The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-03
Pledge Breakers and Pledge Keepers

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Our readers do not need to be re-
minded that the democratic party
made at its last convention a positive
pledge for the enactment of 1.-TWO
cents a mile" and that the republican
party pledged itself to all possible re-
duction and suggested two cents a
mile as just rate on first-class roads.
The following extract from the pro-
ceedings of the senate on Saturday,
April 8, 1888. shows how the repre-
sentatives of both parties keep pledg-
es:
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Senator sweeney presented report of
Railway Committee, h. +. No. 3s4,
the maximum tariff bill was reported
without recommendation. Majority
OF committee do not believe schedule
practicable. and cannot agree to such
schedule. IL. L. No. "a, hiking maxi
mum passenger tariffs on railways.
was recommended passed.
Senator Bayless moved to make H.
F. No. "a, special order Monday, II
q. III.
Amended by Senator Barnett, adj
ding Ii. +. No. 314.
Senator tiarlock moved to lay Bay
less motion and amendment On the
table. Ayes and nays were demand
ed. Lost-yeas ID, nays 3D.
On Senator Barnett's amendment
the yeas and nays were demanded.
Adopted-yeas ~, nays Is.
III mi. nn.tns,Ao1 NAnpr,iI
ing that said bills should not interfere
with special orders now onthe calen-
dar or in any manner interfere with
them.
Yeas and nays demanded. Carried
yeas 20, nays II.
This extract is interesting as show.
ing the schemes of members to pre-
vent legislation. Senator Bayless, an
anti-monopoly democrat, in fulfill.
ment Of the pledge Of his party,
moves that the Two cent a mile
bill be made special order for II
o'clock a. H., of the following Mon
day. Senator Barnett, Independent
republican, moves to add 314, or the
maximum rate bill. Senator Garlock
republican, moves TO lay both on the
table. AS there is but day and az
hour to consider both bills before
final adjournment, the senate hav'
ing voted to adjourn at IL H., the
next day, the corporations have moth.
ing to gain by laying on the table
and the proposition is voted down
So also Senator Barnett's amendment.
Senator Reiniger, republican, for fear
in some way action might be taken
and senate file "a, or two cents q
mile,' be passed, moves that the con.
sideration of these do not interfere
with special orders. This, too, passes,
for the corporation senators know
that they can take one day Oh some
other bill or bills, and thus kill time.
1t practically means that this is q
special order i'll name, but not in fact
q guest invited to dinner but who il
not allo wed to enter the house until
after another guest leaves, and he j.
delayed on purpose till after dinner
time. Finally, Senator Bolter. cor.
poration democrat. moves that the
motion of Senator Bayless, anti-mo.
nopoly democrat, to fulfill u demo.
cratic pledge to enact two cents 4
mile" be laid Oh the table. Thi.
brings out the pledge-breakers ane
pledge-keepers, as appears from til.
following. The republicans, it vii
be noted, are in Roman, democrats il
Italics, greenbackers or independent
in small caps:
Observation-Disclosures.
Yeas-Senators Barrett. Boiler
Brewer. Caldwell. CAeseb,D, Clark
Dodge, DooLEY, Doud, Garlock, Catch
Hancnet, Hutchinson, hent, hatuht
Poyneer, sc.midt, Smith. Weber Weber
Vote and Wooison-25.
PLEDGE-KEEPERS
Nays-Senators BARNETT, Bayless
Bills, Converse, Davidson, DUNCAN
Finn, Funk. Groneneg, Harsh, Kcuier
Kelly, Mattoon, McNey, Price, Reinigel
Seeds, sweeney, Taylor, Vale anI
YOung-22.
Between this and the next legisla.
ture elected We propose to go over
the journal of the senate carefully
and trace the history of its legislation,
noting the records senators have
made. We will not stop ut noting
them, but will place these records in
their literal truthfulnessi in every farm
house in every district whose senator
has violated his pledges. II their
records should be terrible i'm their ar
raignnent and sweeping in their con-
demnation, the senators who have
made them are the only parties re-
sponsible. Our business il to make
the official record of his senator the
nrOnerfy of every Iowa farmer