The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28

has been rendered practically valueless.
Every provision in the bill that ap-
piled to high schools was stricken from
1t, and high schools pupils will continue
to pay tribute to the school book trust.
Cy Leland was on the floor of the
house most of the day and is charged
with being largely responsible for the
defeat of the high school features of
the bill.
AS the bill was passed by the senate
it provides that the school book COM
mission shall select primer. drawing
books and a reading chart for common
schools, and textbooks on nineteen diff
ferent subjects for high schools.
The house educational committee rec
commended that the nineteen high school
text books be knocked out of the bill.
This did not meet the approval of some
of the members of the house and they
PREPARED TO fight it, as it was open
to amendment and debate on final pas
sage As soon as it came up. however.
a motion was made to amend the bill
in the way suggested by the committee,
striking out all the high school pro-
visions This was followed Immediate
" by a call for the previous question,
thereby shutting off debate and keeping
anyone from fighting it on the floor Of
the house.
The amendment was carried with a
rush and Speaker Pro Tenn Benefel.
who was in the chair, ordered the roll
called.
Mr.. Harris asked that the bill be read
as amended, but Mr. Benefiel said it
was too late and ordered the roll call
to proceed.
This ruling raised roar from sew
eral members. but all in vain. The only
chance the friends of the original bill
had was in explaining their votes, and
this they did.
best features have been knocked out OF
this bill and that the prices for the
books named in the bill are too high,
Here is Mr.. Fogle's explanation: The
same influences which killed the cleo
bill have been at work on this bill this
afternoon on the floor of this house. and
they nave destroyed its good effects.
Even the speaker pro tenn has ruled
that We shall not know what is in the
bill. 1 vote no."
for this measure amended it is.
/ think it ought to be gone over again,
but still 1 will vote aye"
Mr.. Harris: When this bill came
from the senate I believe it was good
bill, but il has been amended now till
we don't know what shape it is in and
the speaker won't let US find out.
Elder: LAS no one knows what the
bill contains and we can't find out,
vote no.
The bill carried by a vote of "A to L.
Gentlemen voting in the Affirmative
We're:
Messrs. Adams of Butler. Anderson of
Greenwood, Anderson of Sedgwick. Ba-
tNCA= 1O1AAOSs bGlGu6l, BROOKE. Burk-
holder. Campbell, earle, Conrad. CouI-
son. Coy, Crosby. Dawes, DeBard, Ed
mOnds, Fairchild, Finley, FlannelIy,
Ford, Francis. GOodno, Grattan, Greg
DRY, GrOsser. Hallett, Hayden, Heeney,
HOag, Irving, JaQuins, Kutz, Lawrence,
Longley, Martin, Mason, MedilI. Nc
Claren, McKeever, Nichols, Osborn of
Douglas. OursIer, Pogue, Poison,
Prather. Rees of Anderson, Rees of OF
tawa, Reid, Remington, Reser, Rich
ardsOn, Rhinehart, Rodgers, Scott of
Elk, Seaton, Seaver. Shelley, Shoup,
Smith of Brown. Snyder, Spurlock,
Sweet, Swinehart, Thorp. Tulloss,
Ward, Wheatley, Wilcox, Wiley, Will
Its, Wise, Wright of Morton.
Gentlemen voting in the negative
were:
Messrs. Babb. Elder, FogIe, Godshalk,
Haskins, Heberling, Hehey, keifer,
Lawson, LOOMS. Starr, Harris.
Gentlemen absent or not voting were:
Sedgwick, Beezley Biddle. Bigham
Fuller, Gabriel, Giessler, Gillespie, Har-
per, Henley, Hogue, Johnston, Menden-
hall, Nillar. Moore, Newmon. Ravens
craft, Reeder, Scott of Wichita. Shoe
maker. Short, Smith of Rocks, Stanley,
Stephenson, Tenny, WEIGH, Wheeler,
Woodward, Wright of Barton, Wright
of Lyon, Mr.. Speaker Osborn.
The senate refused to concur in the
conference committee. Grattan, Grosser,
and Jaouins were appointed as the
house part of the committee.