The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-28

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know is the interstate commerce COM
mission did mott get its information from
the railroads.
At this time Mr.. Vickers put in an ap-
pearance and proceeded at once 10 ask
questions, but instead of Mr.. Shannon
answering them he proceeded to queS-
ton Mr.. Vickers and in minute the
whole course of the proceedings was
like a mile or two of bafbed wire
tangled up by G. cyclone. Mr.. Vickers
answered all the questions propounded
to him about the cost of railroad build
ing and its ratio to capitalization and
proved his statements by the official
figures given to assessors, which, he
said, would be below rather than above
the cost Of construction.
Just at this time Buffalo Jones had
slipped around to post Mr.. Shannon and
Immediately Mr. Shannon fired some
more questions at Mr.. Yickers. The lat
ter then went into detailed statement
of the condition of railroads and pro-
ceeded to illustrate his points by re-
ferring to the condition of banks under
certain circumstances. The word bank
anyways throws a Populist into fits and
Mr.. Shannon made the point Of order
that this body is talking about rail-
roads and not about banks" The chair
held that the point of order was well
taken and SO announced. but Mr.. Wick
ers was allowed to proceed after explain
ing that mis- reference to banks was only
for the purpose of illustration.
Just al this point Gladiator Doyle or
Perry, who was referred by the speaker
as the Parnell of the house, entered the
debate and lead Mr.. Vickers into the
deeper questions of railroad manage
ment-questions that would bother Jay
Gould in his time. Mr.. Vickers confess
ed that he was not a thirty-third degree
railroad man and hence wanted TO be
excused from answering questions that
would puzzle the traditional Phlade1-
phia lawyer. Mr.. Vickers, knew enough,
however, to prove that the Shannon
resolution could accomplish nothing, and
said that what the people of the terri
tory wanted was legislation and not RS
olutions He said he would vote for any
Mr.. Doyle kicked about the grammar
of the resolution, but Pops do not bother
their heads about such little thing as
grammar and some piping voice from
the rear of the house moved the previous
question. After this motion had been
voted down Mr.. Rose of Kay county Of
fered a substitute resolution which was
sensible, but because it was sensible it
Was kUOCkeU OUT III SHUEl OTueT. MI {.
Rose thought the statements in the res
olution ought to be confined to the
knowledge and belief of the house and
wanted the words at has been. demon
strated beyond a doubt stricken out of
the Shannon resolution. Mr.. Rose said
that Oklahoma wanted more railroads
and he, for one, did not propose to
frighten them away. At the same time
he said that he would not submit to any
corporate outrages, but he must first be
informed thoroughly that such out
RACES exist beyond a doubt" Mr..
Rose made a very fair and conservative
talk, but Populism was in the saddle and
there no staying it when it took a notion
into its head to ride rough shod over all
argument, all sense and all logic.
Just at this time Shannon intiplated
that his side of the house had withheld
certain matters which will be divulged
at the proper time. He afterwards stat
ed tina the object in thro wing she cal
cium light of facts on the rlat,er was 70
get north and south Ioad AMI here, ii
appears, is where the interest ard in
formation of Mr.. Buffalo jones lie
Just at this point someo ody exrI essed
the opinion that il would be i6le to
waste any more time in argument, as
the probability is that the legislatures of
the other states will throw the resolu-
ton in the waste basket any way
A vote was then taken and the recolu-
ton was passed by @ote of II TO :. The
resolution will accomplish Lctf ing for
the people of Oklahoma, but it doubtless
will serve to brighten railroad capital te-
cause it will be taken as an mfriendly
attitude among the Teople of Oklal oma
TO railroads. Railroad capital is pretty
timid any way without giving Il a6di-
tional cause to be frightened.