The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-03
Senate Puts in a Great Deal OF
It's Time
In Making Corrections in the
Official Record
OTHER DELAYSCAUSED
BY the Failure of the State
Printer to Come to Time.
But He is Found BIameless on
Investigation.

Twenty-Five senators responded to
the roll call this morning and those who
did not smoke took a nap during the
reading and correction of the journal
of the proceedings for two preceding
days, a task which had been passed on
the day previous
This is task because the journal
seems to be mass of errors and some
senator is on his feet the most of the
time, suggesting corrections.
The senate last night, on motion of
Senator Titus, ordered an investigation
of conditions at the state printing office
to ascertain why delays in printing
bills, calendars and journals occur The
resolution was this morning withdrawn
and expunged from the record, at the
suggestion of Mr. Titus, who explained
that he had investigated the matter and
found the state printer blameless.
The night session had kept the SEN
ators busy and there were no new bills
introduced this morning, and there were
no reports of committees received.
Senators Campbell, Stone and Ward
have been appointed as a committee to
supervise the correction of the senate
Journal
The BreidenthaI banking bill has been
made special order, subject to amend
ment and debate for Wednesday after
noon at o'clock.
The senate today passed Representa-
tive keefer'S concurrent resolution en-
dorsing the plan of Gen. James Long
street of the interstate commerce COM
mission in recommending the construc-
tion of a double track air line railroad
from Kansas City to San Diego.
Senators voting for the resolution
We're:
Armstrong. Anderson, ,Braddock, CaId-
well, Campbell, Cooke, Crossan, Far
Helmick. Householder, Jumper, King.
1upfer, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, ,Shaffer,
Stocks. Titus, thinner.
Senators voting against the resolution
were:
Andrews, Coleman, Fulton, Hessin.
johnson, Lamb, Matthews, Morrow,
Stocks, Ward.
Senators absent were: Battey, Ben
son, Field. Lewelling, Matthews, Shell
don, and Young.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole for the consideration of the
bills under the head of general orders,
Senator Campbell in the chair.
The first bill called up was the sub
stftute for Senator Titus bill, from the
committee. on corporations, reducing
telegraph tolls in Kansas to Is cents for
the first ten words and one cent for
each additional word, and making the
day rate for newspapers one-third of a
cent per word and one-sixth of a cent
per word at night. The bill places the
telegraph lines under the control of the
new court of visitation. Failure to de-
liver messages is punishable by a fine
of $100 and a violation of the law is
made a nnisdemeanor, punishable by
fine of $50 to $500 and Imprisonment not
less than 80 days or more than a year.
Senator Lamb headed the opposition
to the bill and said the sworn state
ment of the officers of the Western I'm
Hon, indicated that the business in Kan
SaS had been operated at loss for sew
era1 years.
Senator Ryan said the bill should be
passed because the telegraph compa-
nies had refused to pay their part of
the war tax.
Senator Titus, during a speech in IA
vor of the bill, said: 'It appears to me
that the gentlemen who appeared be-
fore the committee must have taken all
the members for chumps'' This state
ment referred to Senator Lambs re-
marks and the latter arose under a
question of personal privilege and said:
II desire to say to the man who de-
nounces me as a chump on the floor
that have never on the floor of this
house, been accused of accepting or ne
Bottating for bribes, neither have I con-
sorted with men for the purpose of SELL
ing my Vote.'
Senator Lamb said the proposed law
would prove unconstitutional This
brought Senator CroSsan to his feet and
he arraigned the Republicans for oppos-
ing anti-corporation laws. Then Sena-
tor Jumper said the shifting of the Re-
publicans upon alleged questions OF
consututfonality reminded him OF
man who was drunk
Are you reminded of yourself?"
Mr.. Jumper then made a vigorous
speech in favor of the bill
Senator Anderson of Shawnee, said
ne was in favor of the bill. but sl1e-
Eested that it should be left to the reg
uIar session. He said: ''There are lots
of leaks in the telegraph schooner and
they ought to be stopped
The committee of the whole then
adopted Senator Titus motion that the
bill be reported to the senate with the
recommendation that it be passed. The
senate then adjourned for dinner.
Afternoon Session.
AT the forenoon session of the senate
the mouse concurrent resolution fixing
the time of final adjournment of the
legislature for Friday, was reached, but
passed when Senator Jumpers motion
that the senate go into committee of the
Whole, was adopted. The resolution was
at the head of the afternoon calendar
but Jumper repeated the motion of the
morning session and it was again left
Suspended in midair
rms action on the part of the senate
andicateS clearly that there will be no
adjournment until the important meas
ures now pending are disposed of
Ihe senate committee of the whole
TOOK up Senator Young's bill, vestine a
T1gnt An the voters of any city, county
town, village, school district or o+ber
municipal subdivision of the stata Of
Kansas 10 propose ordinances CON
tracts, agreements, or measures. and
enact the same into laws for the Gov
ernfnent by a direct vote of the re1nIe
VINO are qualified to vote in such re-
spectlVe jurisdictions; vesting a right
IN tn ene voters of any such city, county
town, village, school district, or other
nunlcipal subdivision of the state of
Kansas by a petition of 20 per cent Of
Lne voters TO refer any ordinance. sgree