Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-27
FOR FAIR ELECTIONS.
THE rILLEy MEASURE PASSES THE
HOUSE ny A PARTY voTT.
VIGOROUS SPEECH,
ne SHOWS THE NECESSITY OF PUTTING
a sToP TO ELECTION GRIMES.
a Bi'i to Close Saloons on sunday Also
Passes the House--Pccuiiar Democrat
ic Tactics In the senate In RE-
gard to Frecmans BiiI.

jefferson city, Mo, Feb. 26.--(Speclai)
| Representative Swangers dramshop bill
was this morning reported unfavorably by
the committee on criminal Jurisprudence.
\ minority substitute was submitted,
| however which precipltatod neat de-
bate and brought out statements which
we're almost personal.
In brief the substitute provided that sa-
! looms close on sundays, elections days and
from II o'clock at night until . a. IN. Of
each day; that such days and hours of
| closing no screens, wires. curtains nor
other obstruction to a clear view of the
| room shall be placed in front Of or be-
! hind the windows and doors OF the dram
| shop. In fact. the saloon is to be open to
| the View, from front to rear violation is
made punishable by fine of $50 to $500
| and loss of license and debarrment from
license for six months thereafter. The
substitute was submitted by Mr.. Hgbee,
| OF schuyler, and was seconded by De-
Reign, Of Scott; priichett, Of Howard;
| steele. OF jefferson /; was opposed by
Moran, Of buchanan, and Gmelich OF
Cooper; The substitute prevailed by
The riIiey election bin being the, order
the. sunday-clos sing, bili MIR. Tatum arose
BE limlt the election bill having frs, been
| issue. ile was followed by Mr. Drabelle,
| Of st. Louis, who made "A neat and plaus-
inie ,s speech Str2tnlns az smat TO iitid @ tne
pending.
! to the fairness Of men. He called ntten-
tion to the election crimes of St. Louis
| and Kansas City, and the fact that in Kan
sas city at least, the recorder of voters
confessed that the returns Of the election ,fl
| hce. lie said that 1t seemed 10 him the
| time had come when election boards should
be non-partisan as nearly as possible, and
| rraced our eitIes and our state. should no
| longer be recognized and provided for In
| iii un,ier ,onsjdera tion which closely par
| aiiels the Chicago law and which has Sc
cured quite honest and fair elections in
nroprietV rtr5t and wisdom be applied in Mis-
| ssnT,ri. tj,ot Is, pnnnhlicnn Missouri there
sod h r'II notbi,,s ~ prons in eaiitV in al
| lowing Repubiicans to have a bare ma
jorty on the board of election commis-
rii lie r,y,,,,,a,t vas for nure elections
in a'tfi the Sta state. '''''''' "". 40 N
sneernEiy sugEesng thdt s }he RRspnbbca Rsppubcan
housG are simply acGidents tnat Missouri ha
Is SSH sti ~ i ,,,thia9 afh ~ the nresent
accidental majority, re saia iLliey M mas as hs
complete control OF the tia1oTii or on shs
oUF ,Sd bl oi 'f Nth h9ss sing ii in I th bnis nose
Mr.. Moran answered by by . .fnout1ngg xnrg inat i1,at
an u -h'IIVA4Na ~ -, ,,en,. shnt
SPOKEN was an ace'Uent !h !hs'
MISSOURI folS 6naai aIections anao ms viii hasten
o ei'sS sr gte iiav that sneers are not
aiia nhc STtI % ~ ,'aar,,,in % sphn nave snok
an VIII sneaii agaIn and iHthe same Way,
| but in louder tones,
MIR Julian of Kansas City, said that Re-
mibiicans in the pending bill are overly
| Sensitive. too critical, and demand too
| much of partisan advantage. AS for him
| self, he Is strictly opposed to dragging
| the judiciary into the m!re of partisan pol
| tiles and for that reason cannot vote for
| the F'illey bill"
| Others spoke, pro and con along the
| same lines.
| Major BittinEer declared that no man
| dictated his action. re kheW In Inat tne psso
| pie expect some Eooa pm 10 pass at'u - os
come a law ne Wou4u vi ~. 49,. ot.. ,ptaes
ent plli, ana II a pettv[ i,Ia aiit " ~, @ fr tGat
uTS WSa Pl sItt,gt. 49,. .i' u,oUted to nut
,,I' ,tltuIIg' t 10 az Tho rScorS He did not
hh1Ii,; ~ ,,enIi,,p I'M could mass the SEN
30 rpnrcforn t.,g he had nttempted to eff
| Sect a comnromise. He would be for the
| best bIll obtainable
| Tho blll nassed by a party vote of "A
| yeas 10 so nnys