The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-02
DELAYED BY WIND
The Business Of Senate Stopped
by Long Speech.
Senator Mcmillan Just Could
Not Refrain From Talking.
FOR AN HOUR.
Left Their Seats and Sought
Protection in Lobby.
Even the President Talked Out
of His Seat.


The senate had the time of its life
this morning wnen Senator Mcmillan
got the floor and talked on the sugar
beet bill. Senator Smith succeeded IN
getting the senate to reconsider the vote
by which it had killed the bin yester-
day, and it was placed first upon the
calendar for today's business After
Senator Smith had made a speech in IA
vor Of the bill and had given his rea-
sons for asking the senate to allow the
appropriation Of $4,000 for the sugar beet
industry, Senator Mcmillan got up to-
knock out the bill and he succeeded In
not only knocking out the bill but the
senators as well.
It was just 1880 when he arose in his
place to talk on the measure. and it was
after II O'Clock when he quit He read
from every newspaper that has been
published in the country for the last
decade when he could find articles i'm
them relative to the sugar beet in-
dt1strv He read from the reports of
the commissions which had been ap-
pointed in the different states or me
union He read from the statutes ana
from the constitution, the report OF Ln-
weather man and the report OF the sec
retary of agriculture. the report OF the
commission which had to do with for
eign commerce, ard the commission
which was appointed to investigate the
Price raid claims: in fact. 1t was GILL
cult to tell what he did not read from,
for after a full half hour the senators
began to leave their seats and to crowd
in the committee rooms. still he talked.
Occasionally a senator would come back
ana would poke his head in the door.
when he would hear; Mr.. President !
desire now to read from the report ot
the commission which" and the SEN
ator would dodge back and hunt up a
suffering brother and they would
plot as to how they could stop
tor
failed - he talked on and on. nm
tried every known method, but
all failed he talked on and on
Senator Allen who is not afraid uL
ANYTHING. Jumped in to the center Of the
chamber and yelled Mr. President
several times and was finally Recognized
by the chair
make a motion that we adjourn until
o'clock" .
''The senator is out Of order" said tie
chair, 1.-The senator from Ottawa has the
Other senator's came in the room and
took turns moving adjournment and r.
cess and limitation Of speeches and otn-
er motions which would stop Senator
Mcmillan, but he was determines 20
keep it up and he did
Lieutenant Governor Richter stood il
noblv for an hour. but he finally gave it
up and called Senator Noltzger to the
chair to act as president pro tempore
Senator Noftzger was the only senator
left in the senate chamber at the Llllir-
Before he was called to preside over
McNfi1Ian's speech and the pages SEMI
tor Mcmillan had grabbed up a new
book and was reading a law or an opln-
ion passed by some commission or judge
upon the effect of the annual rainfall
upon the sugar in the beet.
~'I wish the senator from Harper
would listen to this" he said. for lie
claims to be a lawyer who knows every
thing, and he may really learn some
thing from this" Senator Nofszger. arose
and said:
I am the only senator who has re-
mained to hear this speech and I do not
think it proper to be insulted by the sem
ator after showing him 50 much cour-
tesy.
Finally the president Of the senate
came back and took his char and sug-
gested that the senator should stop his
horse play. I'VE have important buSi-
ness to consider and but a limited time
to consider it in" he said, "and hope
the senator viii hurry through his
speech. I can not make him stop foe be
has the floor, but it would accommodate
every senator If ne would stop"
Senator Mcmillan was talking tor no
object other than to show the senator's
that the right OF speech could not be
curtailed in the senate. He succeeded 50
well that a limit Of five minutes viii
hereafter be put on all speeches made in
the senate It was the greates effort
against time ever made ia the senate OF
Kansas, and the oldest members say
they have never seen anything like it.