The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07

Maximumers on One Side, Harris Aggrega
ton of TenderfootedDess on the Other
LewelIing AIienated From the Reform
Ranks and the Titus Crowd Sore Head.
ed to Get LeweIIing Bounced From Hi:
Railroad Commissionership - In the
Midst of Which is the Freight Bill-To
Sign or Not to Sign.
Topeka, Kan, March 6-(Special.) y
Governor Leedy refused again today TO
sign the railroad bill. He announces
that he will take some action next Mon
DAY. A horde Of Populists from all
parts OF the state who are mad at the
legislature are using every argument TO
induce the governor to veto the measure
and call an extra session for the express
purspose of passing a maximum rate
law Mr. Leedy announced yesterday
that he would pass upon the pill To-Day
and it was generally thought that he
meant to sign it and send a scathing
message to the legislature for present
ing such measure for his signature.
A. O'Clock this afternoon he announced
again that he had taken no action and
would not till Monday This is thought
by the friends of the Brown proposition
to signify that the governor has serious
notions Of vetoing the bill as a matter
of policy and rebuke to the men whom
they are disposed TO regard as traitors.
l. is an interesting muddle.
KICK ON LEWELLING.
a delegation of maximumers arrived
from Harper county and southwest
-
ing against the appointment of Leweli-
ing as railroad commissioner on the
ground that in failing to support the
Maximum rate bill he has, in favor to
the railroads, gone back on his promises
TO the people. This is regarded with
some alarm by some OF Mr.. dwellings,
friends but is more generally thought 10
be piece Of personal retaliation on the
part Of some of Senator Titus friends
for what Lewelling said TO the Harper
county senator in the bribery deal What
the governor will do or what the legis-
iature will do yet is hard to tell. There
may be a general breaking loose and
shaking up Of dry bones before Monday.
There are men here who declare posi-
lively that the Harris bill will be vet7e1
and that Lewelling will be removed
from the board of commissioners and
and change all along the line.
1t looks tonight as if the maximuners
were in fair way to win. But in the
event Mr.. Leedy vetoes the Harris meas
ure and calls an extra session nine men
IN the house on the Populist side say
tley VIII go into fight 10 the finish
end stay till the crack OF doom against
any such foolish and vicious measure as
the bill by the statesman from Pratt.
Tley declare, along with four Demo-
cratic Colleagues, that the next time the
party lash is applied they will simply
open up a little rebellion
The members from Cowley, Leaven-
worm and Wyandotte counties are lead
ers against the revival of any maximum
rate scheme They are Brown. Groves
and Armstrong. Marks of jefferson and
Doyle of Republic are persistent and
able assistants.
There is every indication tonight of a
general storm in the Pop camp Monday
morning.
SCHOOL BOOK BILL.
All Of yesterdays session of the houra
was put in discussing the text hook hin
and lndulging in a sort of oratorical Ian
Jack An attempt was made TO recon
elder the motion by which Fa1rcnild's
amendment striking out any mention of
pohtlcal restriction in appointing the
state commission was adopted. After
three or four trials the first section was
made to provide that not more than
three persons of any one political party
should be put on the commission. TIE
measure consumed the time of tie whole
mouse committee today noon, when it
was recommended fo- passage.
REAPPORTIONMENT
The house committee of the whole took
up the congressional reapportionment
bill last night and after amending il into
every conceivable arrangement finally re-
ported IL for passage almost as it was al
first proposed. The arrangement is as
follows and VIII probably not be chang
ed by the senate
tlrst-Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan,: At
Gibson, Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee and
douglas.
Second-Leavenworth Wyandotte, John
son, Miami, Franklin, Anderson and |
Linn.
Third-Allen, Bourbon, Wilson. Neosho. |
Crawford, Mont gomery. Labette and |
Cherokee
Fourth-Woodson Coffey. Usage. Ly-
on. Wabaunsee, Chase, Morris, Geary.
Dickinson, Marion and Mcpherson.
Fifth-Republic, Washington, Marshall |
Pottawatomie, Riley, Clay, Cloud, Otta- |
wa and Saline |
SiNth-Jewell. Smith. Phillips, Norton. |
Decatur. Raw-ins. Cheyenne. Sherman,
Thomas, Sheridan, Graham. Rocks, Os- |
borne, Mitchell Lincoln, Ellsworth. Rus |
sell, Ellis, Trego, Cove. Logan and Wal |
lace.
Seventh-Rice, Reno, Kingman. Har-
per. Barber, Pratt. Stafford. Barton.
Rush, PaWnee Edwards KinU-a Con,s, |