The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-09

great number of people"
Mr.. Cole again moved to strike out
enough to make the bill of no effect.
Mr. Eckstein of Wichita said: why
single out the man who sells glass of
beer for this severe punishment Why
not make it apply to allT Christianity
tells US to try to better mon, but this
won't do it, for such severity will only
harden his heart You can't secure con-
victions under it. Let US decide this
question as court of justice would. and
not on sentiment. Don't let the man
who sells a sample glass of beer be sent
to hard work on the rockpile, and the
man who sneaks into your house at night
sit in the other cell and live on the milk
of the land"
Marshall of Rice said he was just as
honest as the gentlemen on the other
side, and it was not simple sentiment
which actuated the supporters of the
bill He favored it.
Smith of Ottawa said there were some
others besides lawyers who had had ex-
perience.
MI Robinson of jackson offered an
amendment which made the rockpile
clause apply only to a second oHense. 1t
was adopted.
Mr. Bucklin Pop. Thomas) seemed to
think things were loo one-sided. He
didn't believe in the man who sold the
liquor getting all the punishment and
offered the amendment cor any person
who shall use intoxicating liquors to the
extent of becoming intoxicated shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, ETC."
This didn't suit the men who had SO
rapturously declared they were in favor
of the prohibitory law at ALL It was
quite another thing, and Mr.. Cox sug-
gested that if there had been such law
before the Leavenworth banquet some
members of the legislature would have
been in a pretty strait.
Mr.. Butler of Bourbon said such a law
wouldn't have hit any legislator at Leav-
enworth and Mr. Cox admitted he wasn't
there. Mr.. Butler said he favored the
amendment. A man should be punished
just as much for getting drunk as for
selling the liquor.
Mr.. Hill of Leavenworth: ST am in
favor of the amendment, if you will tell
me when a man is drunk. I've never yet
been able to tell when pig became
hog, and Pd like to know how you are
going to determine whether a man is
drunk or not, if he has whisky in him at
ALL"
Mr.. Goodno of Bourbon offered the in
formation. "A friend of mine down at
home says that when a man can lie still
on the ground and not roll, without hole
to lie in, he is all right" [LaughterI
Mr.. BuckIin's amendment was adopt
ed with laughter.
Mr.. LobdelI moved that the COM
mittee recommend that the whole mat
ter be indefinitelysp postponed which mo-
ton prevailed
When the report came before the
house for adoption this bill was except
ed on motion of Mr.. Trueblood. The
yeas and nays were demanded on the
81 hn fha
bill. Mr.. Glenn objected that all of the
members were not voting. The roll of
the absentees was called, the doors lock
ed and the sergeant sent after absent
members. Mr.. Glenn then receded from
his demand. The committees report was
adopted AZ to Al.
Against the Bill.
The men who voted for the indefinite
postponement of the bill, which virtually
kills it, were: Aker, Andrews, Ballinger,
! Barnett. Beekman, Benedict, Benefel,
Brown of Pratt, Butler. Campbell of
Doniphan, Campbell of Stafford, Clark
of Wallace, Cole, Cornell, Cox. Duffy,
Eckstein, Fitzgerald, Frazer, Garden
hire, Grimes, Haines, Hopkins, johnson
of Anderson, Kelley, Lewis, Mcknight,
Marshall, Miller of Geary, Moore, Nor
row, Pancake, Remington, Robinson,
Rohrbaugh, Rothweiler, Sheafor, Smith
of Sherman, Sutton, Thisler, Tucker,
White, Wilson of Barber, Speaker Lob
dsll-47.
Those who voted against killing the
bill were: Allen, Axelton, Barkley, Brad
ley, Bucklin, Caldwell, Clark of Linn,
Claycomb, Dewitt, Dickson, Forsythe,
Glenn. Goodno. Hanna, Hart, Heminger,
Hill, Hilton, HoIlenbeak, Johnson of Ne
maha, Lupfer, Mathews. Meridlth, Metz
Ter, Moss, Mott, Murphy, Nighswonger,
Sprague, Spicknall, Stromquist True
blood, Van Gaasbeck, Veale, Vilott,
Wright, Zimmerman-41.
Some of the members had gone home
early in the afternoon and some saw
what was coming and escaped Speaker
Lobdell in explaining his vote, said. II
don't want to be understood as being
against the cause of prohibition. 1 dc
not believe that the proposed bill will
secure more convictions, and believing
the house was killing valuable time,
made the motion to postpone"
Why are users of DR.. Prices Baking
Powder like Oliver Twist? They like i
so we'll they always cry for more.
TO CUT PRINTERS FEES.
ATr. Zimmerman's House Bill Is Favora
bly, Reported by Committee of tn
Whole.
When the county printing bill CAM
up in the committee of the whole in thu
house yesterday there was another mud
die. The bill was not to be found by tn
clerk. Inquiry developed that the com
mittee on printing had it An attemp
had been made the day before to refer
to that committee but it was not done
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it anyhow there was some laughter. MI
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