The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-05-06
WHOA THERE, ANANlAs.

WHOA THERE. ANANlAs.
The Peoples Party Not to Be Injured b,
Plutocratic Lies.
The following in the Western Kan
sas World of March 10Th issue anf
copied from the Eldorado Republican
Senator Murdock's paper) is going
the rounds of the Republican press Of
Kansas:
THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL
'.At the late session of the leeisla-
ture. tie Republican senate passed a
bill which provided that all railway
and other corporate property in the
| state should be assessed at its true
value in money; but it was killed in
the house. The idea was to have all
railway and other property assessed
at its value upon fair and equal basis:
and further provision prevented mu-
inequalities from going into debt be-
yond per cent of their assessed
value. deducting present indebted
ness; but the whole matter died in the
house of representatives.
Now, l want to call the attention of
the people of Kansas to the following
facts: First-No such bill was ever
even introduced into the senate. Sec
ond-The Republican is careful not to
try to give the number of bill. date of
passage Or page of journal Third
Senator Murdoch knew. or ought tn
have known. that the bills referred to
originated in the house. Fourth-The
two propositions are embraced
In separate bills. as fol-
ows: House bill No. 718
by Mr. Scott IAN act to compel rail-
road and other assessors to assess rail-
road and other property at its true
value in money, and providing a pen
atty for violation thereof" This bill
passed the house March s. 1891, by
vote of 80 to 8, see house Journal
page 500. sent to senate same dav.
See senate journal page $50. and re-
ferred to committee on assessment
and taxation Darkness chairman,
and reported by him for reference to
committee of the whole, March 9.
See senate Journal page SO5. And
here the bill died,
AS cannot conceive of the senator
being so ignorant as to what took
place IN the senate. / must assume
That he published the above falsehood
Tor the purpose of misleading the
voters of Kansas
He says further that the provision
IN regard to municipal Indebtedness
was confirmed in the bill This is
false in every particular The pro-
vision he refers to is contained onlv
IN mouse bill No. 145, by Mr.. Smith,
OF Neosho. as follows: AN act limit
Ing the powers of counties townships
and cities to borrow money to create
Indebtedness. Section | of this hill
is as follows: mo Indebtedness shall
hereafter be contracted or created
against any county. township or city
which with other outstanding liabili-
lies. would render the total indebted
less OF such county. township or city
n excess of five per cent OF it's as
essed valuation. This bill passed the
house March 3. 1891. by vote of IS to
see house journal. page S16 Mes
w ooHteIo odlue uay-See senate
ournal page 623-and referred to
'ommlttee on assessment and taxation 1
darkness chairman) and reported
With recommendation to refer to the
Committee of the wholc-see senate
ournal page 805. This is as far as
ever got in the senate.
Ii these bills we're so good that the
republican papers now want to steal
ne credit of them. why didn't the
enate pass them? They had an abund-
nee OF time to do So during the last
light or ten days Of the session.
The Peoples party is not afraid to
uote the number of bills, date of
assage' vote page of journal. and
al text OF all bills before the house:
nd IN future we would like to see the
,ldorado Republican Western Kansas
ORD and other Republican papers
nat give circulation to such false
Gods do the same It would be more
lanly and more honest.
BEN. G.. RICH.
hlef Clerk OF the House, Session of
1891.