Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
POP RAILROAD BILL PASSED BY THE
KANSAS HOUSE YESTERDAY.
FINAL VOTE STOOD 70 TO 80
FoPs APPLIED GAG RULE TO RE
PUBLICAN MINORITY.
Refused to Permit Discussion of III.
Measure. but Could Not Prevent
republicans From Blister
ing Them in EypInin-
ing Their Votes.

'|N majority IN tAn mouse to-day rod
rough shod over the Republican minorit
and railroaded through the Boyle raiIroa,
bill. il WIS m@ssaged over 10 the senate
and niii be passed by that body tomorrow
If the caucus plans carry.
The vote in the house stood % to %.
The Pops applied the gag rule in is
worst form. The Republicans were not per-
m;tted 10 discuss the hTI at all. Tie only
chance they had 70 sly anything Was when
1t came TO the final passage Of the bill.
Then they had a brief say. and their say
was one that the POPS will long remem-
her. Never in the history Of the state
were such grave charges made as We're
lodged by the Republicans against the
members Of the majority. The Pops were
accused Of being boodlers Of the first
water. Of being afraid TO trust themselves.
OF muzziing the minority because they
knew that their measure would not hold
water. and Of joining the lowest type Of
humanity in coming back here TO pass laws |
after the people at the November election
fepudiated them and their iSms.
u seems that eseTy member OF the ma
JoFitE side was Il coward or he would no.
have permitted such direct and damaging
charges TO have gone by unnoticeG.
BiiI Probably Unconstituti,p,t
The bill passed by the Pops , co,,nI..o
synopsis of which has been rrir,.5 :, ~.
Journal. is capable of doing the railroad,
great harm in case the court of yisfratio,
j IN the hands Of unfricndIv or corr,,,
officials, The only consolation the rooas
Lave Is that it is fail of holes. and win
most certainly be declared uncops,t,,, !
tionaI. +
i ne common talk in the hotel IobbIss :
tonight that the holes were made or mr.
pose by the Pop leaders. ard thar Tho
o." farmers in the Legislature will die
cover in due time that. in COMING ~, ~, :.
10 vote for the bill, they were simn,,. mai V
tools Of. 'ia"e I
AS the bill now stands. the ,r, Ii
Of judges and other officers ot ,ba ,
OF visitation is left to Goyarror-oi.a. y
icy An effort VIII be made in Tho 60. o.
'i'o'io" 10 have this amended so that Y
iS can. appoint the members OF Tho :,
''urt' II this IS accomplished. it will brine :,
on a Dig fight in the house when the htn u,
IS amended goes back for passage proun be
VI fFatt. tonight announced that =. - be
senate made the change and wouI5 not ot
leuc' the house would bury the bill :, door p,
max 1t would never Ice resurrectea tn
Further Legislation Needle, tn
"" "iI as passed by the nous. does no, ~
contain any clause repeating The - -
'e''i"e ana regulating the present STATE isl
'oard Of railroad Commissioner. Ly
"e OH VIII be introduced for rb,, 49,. Tx
'ose' A hill viii also be passed s,rar.,s iaE
hs III" general corporation l9w- 70 ,ra.,,
system OF Jurisprudence pecass,r. I
cunt Of the creation Of The ,our, %, 49,. sas
alton This VIII he suppIe,nar.a, ca,
operations act. and viii provide. ,b,, ~. ant
''i'''a "f Il railroad corporation by nuu
ny law may be enforced bv diract - "o
- -"i me PH'p"s" in any court which l.
lay De created and given Jurisdiction ~ mo.
''' matters. Notwithstanding any o,b.n tina
II" may prescribe some other ,o,o,,.. was
NNrE "uty from "a railroad cnrnor,,i,, IA.
" person, municipality. or Tho MINI. com
'ai he deemed also a duty to IN. ..a. boo,
D" may be enforced by The s-a,. they
'" name IN any court Of oompet.n, i,,t- uoA
non regardless Of the number oe -, 3"
,arirr " "lS" contains - provision zion
-ike section ~ ma - '.htiined in the kney
give 4 ba-is f.. ,t'''o'u hl!, in order and
" railroad bill. "''t"h IN erS I
rasr nf H.. Ism, Sei
'"" present laws concerpi,~ a.. -
I,' commissioner which is d.sfrad - u-o,,I
art. "' 'hr visitation Sh,
"n" onfrnge Was pernc l..
~ "l''r was reached under Tho tired
'"si' OF IEl~h. moved thar tho outii,
'Ee "a into a committee or H., me .I,..