by Matson of Sedgwick and a
bill by the committee on public
health.
Sekavec of Ellsworth this morning
the following resolution
which was adopted, then reconsidered
and thrown out:
whereas, a bill was introduced in
the legislature of the state of Kansas
the establishment of the
ten repositories in the state.
whereas, the same bill is being sup
ported by the statement that the treas
l1rer of the state of Kansas has drawn
and keeps on hand more money than
he can safely take care of.
1.-The state of Kansas has had some
sad and very costly experiences with
state repositories such as the Devlin
bank of Topeka, some years ago.
banks in which county or state money
is deposited to pay interest on all aver
age daily balances to the counties.
Therefore be it resolved, by the
of the legislature, the senate
that the state treasurer be
and is hereby instructed not to draw
anv more money from the counties OF
the state of Kansas than is necessary
to defrav the daily expenses of the
state and leave it in the specific coun-
ties as long as possible so 1t would
draw interest and thus be OF some ma
terial benefit to said counties.
tResolved. That an emergency be de-
Glazed and this resolution be passed
without delay and a copy at once for
warded to the treasurer of state"
After the resolution was passed, Ryan
IF Brown. stated that Treasurer Tulley
,ad declared to him that none of the
oroyfsions of the law above referred to
had ever been violated during his term
Of Office.
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