The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-05-13
WHOA rHERr. ANANlAs.
The Peoples Party Not to BE Injured by
PlutOcratic Lies.

The Peoples Party Not to BE Injured by
Plutocratic Lies.
The following in the Western Kan
sas World OF March 10th issue. and
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 legisla-
ture the 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 a further provision prevented mu-
inequalities from going into debt be-
yond D per cent OF their assessed
value, deducting present indebted
ness but the whole matter died in the
house OF representatives.
Now, | want to call the attention of
the people of Kansas to tho 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 to
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. us
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 u pen
atty for violation thereof" This bill
passed the house March 5. 1891, by
vote OF 80 to g. sec house journal
page S96' sent to senate same day.
See senate Journal page &C., and re-
ferred to committee on assessment
and taxation darkness chairman)
and reported by him for reference to
committee OF the whole, March O.
SEQ senate Journal page 800. And
here the bill died
AS cannot conceive OF tho senator
being so Ignorant as TO what took
pla.e in the senate | must assume
that ho published tho above falsehood
Tor the purpose of misleading the
voters OF Kansas
lilo 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 only
in house bill No. l45, by Mr.. Smith,
OF Neosho, as follows; IAN act limit.
ing the powers Of counties, townships
and cities to borrow money to create
indebtedness. Section of this bill
is as follows: mo Indebtedness shall
hereafter DO contracted or created
against any county township or city,
which, with other outstanding labilI.
ties would render the total indebted.
ness OF such county township or city
In excess of five por cent OF its as.
sessod valuation. " This bin passed the
house March 3, 1891, by vote OF 50 &c
o-see house journal, page SIG. Mes
sages to senate same day-see senate
journal page 623---and referred L
committee on assessment and taxation
DARKNESS chairman) and reported
with recommendation TO refer to thC
committee Of tho wholo--seo senate
journal, page 805, This Is us far rs
1t ever got in the senate.
II these bills were so good that the
Republican papers now want TO steal
the credit OF them. why didn't the
senate pass themP They had an abund-
ance OF time to do so. during the last
eight or ten days OF the session.
The Peoples party is not afraid to
quote the number OF bills date Of
passage, vote, page OF journal, and
full text OF all bills before the house;
and in future We would like to sec the
Eldorado Republican, Western Kansas
World and other Republican papers
that give circulation to such false
hoods do tho same. IL would be more
manly and more honest.
BEN. G. Rich,
Chief Clerk OF the House. Session OF
1891.