The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-05
Troutman Anti-Loan Shark
Bill Is Passed.
Will Apply to All Cities zof the
First Class.
WEBB BILL REGULATED HERE
Mahin Measure Carries Out
Effects in Kansas.
Senators StilIings and Porter
I'LL at Their Rooms.

A bill created for the purpose of
putting the loan shark out of business
In Kansas drawn un by Senator Trout
man of Shawnee county passed the
senate last night. The measure auth
oriZeS the incorporation of provident
loan associations for lending money to
persons in need of pecuniary assist
ance IN this state. 1t is a direct slap
at the money lenders of the larger
cities of the state who have been a
prey upon the poorer classes for
years.
1t looked for awhile last night as
though the bill was doomed to defeat.
Senator Waggener of Atchison and
Senator Joseph of Butler bored into it
with damaging gimlets. 1t aroused
Troutman and after a masterful
speech in its behalf he switched the
sentiment of the body back in his di-
rection.
The loan association can be formed
in any city of the first class in the
state in a county with more than u.s.
600 Inhabitants. 1t is to be an incor-
porated association for the purpose of
aiding persons who can borrow money
in no other way than from the sharks
that ruin their homes with interest.
Not more than 5000 can be loaned to
any person with an interest not to
exceed l Y per cent per month for a
period of two months or less and not
exceeding Is per cent a year.
The bill was supported on the floor
II,
kinkel, Wilson of Washington, Lamb
ertson and StaveIy. Senator Denton
of ELK county made his maiden
speech of the session bringing out
several good points in favor of the
measure.
The vote-for the bill: Carey, Da-
Wis, Denton. Gray. Huffman, Joseph,
King, kinkel. Klein, Lambertson. Lo-
gan, Mcmillan, Meek. Milton, Nighs-
wonger, Nixon. Overfield. PauIen,
Pauley, Price of Clark, 'Shouse Simp-
son, Stavely, Trott, Troutman, Wilson
of Washington and Wolf. Against
Howe. Malone, Sutton, Waggener-and
williams.
After warm debate on the consti-
nationality of the prohibition law in
Kansas, the senate late Tuesday after
noon with only two dissenting votes
passed che Mahin bill regulating in this
state the effects of the famous Webb
measure in congress- Among othec fea-
lures the Mahin measure requires all
railroad companies and express firms
doing business in Kansas to file with
the county clerk a statement of the
liquor delivered from its agencies t.
the consignees- This record of all per
sons receiving liquor shipments will re
kept in the office open at all times
for public inspection. In the course of
the discussion Senator Mahin said the
Webb bill was not worth the paper OH
which it was written unless placed un-
der state regulation with penalty pro
vided. Senators Sutton and Williams
cast the only votes against the meas
ure on it's final passage.
Despite a plucky fight put up by its
author, the bill introduced by Senator
Mcmillan giving advantages to the
farmers of the state in the stora ge of
freight was lost by a vote of 20 to IA
in the senate late Tuesday afternoon.
Termed by Paulen, of Wilson county,
as a measure to make storage house
out of every railway station in Kansas
for the benefit of the big mail order
houses of Chicago" the bill Immediate
ly lost it's popularity in the senate and
was defeated. 1t was strongly advo-
Gated by farmers in the western part
of the state who found it necessary to
pay a storage fee after a shipment had
remained in the station more than 4S
hours. They wanted the limit extended
to days and Senator Mcmillan con-
Quoted their fight. SIS ...
Another bill for the building of good
roads in Kansas has been passed by
the senate in the form of a measure !
by Davis. of Bourbon giving county
commissioners the right to purchase
rock crushing machinery on petition of
So per cent of the taxpayers of the
county. The bill allows a maximum
appropriation of $500 and can be hired
out to persons wishing to improve the /
ROADS or their own localities. >s
The Davis bill providing a pension for
widows and children without means
was killed after a long morning and
afternoon debate Tuesday. In the
course of the discussion Senator highs
wonger bemoaned the fact that SEN
ators would tear their hair over cor
porations and banks and telephone
companies and would sneer at the bet
terment of the human race.
The Stavely county dog tax bill
passed the senate without opposition
last night. This measure provides for
a tax of one dollar on males and two
dollars on females, the money to be
placed in a county fund to reimburse
sheep owners for their losses. This is
the first time dog tax bill has been
within speaking distance of passage in
the legislature. Senator Stavely of
Usage is the author and he declares
that his bill will become a law.
The Davis pension for widows plan
died in the senate last night on vote
of IS 10 Is on the measure. It re-
quired 81 votes to pass the bill and
the author was unable on a call of the
house to rope in the necessary ma
jority.
The bill gave to widows with chill
dren and without ample support $40
a month for each child under the age
of IA years 1t was strongly advocat-
ed by state officials of other states
where the plan has been successful.
Senator Nighswonger of Sedgwick was
in favor of giving the supervision to
the juvenile courts instead of the
state board of control. In a talk that
followed his amendment he scored the
members of the senate who "have
been tearing their hair in the interest
of taxes. banks, phone companies and
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