The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-06
Reformers Reform Under Protest

ton and the proposed house causus on the
| same matter were volumnious fzzle-a
Wrangling squrming profuse and profaue
fizzle.
Judge Doster. Governor Leeiy, Superin-
tendent Stryker. s. NJ. Scott of Emporia.
Allen OF Erie. and red-hot aggregation of
the lesser lights of Popuiism clambered
Eight on top of the legislature, beiabored
the members, stormed their indignation and
prophesied inevitable ruin, but all it availed
was n!t-nothing more
Harris was against maximum rate
Senator Harris whom the Popultsts sent to
the national senate because he was pre-
sumed at least to be in sympathy with Pop
| ulism. The Democrats into whose embrace
these maximum. per capita, Is to 1 Pops
fell with such an Il love you'' air last fall
| parted company with the reformers on
| their pet measure. and even large num-
| Ger OF their own fold indicated that il didn' I
| make so much difference, now that they
| were in and that railroad legislation didn't
| amount TO much anyway. Harris was
against 1t, Lewelling was against it and
the notorious Jumper, the Poppiest Pop IN
the legislature declared that this was line
that reform couldn't and wouldn't follow
When the last efforts had failed, the SEN
ate yesterday took up the bill as amended
by the house and after the fashion set by
| the house passed the measure under pro-
test.
Senator Forney of Sumner broke the ice
He said that PopuEsm was packing up and
| seemed now in a fair way TO slide down the
back stairs two years hence. 'I do not
agree with this senate. nor the house." he
said. 1T seems that we haven't many
refornners in this legislature. 1 am going
n IL.
does not accord with my own judgment
| Votel on the bill 10 pass in the hope that
the house would substitute the maximum
measure. 1 am disappointed in the action
OF the other branch of the legislature, but
now that the ultimatum has been given
out that 1t is this bill or nothing, will vote
aye, but I reserve the right to protest"
Senator Householder said: my judgment
does not approve this measure, but must
| be a Populist, or at least I must belong TO
| the organization and manage 10 keep on
| the winning side If can. / vote for the
| bill so that If it wins / win and i protest
| so that If it fails / am safe. The senate has
failed TO do anything and very unfortunate
ly the house sanctioned it. This bill is a
farce. 1t will bring no relief. II is like a
| hornet without sting, like viper without
poison, like copperhead without fangs,
Ike an eagle without talons. In fact Il
gives new additional arms to this great oc-
| topus by which it will tighten the hold IL
now has upon the threats of the producers.
On the other hand 1t is giving the people
| stone when they asked for bread; It Is
| giving them scorpion when they asked
fer meat. 1t is giving them a promise OF
relief without benefit. 1 am not a prophet,
nor the son Of prophet, nor have 1 been
annionted a prophet, but declare here now
that this senate railroad bill is a fig tree
without figs, which. with its authors. build
ers and finishers, will wither and die poll
| uCally, under the righteous curses of an
outraged and indignant people, as the fig
tree of Biblical history withered and died.
| do not deny 10 other senators the right 10
their opinions; I am simply expressing
| nine I vote aye"
l. Senator King very modestiy kicked, but
| showed his respect for Reoublican.sm by
| stSntfyirg a Willingness to go into that
| party Tor little time. THE platform on
| which I was elected declared emphatcally
In favor of a maximum freight rate BILL -
| he said, 81 am opposed to this bill and
when I vote for It feel that I am stepping
| on the Republican platform. I want to
step off Immediately after I cast this vote,
| for l want to protest.
| Senator Young of Montgomery said: at
want to Join these other senators in fling
protest. don't believe this bill a maxi
mum bill or any other will give the people
| the relief they want. I don't think we VIII
| get that relief until the government owns
| the railroads"
The bill now goes to Governor Leedy and
TO keep up the style 1t will be in order for
| him to sign it under protest and instruct
the commissioners and courts to enforce it
under protest.
It is predicted that Governor Leedy viii
nos sign 1t, or that, II he does. he will do
II under protest or with the intention OF
| letting II run till next January and then
call an extra session II II doesn't work all
right.
Leedy at this hour hasn't very much idea
Of what he will do and his friends are so
added they cannot tell him. 1t is not
matter Of surprise that the legislature has
appropriated money to enlarge all the In
sane asylumns in the state.
The morning session Of the house was
sleepy reaction of bolt last night Just
as the motion to adjourn was made. Marks
OF Jefferson county, who was trying to get
some measure elating to the medical pro-
feSsion advanced on the calendar, got up
and proceeded TO call Street all sorts OF
short-grass chump. Simmons of Franklin.
who simply wanted TO take recess till
o'clock instead OF adjourning for a caucus,
as was planned by the Pop steering COM
n1ittee, waJ turned down til he got mad
and said out loud In open session: You
Pops are hogs, besides being damned fools.
Just have your caucus. There will be no
Democrats To which seven other Demo-
- -.
noon session broke up IN a regular cat
scratching on the fusion side. IN which they
each swore 20 vote and work at right
angles. At II o'clock the committee OF the
whole took up the discussion OF the text
book bill which promised some lively de-
velopments The text book letter. already
printed in these dispatches, has stirred UP
a smell and brings promise OF others.
The house judiciary committee this morn
Ing recommended for passage Tapscotts
BIN to Limit the number Of special findings
by Juries- This bill requires iuries IN all
cases to make general findings and pro-
vides that the Judge. by request, shall d.
rect special findings Of fact. These shall
be stated in writing ard IN 10 case shall
the number OF special questions On either
side exceed fifteen
The committee on penal institutions re-
commended the substitution OF Senator
Armstrong; bill. No. IS. placing the pen,-
Tertiary and the Hutchinson reformstory
under special board. for ire house btll
relating 20 the same subject. and asked rs
passage.
The governor has signed the stock yards
bill which regulates charges ana prevents
the dockaEe OF hogs. The bribe-charges
and brt5e-reformers viii doubtless rect easy
now.
TIE house yesterday afternoon mashed
Ire ne out ot TIE measure introduced some