Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-02
HACKNEY AMENDMENT TO HARRIS
BILL DEFEATED, 5s TO G:.
Brown-WeiIep Crowd Made n Desper-
nte hut Losing FiEht-Harrix Bill,
with Few Minor Amcnd-
ments, Recommended
for Passage.

of Populists in the house who had more
confidence in the wise craftsmanship of
United States Senator-elect Harris than
they had in the Brown-Weilep aggregation.
but they stood bravely by their guns.
treated charges of their boodling with
silent contempt. and with the assistance
of the Republicans knocked out the Hack
ney amendment and all other amendments
intended as a radical change in the Harris
senate bill and then, as 4 committee of the
whole, recommended it for passage.
1t was one of the fiercest fights that has
occurred this session ard every inch of
ground was contested. The Brown-Weilep
Populists did everything in their power to
get a maximum rate amendment of some
kind added but failed completely. They
were simply run over by the band wagon.
One of the peculiar spectacles was to
witness the great change that came over
Speaker Street. A few days ago he was
driving rough shod over the Republicans.
That was when some minor measures
were UP for consideration. To-day, when
the most important measure of the session
was up for consideration, Street was COM
PEELED to ask permission of the Republicans
to insert a little amendment to bill. He
always heretofore addressed them as the
minority. To-day he spoke of them as the
majority. 1t was a humiliating position in
helped.
The bill will now be placed on third
reading and will come UP for final pass
age tomorrow or Wednesday. The Brown
Weilep combination may make another ef-
fort to beat the BILL but there is no danger
that they will succeed, for they polled
every vote to-day that could be mustered.
AS soon as the bill is passed on third
reading, it will go back to the senate for
concurrence in number of minor amend
ments. and then will go to the governor
for his signature.
Some of the more radical Populists to-
night are living IN the hope that the gov
ernor will veto it. But this is not likely.
In case he does, no railroad legislation
whatever will be accomplished.
The house went into committee of the
whole at o'clock and took up the Hack
ney amendment, which was under consid-
Grafton when the committee arose Friday.
Representative Brown, of Cowley, took the
floor and spoke against the amendment.
He argued on the line that such an amend
ment would make the law imperative.
Representatives Martin. of Clay; Keefer.
of Leavenworth. and Taylor, of Wyan-
dotte, then spoke in favor of the amend-
ment in the order named. Then Brooke.
Republican, of Shawnee. argued against IT.
tional speech in support of the amend
ment. Never in the history of the state
of Kansas has such a corrupt lobby in
tested this city as is here now he said.
These fellows desecrated the Sabbath yes
terday by plying their nefarious practices.
/ am sorry to state that many of the men,
bers of my own side of the house under
suspicion now, who were seen going to and
from the lobby bunco headquarters yester-
day. 1 hope they have not permitted them
selves to be bought.
Cries of Name them name them went
up from the Republican side.
Il will not do it, replied Weilep:
Name them =, the Republicans can, m insisted;
an investigating committee appointed, l
will give up the names
This ended the affair. Weilep then con-
tinued his address in favor of the amend
ment.
Hibner. Populist, of johnson: Hackney,
Democrat, of Sumner. and Brown. Popu-
list of Pratt. concluded the argument in
favor of the amendment.
A vote was then taken on the adoption
of the amendment and it was lost by a
vote of 81 to S. The Republicans. with the
exceptions of Johnson. of Nemaha, and
Burkholder. of Marion. voted solidly against
the amendment. and they were reinforced
Armstrong of Wyandotte. Turner of Phil
lips: Graves of Leavenworth. Doyle of Re
public. Walters of Labstte. johnson, of
Chase. Jones of Neosho, Brown of Cowley
Palenske of Wabaunsee. Conger of Chey-
enne. Ernst of Atchison, Dalton of Ste
vens. Montgomery of Gray, Williams of
Ellis, Smith of Sherman.
Then, in order to put the members all on
parliamentary shoot. He moved that the
committee of the whole arise. in order that
S ron b call baS on This hf otan caane Ss
unusual proceedings brought out running
debate on parliamentary practice. In which
nj a ri Epr hpl
that the members knew what they We're
doing before they voted and he would pro-
The roll cali was then taken and the
Hackney amendment was defeated by
vote of 62 to IS:
We're: Barkley (Pop:). Bean CPop.l. Brown
OF Pratt Pop.), Cassin CPop): Clark Pop.l,
Crosby Pop). Davis Pop), Dingus Pop.).
Pop5 GppoFF FeigHner Pop.5. Fell Vfe tPop1 Foley
Pop), Fulton (Pop9. Goodno tPop). Gray
!Pop.l. Hackney, ,iing, SPop)p ;paL Marbaugh }Pop}'
Jameson Pop). Jaauins tPop.l. johnson
of Labette Pop9. johnson Of Nemaha
is CPopJ. Malin Pop). Marty Pop). Nc
Grath Pop). Metzler Pop9; Mott Pop).
Pop.) Rothweier (Pop), Russell CPop).
Rutledge ,tPop.I Simmons Pem-). Single
99p Stevens ipp stonsr ISp
REsR1 RsRrie Gs5ass Gop. Weiiep s Fep; wight wright
Pop.). Speaker Street tPopl-Ss.
were: a Aker Rep.l. Armstrong Popj,
aSs1n Ndiein BdEssr Kses Rsp Bennett BHssa Rsa
EoWiev PopJ, Brown OF Greeley Repo.
Buell. Rsp2 B@s5holder 9Pen ruSR;spnD. SRsp1. sur.is
Dalton Pop;). Dewitt Rspl. DOYLE Pop3.
Ernst Pop), Finney Rep). Fitzgerald
Graves IPopJ, Grimes Rsp.l,, Hackbusch
Heminger fKgni 5RepJ. Henley (Rep.S. Hoiiem.
beak (Rep3. Irwin Rep.l, jackson of
Gemanche Rep2f of lacks 5aekson pon Of Harvey
{Pop), Keddie Rep). Lambert of Lyon
JRep.). Larimer CRep.). Lawson tPop.),
Lebdell Repa p;s,, dengley Ieng Repa, Marks
snsge MaGse Pe@ 9n Perrs @ep kssd tep
ssaton ;, Msp2; :, ssaysr rrwr ReP1 Ssh. ShSuss
Sherman (Pog9: Stuart Repl. Turner
Waters G9p sra MiIlis%s enfss trSR 'ss1;s
well. Merrill and Poison.
Following the vote on the Hackney
amendment. Ward. Populist. of Mitchell
the following is the Important part: "A'
1.-THE schedule of freight rates and classi- |
fications In force on eacn railroad in Kan
Of 10 per cent in said freight rates. shall be |
the schedule of freight rates to be charged |
and classification under which all goods |
shall be TRANSPORTED @ IN the state ate. Of IN, Kan
comes a law.
This was voted down by the usual vote |
Then the maximum freight crowd stood |
hitched until the rest of the bill was read |
through and adopted by sections. When |
this WAS finished. Speaker Street said he |
hoped the majority sliocking towards the |