The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-21
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RalIrossd Convention at Abilene.
ABILENE, Kan, Dec. 13.-The anti
monopoly convention was called to or
der at 4 O'Clock by J. r. Burton. mem
Der from Dickinson county. The cal
authorizing he convention was read
followed by appropriate remarks b,
MF. Burton. j. a. Dixon. of Russell
was elected chairman of the convention
Accepting the position with appropriate
remarks, Dir. Dixon hoped that strong
railroad bill might be passed at the mex
session of the legislature, a bill that will
forever preyeHt uBprineipled discrlm
inaiion.
| MF. Charlesworth was now put il
nomination for secretary, but declined
Scott, Butierfield and Walton were
each put in nomination for secretary
but declined. MIR. Butterfleld finally ac-
cepting
The f1eroduction of bills was then
declared 20 be in order.
Mr.. CharIesworth introduced Sena-
| tor Wares bill and favored at some
length this manner of solving the rail-
road problem.
Mr.. Walton moved that the rules of
! thu last house be adopted to govern this
meeting so far as applicable. Adopted.
The roll of the house was called and
the following answered to their names
Snoddy, of Linn; Dunsmore, of Neo-
| sho; Carter, of Coffey; Birch and Swee-
Zy, OF Usage; Merrett, of PottaWato-
niies Martin, OF Davis; Scott, of Lyon
| Carter, of Chase; Butterfield, of Marion
Burton and Hoffman, of Dickinson;
| Welton, OF Clay; Sturges, of Cloud /;
Stearns and Collins, of Salina; Simpson.
| of Mcpherson; HeEzligg, OF Ellsworth ;
Dixon, of Russell; CnarlesWorth and
Kyle, of Mitchell; Crsney, of Osborne !;
KFappenberger. of Jewell; Reeves, of
Harvey; Russell, of Sedgwick.
Senators Green, of Douglas, and Au-
derson, of Saline, were also present
On motion of Mr.. Martin the Ware
bill was read and considered by sec
tions.
Stearns. of Saline, wanted the Pull
section of the hiliI
Snoddy criticised the section in refer
ence to written contracts.
Hoffman moved that all amendments
proposed To the bill be made in writing.
Carter moved that all bills proposed
by members present be referred to a
committee of lawyers to report TO the
meeting.
Both motions were ruled out of or
der
Krappenbergcr objected to the ap-
pointment of commissioners by the
governor as provided for in the fourth
section of Wares bill. He wished them
to be elected by the people.
A discussion then ensued by kTappen-
berger, Walton and Burton. The latter
favored the appointment by the governor,
thus fixing the responsibility for the
action of the commissioners on one man.
Snoddy wished the people to elect the
commissioners or let the legislature
elect them.
Sweezy, of Usage, favored a law de-
filming the duties of railroads as COM
mon carriers 10 be enforced by county
attorneys and the attorney general.
He was not 10 favor of the commits
sioner system.
Hoffman favored the commissioner
system, combining with it the best fes-
tGres of the arbitrary sytem for the con-
troll of railroads.
Dunsmore argued that all commits
siOner laws were illegal and wrong
He was in favor of q statute creating a
power of some kind to fix fair rates of
fare and freight to correspond with the
| increase or decrease of business on the
| roads.
Burton favored a commission, and
thought thatthe railroads should pay
the salaries Of the same, Adjourned for
supper.