The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-05
THE SENATE.
The Bill Passes Requiring Railroads t
Give Passes to shippers.

THE SENATE.
The Bill Passes Requiring Railroads to
Give Passes to shippers.
There were more smiling senatorial
faces ready to respond to the roll call
this morning than any time since the big
banquet at Leavenworth. The only bill
introduced was one by Senator O'Bryan
of Wichita. Mr.. O'Bryan is a lawyer
and like all lawyers he hates to have
client go back on him. Last fall Mr..
O'Bryan brought d $4,000 damage suit
against a railroad, and he thought he
had good case. But emissaries from
the company went around by night and
liked" the client by compromising for
a few pieces of silver and pass Mr..
O'Bryan was very wroth, and it came to
pass that when his legal friends heard of
it they too were sore displeased. And
they reasoned among themselves saying,
"We will give the lawyer a lien on the
prospective judgment so if client in
dulges in finn fam we may still get our
fees" So Mr.. O'Bryan introduced this
bill today. This billis No. 422
The committee on agriculture reported
unfavorably Senator O'Bryan's stock
yards bill and also the bill for the in
spection of warehouses; on the ground
that these two bills are included in
Senator Dumbauld's bill to compel
railroads to issue passes to shippers of
stock, fruit or vegetables in more than
carload lots, the pass to read to the des-
tination of the car and back again, passed
the senate by vote of 81 to s. Those
who voted in the negative were Senators
Brown. Carpenter, Helm, Jumper, Par
ker, Reilly, Taylor and Willcockson.
Senator Brown explained that when he
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several shippers about the bill, and they
we're all vehement in denouncing it ex-
cept one. The shippers say it will injure
their chances Of recovering damages when
the shipment is injured in transit Sena-
tor Jumper said the giving of passes
ought to be restricted rather than made
compulsory to this or any other class.
| Senator Jumpers bill passed unani-
fnously putting the salaries of the officers
| of Usage county on this basis: Sheriff
and treasurer $1,000 a year, and other
| officers not to exceed $1,000 year.
Senator O. Bryan's bill vacating Bucks
boom addition to Wichita also passed, as
did Senator Taylor's bill as follows:
! The Cholera Fund.
] Gan act covering into the state treasury
/ the unexpended balance of the cholera
/ fund setting apart ten thousand dollars
! for expenditure by the state board OF
! shaalt" IN case Of an invasion of cholera
into this state" ~
1he s,nA.e passed three bills of i'm
portauce this morning. The most i'm
portant of these is Senator Dillard's
appellate court bill The bill provides
for six appellate judges, superior to dis
trict judges and inferior to the supreme
court. These judges are to pass on ap-
peals from lower courts and relieve it of
the immense volume of business which
| causes delay to everyone involved. The
Judges to serve until the next general
election are to be appointed by the
unanimous concurrence of the supreme
justices, which insures that they will
not all be of the same political faith
This clause led to the greatest dispute
The bill finally passed by vote of "a
to s
Senators Danner and Brown filed E
protest against the bill because it give:
the supreme court the power to appoint
which they believe should be vested il
the governor.
The Anti-Usury Bill.
Senator Dennison's anti-usury bill
passed the senate at noon by vote of 2;
to5, Senators Brown, Danner Parker
Willcoxson and Sterne voting against il
The bill is aimed to prevent create
interest than 8 per cent on chattel o.
other loans. Any violation of this make
the loaner liable to lose not only the in
terest, but principal involved. The sen
ators who fought this measure claim i
will prevent people from borrowing mon
ey
One of the most important features O
the senate's session today was the mes
: sage from the governor appointing
George 7. Anthony superintendent 0
the insurance department for the tern
commencing July /.
Afternoon Senate.
At the opening of the senate this after
noon Senator Dumbauld introduced
bill to restrict the rights of aliens to hol
land in Kansas. Senator Thacher had
bill to vacate additions to Valley Falls
Kan, and Senator Sterne was on ham
with two bills. one to refund the stat
debt and another to prevent the importa
ton of pauper or destitute children int
the state.
Senator banners bill, enabling count
superintendents of instruction to dissoIv
school districts. was passed by narro
margin.
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