The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14

constitutional convention. After making
this statement he told how much he
loved Kansas and why. and what kind of
a state Kansas was. Mr.. Veale said he
believed the people ought to be allowed
to vote on the question.
Previous to Mr. Veale's speech Mr..
Marshall of Rice county had pointed out
that the only reason for a convention
which had been shown was because
there was need of probate judge pro-
TEN!
Beekman is for 1t.
Mr.. Beekman spoke in favor of the res
olution and read from Governor MorrilPs
message reasons for calling one. The
prohibition of holding passes and franks
by any state officer as recommended by
Gov. Morrill, was read by Mr. Beekman
and served to emphasize the inaction of
the house on that question.
"The continual increase of the powers
of corporations in their encroachments
upon the people should be stayed by the
constitution" said Mr.. Beekman in con-
clusion. 'It is admitted that there is a
growing tendency toward Capitalization
of the capital of the country to oppress
the people, and for these and other rea-
sons l hope the senate resolution will be
concurred in"
Mr. Eckstein spoke in favor of con-
vention. He likened the prohibitionists
to the sun worshipers of the east, whose
religion was nothing more than awe at
the splendor OF the sun, and said they
saw nothing in the constitution but pro-
hibition. He said he could rise above
that, and ask for convention on grounds
which were sufficient without consider
ing the question of prohibition.
Because there had not been a session
of the legislature for years at which
some amendment had not been proposed
to the constitution, Mr.. Benedict thought
there was need of a convention, and
! hoped the resolution would be passed
He said the cry that the prohibition ques-
| ton was in danger had no foundation in
fact
Mr.. Caldwell of Douglas was opposed
to the resolution because he believed the
animus of the support OF it was to get
| the prohibition question re5ubmitted.
Mr.. Goodno of Bourbon wasn't in favor
of the resolution and Mr. Rohrbaugh Of
| Sedgwick spoke in favor of it.
Mr. johnson of Anderson spoke again,
arguing the inadvisability of calling the
| convention.
Convention idea Beaten.
! The resolution was lost by vote of so
to GA against it. 1t would have required
a two thirds vote to pass it, anyhow.
The vote stood:
Yeas-Allen, Ballinger, Beekman,
Bender. Benedict, Benefiel, Bone OF
Clark, Bone of Crawford, Brown of
Crawford, Bucklin, Butler, Byers, Clay
comb, Cole. Cox, Cubbison, Denniscl,
Duffy, Eckstein. Fitzgerald, Frazer,
Hack busch, Halliday, Hill. Hunt, Lam
bert of Lyon, Lewis, Mathews. Miller of
| Geary, Miller of Morris, Moore. Morrow,
Newman, Price, Raemer, Robinson,
Rohrbaugh, Satterthwaite, Schlyer,
Sheafor, Simons, Spicknall, Sutton,
Tucker, Van Gaasb beck, Veale, White,
Wilson of Barber, Wright-50.
Nays = Aker, Andrews, Axelton,
Baker. Barkley, Barnett, Blair,
Bradley, Brown of Pratt, Cald-
we'll, Campbell of Stafford, Cannon,
Chandler, Clark of Linn, Clark of Wal
lace, Cornell. Dewitt, Dickson, Forsythe
Foster, Funk, Glenn, Grimes, Goodno
Haines, Hanna, Hart, Heminger, Hilton,
Hollenbeak, Hopkins, Ingle, Johnson OF
Anderson, Johnson of Nemaha, Kelley
Knipe, Lupfer, Mccarthy, McKinnie
Mcknight, Marshall, Meridith, Metzler
Moss, Mott, Murphy, Nighswonger, Pan
cake, Pratt, Remington, Seaton, Sher
man, Shouse, Smith of Sherman, ,Sprague
Stockebrand, Street, Stromquist, ThisIe7.
True eblood, Wilson of Stanton, Winters
Zimmerman, Speaker Lobdell-64.
The ways and means committee bill
appropriating $4,000 to purchase coal il
the open market for the needy people il
western Kansas was passed just before
the house took a recess to 3 o'clock.