The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-26
House
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1 Mr. OODG u1OVC0 ~ law tOuL
| bills relating 10 insurance companies
| from the committee on insurance. He
| stated his reason for making the motion
| to be that it seems to be impossible 10
get report upon the bills from that
committee.
MI Miller defended his committee,
and charged the cause OF delay To the
authors of the bills.
Mr. Vance explained that his bill, 423
had been included IN the motion so
as to withdraw it from the house
He did not intend TO reflect
upon the committee on insurance.
Mr. Bond explained that the commit
| tee had so tntch 0t fire insurance
measures to consider that they had not
reached life insurance bills. The pres
sure of other business had caused him
to despair of committee action.
Mr.. Miller would have the bills left
with the committee because undue ad-
| vaDtages are sought to be obtained by
their withdrawal.
Mr. Bond said his measure is very i'm
| portant Kansas now has no law gov.
| ernIDg mutual life insurance.
Mr. AcNall plead for the sy r11peihy OF
the house toward the insurance COM
mittee. 1t now has a weeks work be-
fore 1t. Its work is impeded by crowd
| of insurance agents.
Mr.. J. B Cook considered the matter
of the greatest Importance to the future
widows aud orphans of the state. The
motion being intended to secure consid
GRAFTON of these bills, and it ought to
prevail.
Mr. Brewster was the author of one
| of the bills in question. The authors OF
all these bills have reached an agree
ment to unite upon one of the bills.
Mr.. Hargrave is member o.
the committee and felt tha
the motion will work nc harm to 1t. MIR
Anthony would like TO concede the re
quest of the authors of the bills. The
motIon prevailed and the bills were
Withdrawn from the committee.
Mr. Vance. Mr.. Brewster and Mr.
Bond then withdrew each bill from
the house.
Upon motion OF Mr. Beates, Mr.. Bond'r
II. B. 434 was then made spscIs! or
der for next Tuesday at 1870 p. m, afte
"all bills relating to mutual life Insur
ance'' was added to the motion.
RAILROADS BILLS
General orders having been reached tb,
house again went into committee of tn
whole for further consideration Of tn,
two railroad bills, with Mr.. Carroll pre-
siding, the question being upon which
| of the bills should be considered.
MF. Buterfield had come to the legis
lature of 1888 in favor of commission
7 er law. He had changed his mind dur
| ing discussion at that session and bal
| supported a maximum rate bill. He hal
{ been defeated then. He would now asl
if there has been any good result fron
| the law of 1888, except the maximum
rate OF 3 cents per mile Ga passenge
! fare. What means the continued an
[ repeated advice of the newspapers duI
ing the past months, TO listen 20 th
, Recommendations of the railroad CON
, missioners. Our railroad law need
r amendments. This is q patent fact, W
3 no recommendations have come from tn
= railroad commissioners. He expects {
) see bill pressed for passage here whic
is meaningless aud valueless. He woul
! warn the members against being il
fluenced by ''the giants' who will spea
against the Simpson bill. Why is
that the railroads prefer the Gillett bi
to the Simpson bill? The people wi
know if we take the side advocated b
the railroads. The railroad commi
sioners seem willing that this legisli
tuFe shall adjourn without doing al!
thing towards carrying out the pledg
which the Republican party made in i
e platform.
Mr.. Osborn said that it seems TO be d
sired to create the impression that Ii
member who opposes the Simpson bi
3 has been bulldozed by somebody. E
had no evidence of it. He did not kno
enough of the subject, and did not b
i. lieve q single member here know
: enough 70 make maximum freight rate
= The Simpson bill proposes to give Il
q ultimate decision upon what maximu
4 rates should be to board, the friends
o this bill charge, with unfairness. 1t
s attempted, again, to create the impre
sion that a vote against the Simpson bi
2 is q vote against any lettering of the G
listing law. If we are to continue q
board We should extend to them full
powers. This the Gillett bill does Ii
charge that opposition to the SimpsS
bill Is opposition to railroad legislatiC
II is not true.
n Mr.. MeNeal said that the SimpsG
bill reminded him of the mercy of Go
which is without end and endureih fo
ever. he was enable TO tie his faith
the wisdom of the gentleman at the he
e of the railroad committee, who com
down here with the smell of dairy pr
ducts on his garments. He felt unequ
TO the task of fully informing himsI
upon this subject IN two weeks, and
IIetcu tu1t OSocr gentlemen IolL the Sal
If they would admit il. About all the
y is in this c.amor for railroad legislsii
n Is feeling of opposition to the railroa
" without sufficient intelligence to {
why, or what would be q remedy
imagined evils The commissions
/ have studied this question two yea
rs and they are too modest and wise
d claim q full understanding of IT. E
.. county, with others. are Just now. "a
=, were, within sight of the promised lar
IL He would plead that their anticipate
&c of happy entry shall not be imped
e by such legislaiIon a. will stop {
n building OF new railroads.
The calendar was cleared OF mu
y rubbish.
N The committee On the part of I
lg house TO investigate the new buildl
=, at the deaf and dumb school At Olaf
=. are Rrvarf Renn,na ard Mnrnan If I