People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-15

bill was introduced 10 the senate and
passed by that body and was allowed
to die in the house. The Populists
controlled this senate and the Repub-
licans controlled the house.
In 1895 the senate introduced
another maximum freight rate bill
and passed the same, which was xii.
led by the Republican house, which
makes three bills introduced and
passed by the three past sessions.
Comment is unnecessary.
Now you know the reason why we
have no maximum freight rate law
THE CLIMAX.
On February 8th, 1895, (page 1856,
House Journal OF 1885, W. F. Brown Of
Pratt, IA POpulist) under the head of
introduction Of Bills" introduced
House bill number 76l: San act re-
lating to railroads and comforting ad-
ditiOnal powers upon the board Of
railroad commissioners, etc"
l shall merely reproduce the record
upon this bill.
On February 10th, 1895, (page 1888
House Journal Of 1885, appears the
report Of the railroad committee upon
this bill, which consisted OF two re-
ports, a majority and a minority re-
port. The majority report was made
by Republicans, and the minority re-
port by POpulists.
First, the majority report:
"Mr. Speaker, your committee on railroads
to whom was referred House bill number 761,
IAN act relating to railroads and comforting
additional powers upon the boar of railroad
commissioners. empowering said commission.
ers TO nix classification and reasonable maxi
mum rates for freight charges, etc, have had
the same under consideration. and instruct me
w IcpOlt VII bdCh " lnt HOUSE Win LlG
recommendation that 1t BE NOT PASSED,
for the reason that the subject matter is In
corporated In other bills now before the
house." j. B, REMINGTON. Chairman.
MINORITY REPORT.
"Mr. Speaker, we, the undersigned mem
bers OF your committee on railroads, desire
TO submit a inority report upon House bill
number I0l; which Is commonly known as the
"Greenlee BILL The majority report sub
mitted by the chairman Of the committee,
recommending that the bill be not passed,
for the reason that another bill containing
the subject matter had been reported" In
our judgment does not place the matter
clearly before this body, for the reason that
no bill containing the subject matter Of the
Greenlee bill has been recommended for pas
sage by committee on railroads. We believe
the Greenlee bill has some serious defects;
believe those defects could easily be corrected
by amendment in the house. Furthermore,
II the Greenlee bill was good measure two
years ago, 1t certainly has some merits now,
and as 1t had the support of the Republicans
two years ago. we fall TO understand why II
should be wholly condemned now by the
same party"
W. NJ. Campbell,
MinOritory W. d. TRURBLoOD,
Committee. JOHN A. ScHLYBR,
j. ID. BARNETT.
| Suggest the following as a proper
epitaph to be placed upon the tomb of
the Greenlee bill:
Here lies the only child of the Re-
publican party, named Maximum
Freight Bill which was born in
infamy, nursed in the lap OF deception
two years ago, and cruciied in the
house Of its friends two years later"
Let the people mourn or rejoice in
remembrance Of their interest.
CONCLUSION.
The object OF this article, cleaned
from the records, 1.-THE truthfulness Of
which can be verified by toe examina-