The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-18
Anti Baseball Agitation Given a
Setback.
Religious Society Asks House
Not to Pass Bill.
NEW LIABILITY BILL.
Robert Stone Introduces One
Which Has Official Sanction.
First Consolidation of Boards
Measure introduced.


The feature of the house session to-
day was the introduction of a petition
by Noble of Labette that protested an
most emphatic terms against the anti
Sunday baseball bill in the house. This
petition was signed by some seventy
members of the Young Peoples Mission
airy society of Oswego, Labette county,
young men and women alike, and all
the officers of this society. 1t is re-
buke against the interference of re-
ligiouS legislation which would deny
to the working classes their only OPP
portunity to witness the national game.
The house cheered the reading of the
petition. The sentiment of the young
peoples Christian society of Oswego ca
country town, too) as expressed so
plainly in favor of Sunday baseball is
as follows:
"Oswego, Kan, Jan. IA.
'Hon. r. N. Noble, Topeka:
Dear Sir: We, the members of the
Young Peoples Missionary society f
Oswego, do respectfully protest against
house bills Ga and IS or any other sun
day bills that may come up as being
religious in nature and contrary to the
spirit of our country where religious
liberty is guaranteed to all.
1--WE hold that any law prohibiting
on one day what is lawful on another
day is religious legislation and should
be regarded with suspicion by all lovers
of liberty as pointing ultimately TO the
union of church and state.
I'VE protest against Sunday laws be-
cause We are fully convinced that it Is
for the best interests of both the
church and the state that they should
be kept intirely separate and that re-
ligion will be purer and civil govern
ment more useful to mankind If no at
tempt is made to unite the two.
"And finally in behalf of the COM
rio 0F a citizens in behalf OF
that Christianity which we profess III
behalf of the state whose highest pros
perity we desire, in behalf of the un-
believer whose rights We respect, IN
behalf Of all sorts and conditions OF
men, we protest against this demand
for a. return to those legal enactments
which have darkened the pages of his
tory in other lands and which if
adopted will exhibit to the world the
melancholy spectacle of the abandon
ment of those principles which have
distinguished this country above all
other nations of the earth.
Therefore, for these reasons, we beg
of you, as our representative, to use
your influence to defeat any measure
that will infringe on the rights of any
American citizen"
(Signed) Seventy Members.
The bill introduced by Thomas Of
wyandotte in the house is calculated
to promote the building up of reserve
bank centers in Kansas. 1t provides
that country banks must place at
least half of their reserve fund in Kan
sas banks in cities of the first class in
order to have credit in the state re-
ports on their reserve fund. The bill,
which is Of great importance to the
banking interests of the state, is as fol-
lows:
Each bank doing business under
this act, shall have on hand at all
times in available funds the following
sums: Banks located in cities or
towns having less than 5000 popula-
ton an amount equal to 25 per cent
of their entire deposits: banks located
In cities having over 5000 population,
an amount equal to rs per cent of
their entire deposits, three-fourths of
which may consist of balances due to
them from good solvent banks. none
of the stockholders of which are
stockholders in such depositing banks,
except when approved by the bank
commissioner; at least one-half of
said amount to be deposited in a bank
located in some city of the first class
in the state of Kansas. At least one
fourth of said reserve shall consist of
actual cash. Provided that any bank
which is made the depository for the
reserve of any other bank or banks
shall have on hand at all times In the
manner herein provided rs per cent of
its deposits. Cash items shall not be
considered as a part of the reserve of
any bank. Whenever the available
funds in any bank shall be below the
required amount, such bank shall not
increase its investments by making
any new loans or discounts other than
by discounting or purchasing bills of
exchange.
"The bank commissioner may refuse
to consider as a part of its reserve
balance due to any bank from any
other bank any of the stockholders of
which are stockholders in such de-
posting bank, or which shall refuse OF
neglect to furnish him with such in
formation as ne may require relating
to its business with any bank doing
business under this act.'
Robert stone of Shawnee has intro
duced in the house a liability bill
which will probably be the measure
that will be threshed out by the legis-
lature for final passage as the redemp D.
ton of a party pledge Mr. Stone
studied the English liability law, the
New York law and the report mad.
Governor Hughes some time ago Il
study this question. John Mitchell
the famous labor leader. was on the
committee. Mr.. Stone drafted his bill
from the three standards above men.
toned and embodied in it what he con.
sidered the best points of them all.
The Stone bill covers only the more
hazardous forms of employment, sucf
as railroads, factories, mines, oil re
fneries and plants where inhamnahI.
or explosive materials are used The
bill provides that where a workman
is killed in the course of his duty anC
has not been willful1y negligent hi.
dependents shall receive from the EN-.
ploying concern a sum equal to hil
wages for three years. If he is in.
tured he shall receive half pay fol
such time as he is incapacitated, pro.
viding that the period shall not exten6
beyond ten years.
The workman can either come il
under the provisions of the liability
law or sue for damages under the
present law, just as he or his depend.
ents shall prefer. Any concern comIne
within the law that prefers to adopi
an insurance plan of its own for pro
lection Of workmen may do SO. pro.
viding the plan is approved bv tn,
superintendent of insurance.
Keene of Bourbon would coneo1ida =.