Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-26
Consideration of the bills in committee

Consideration of the bills in committee
of the whole was resumed with Mr.. Car
roll presiding. Mr.. McNall made long
speech In favor of the Simpson, or Maxi.
mum Rate bill, talking until noon.
The School-book bills, which had been
made special order for this afternoon,
were postponed one week.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. McNeal relieved the tedium of
the discussion by one of his most witty
efforts; leaving the House in rare good
humor for the reception of Mr.. Antho-
ny's exhaustive address which followed
Mr.. Anthony held that the people have
all power in the matter of control
of the railroad corporations, it
being a question Of their right to
exercise their power. He demonstrated
by numerous illustrations that the cost
OF outgoing transportation can not effect
the price of Kansas grain in the hands
of the producer. 1t never has done it.
Several years ago it was tried. Rates on
per bushel. There was no change
whatever made in the price at ship
ping points. To-day when corn is
transportation of corn from Kan
sas and Liverpool is only one
half as great as then. 1t is the
incoming freight that the people of
Kansas are interested in. A reduction,
for example, of ten dollars, upon the
freight upon car load of wire, coming
into Kansas, makes no difference with
the price realized by the producer of the
wire. 1t cheepens it that much to the
consumer here. The same law rules in
the matter of our grain going out of the
State. Whether the cost is one cent or
ten per bushel, to carry it out to market,
makes no difference to the producer here,
but it is felt by the consumer at the
other end. Mr.. J. B. Johnson followed
with history of railroad control in
England since 1910. There the Com
missioner idea took effect in 1865 and has
continued since. Now 1t rules in twenty
three of our states. Mr.. Simpson followed
with what seemed to be like plea for
the residue of his bin should the maxi
mum rate feature be taken out Mr.. F.
]. Kelley followed opposing the Simpson
bill. He favored fixed rates but favored
the law of giving the Commissioners the
power and duty of fixing them.
An evening session was held to con-
slider bills for the payment of the Price
and Quantrell raid claims; Mr.. Hatfield
in the chair in the Committee of the
Whole.
Mr.. Reeves moved to indefinitely post
pone the Quantrell raid bill. Mr.. Over
myer objected to scaling down the Price
raid claims because they have been as
sumed by the State and constitute an OBJ
legation that can not he repudiated with
honor.
Mr.. Anthony and Mr.. Carroll both
spoke in favor of the passage of both
Bills for payment of each class of claims.
Mr.. Mcbride opposed any sppropria-
ton whatever.
Mr.. Reeves acknowledged responsible
ity of payment of the Price but objected
to the Quantrell claims.
Mr.. Ogden and Mr.. Stewart spoke, ia
voring both bills. Mr.. Roberts, also Mr.
McNall talked until the committee arose
after 10 o'clock. The motion to postpne
the Quantrell bill was lost SO to fl.
Finally the special order was confined
for next Tuesday afternoon.
sESATE-FEBRUARY 90
In the Senate forenoon discussion
was somewhat prolonged on bill to
create the Twentieth Judicial District,
but it was finally laid over by consent, to
| be acted upon in connection with two
other bills relating to the same general
subject till tomorrow.
| Five House and ten Senate bills, all of
local character. were passed.
The Senate got pretty well down to
work this afternoon. They passed finally
twenty House bills and three Senate
bills, all of local character.
The bill limiting appeals to the SUI
preme Court to sums not less than $500,
was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Jennings joint resolution to
amend the judiciary article of the Con-
stitution was, after very thorough inves-
tigation and amendment, ordered to a
third reading, subject to amendment and
debate. This resolution provides for
Supreme Court of five Judges, the oldest
by election to be Chief Justice, except
that, when two or more hold commits
sions of the same date, the Chief
Justice shall be selected by lot. They
must not be under thirty-fve years old.
The two additional Judges are to be
elected by the three Judges till first
election, or to fill vacancies. Their term
is to be six years. The first election
shall be in 1887, one to hold till 1890 and
the other till 1892. The District Judges
are to hold for four years, and must be
at least thirty years old. A county Judge
is to take the place of Probate Judge,
and must be practicing attorney.
HOUsE-FEB. 20.
Mr.. Scammon presented petition ask.
ing for reduction of salaries of the county
officers Of Cherokee county; Mr.. Swartz,
a petition for division of the Sixteenth
Judicial District.
Mr.. Hopkins introduced funding bill
for Ellis county, and secured its advance
ment to a place on the calendar for third
reading.
The special order for the forenoon ses-
sion, being the railroad bills, was post
poned until p. m. A large number of
bills were advanced on the calendar.
The following bills were read third
time and passed: The compromise sub
stitute bill recreatipg the counties of
Meade and Clarke. Mr.. Glasgow's
bill to legalize bridge bond
election in Norway township of Republic
county. Mr.. Edwards bill detaching
western counties from Ford, and attach
ing them to Finney county for judicial
purposes, and fixing terms of court in
Finney county. Mr.. Edwards bill au-
thorizing sale of U. S. bonds held by
sinking fund of school districts of
Pawnee county, and investment of
the proceeds in the funding bonds
of the county. Mr.. Drought's bill
relating to change of venue in District
Courts. Appropriation of two thousand
dollars to Anna Richie, the child that
fell from the west portico of the State