Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28

southwestern portion Of the State.
The compromise bill was then cOnsid-
cred 4I Eecreates Meade anG-Clerke
counties. The compromise bill was then
ordered engrossed for third reading
Bills relating to cities Of the third
class were made special order for next
Wednesday evening.
Consideration of Railroad bills was re-
sumed, when AIr. Butterheld spoke IN
favor OF maximum rates; and MIR. Osborn
and Dir IcNeal against Ich Legislation.
sENATE-FEBUARY 19.
The motion to concur in the House
amendments to Senator Smiths concur
rent resolution asking the opinion of the
Attorney General In regard to the for
felture OF railroad charters, brought on q
long discussion, in which Senators Smith,
Kimbau, Redden. White and others
favored the motion, and Senators Blue.
Green, Hlck and others opposed 1t. The
amendment was COnCurIed IN.
The Temperance bill was made the
special order for next Friday night.
A resolution passed for night sessions,
to commence next Monday.
In the Senate, this afternoon, the
special order (railroad freight billy was
postponed till 2 O'Clock p. m. next Mon
day.
The Senate then went into committee
Of the whole on local bills, and passed
thirty-tWO bills.
HOUsE-FEBRUARY 10.
Mr.. Faulkner, from special committee
raised and directed 10 draft bills to pro-
| vide for the sale Of the remaining lands
/ belonging to the internal improvement
/ grant. and the twelve sections of Salt
! Springs lands, belonging to the State, for
/ the creation of a fund to make expert
mental deep bOrings in prospecting for
|
! bills for those purposes.
! Prior to taking up the Railroad bills
| Mr.. McNal attempted to have an order
/ made to exclude all lobbyists from the
! floor OF the House, which did not succeed.
] Consideration Of the bills in committee
/ OF the whole was resumed with Mr.. Car
| roll presiding. Mr.. McNau made a 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.
| On 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
being q 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 1t.
Several years ago it was tried. Rates On
] wheat were cut down four cents per
/ bushel. There was no change whatever
made IN the price at shipping points.
WI Tc
half what 1t was a year ago, trans
pOrtatlOn Of corn from Kansas
and Liverpool is only One-hali
as great as then. It is the
incoming freight that the people of Kan
sas are interested in. A reduction, for
example, of ten dollars, upon a car load
of wire, coming into Kansas, makes no
difference with the price realized by the
producer of the wire. 1t cheapens ii
that much to the consumer here. The
same law rules in the matter Of our grain
4 going out of the State. Whether the cost
is one cent or ten per bushel, to carry ii
out to market, makes no differ.
enCe to the producer mere, but
it is felt by the consumer at the
other end. Mr.. J. B. Johnson followed
with a history of railroad control IN
England since 1910. There the Com
missioner idea took effect in 1865 and
has continued since. Now it rules in
tWenty-three of our States. Mr.. Simpson
followed with what seemed to be like 8
plea for the residue of his bill should the
maximum rate feature be taken out. Mr.. F
J. 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
/ q n al Z
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 ana constitute al
obligation that can not be repudiateC
! with honor.
} Mr.. Anthony and Mr.. Carroll botE
spoke in favor of the passage Of bOtE
bills for payment Of each class Of claims
Mr.. Mcbride opposed any appropria
, ton whatever.
Mr.. Reeves acknowledged responsible
ity of payment Of the Price but objected
} to the Quantrel claims.
, Mr.. Ogden and Mr.. Stewart spoke, IA
VOring both bills. Mr.. Roberts, also Mr.
AIcNalI talked until the committee arose
after 10 o'clock. The motion to postpone
, the QuantTell raid bill was lost SO to Al
= Finally the special order was continued
for next Tuesday afternoon.
sENATE-FEBRUARY 20.
4 In the Senate forenoon a discussion
was somewhat prolonged on a bill to ere
ate the Twentieth Judicial District, bu
it was finally laid over by consent to b,
acted upon in connection with two Othel
bills relating to the samegerneral subjec
till tomorrow.
Five House and ten Senate bills, all 0
a local character, were passed.
The Senate got pretty well down t,
{ work this afternoon. They passed finally