The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-31

ton bill viii be unpopular with certain
classes and if espoused as party
measure will make political capital for
that party's opponents. The objections
which the fusionists proposed to urge
TO the present measure is that it is for
the purpose OF building up a big party
machine; that II places the state tax
commissioners directly under the state
administration, the county assessors
under the state commissioners, the
township assessors under the county
assessors and the people under the
township assessors This, the fusion
lists, will argue, win build a machine
which will hold whip over every tax
payer in the state.
There was considerable commotion
among the members of the house yes
terday when a roll call was demanded
on the question of printing and con-
some of the labor unions want passed.
Some Of the members did not thor
oughly understand the bills and voted
no. Afterwards they changed to yes
Others made it point to be absent
or not voting"
The three Sedgwick county members
and the three from Wyandotte county
voted for the measures, but two of
those from Shawnee, Belts and Sims,
voted against them, while Williams
was among the absentees. 3. P. Wag-
gener of Atchison, although 4 corpora
ton attorney and whom some people
have therefore supposed to be opposed
to labOring interests, not only voted
for the bills but signed a minority re-
port Of the judiciary committee recon-
mending that they be passed.
The roll call on the question of print
follows:
Ayes-Adams Of sedgwiclz. Baird.
Ballard, Barnd, Bowman, Broadbent,
Brown of Brown. Bucklin, Campbell of
Bourbon, Chandler. Daugherty, En-
Harris, Heusel. Honnell. Hugos, Husey,
Jensen, Johnson of Decatur. Jones OF
Norton, King of Lane, Kirkland Kra-
mer, Lewis, Lynn. McIntire, Mckee of
Clay Perkins of Leavenworth, Perkins
Of Wyandotte, Schlyer, Smith of Thorn
as, Starr, Upton, Waggener. Wilson
Total SO.
Noes--Adair. Belts, Bevington. Bill
1ngs, Brandon. Campbell of Meade.
Crocker, Dolley, Einsel, Emmons, Fin
ley, Friar. Godshalk, Griffin, Hawkins,
Hollenbeck. Hunter, HutchesOn. Jeffries,
Johnson OF Sheridan. Jones OF Cove,
Jones of T'rego, Kinnison. kirkpatrick,
Linton, LOCKWOOD, Martin of WOOdsOn,
Mckee of Marshall Mead. Miller. Muir
dock, Mustoe, Nation, Nixon, Parish,
Peck, Pralle, ROughton, Sarbach, Scher-
merhorn, Schmidt of Geary, Sim, Speer,
StaVely, Stubbs, Tatum. Taylor, Wat
kins, Weldon. Williams Of Stanton,
WoOdhOuse, Wyckoff-TotaI 81.
Absent or not voting-Adans of Butler,
Barker, BeesOn. Brown of Labette,
Burke, Dunn, F'ocke, Francis, Gale,
Hale, Hayden, Hill, jerks, Keith, King
of Lane, Kinkel, Kost, Langfield,
Laughlin, Law, Leland, Martin of Nor
ton, Mclaughlin Mendenhal, O'Don-
nell, Pollock, Robbins, Sharp, Tannahill,
Tucker, Won Treba, Whistler, Williams,
Of Shawnee, Mr.. Spealxer-Total 81.
Ihe fellow servants bill was really an
extreme measure. It provided that every
corporation, company or Individual W1E
may enlplay agents servants, or employees
such agents, servants or employees beine
In the exercise Of due care, shall be liabie
to respond in damages for injuries OF
death sustained by any such agent en-
pl0ye, or servant, resulting from the care
/ lessneSs, omission Of duty or negligence Oi
sucn employer, or which may have result
ed from the carelessness. omission of duty
or negligence of any other agent, servant
or employe of the said employer in the
same manner and to the same extent as
If the carelessness, omission of duty OF
negligence causing the injury or death
was that Of the employer.
This would not limit it to the employees
gagged in really dangerous occupatfons but
would take in farmers and every Othel
individual as we'll if he happened to hire
j labor Under its provisions if one hired
man should accidentally jab another with
a pitchfork, the farmer for whom they
4 were working would be liable for dam
+ ages to the jabee for the actions of the
/ iabber. If it had ever got before the
+ house it would probably have been con
+ siderabiy amended. It is still pending be-
/ fore the senate.