The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-19
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FEBRUARY II.
Senate.
Senator Humphrey. president pro tenn,
IN the chair.
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Senate.
Senator Humphrey, president pro tenn,
IN the chair.
RAILRoADs.
On motion of Senator Redden the SEN
ats went into commIltee of the whole on
the special order, senate bill No. 40, an
act supplemental TO an act entitled San
act concerning railroads and other
common carriers" approved March 8,
1883. by Senators Kelly, of Mcpherson,
aud Lloyd.
Senator Baker asked for the reading
OF reply from the board OF railroad
commissioners. as follows:
10 the President of the Senate of the state OF
kanSSs:
SIR:-In compliance with Senate re-
solution No. o., which reads: "Resoly-
ed, hat The railroad Commissioners are
respectfully requested TO forthW with fur
nIsh, tor the information Of the Senate,
list of all complaints made them as
Board since June 20, 1884, in regard to
freight rates on wheat In this State, to-
gether with their actions thereon" the
Board have the honor Of informing the
Honorable Senate, that since the date
named in the resolution, no complaint
has been preferred to the Board, or fled
in this office. complaining of the present
rates on wheat transportation.
Our office has received an informal
complaint in the shape OF q letter from
one shipper, in which dissatisfaction was
expressed with the wheat rate for q cer-
tain distance, on the distance or way
tariff In this instance, the rate COM
planned OF was 80 per cent. lower than
the rate for the same distance prior to
the adoption of the new tariff in June
last An explanation OF the fact stated
above was made To the party, since
which nothing further has been heard
from him. Respectfully submitted.
BY order of the board OF railroad COM
% issIoBers. E j. TURNER, Sec'y.
Topeka, Kss Feb. 10. 1885.
Senator Kellogg said that this state
had adopted the policy of railroad
commission, and he thought that il had
not been sufficiently tried to discard the
policy, and he would not consider it safe
TO abandon that policy without further
trial. He felt that there ought to be
some relief, and the bill attempts that.
and the proviso, while It does not take
the whole power out of the hands of the
commissioners, would be beneficial.
This section amounts to statement Oi
what is believed TO be right, aud estab-
fishes It, and if the commissioners are
what he considers them-Juet, upright
men-this section as amended would be
highly beneficial An iron clad provi
sion ought not to be adopted, unless we
are ready to wipe out the whole com
mission, and he did not believe the pe0-
pie were ready to adopt that policy.
TIE committee rose, reported progress
and asked leave to set again, and make
it the special order tor O'Clock tO-mOr
row afternoon, and the report was
| adopted.
THE NORMAL ENDOWMENT QUESTION
Senator Redden moved to reconsider
the motion by which the enacting clause
WAS stricken out OF the bill GenOting the
twelve sections of salt spring lands tC
the State Normal school.
After several motions and taking the
yeas and nays and ordering a call of the
Toll the matter was compromised by The
| placing senate bills Nos n, 81 and 152
being the bills respectively TO donate
twelve sections of salt springs land Il
the Normal school, that TO donate tn,
remnant of the 500 acres not previously
donated to railroads, to the State Uni
versitY, and that to donate the SAM
lands to the permanent school fund, OF
a third reading, subject to debate.
The bills making appropriations Il
the Agricultural college, Sac univer
sity and the Topeka Insane asylum
were passed to a third reading.