The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
BOTH ARE BEATEN.
Two Resolutions Looking To the Alb
rogatfon of Prohibition are
Defeated

Resubn1ission received 4 black eye in
the house yesterday afternoon Two
concurrent resolutions, one repeating
the prohTbItory amendment, and the
other calling a constitutional couven-
ton. were killed by failing to secure the
twO-thIrds majority necessary for adop-
ton. Both received maiorities. the
former only majority OF -FOUR, OUT the
latter 4 majority Of % votes
The defeat of the two resolutions
yesterday afternoon now leaves but the
senate resolution. providing for an
amendment to the constitution and the
bill repeating the Murray law, on the
house calendar, although motions are
pending for the reconsideration or the
votes by which the two resolution were
lost
At $50 O'Clock, Just an hour and q
half later than the time set for the
special order, the house turned its at
teutiou to the resubTuiSSIOn resolutions
On motion OF Hackney of Sumner, the
Joint resolution repeating rhe prohibit
tory amendment TO the constitution,
introduced by Try, Republican, OF
Bourbon. instead of his concurrent
constitutional convention. was taken
up
referring to the fact that the Hackney
resolution was on the calendar under 4
special order. while the Try resolution
was yet under the head OF general Or
ders- He said the motion declaring 4
special order had specified that the
Hackney resolution should be cousid-
cred first
Hackney retorted that the motion
contained no such specification al
though the calendar was printed with
the resolution calling 4 constitutional
convention at the top under 4 special
order. He said that the Try resolution
should be considered first, and renewed
his motion Larimer, however, with
drew his objection and the Try reSOIU-
ton was taken Up.
After the reading of the resolution
and its adoption by sections, Hackney
moved to make it q concurrent resolu-
ton instead of L joint resolution, and
the motion carried The roll was then
called on the final adoption of the reso-
luton
Several Of the members, both Popu-
list and Republican, sent written ex-
plantations OF their votes To the desk
In explaining his vote, Larlmer or
Shawnee. said: Il am glad To have the
opportunity once more to register my
vote for the homes Of Kansas l vote
no -
TavIor. of vvyandotte. PopuIfst. said
which had anything to do with the
calling of this special session OF the
legislature I believe this is one Of the
'uiggers IN the woedpiIe' and vote
no.
Fifty-six votes were cast in favor of
the resolution and % against A two
thirds majority was necessary to carry
it and IT was declared lost
Ury at once changed his vote from
AYE TO no in order to move a re-
consideration Of the vote This motion
was made and he asked to have 1t 60
over until today
The vote stood as follows Gentle
men voting in the Affirmative were
ATessrs- Armstrong. BasgaH. Bean
Brown Of Cowley, Buell.. Crosby Cub
bison Dalton. Davis. Dingus, Doyle,
Ernst. FairchiId. Fitzgerald, GoOdnO,
Graves, Grimes. Hackbusch- Hackney,
Hemin=er, Irwin. Jameson. JaQuiuS.
Johnson OF Chase Jones, keefer, KEEL
son. Lambert, Lawson. Lewis. LOOMS,
ril. MetzIer. MIllar, Moore. MOntSOm-
cry, Muensenuayer, PaIeuSke, Ravens
craft. RothwieIer. Russell. Rutledge,
Simmons. Singleton. Smith OF Sherman,
Stouer, Stuart, Sute1Ees Try Ward,
WeiIep. Wright
Gentlemen voting in the negative
were.- AIessrs- Bacon. Barker, Bark
ley. Brooke. Brown of Greeley. Brown
OF Pratt, BUrtis, Byers, Carr, Clark.
COnger, Dewitt Epperson. Farrell
Fei=hner, Fell, E'iISon- Finney, Foley,
FOuts. Fulton CTeiSSIer, Harbaugh.
Harris, Haywood. Henley, Hibner.
Ingie, Jackson Of Harvey Johnson Of
Labette- Johnson OF Nemaha- keddie,
Lariner, Longiey, Mccarthy, Mott
CutCait. Poison. Richards. ShOuSe.
Smith Of Brown Stevens. Tapscott-
gesang, Wallace, Wehrie. Williams, and
Speaker Street
The Hackney resolution calling 4 con-
stituri9naI convention was then taken
up Like the Try resolution. it was
lost, although il received more support
than the former resolution The vote
was So to AZ 1t stood as follows Gen
tIemen voting in the affirmative were
Brown OF Pratt Buell. CaSSin. Cubbt-
son. Dalton Davis DingUss Doyle