The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
RADICAL CHANGE OF SENTIMENT
IN HOUSE OF DELEGATES MEMBERS
Six Months Ago the House Unanimously Passed a Resolution Pro
vding for an Appropriation of $4,000 10 Be Used in Enact
ing a Bill Identical With the One Which the
Members Killed Friday Night.

I were now stubbornly united in a movement
which was not only in open defiance OF the
car company.
The bill was reported unfavorably by the
Kelly attempted to speak in favor of the
bill. Speaker 7 Nntana tried TO end his ad-
dress by order the roll call. which action
was not onl. Ontrary To parliamentary
rules. but in Vocation of common law prdc-
| tees.
Delegate Sweeney. who seemed eager for
the bills defeat. interrupted the proceed
lngs by giving whispered advice to me
Speaker as TO how to prevent Kelly from
continuing his remarks. But Kelly was
persistent and despite FOntana'S effort to
deny him the right of speech he kept on
talking until he had finished saying what he
wanted. He characterized the combines
course as a job and. after. he had
| warmed up TO the suhject h" declared That
If he was not allowed to talk he would tell
some Things WnIca would max" tAE tniA-
bire fee, sick.
Kelly insisted upon the member OF the
railroad Committee giving some eXpl ma
ton for rerc!t ng the bill unfaVo-ab!y. and
when they refused to do so he branded
them as towards. lie drew attention to
provisions IN the bill relating to schedules
was opposed to Il law to defend women and
children from accident ard death. and II
50. why II had changed its views on public
welfare in the last six months.
KELLY SAYS VOTE
WAS PREARRANGED AFFAIR.
In speaking of the incident yesterday Mr..
Kelly declared that in his opinion the mem
beers of the combine i'll defeating the bill
Were actuated 10y motives which are not in
keeping with the public's idea Of correct
legislation.
Amy person could have seen that the
b!l!s dfeat was a prCarIanGed affair" sad
Kelly. "Fontana had no right to order Il
roll call the moment the committees re-
port mad been submitted. But he had been
tipped that | was going to oppose the
committees report and he thought he could
Keep me from doing So
'ktllS'S irving a, Ett his DiCfnrR IN the
paper ana that's all there is to IT," said
IFontana. The bill WAS no good. anyway,
because it practically emhodIes only such
ordinances as are now in effect. Why dcn't
the Council pass SCme of our bills ii it
wants us TO pass its bills? Members Of the
House of Delegates have always main
tanned that there should he better Jaws
governing the operation OF street ears, hut
every time we offer a suggestion. either in
fg'm OF "A resolution or bill, ii is ignored by
the Council.
Why. the ingredients of that bill which
was killed Friday were stolen from sugges-
t:ons made by members Of the House,
which were piSeonho.ed as soon as they
reached the Council. The trouble is. the
Council wants the credit for everything and
dent want us to have anything. I'm in
favor of the bill that was killed. and |
thiik II you'd have passed only for the
fact that it came from the Council.
Some time ago We suggested that a
be appointed composed of three
members of the House and three members
of the Council. TO be presided over by the
Mayor or some other reputable person. for
the purpose Of enacting rev street-car leg
%islation. but the resolution conveying that
resolution was promptly pigeonholed. and
we have never heard from it since.
Then Delegate Kinney offered a resOlu.
tion providing for the appointment Of a
mmi to look after COM
plants made against tn" Street-clr COM
pany. and that resolution met the same
as did the other.
NCIL FRAMED
BILL FROM HOUSE IDEAS.
Take: for instance. the provision in the
That idea originated in the House. So
did the provision regarding tenders and
the one about speed. In fact che only thing
in the bill that belongs to the Council is
the reference to taxation on the ~company's
receipts.
I was in the chair Friday night. As
speaker l had to refrain from making re-
ply to his unjust remarks. If | could have
resigned the chair for a few minutes
[ would have given h m one of the warmest
arguments he ever heard
President HOrnShv of the City Council
does not agree with Fontana that thu pro-
visions in the new bin We're taken from
are all new and up to date. he declares,
and cover the street-car situation fully.
He. says the main feature of the bill is the
provision relating to schedules. The Transit .
different lines so often since the old ordl-
lances went into effect that the laws now
n effect do not properly apply TO the scheI-
now in force. I
Delegate Paul Reiss declares he is dis
susted with the way things are conducted
II the House of Delegates.
1T seems that whenever a member votes
Tor a measure which is opposed by the COM
line he IS accused Of playing to public SEN
-iment." said he.