The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-12
Many Important Measures
Passed Upper House Today.
Mortgage Registration Tax Bill
Defeated by Big Vote.
TO COMPLETE MEMORIAL HALL
Senate Votes $4,000 for In
terror Finishing at Once.
tuberculosis Hospital - Two
Constitutional Amendments.

The senate this morning accom-
plished more in the consideration OF
bills than any other three hours since
the 1913 session began TWO months
ago. The mortgage registration tax
was killed, two constitutional amend
ments were approved, mammoth ir-
rigation scheme for western Kansas
was directed, a state tuberculosis SAM
tarium was recommended, an appro-
priation for the completion OF the
Memorial hall was authorized, and
various other measures were consld-
cred and passed.
Going through the calendar picking
out the more important measures, the
senators acted with rapldlty ana
promptness. If the senate had spent
the first fifty days of the session IN
this manner, the legislative halIS
would have been closed long ago and
mice would be frolicking among the
desks and pigeon holes of the states
men. -
The time for final consideration of
bills was set for o'clock TINS AFTER
noon This means that the senate
clock will be stopped at this time ana
the body will work right on through
until midnight tonight-and propapIy
later. With more than lou mouse
measures on the calendar and with
onIv few hours to consider them,
few members of the senate are an
ticipatfng sleep tonight.
Kansas lost a chance to bring near
the state today when the senate Killed
by a vote of % to Is the mortgage
registration tax bill. The enemies OF
the measure declared that the entlre
burden of the tax would fall on the
= borrower This was too much for the
senators fearful of the increased cost
of living and they bounced upon the
bill with glee.
Bale Waggener, senator from
Atchison county, in explaining his
vote made the following comprehen,
sive remark which covers the ground
of the argument presented against the
bill today:
Il vote for this measure with much
hesitation This senate has en-
deavored perSiStently to so shape the
legislation with reference to the reg
istration of mortgages, that over 1l1ty
millions of dollars in mortgages now
escaping taxation, might be forced on
the tax rolls and bear their 1alr snare
this senate to taht end has failed pc
cause the house would not pass It. ana
we go back to the people permitting
this iniduitouS practice to continue
The farmers of Kansas and the LABOR
ers must continue to bear the burden
and pay the tax dodgers portion OF
taxation, for it is evident that no re-
lief can be secured at this session OF
the legislature"
The roll call on the measure fol-
lows: For the bill-Bowman, Carey,
Denton, Gray, Howe, thurman; 10
Nighswonger. Price of Clark. Price
of Greenwood, Waggener and Will
Iams Against the bill-Carney, Da-
Wis, Kinds, Kinkel, Klein, Logan. Ma
hin, Malone, Mcmillan, Meek, Nixon,
Overfield, Paulen. Shouse, Simpson,
Porter, Sutton, Trott. Troutman, VIII
son of Jefferson, Wilson of Washing
ton and Wolf. Absent or not voting
Pauley, Stavely and Stillings.
The legislature has decided to APP
propriate S175,O0O for the completion
of the Memorial hall at the corner or
Tenth and Jackson streets in topeka
Not a vote was cast against the ap-
Dropriation bill when it was presented
TO the senate this morning. The only
objection to the appropriation came
from + w. Howe, senator from Dick
inson county, who thought that $lOO,-
600 would be enough to do the WORK
In the roll call, however, he voted Tor
the $4,000 clause.
The fight for the funds to COM
plete this magnificent building dedl-
Gated to the soldiers and sailors OF the
state was led by Senator Price or
clark county, Senator Waggener of
Atchison and Senator Nighswonger of
Sedgwick.
When Senator Howe suggested that
the appropriation be cut from $115,-
600 to 100000, Senator Waggener
Jumped to his feet and said he was
come from the Democratic side of the
house. and hoped that it would not
prevail.
The old Topeka Gets Everything
war cry was sounded by Howe when
he said that the hall could be visitee-