The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-14
FOR ARBITRATION.
House Passes Bill to Create a
New Court.

The house passed the court OF concili-
alton or board of arbitration bill this
morning by a vote of so to 23-
Before passage the salary of each OF
the three judges was cut down from ST.
500 to $1,000 a year.
The opposition was not on party lines
strictly, but the creation of the court is
held by some to be unjust and uncalled
for. Its powers do not go beyond recon-
mendation and the doubt was given ex-
preston that it would not have much
work to do. Hume, of Labette, held that
if it had nothing to do so much the bet
ter for peace and trade within the state
The position taken by w. T. Field, OF
Sumner, explains, also the attitude of
many. In explaining his vote he said:
IT believe this bill to be a direct at
tack upon organized labor, causing said
Crga n1zations to give up their local
boards Of adjustments, depriving them
from settling their own grievances by
arbitration among themselves as they
have done for a number OF years past.
Il claim the right to quit work at any
time, for any reason sufficient to my
self. This is the concrete expressin of
individual liberty.
Contempt of court is punishable by
fine and imprisonment and If we do not
obey the demands of this court Of concil-
iation we would be held in contempt.
Believing that the existing conditions
in the past and up to the present do not
demand the creation of such q law. I
therefore place my vote on record and
vote NO
The votes was divided as follows:
Ayes-Nessrs Adams of Butler, Adams
of Meade, Anderson, Babb. Belts of
Shawnee, Biddle, Bogenrief, Bowen,
Bowman, BuclSlin, Butler, Cave, Chand-
Ter ,Cobun, Crosby, Dooley, Dougherty,
Edwards, Enmons, Engel, Finley, Cav.
Giessler, Grafton, Green, Griffin, Grosser,
Hallett, Halliday. Hamer, Hawkins, Hay
den. Hill. Hoag, Hogue, Honnell, Hume,
Humid, Hutchinson, Joliffe, Landrey.
- az in ard r1<,,sT,1
Lyons, Maintz, Markart, Martin, Mason,
Mckee of Clay, Mckee of Marshall,
McKeever, Millar Mustoe, Nation,
Nichols, O'DOnnell, Owen, Pogale, Pralle,
Rees, Rhoades, Richardson, Killing, Sar-
bach, Schlyer, Scott, Spurlock, Stavely,
Storms, Sudweeks, Sweeney, Sweet,
Swinehart, TatuIn Ward, Weilep We'll
den, Whistler, Willis, Wilson, Wood,
Woodward
Nays Messrs. Bean. Belts Of Butler,
Davis of Bourbon, Davis of Labette, Dun
ham, Fields, Godshalks Heberling, Her
ron, Johnson Of Decatur, Jones, Law
renee, Mantey, Mckee of Clay, Mead,
Olson, Osweiler, Roughton, Short, Slaw-
son, Tulloss. Watkins, Wilkinson.
Other bills passed were the following:
Relating to terms OF court in the first
precinct district.
Creating a separate court for Cherokee
county to be known as the Fourteenth
judicial district
Compelling county contributions to
teachers Institutes
Giving county superintendent power
to disorganize school districts and pro-
viding pay for conveying children to
school
Empowering judges to settle bills of
exceptions in criminal cases in cham
bers-
Allowing second-class cities to pay
floating indebtedness by issuing fund
ing bonds.
Compelling an officer to appear as Wit
ness in a court of record without first
demanding a. witness fee.
To appoint cattle brand inspectors.
Enabling Peabody city to acquire a
public park.
Gerrymandering county commissioner
election districts