The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-24

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republican members Of the legislature
could be found who would agree TO pass
a railroad and appellate court bill that
would relieve the people, his Santa Fe at
tachment pulled open his throttle valve
to dodge that part, and quotes US as fs-
voring putting the aggregation known as
the Douglass-Higgins house once more
on exhibition, rival to the Worlds Fair,
or q burlesque on the drama of the last
days Of Pompeii.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I want to show up
the status Of these two bills by republi-
can authorities which Joe Hudson him
self cannot dispute, unless he is Of the
same opinion now that he was when he
paid his respects to the grand old repub-
lican party in his speech at Erie.
Take the senate maximum freight
rate bill, which the Munchsusen who
wrote the above fiction says did not al
low the people to elect the railroad
commissioners. Section 16 provides
for the election of commissioners
by the people. The Greenlee bill, which
is now performing the mission of Phs-
roRh's flies for the republicans, never did
have provision to elect the commission
ers until it was amended by the Popu-
lists so as to provide for their election.
Now, as to the reasons why the two
houses did not get together on a rail-
road bill: The principal reason was the
majority Of the republican members were
not there for such @ purpose, and it is q
wsll-known fact that the Greenlee bill,
as poor an excuse as it was, never could
be reported from the committee until
the two houses got together and Popu-
lists were placed on the committee.
Now, we promised you a little repub-
lican authority on these bills. Here you
have it signed by Senator Morgan, Of
Chase county, one Of the stsunchest re-
publicans in the state. 1t is report of
conference committee on the two bills
maximum, passed by the senate, and
Greenlee, No. 119, passed by the house.
Wet your thumb, Joseph, and turn to
page s07, senate journal, and read:
Mr.. PRESIDENT committee of confer
ence has had under consideration the differ
ences existing between the two houses on
house bill No. 49, an act relating to railroads,
and conferring additional powers upon the
board Of railroad commissioners empowering
said commissioners to fix classifcations and
rates, and providing penalties for extortion
and discrimination In rates and find 1T i'm
possible to come to an agreement for the fol-
lowing reasons: The majority of the COM
mittee on the part Of the senate believe that
house bill No. ll9 would be wholly unconstitu-
tional should 1t became a law and the COM
mittee on the part Of the senate believe that
said house bill would only be of benefit to a
few wholesale merchants OF a few interior
towns Of our state and that it would be Of
very doubtful benefit to even them and
Of no benefit to the rest of the people of
the state. And that the majority OF the COM
mittee on the part of the house will not agree
to report the senate amendment, giving as
their reason that 1t would be impossible to
properly considerit during the short time left
Of this session.
Which is respectfully submitted; and your
committee asks to be discharged.
NJ. \. HOUSEHOLDER,
J. III. REILLY,
w. A. MORGAN,
On the part Of the Senate
Now turn to page S45 and you will
find another report signed bv two Ponu-