The St. Louis Republic., 1901-03-17
STREET RAILWAY BILL KILLED.
Measure Said to Be In Interest OF
Transit Company Defeated.

Measure Said to Be In Interest OF
Transit Company Defeated.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Jefferson City. Mo. March 1.-THE bill
solidation so as to allow street railways in
Missouri. Ito do general electric lighting.
electric and steam heating and electric pow
of G Re
short order to-day in the House, a motion
by Represetative Delzell to postpone the
The motion was debated at length, and
finally carried by the following vote:
:, For indefinite postponement-:Aydeiott Ba-
Car carmaeI. Clay CAMDEN @ sfaa cEesen seEa pezeli.
Dickinson. Doris. Edmondson. Eversoe.
Farley; Green. Hains. Hall, Hawkins, Hens
January. Jones: Locker. Mecollum. May
nard. Murphy. Nicholson. O'Donnell, Organ,
Patton. Philips. Ransdell Risk. Roberts Of
Shelby WSksr
folk and Young-57.
Against indefinite postponement-,Aber-
Campbell. Carter, Conner, Duncan, Getchell,
Hackney. Harper. Hildreth, kendrick, Ken
nedy, kirby. Lightholder. Mckenny. Nc
miller. Richter. Ruler, Short. Sickles.
Spears. Sullivan. Well. Walsh. Speaker
Mhitecotton-32
The measure passed the Senate this week,
after a discussion in the course of which
the charge was made that the St. Louis
Transit Company had attorneys in Jefferson
the instance of Drabelle. added an amend
ment to the measure to prevent it from ap-
plying to st. Louis and Kansas City. The
measure was sent back to the House for
concurrence in the amendment. As soon as
the measure was called up by Duncan, Rep
resentative Delzell rose.
,,aasI, mt; speaker" . he said. II voted for this
measure under misapprehension when It
passed the House. I thought 1t applied to
st. Joseph only. | find out now that 1t is
a general law. and that under its provisions
empowered to do general lighting. heating
and to own parks and amusement resorts.
l move now the measure be indefinitely
There was some question as to whether
such disposition could be made OF bill
which had already passed the House. The
Speaker ruled the motion in order.
II want to declare the charge that this
Is the measure Of the ST. Louis Transit
Company absolutely false and without
foundation un said Abercrombie Of St. 10.
that this amendment was added in the
Senate proves conclusively that st. Joseph.
and not t., the st. LOUIS Transit Company.
Isn't 1t true" asked Clay. questioning
the speaker. that the amendments added
to this bill in the Senate are so drawn as
stitutional. and thus make the measure ap-
ply to ST. Louis?
Il refe- to the passage In the amend
act shall not apply to cities which now
contain or which may hereafter contain $780,
9oo inhabitants ,;,n nor in force in counties ad-
Il am not lawyer and cannot give an
opinion as to that" answered Abercrombie.
Esn this sis a5 igges Has Of Sny to suc
gives 4 quitclaim deed on all the interests
in Buchanan County to the street rail-
roads"
Phillips said he was opposed to inserting
provisions applicable to localities in the
Il am opposed to this measure because It
seeks to increase the powers conferred by
the st: Louis street railway consolidation
law" he said.
Duncan of Buchanan. who introduced the
bill, closed the debate.
Street railways usually go into. the
hands OF receivers and this measure Is de-
to prevent this he said. "All street rail-
roads can supply from one power house the
current for lighting. heating and power"
And for amusement resorts, too. l sup
pose" inter1ected D Delzell; e L., c,,u ., A.
drain. that the attorney Of the Transit
Company, who is now in the city. declares
that the provisos added to this bill DIS an
amendment would not be sustained by the
courts But that they would be wiped out
NO. don't" answered Duncan.
"s; SOME Of a'' these hee si Representatives here
where you say Transit @ Company % to them
Duncan. THE only fault with this law.
as some Of the members see 1t. Is that the
bill amends the law under which the st.
Louis Transit Company was formed
ns IT, Kills
measure absolutely for the session,