Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
PUPS ARE IN A PICKLE.
whether II Will Il. S,fe To H..
''"i The Present Railroad

ioPEhA. Dee. -
nave run up against A sn,g On n+t opS
t,on '''''ad legislation that is sty;nr
,,tn- concern. The Boyle bill con.
- 1T '!1use repeating the present r,i,
y'N ID" escause the authors elaine, 49,.
present law in no way legally conn.,
49, 'he new court law. is e~ntir.lv , IL,
subject. ana. therefore. .oul, 80.
''P'a'ed 10y a clausa in the coI,rt IN,
I,. - fsPe"iing bill has been forum
"' passage TO wipe out the prase,.
"a" under which the railroad commfssfon
efS now operate.
me Pops realize that ;r-tbe,.
repeating act, ana the vis.ra,t,r a,m "
,r, 1s''"'e' unconstitutional. then there
van "' 10 railroad law at all. and no board
pie. ''u 'he peo-
~ question was discussed at length i,
!, JOINT caucus Tonight. Senators Far
iS"S' Ryan and Crossan. all ! ov,e-s cal,
= vas doubtful if the BOYLE bin vorI,
me test of the courts. To add 70 ~.
'tsNo"Htufe of the Pops, the anro,,o.
meht was made in the caucus tb,, nd
David Martin. who the Pons b,a -
assisted in the preparation Of
me Boyle bill, never had any hand !, -
"""'eFer. In fact, he never even s,u. -.
III uh'l after it was printed. and ,t.un
'''t'' put careful. Consideration he e.ra.
= ia opinion that the bill is unconsti.r
ioi'"i' This declaration came as - or.a
."FPF'Se to the Pops in caucus and 49,.
''oPteu a motion calling UPON Bo,.lo :,
en- and Clemens To annaar {
'0-"'ofro" afternoon ana explain y
'su IN the q
Lambert. OF Lincoln. declared ina. 6
10 an Old farmer like some shen,r-
q - ''"u been going on and that = fsu
op leaders had evolved a scheme -
Tie railroads from state cop,ro, ~ "
gether. 0'"''"4 al
Il the present law is repealed and .,o
" law IS declared unconstjtytfo,,, .h.S
nat Will We say to our cons,i,ror.ro, tt
We can't say anything. We 81
II e'theF have to admit that We were COZ on
~ OF incompetent to handle the oucs,fo, Or
OF which viii kill us as a partv" nj
'fo"h' OF Pratt. said there WAS no, NOV M
lhey would simply have to trust r. ST
NtIA'SH'y mat the new law would he s.,
ns'"' Ihe Old law in no WAY conflicts sh,
N the new, and ii will take a separ.,. "a
70 repeal it," said he. so far as tho in
iucai feature is concerned. If doasn.. ~.
TER Very much. We are pretty hadIr OF
TO pieces right now" W
ne caucus met for the express purnosa fed
passing upon the bill to repeal, II was !"
opinion OF Crossan. Hackney and ? r.w Mr.
-r lawyers that the bill as PREPARED by Sn9
legal counsel" did not r.na,f -r,an r
decided to have the f., the
ed about this Tomorrow also, and az. sha
on the matter was deferred roll
F''al LENDERS expressed themselves as pin
3 disguised over the entire speci,I sec kno
deal and said they favored adionr, Fiji
| as soon as the railroad and repe1ljnr
We're passed. Edwin Taylor said
10 be an outrage if the metropolitan
e law was not repealed. and Paul Rus
about the same remark concar,
passage Of the banking bill. This
ca Il general row and the caucus adj
ied without anything being accom-.
ed.
n a feeling has been worked IN tha,
and representative 5a,t7o,
o hold any more Joint caucuses after
PROV fer the discussion of propossd
alton. After the meeting tomorrow.
SIDE VIII DO business on its own boor.