University Daily Kansan, February 6, 1981
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State GOP called slow on tax issues
By GENE GEORGE Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
House Republican leaders can't get their signals straight, according to State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Michigan, who have caused a delay in declining tax benefits.
Charlton said yesterday that bills were not coming from committees at the pace of years past.
"We normally go on all morning," she said. "But recently, it has been very, very slow."
Chariton, who was a secretary in the Statehouse from 1796 to 1890, said she was using "opposite-side-of-the-she-aguest-wool," but that Republicans seemed to be having problems coordinating stands on money issues.
"We need to get the revenue problems solved before we do anything else," she said.
CHARLIE TON WAS appointed last year to fill the unexpired term of Mike Glover, who resigned to go into private law practice.
But House Republicans dispute the accuracy of Charlton's comments and say there soon will be plenty of debate on the house floor.
House Speaker Wendell Lady, R-Overland Park, said Charlton did not have 'a full understanding of the House process.'
He said there were no problems in getting bills on the House floor and offered to explain the process to Charlton.
"We are not trying to set records on the number of bills we pass this year," Lady said.
Charlton said that there had been only 223 bills introduced in both houses this session, compared with 296 at this time last session.
BUT SHE ADDED, "We still have an awful lot to work on," and said fewer bills didn't completely account for the bill in the action.
House Majority Leader Robert Frey, R-Liberal, said Charlton's comment's were "just political rhetoric."
He said that there were no organizational problems, but that the committee chairmen did have the power to make meanings on bills they thought were bad.
"Maybe one of her bills is in that pile." he said.
Minority Leader Fred Weaver, Barkley Springs, agreed with Charlton that the session did get off to a slow pace. "We were not entirely the Republican's fault."
"Apparently, they (the Republicans) were getting very close to adopting the interim committee recommendations like the two-cent increase in the sales tax and an increase in the fuel tax," Weaver said.
"Then, the governor came out with the vastly different approach to highways and school funding, and it had a lot of people's minds," Weaver said.
CHARLTON SAID the governor's
She said House Republicans didn't agree on the tax, which would place a surcharge on the productions of oil, natural gas and coal.
approach, an 8 percent severance tax,
would prove to be another
organizational block to the
Republicans.
Lady responded that House Democrats also were split on the issue. He said only 29 of the 53 Democrats committed to voting when it was introduced yesterday.
Lady, who favors a tax, although not at 8 percent, promised that when the issue got to the House it wouldn't be delayed.
FREY SAID that debate would pick up greatly starting with the three-day committee hearing next week.
He said there was not enough support to pass the tax, which meant the governor and the lawmakers would oppose it. On a compromise revenue bill.
"If he doesn't come around, he will be responsible for the Legislature passing no tax changes whatsoever." Frey said. "And any increases in local property taxes next year will be solely his responsibility."
Weaver, referring to the behind-the-scenes maneuvering, said the current slow-down in the House was nothing to be concerned about.
"I liken it to a pro football game like the Super Bowl," he said. "Ever notice how much football is played in the last two minutes?"
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity is colonizing at the University of Kansas, increasing the number of recognized KU fraternities to 25.
New fraternity on KU campus seeks members
This is the first time I Kappa Pila Phan has colonized in Lawrence, according to Craig Biehl, national fraternity representative.
"I believe it's an excellent opportunity for men to get started on the ground level of a fraternity and direction and shape of the chapter."
"We came to KU because there seems to be an excellent Greek system here," he said. There is room for expansion.
Two national representatives are on campus making arrangements for the fraternity. Last month the representatives sent mailings to the fraternity, who agreed to send men. The fraternity plans to pledge a KU charter group of 40 KU men.
"We've had pretty good response so far," Bliel said. "We've received about 150 information cards as of last week."
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Pi Kappa Phi has 99 chapters.
Men requesting more information may contact Biehl at the Ramada Inn, 222 W. 8th St., Room 340.
