The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-14
Many BILLS PASSED
Kansas House of Representa-
tive8 Is Pushing Things.
THE HOUSTON BILL
Goes Through House by a
Decisive Majority.
GRAIN COMBINE BILL
Passes Notwithstanding Its
Author Voted Against IT.
GRAIN COMBINE BILL

Topeka, Kan, Feb 13-The house spent
nearly all day yesterday on third reading
Of bills and cleaned up the calendar
Many members were sent on committee
and other business and numerous calls OF
the house were necessary.
BY barely a constitutional majority the
Richardson county attorney inquisition
/ bill passed the house. For a time it look
ed as though a can of the house would
| be necessary but when the roll was fin
ished it was found 20 had voted for the
bill and 81 against Mr. O'DonneI of ELS
worth in explaining his vote against the
bill said he was opposed to making sa-
looms Of drug stores and perjurers Of men
who desired to purchase liquor. Mr.
Smith Of Sherman vote dagainst the bill
because he said it would pile up expense
on the taxpayers. Mr.. Wielep explained
his vote for the bill BY saying that while
he was opposed to prohibition he wanted
! to see the law enforced as long as it was
upon the statute books.
Following are those who voted on the
bill:
Ayes-Adams Of Meade, Bean. Bingham,
Bucklin, Cave, Chandler, Cobun, Davis Of
Labette, Dougherty, Durham, Edwards,
Fields, FIson, Finley. Francis, Cav,
Giessler, Godshalk, Grattan, Griffin, Hal
lett, Hamer, Hawkins, Hayden, Herber-
ling. Hebrew. Heron. HILL Hoag, Hogue,
EIonneI, Johnson Of Decatur Johnson of
Kearney, JoHfe Jones Laughlin, Law.
LMgard, Lowderman, Mason, Mckee of
clay, McKeever, Mead. Mustoe, Nation,
Nichols Olson, Pogue, Praue Reid
Rhoa des, Richardson, Sarbach, Scott,
Sims, Slawson, Stavely, Storms, Sweet
TulIoss, Watkins, Weiep Whistler VIII
son, woodward, Mr.. Speaker-G5.
Nays--Babb Bowen, Butler, Crosby,
Davis of Bourbon, Dooley, Epperson,
Grosser, Hund, Hume, Kinkel. LaughIin
Lawrence, Luling, Lyons, Mantey, Mar
kart, Martin, Aular. O'Donneu, Osweiler,
Riling Schuyler. Short, Smith of Sher-
nan, Snyder, Spurlock, Sudweeks, Sween-
ey, Weldon, WiIkinson-@.
The anti-grain combine bill introduced
by Mr. Lawrence of Sumner as a substi-
tute for that by Mr.. Bucklin was passed
by the house yesterday by a vote Of 81 to
Mr. Lawrence voted against his own
bill He said he was opposed to such leg
islation and only introduced the bill be-
cause it was not quite as bad as that by
Mr.. Bucklin. Mr. Bucklin voted for the
bill ana said that he did so because it was
the best that would be gotten at this
time.
Those voting in the negative were:
Lawrence Dooley, Kinkel. Mckee Of
Marshall, Praie. Smith Of Sherman and
Grosser
Senator Brainine's bill creating cadets
corps in the different state educational in
sututlons was passed by a strictly party
vote Of Sd to "a Representatives Chandler
and Fields explained their votes and said
they opposed the bill because it fostered
the spirit of nilitaIsm, Representatives
Davis of Bourbon and whistler said they
voted for the bill because they thought II
was a good thing.
The biennial election resolution by Sen
ator White was passed by vote Of SO to
Little opposition was manifested to it,
Those voting JIM the negative were Repre-
sentatives Bowman, Builder Laughlin ana
Johnson of Decatur.
AS son as The governor afixes his sig
nature the bill by Senator Clancy, per-
hitting Topeka to vote bonds TO buy the
land for the new santa Fe shops viii be-
come a law. 1t was passed by the house
by unanimous vote.
Representative O'DonneIrs bill creating
a board of medical registration and ex-
animation was passed 10y a vote of "a to
T. Tt is intended to exclude fake doctors
and quacks of an kinds from the state.
call Of the house was necessary to
secure the passage If NIr. Martins bin
forbidding members of school boards from
final vote was 81 TO g.
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Meade Of Mitchell passed the house by a. /
vote Of 66 to 2. 1t was necessary, how
ever. To have can Of the house Mr. +
Mason Of Finuey voted against the bin
and tn explaining his action said that he I
thought the bill was senseless legislation /
and lh2t mo bill should be passed which
contained such stringent restrictions and +
encroached upon the privileges of citizens. +
OWNS TO objections being raised to the
bin in lbs present shape Mr. Biddle eff
onanehe yesterday introduced a substi- .
tate for bis bill providing fer the inspec- i
ton Of brands on cattle before they are
shipped and recurring butchers to exhibit
the hides 81 all cattle slaughtered 1t
was raliroaded 70 third reading and pass
ed in place 81 tire orisiual bin.
The PopuHsts made quite q little fight
ON Senator Nincent's bin providing for the {
appointment Of city officers in cities OF
The second and third classes. but the bin
finally passed AIr. Johnson Of Decatur /
sot to the 'front.' asain BY explaining his
vote against the hu
II am he shouted in a melo-5ramatlc
manner and h.oo5 curdllng tones "an-
posed t. naoarchIal frms Of government
and am therefore constrained to vote