The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-17

boo known as the initiative and refer
endum. Over in the little republic of
Switzerland a few years ago the people
voted on a proposition to purchase the
railroads of Switzerland, and it was de-
feated by a majority of 900 out of a
total vote of 100000. After discussing
voted on the same proposition and out
of a total vote of $780, 900 it received e.
100000 majority. The government paid
two hundred million dollars for the rail-
roads, and today any one can buy an
annual pass to ride anywhere in Swift
zerland day and night, for a whole year
in a first class coach for only $780,.
Here Dawes of LeaVenworth inter-
rupted with the question: I'VE get
them cheaper than that here. don't
We?"
Il suppose you do" answered Judge
Babb, but I have been entirely unable
to obtain any at ALL,
Mr.. Grattan took the ground that
there would be no great change in the
constitution unless it would be in the
prohibitory amendment, which the peo-
pie of the state do not want changed.
A rising vote was taken on Fairchild's
substitute to recommend the resolution
for passage, but there were only SO votes
in the affirmative, while there were so
many opposed to it that no trouble was
taken to count them.
A motion to recommend that the reso-
luton be not passed carried by a large
vote.
When the committee reported to the
house a roll call was demanded on the
motion to adopt the report, which re-
suited in SO votes for the motion to Al
against it.
Gentlemen voting in the affirmative
were:
Messrs. Abrams, Alderman, Adams
of Butler, Anderson of Greenwood, Baker
Bailey, Biddle, Bigham, Bogenrief, Brad
bury, Brooke, BurkhoIder, Conrad,
Coulson, Coy. Elwood. Finley, Elan
nelly, Ford, Francis. Giessler, Grattan,
Gregory, Grosser, Hallett, Harper, Har-
Tis, Hayden, Heberling. Heeney, Hef1ey,
Henley, Hoag, Irving, Johnston, Keifer,
kutz. Lawrence, Mason. Millar, Moore,
McKeever, Newmon, Nichols, Osborn
of Douglas, Oursler, Pogue, Poison, Rees
OF Ottawa, Reid, Reser, Richardson,
Rhinehart, Scott of Elk, Scott of Wich-
of Brown, Snyder, Stanley, Starr
Stephenson, Sweet, Thorp. Tulloss,
Ward, WEIGH, Willis, Wise, Woodward.
Gentlemen voting in the negative
were:
Messrs. Anderson of Sedgwick, Babb,
Beezley, Benefiel, Bowman, Campbell,
Crosby, Dawes, DeBard, Edmonds,
Fairchild, F'ogle, Fuller, Gabriel, Good
no, Haskins, Jaquins, Lawson, Longley,
Loomis, Marks, Martin, Medill, Menden-
nall, McClaren, Prather, Ravenscraft,
Reeder, Rees of Anderson, Remington.
Rodgers, Seaton, Shoup, Spurlock,
Swinehart, Tenny. WheatIey, Wheeler,
Wilcox. Wright of Lyon, Wright of Nor
ton, and Mr.. Speaker Osborn.
Gentlemen absent or not voting were:
Messrs. Adams of Sedgwick, earle,
Edwards, Elder, Gillespie, GodshaIk
Hogue, Johnston, King, Smith of Rocks,
Short, Wiley, Wright OF Barton.
The only Populist to vote against the
constitutional convention was Newman
of Sumner.
The sixteen Republicans who voted
for the convention were Beezley of Ed
wards, Benefiel of Montgomery, Camp
bell of Bourbon, Dawes of Leaven-
worth, Fuller Of Ellis, Langley of Wash
ington, Medill of Leavenworth, Menden-
hall of Linn, Rees of Anderson, Rem
ington of Miami, Seaton Of Atchison,
SpurlOck of Geary, Tenny of Ness
Wheatley of Cherokee, Wright of Nor
ton and Speaker Osborn of Saline.