The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-07
SENSATION.
Senator Hanna Reported to
Have Resigned
Rather Than Vote For the Sup
Elemental r.. II. Bill.
CONSTITUENTS MAD.
Recalled to Clay Center to Ac-
count For His Vote.
Fairchild Says Hanna Promised
to Support the Bill.
Senator Hanna Prepares a
Statement of His Course.

"a furry was caused at noon today
among the state senators when it was
told that State Senator George w. Han
ma had resigned rather than vote for
the supplemental railroad bill. Some of
the Populist managers are thoroughly
angered over it.
On the supplemental railroad bill the
fate of the session depends. Every eff
fort has been bent by the railroad for
ces to prevent the passage of the sup
Elemental bill. 1t is the real meat in
the cocoanut and the only railroad bill
the railroads fear.
When the supplemental railroad bill
came up in the senate Friday, Senator
Hanna was among the senators who
opposed and helped defeat it When
the news of the Senate's action was ta-
ken over to the house there was a
hasty consultation and an amended
bill was prepared, run through the
house and sent back to the senate.
After the session Friday night Sena-
tor Hanna while at the National hotel
was called into a room and asked by
RepresentativesFairc and Russell if
he would support the bill as the house
had amended it. 1t is said he promised
them that he would vote for the amend
ed bill.
Yesterday morning in the senate Mr..
Hanna opposed bringing the railroad
measure to a vote.
Journal was received in Clay Center
last evening the senator's constituents
noticed that he had voted yesterday
morning against the supplemental bill.
Some of them Immediately wired
protest. The senator was firm but de-
cided to go home and hold a conference.
He took the. night train and held a mid
night conference with some of his peo-
pie, still insisting that he would not
change his vote.
He even went so far, it is reported,
as to write out his resignation and place
it in the hands of committee and said:
tThere is my resignation. L am go
ing back to Topeka and shall vote
against the bill and in case you are not
satisfied with my action at any time
you can wire my resignation to the
governor"
Senator Hanna came back to Topeka
on an early train this morning and
when the senate voted on the question
of advancing the bill to third read
ing he voted against it.
No message from Clay Center has
come to the governors office today up
to the present writing.
Representative Fairchild, when asked
In regard to the Friday night interview,
said:
ct called Hanna into my room and
told him how we had amended the bill
ard had struck out all the features that
he objected to, and said to him, now
will you support it. He finally said
that he would"
Senator Hanna is preparing a state-
ment for the State Journal.
LATER-SEN. HANNA'S STATE
MENT.
The following is Senator Hanna's
statement:
"Some one wired up to my constitu-
ants to telegraph me to support the
supplemental bill. I received the fol-
lowing dispatch:
" Geo. Hanna, Senate Chamber:
by all means support the supple
mentary railroad bill. Geo. w. McCor-
mick, G1ace. Janson, Scrader, Hemp
hill, Vincent, Vincent, Jellurn, Hemp
hill, Cowell, Kerby, Mckee, Randall,
Miller
''In answer sent the following mes
sage: Geo. w. Mccormick, Clay Cen
ter, KS: Notify parties interested will
be home Rock Island tonight will give
them my resignation as senator
GEO. w. HANNA" ="
''I took the flyer last night and talk
ed the matter ever with my people and
wrote out my resignation and placed it
in the hands of the senatorial commit
| tee to take such action as they might
see nt.''
Ibid you promise anyone to vote for
| the bill on Thursday night2"
'I was called and told that the sup
Elemental bill was a caucus measure.
I denied that it was. but said if it was
1 was bound to vote for it. AS a. mat
| ter of fact, the supplemental bill was
not a caucus measure. AS Senator
! King stated on the floor of the senate
yesterday, only three sections were ever
| read in the caucus and then FaiTchild
| moved that it be printed, and the mat
| ter was never called up in caucus again
| I simply said L had no recollection of
/ the bill ever coming up before the
| caucus which, in fact, 1t never did,