Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
PoPULIsTs ARE DIsGUsTED
NEARLY ALL THEIR PET MEASURES
WENT BY THE BOARD.
RatIroad legislation Rendered of No
Avail by Defeat of Supplemental
Bi~Il-Speaker Street Lays
All the Blame ON
the Senate.
ton Of No

SESSION. " lax w
far as legislation is concerned. 1t died to-
day, and the Pop party died with II. The
extra session has been a failure from a
Pop standpoint, having killed all the pet
measures of the Pops. Governor Leedy's
call spoke of railroad legislation eXciu-
siyely, yet there has been no Legislation
on that subject that is of any account.
The POPS thcl elves admit that the court
of visitation law is absolutely imperative
without the Clemens supplement corpora
ton act. This failed to pass. The bill re-
pealfng the law creating the board Of rail-
road commissioners was passed. This leaves
the people without any railroad board ana
with only n court that has no more )uris-
diction than a justice of the peace. The
only thing this court can do that a justice
cannot is to prohibit railway employees on
a strike from interfering with the opera
ton of railroads. The law makes it abso>
lutely necessary for the roads to operate
and in case the employees interfere they
are declared outlaws and subject to severe
punishment.
The Populist leaders are disguised over
the result of the special session and many
of them privately admit that the death
knell of the party has been sounded.
Street BlnnAes the Senate.
Speaker Street, of the house. said to-
night:
1.-THE Populists had it in their power to
make a grand record at this extra session.
We had the votes and the measures. TIT
Republicans outgeneraled us. and we now
go home in disgrace. The senate is to
blame"
Brown, of Pratt. said: W failed to
| carry out the main point for which We
| were called together-rallroad legislation.
| The court of visitation is absolutely a use-
less body, inasmuch as the supplemental
corporation bill failed of passage. I warned
our folks of it, but they did not see fit to
| heed my advice. We were not equal to the
emergency
Attorney General Boyle said: Privately,
It is hell"
Assistant State Auditor Charles Taylor
said: Il protested against the call before
it was issued, and predicted that the legis-
| lature would wind up in. a row and without
accomplishing anything. My prediction has
come true"
Secretary Of State Bush said: 1.-THE OBJ
ject Of calling the extra session was not
carried out. My corporation bill was shot
to pieces until it amounts to nothing prac-
tically; Credentials guaranty fund bill
was defeated and the principal railroad
measure fell by the wayside. What I think
of the result would not look well in print
and I will therefore not say it"
Ross Is Discreet.
Assistant Secretary of State Ross-"Wait
until 1 surrender my position Monday. Then
1 will tell you what I think of it. If l
should turn loose now, I should say some
thing that would be unbecoming a state
officer"
John Breidenthal said am sadly dis
appointed over the defeat of a numoer Of
good measures. The legislature did some
good things that were not expected and
didn't do a great many things that were
expected"
Bob Semple. deputy bank commissioner
1.-THE legislature did not come up to my
expectations"
Barkley, of Elk-'"The Pops might as well
go out of business. We have sinned away
our day of grace"
Fairchild. of Kingman-"Governor Leedy
received his assistance from his avowed
enemies. His friends went back on him.
State Treasurer Hefebower-'.The legis-
lature has made a success Of drawing
money out Of the treasury. Whether it has
done anything else worth mentioning I
don't know"
Senator King-"We have done some good.
but have failed to get through a number of
measures that 1 had hoped to see pass
some vital measures, too
Supreme Court Reporter Clemens-"I'm
too hot to tell what 1 think. 1 might say
something mean about the traitors in m
party"
Governor Leedy declined to be inter-
viewed as to the result. but the expression
on his face indicated that he was wrathy.
Bills That Were Passed.
The following bills were passed by both
branches and sent to the governor for his
signature:
An act creating a court of visitation and
!, placing all railroads under its control.
mt In ranaol thu poofrnnnIfon no1foS
law.
An act creating a court of common pleas
in Cherokee and Crawford counties.
Weilep's bill regulating fraternal insur
ance orders.
Legislating a number Of farmers into
pharmacists.
An act to vacate streets in Coolidge.
/, An act authorizing the Improvement o.
) roads in Phillips county.
Johnson's bill to elect city attorneys ant
city assessors in second-class cities.
Placing express companies under contro
: Of the court of visitation.
: Vacating streets in Wichita addition Il
!. Kinsley.
: Harbaugh's bill providing for hail insu
rance.
An act requiring township treasurers t.
make annual settlements with the town
ship board.
All aCl ftuuSiiiE Liz liltC Ices u
Rawlins. Norton. Cheyenne and Bartol
counties.
An act creating a state society of labor.
An act repeating all laws creating an,
maintaining the railroad commissioners.
An act appropriating money to pay tn
e legislative expenses.
V Fixing basis for Kansas City stock yard
n to charge for feed.
z A legislative appropriation act.
An act to decide ties in the election o
q officers of second and third class cities.
= An act holding railroads liable for dam
f age to stock injured in transit. providin
a no passes are issued to the shipper.
Requiring county treasurers to turn bac
to cities of the third class delinquent roa
taxes collected from taxpayers in sal
cities.
:, An act providing for a special schot
levy in Scott county.
Transferring money from one u n to an
other in the state treasury.
Changing the assessment laws slightly.
> An act creating a state society of mines.
Legalizing Kearny county records.
LegaliZing Seward county warrants.
. Reducing telegraph tolls and placing tel.
st graph companies under the control of tn
lle court of visitation.
- Zimmer's bill creating a board of polio
and five commissioners for Kansas Cit.
Kas.
An act to perpetuate the text book CON
9. mission.
G. An act to compel the district clerk {
J. Shawnee county to turn over certain fund
IL to the county treasurer
- A bill enabling county assessors to asses