The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-28
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Shearers request for unanimous consent
to consider the bill was met by several
cries of Esobject," the loudest of which
was Senator Carpenters. Carpenter chal-
lenged the right of the bill to be on third
reading and based his claims on the
strength of the uucorrected journal A
motion to consider the bill was carried
by vote of 16 to TO-
After the reading of the bill Senator
Thacher was the first to speak. He criti-
els ed the bill mildly. He said. while
the spirit of this bill may be good it is
full of imperfections. For instance, it
makes heavy penalty for a conductor
to accept a pass from public official
that is not stamped. How is the con-
ductor to know whether the man is an
off cial or not?"
Senator Shearer replied, "Not only the
name but the title Office of the holder
must appear on the pass"
Senator Brown-'I would like to ask
the author. or the alleged author, of this
bill a question or two"
Senator Shearer-"Certainly."
''Is not this bill Identical with the Gar
denhire house bill?"
''It is"
do you not know that the Gardenhire
bill was killed in the house, and you are
simply resurrecting bill that has al
ready been killed once?"
i QdQ n0arO the JarQ01llr0 Dill was
passed"
DO you introduce this bill in the SEN
ate because you really want anti pass
legislation, or to make d record or show
at passing the bill?'
81 introduced the bill because | want
an anti pass bill on the statute books.
admit that the bill is imperfect. 1t is not
as good bill as it would be if had had
more time. I consider it weak legisla-
ton, but it is better than nothing"
Senator O'Bryan said: 81 carry pass,
and don't care who knows it. It's too
much trouble to get my pass registered,
therefore l vote no.
Senator Danner said the bill was
! sprung in the senate for political effect,
and he therefore voted against it.
Senator Metcalf agreed with Senator
| Danner.
Senator Morgan said: "This bill ap-
plies only to time or annual passes. Be-
lieving that the sole effect of the bill
will be to send blank trip passes to the
state officers and judges, to be filed out
by them. l vote no."
Senator Helmick said: "This senate
passed a bill a few days ago by l'r.
Jumper prohibiting the issuance of any
passes 1t seems to me these two bills
conflict" He voted against the bill
Senator Brown said: "While l do not
like the bill, it seems to satisfy those
most Jealous in the anti pass movement,
so I will vote for it. Later he changed
his vote from aye to no. Senator Will
cockson also changed his vote.
1t required tedious call of the alb
sentees and later call of the senate to
pass the bill. 1t finally passed by vote
of 81 to 15.
The vote stood, ayes = Armstrong,
Pop, Baldwin Pop, Bowling (Pop),
Cooke (Popl Danner (Rep), Dennison
Pop, Dnmbauld (Pop), Forney (Pop)
Pop. Lands Pop, Leedy Pop, Nor
gan (Rep1, Reid (Pop), Robbins (Rep),
Scott (Rep), Sem (Pop), Shearer (Pop)
Smith (Pop), and Sterne (Rep)-21
Noes-Carpenter (Rep). Helmick Pop,
Leeds (Popl Metcalf (Repl O'Bryan
DEM, Reilly Pop, Thacher (Rep),
True tPop( Williamson (Rep) Willcock-
son (Rep), Parker (Rep), and Brown
(Rep)-13
MIR. CAMPBELL Is PROUD OF 1T.
Santa Fe Official Refuses to Give Him a
Trip Pass.
Representative Campbell, the Populist
member from Stafford county, has let
ter from Mr. A. A. Hurd of the Santa Fe
which, he says, he is very proud of. He
says it is better proof than anything any
"a
a regulation of railroad rates is not bun
combe. sit also goes to show" he said,
"that the railroads are not distributing
passes around if they think they are not
going to do them some good"
The letter which elected the reply
from Me Hurd follows. Mr. Hurd's
fanswer was written on the bottom of it.
TOPEKA, Feb. 16
A A Hurd.
DEAR SIR: Please send me a trip pass
good up to the 10th of March from To-
peka to St. John. Yours truly,
W M. CAMPBELL
DEAR SIR: Why should 1? You have
done everything in your power to ruin
railroads for the past six years Yours
truly, A. A. HURD.
To this Mr.. Campbell sent the follow
ing reply:
A. A Hurd.
| DEAR SIR: Allow me to thank you fol
your frankness yesterday in refusing me
a trip pass over your road for the reason
that l had been working for a law en-
abling the railroad commissioners to fz
freight rates.
We certainly ought to understand each
other thoroughly. Yours truly,
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