The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-21
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Inc convention was called TO order
| by the chairman, and the consideration
of Senator Wares bill resumed.
George Martin opposed the executive
| council having anything TO do with the
appointment or confirmation of the pro-
| posed commissioners
Mr. Butterfieid rather favored that
clause in the bill.
Mr.. Burton thought the Commi ssion-
ers should each be paid 5000 year
salary.
Constitutional lawyers were called
upon by Mr.. Krappenberger to discuss
| the constitutionality of section 10.
Mr.. Martin said if the roads would
whack up, it was all right.
Mr.. Hoffman made the point that the
legislature should classify the roads as
well as the freights 70 be transported.
He thought board of commissioners
would be necessary to make any law OF
| practical force and effect
Lectures were read and discussions
had without any special results, q large
majority of the convention taking no
| part in the discussion.
Section "a brought out a great many
facts in connection with the way the
| railroads treated shippers, the roads be-
| ing characterized as robbers by num-
her of gentlemen.
After appointing a committee of five
| to report on the order of business, the
| convention adjourned to meet at 9
| O'Clock tomorrow.
ARLENE, Kas. Dec 14.-The anti
| monopoly convention assembled here
yesterday at O'Clock pursuant to call
1t was not as largely attended as was an.
| seems to be rather out of the way for d
| large majority of the members. There
| were present only tweniy-six members
| elect of the house and two senator's
twenty eight in all. The attendance il
mostly from the northwest part of the
state The proceedings were charac.
terized by spirit of earnestness but
| fairness towards .he railroads. j. j. A
| T. Dicksinon, of Russell, presided, and
j. Ware Butterfield acted as secretary
The bill framed by Senator Eugene
| Ware, of Fort Scott, was taken up fol
discussion. Many interesting facts
showing the most outrageous abuses on
the part of the railroad companies were
brought out during the discussion.
motion was adopted for the appointment
of a committee to report program fol
/ Thursdays meeting. The committee
| appointed was as follows: J. R. Burton
Geo. w. Martin, James D, Snoddy, W
w. Scott and A. r. Greene.
At the meeting Thuraday fore
noon, further discussion was had on the
Ware bill and on the railroad question
generally. The majority seemed to be
opposed TO the commissioner system
anu 10 desire q law fixing rates. The
| committee appointed the previous even
ing reported as follows, which report
was adopted:
We, your committee, beg leave 10 re
port as follows: We recommend tina
this meeting appoint a committee o
nineteen members elect of the next Kan
sas legislature to gather data and proc
of extortionate charges and discrimina
tions against persons and places on tbs
part Of the railroad companies OF thi.
state, and of any other abuses in tbt
management OF their roads injurious &c
the interest of the business or the peo
pie of the state, and to be ready to re.
port such facts as they may gather TO al
adjourned meeting of this convention OF
Friday evening, January 9th, 1888, at thu
city OF Topeka, Kansas. We Sagges
the following names to compose Iha
committee: z. J. Turner, Leo Herzig
c. B. Hoffman, Geo. s. Green. A. X
Green, F. CharIesworth, S. T. Ryan
Writ w. Walton, NJ. F. KnappenbergeE
ID. Reeves, j. Ware Butterfield, E. F
Ware, J. S. Waters, p. P. Elder, j.
Craney, c. X. Mitchell, W. G. Sweeney
F. W. Rush, and John Russell.
We recommend that committee of on
member-elect of the legislature be ap
pointed to correspond With member
! who favor railroad legislation and urg
that they be present at Topeka on tn
9th day of January, 1888, to attend sal
meeting and that all members who hav
; drafted bills upon this subject be re
I auested to submit the same at tina
meeting. GEo. w. MARTIN,
j. r. BURTON,
JAS. d. SNoDDY,
W. W. ScoTT.
On motion J. r Burton was appoint
: ed the committee provided for in III
: above report
w. w Walton, of Clay, offered the 70
: lowing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That committee of thre
; members of this convention be appoin
D ed to prepare and have published IN
4 | mediately an address 70 the people {
the state requesting them to aid the con
= mittee Of nineteen in securing the Il
: formation desired relating to extortioi
i ale rates and unjust discrimination
/ the railroads of the state.
The chairman appointed Messrs Va
ton, Hoffman and. Geo. d. Green as q
8 committee Of three.
t It Is proper to say that about one hu
: dred and twenty-five members OF u
legislature have been heard from g
nearly all Of them pledge themselves 4
the passage Of good railroad law n
convention adjourned ct II o'clock =. i