Decision on KU's telephones to be on line by Tuesday
By KATHY KASE Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas will choose by next Tuesday from two options for a new telephone system. Del Shankel, acting chancellor, said yesterday.
A modified Centrex II system or an interconnect switch system are KU's choices, Shankel said.
The decision will be made after Patrick Hurley, Kansas Department of Administration Secretary, comments on the alternatives Monday, William Hogan, associate executive vice chancellor, said yesterday.
A MODIFIED CENTREX II system would cost KU an additional $80,000 to $130,000 annually until 1985, when the contract with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. expires, Shankel said. The system would cost less than a $70,000 monthly payment would retain rotary dialing phones and manual switching equipment.
"We submitted the alternatives to 'We submitted the reasons' because we felt his office should be involved in a decision at the University," Hogan said.
An interconnect switch system would cost KU an additional $50,000 to $80,000 annually, Shankel said. This system would allow KU to install its own telephone system, thereby eliminating telephone company charges for on-
campus calls. The University would pay only for outgoing calls.
Because an interconnect switch system would not be installed until 1983, KU would retain its current Centres in connection fees, $250,000 in contract termination fees.
THE FEES STEM from a contract signed with Southeastern Bell in October 1979 for a Centrix II system at no additional cost per phone to the University. At that time, the monthly rate per station line was $7.75.
But in February 1980, rates per station line increased to $1.95 after the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a Bell rate increase.
Because KU has about 2000 station lines, the University administration sought phone service alternatives and instructed academic departments to switch to mobile phones. The administration then met with Ball officials to discuss the options.
One original alternative was to pay a $917,000 contract termination fee and then install the interconnect switch system. The University also considered modifying the contract terms or reducing the termination fee.
"I think the Journal-World is mistaken," he said. "I told them that I had a small preference but that I still had to look at more data."
Despite a story in yesterday's Lawrence Journal-World, Shankel said he does not prefer one over the final two alternatives.
"WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE?" Psalma 2:1 and Acta 4:25
Abraham had celebrated another birthday. If there was a cake to hold the answer, he made a big cake to hold 98 candles. Wonder if there was any one who could blow them all out with one "puff"? In the Book of Jo the question is asked: "Should a wise man fill his
Would guess that there are many of our modern writers, commentators, columnists, etc., who have so "filled their belly with the east wind" they could blow out that many candles, candles of light, with one puff, or quest! At times I read things that make me go of what John O. Calvin has said, "I will love you!" He has the mouth of a blo, and popes it everywhere!"
One day after the celebration of his 99th birthday Abraham was sitting in the door of his tent in "the heat of the day." Suddenly he became aware that three men were inside, and they began to greet him reverently greeted them and entertained them to the best of his ability. The visitors turned out to be his Friends, God Almighty, Abraham "the Friend of God").
The purpose of the visit was twofold: to tell Abraham the time was near when God would fulfil His promise to him, for which he had been patiently and obediently waited. In order to accomplish this task, for his wife his wife Sarah, it made no difference to The
Almighty that both of them were near 100 years old.
The other message God had for his Father was to tell him he was on the way to investigate conditions in Godom and Gomorah. The cry of their wickedness and sin was so great and grievous it had mounted up to heaven.
Moraham knew God well enough, and he knew Sodom well enough to know the God is done罢了, and when God took God the Lord" to plead. He appealed to God's justice and righteousness, basing his request that the city be spared on the grounds that perhaps there was righteousness in the land. The prophet Jesus prayed to Faith. He did not ask God to spare the sodomyes, homosexuales, wormhongs, and other pervers, except for the sake of the righteous that might be there. The Lord told him that he should be spared God's wrath—it is the duty and business of "The Friends of God" to pull as many out of the fire as possible," hating even the garments spotted by the fire." Abraham did not ask God to spare the city if there were less than ten
In many respects the sins of our land, and the world, are similar or the same as those of Sodom. All "Friends of God" need to follow in the steps of "The Father of The World." We need to be faithful, and plead for our homes, our kins, our nation, and all men.
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