The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-30

issuing of bonds and the redemption and
cancellation of money rightfully belong
ing to the people, to carry on the busi-
ness of the country.
Mr.. Painter of Meade offered a reso-
luton which recited the charges against
the Kansas City stockyards of exorbitant
rates and violation of the antitrust law,
and called for the appointment of COM
mittee of three by the speaker to inves-
tigate the charges. The rules were sus-
pended and the resolution considered in
spite of Mr. Veaie's opposition to the
consideration of the resolution at this
time. Mr.. Veale moved to amend that
the regular live stock committee be SUBJ
stituted for the special committee. This
raised objections from Mr.. Benedict that
the whole committee entailed too much
expense, and he moved the amendment
that three of that committee be chosen by
its chairman to conduct the inve5tig alton.
Mr.. Veale wanted to whole committee
to go. He disclaimed any other interest
in the Kansas City stock yards than as
citizen of the state, but he evinced re-
luctance to have anything done against a
great aggregation of capital 'which had
done so much for the state" as he said.
Mr. Painter, who offered the resolution,
favored the committee of three. He said
he shipped cattle for a living and prac-
ticed law for fun, but his interests were
Just as much to him as the larger inter
ests of others and all the committee
wanted was to get information SO as to
act fairly.
Mr. Cubbison warmly favored the
whole committee going down and said
he wished the whole house could go
down.
Mir. Benefiel said it was matter of in
difference how many of the committee
went to Kansas City. Every stock ship
per knows" said he, "the condition of
things at Kansas City. When you see
two pecks of corn thrown out to hogs and
bill for 70 cents presented, is is plain
that the farmer and stock shipper of
Kansas have kick. But every man here
who ships stock knows of the extortion
| at the Kansas City stock yards and there
/ is no need of going down there"
Mr.. Cannon, of Kingman, favored the
| protection of the Kansas City yards as
| fostering the interests of Kansas, and as
corporation which had helped the
farmers and shippers of Kansas.
Mr.. Zimmerman of johnson county
| favored acting without sending a COM
mittee, as every one knew about it.
Mr.. Benefited, answering MIR Cannon,
said if he wanted to sell corn to the stock
| yards at thirty cents and buy it back for
! seventy five cents he had no objection.
But said he, ''an investigation means
delay, and as ouly few days are left US
we should act on this at once, and not
have to say at the end of the session that
we would gladly have passed such L bill
| if we had had time"
Mr.. Beekman: "I've heard from the
gentleman from Wyandotte that it is a
very seductive and bad city down at Kan
sas City, and favor sending committee
of three l don't want to expose toe
many of the members of this house to the
] pifalls of that place. If the three mem
bers get back alive, we shall be very
careful not to send any more of them
down there"
Mr.. Miller favored committee of three
We've been legislating from the first OF
this session to help the people in Kansa;
City protect themselves against them
selves, and now we want to keep the peo
pie there from robbing the rest of the
state, but believe three are enough tC
do it"
The amendment making the commit
tee three from the live stock committee
of which its chairman should be one
and a farmer another, was adopted anC
the resolution as amended passed.
Mr. Moore offered a resolution EN-
powering the committee to employ
stenographer at $5 a day while actually
employed. Several objected to $5 da,
but MIR. Moore said you couldn't get
good stenographer as cheap as a states
man and the house thought as he did.
The house took a recess until 3 o'clock