The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-26
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Senate.
| The senate went into COMMITTEES OF the
whole, Senator Redden In the char, on
the special order, the senate bill No. 14Or
Senators Kelly and Lloyd's bill TO Sc
cure
RAILROAD AAAIM6M FREIeaF RATES
When the Committee arose on the pre-
] Vious day and asked leave to sit aGains
| the amendment, Is proviso. offered by
Senator Buchan was pending. This
amendment provided that in case il was
shown to the railroad commissioners BY
satisfactory evidence that the rates were
unjust upon any roads the commission
efs should have power TO adjust them.
Senator Kick offered an amendment,
by inserting Cor person. so that the pro-
Viso of Senator Buchan should read that
! ''if these rates are shown TO the railroad
commissioners 20 be Unjust 60 the rail.
roads or any person." etc, they shall
have the right TO make necessary and
just charges.
eenetor Lowe had taken pains to sub
NIT this bill to al mIllers and elevator
men in his district. He was inclined to
believe, without information from them
and without further time to investigate.
that this bill would not be satisfactory,
and at present ne should feel il his duty
to vote against II.
Senator Jennings understood that the
bill with the prOViso gave the commits
sionere power, in case of necessity, to
raise the rates. He understood there
was no complaint By the railroads, but
there was complaint made by the people.
He thought this bill made no impeach-
ment, or complaint, of the honesty or
ability Of the commissioners. He could
see nOthiug In the bill that the RAILROADS
ought to complain of. He believed that
with the amendment Ge could test the
bill, and at the same time rely upon the
commissioners TO DO justice if the bill
was found in any of its points To be In
expedient or impracticable.
The motion OF Senator Hick prevailed.
Senator Buchan's motion was thGn put
and carried.
Senator q. B. Kelly, one of tie su-
thors of the bill, then offered the follow
ing amendment, stating that the original
bill was prepared, under misapprehen-
sion of the present rates, and was not
Intended To increase rates on short hauls.
Senator Buchan said that was a very
Characteristic demonstration of what
Would be the result If the legislature
should undertake to establish uHiYerssl
maximum rates. We have here a bill
prepared by two eminent statesmen,
after careful elaboration, and upon an
inve stigation, the authors are compelled
TO remodel the whole schedule.
The debate was carried on at great
length and with marked ability on both
sides.
at the conclusion of Senator Buchan's
speech the committee rose an recon-
mendtd that the special order. the rail-
road freight bill, should bs continued
TIL to- morrow at 2 O'Clock p. In. The
report of the conn lttee was adopted by
the senate.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole on general orders, Senator
Blue in the chair.
The bill for the regulation of phar.
macy was then read, considered AID
amended, and its passage recommended.
when the committee arose, and the re-
port was adopted in senate.
A motion to place appropriation bills
for the Kansas Orphan asylum Home
for Frlendless Women. and the Samari-
tan mission, at the head of the calendar,
was lost.