Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-11
DEMOCRATS PROMISE FUN.
PROPOSE To BLOCK LEGISLATION IN
The LOWER HOUSE.
they Are Mad Because tho Standing Com.
mittees Were Revised and They Were
Given Few Prominent Places
More Names Rejected.

Of the important committees and the four
Democrats are either left on entirely. Civ
en- subordinate positions or put at the head
Of those committees where they will have
the least to do The reorganization was
determined upon by the six Republicans
! at "a meeting held sunday. The election
! OF Dr j. n. Bowman to I'LL the vacancy
from the Seventh ward. was used as the
reason for the complete overhauing Of all
the committees. The four Democrats are
| much dlsgruntled over the matter. although
they all voted to confirm the list as sub
mitted by Speaker stoner.
| II is claimed by the Democrats that this
action on the part OF the Republicans Is
! wholly without precedent They say that
| when a vacancy has occurred IN the past
| the successor succeeded to the committees
| held by his predecessor. This was the
| case with MIR. Rieger. who took Mr. Mer-
! rll's committees Now the four Democrats
! have gone into combination to prevent
! the SIX Republicans from having II all their
| own way. They will prevent any suspen-
sion OF the rules to put ordinances on final
Before the revision Mr. Rieger was chair
| man of the streets, alleys and grades COM
mittee; Mr. Moran Of the sidewalk COM
miuec, Mr.. Regan, OF the gas committee
and Mr. Pendergast. OF the water commit
tee Under the new arrangement Mr. Rie-
| ger gives way TO Mr.. Olson, Mr.. Moran to
Mr Rleger Mir Regan 10 Mr. Brown, and
Mr.. Pendergast to Mr.. kidwell. MIR. Moran
| Is not at the head OF any committee, the
| the judiciary and claims, whore MIR. Pen
dergast succeeds Speaker stoner the side
ceeds Slr. kidweil The other r o' two mem EN-
! bers OF this committee ara also Democrats.
When the house was called to order Dr.
Bowman was in the seat Of the member
from the Seventh ward and answered TO
his name on the call OF the roll. Speaker
flied his certificate OF election and taken
the oath of Office. MIR. Curry answered IN
the affirmative, and pr Bowman was de-
FI Nn.ar Mt h.. I.ztsu sf+l
formal motion. The house then proceeded
to the routine business
The clerk read the certificate of Recorder
special election for the charter amend
ments. on the conclusion of the reading
on the records Of the house The motion
prevailed, and the last formality. so far as
the lower house Is concerned. was finished
and the amendments became part of the
Mir. Kidwell introduced resolution call
the house to consider the matter of over
head telegraph and telephone wires. The
committee is instructed to investigate and
report on the feasibility of having all. such
wires put under ground; The resolution
recttes, that such action has already been
taken by many of the leading cities of the
country. The resolution was adopted and
the following committee appointed: Messrs.
Kidwell, Craig and Pendergast.
Under the resolution adopted by the
house at its meeting Saturday, night.
the sanns for reVSsd the racS ,tf
tion OF the house In making his report.
Mr. stoner took occasion to remark that
the ma iority of the members of the house.
feeling that they would be held responsible
for Legislation. or, the lack thereof, in the
Of public business to have complete over
hauling Of the committees, In making up
jority party and this consultation had
greatly, aided him in assigning the mem
of the house who belongs 10 the medical
profession; is made chairman of the sani-
The police committee is made up entirely
of Democrats. In making up the commit
the the 2 fact pPhSy that s "I IS under ID % the
control of the Democrats IS operated un-
der the laws mads :, by the Democrats apd
house can do. The Democrats being re-
sponsible for the administration Of police
committee to themselves. The public i'm
provements committee Is Ghanged TO sub.
of the speaker, Mr.. Olson being added.
The following is the list OF committees
Public mproyements-Brown, kidwell
Finance-Craig. Brown and Rieger.
Judiciary and claims-Pendergast Regan
Auditing Brown.
Streets, alleys and grades-olson, Bow
Hospital Bowman, Regqn and Olson.
Fire-Craig Kidwell and Olson.
ewalks-Heger KidweIl and Craig.
Water-kidwell, Bowman and Pender-
Fire patro-Brown.
Police-Regan, Rieger and Moran.
public buildings and grounds and parks
Kidwel Moran and and a., Sraig: and ,,,rar
on the conclusion of the reading OF the
list, MIR. Brown moved that It be conilrmed
This was done by the votes of all the mem
bers but the speaker who was excused
Mr. Pendergast explained his vote by say
ing that while he saw no good reason for
the changes made, If the majority wanted |
all the responsibility, the members should |
be indulged. Mr., Regan said that this was
the only occasion on record where Il major |
lty had taken such course during a term
Of office lie would vote for the list as. re |
ported, although i! was without precedent
Speaker Stoner then announced that there |
will he another meeting of the council TO-
adjournment, MI; Regan said that the six |
Republican members would have a tough |
time Of it in, getting any ordinance passed.
pension of the rules, II requires two
thirds of the house TO suspend when OBJ |
lection IS made, and he said objection |
would be made in the future, This will |
leave the majority minus the power OF |
passing anything the minority does not
want passed, as the majority has less than |
the required number OF votes TO suspend |
the rules. Mr. ReEan says the four Dem
but they have votes enough to block the |
head off the majority, He was much dis |
gusted with the reorganization |
several Names Rejected.
Last nights session of the upper house |
was quiet and uneYentful. The most i'm |
portant business transacted was the pass
age of the ordinance approprlating si6ss9 |
to pay the salary of House surgeon Nc |
Ney, which was stricken out OF the regular |
monthly appropriation ordinance.
Recorder OF Voters Arnold and Justices |
Case and Joyce certified to the house the |
official returns of the special charter |
amendment election.
resolution was adopted requesting the
gas committees OF both houses TO use |
every effort 10 keep the expenditures within |
the Appropriation for that department
Alderman Morrison introduced a resolu- |
tlou, which was adopted, calling on the |
hospital committee 10 Investigate and learn |
II any person IS being boarded at the city |
hospital who is not entitled TO be, This is |
understood 10 be based on the report that |
the family OF House Surgeon McNey take |
their meals at the hospital.
In executive session the house rejected |
the names Of u. W. I.ongwell, X. II. Hunt,
r. G. Crowell and j, l.. Norman, for comp
troler, and Newton McVey ". c. Bedford |
and Il, Burchard, for house surgeon.
RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS.