The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-22
The Platform Promise Has
Been Redeemed.
Passed Both HOuSes-Will
Raise 100000 Revenue.


Democratic administration wanted
written in the statute books was the
corporation tax law. 1t passed the
house late Friday night with the SEN
ate joker in it, but that joker only
tends to increase the revenue and put
new FUNDS in the state treasury. Ad-
ministration friends claim that the
new corporation tax law will raise
bone of the Hodges movement to re-
duce state taxes by providing in
creased revenue.
Two weeks ago the corporation tax
bill passed the house. Then it took a
rest on the senate calendar. When it
was finally called up, it was patched
and tagged with amendments. Some
one induced Senator Joseph to include
state banks in the bill and that MEM
Der, in order to be patriotic did it. But
when the senate adopted the bill in
that form the wise members knew
right well that they had injected a
joker that would arouse the wrath of
the financial agents. They also
thought that they had provided a pro-
vision which would cause the house
to balk, would send the bill to confer
the hurry and rush of the closing
hours of the session. But those things
, didn't happen at all.
Instead the bill with it's trail of
senate amendments was called up for
| confirmation shortly after the supper
hour Friday night. And what did
the house do? 1t called the senate
and passed the bill just as the upper
house had prepared it. The house
swallowed every amendment that the
senate had injected and smiled as
they did it.
Local building and loan associations
are not included in the provisions of
the bill, but the $40 state banks are
listed. So also are the big Kansas
corporations and they will pay about
100000 year under the terms of
The bill which was introduced in
the house by ]. A. Mahurin of Coffey
county, was strongly advocated two
years ago by Secretary of State Chas.
son. In conference held one night
Dawson advised the corporation rep
resentatives that they would be wise
to submit to the bill in its original
form.
IF you don't" he said, "some future
legislature will give you a bill with
teeth in it."
Dawson was sitting near the press
table in the house last night as that
body confirmed the senate's amend
ments to the bill.
ST guess my prediction came true
he said. This bill has real teeth in
it"
That an agreement among the MEM
bers of the second conference commit
tee on the initiative and referendum is
now close at hand, is the rumor today
in the legislative halls. In the main
the agreement will be along the lines
advocated by the house members, al
though several slight concessions will
be made by the senate to cover amend
ments in that body.
The one big feature on which the
legislature has stumbled in its passage
of an I. and r. is the provision in
jected by the senate requiring that a
majority of all votes cast at any cleo
ton shall be cast for any initiated
measure in order to secure it's passage.
In the house that provision was re-
jected. That body also rejected the
senates amendment to the bill which
provided that any measure initiated by
the people should not be subject to the
review of any state court.
Now, it is claimed, the conferees will
concede both points to the house. If
the report current today is correct, the
committee will recommend that only a
majority of those voting on any initi-
ated measure shall vote for the meas
ure in order to secure its adoption.
And they will also recommend that any
action by the voters shall be subject to
court review.
The house has recommended for pass
age the Hines bill calling for the recog-
milton of the chiropractics in Kansas.
If the senate concurrS in the bill rec
commended by the house, chiropractics
may practice their profession in this
state without first climbing over sew
eral ugly sections of Kansas law An
effort to compel the chiropractics to
secure a license from the medical board
was defeated after hard fight. Then
the house recommended that Hines bill
be passed when it is called up on third
reading.