The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
new STOCK YARDS BILL
1t Has Passed Senate and Is Up
to House.

With ar echoing salute of oratory tins
Caldwell stockyards bill went through
the senate this morning. Only four
senators voted against it.H 1t was an
occasion when the. sefiates Wanted to get
on record, and it proceeded to do so 10
the extent Of several columns Cubbi-
son of Wyandotte fought the bill to the
last ditch, but his efforts were futile.
and the senate swept over him like
cavalry charge. This is the first bill in
trOduCed by member of the minority
to receive anything like enthusiastic
support from the Republican side of the
house 1t was an occasion when no
senator could afford to be against the
bill, and where It was better to be open
" for it than to be silent, The stock
yards bill is believed to be in the inter-
est of the farmers, who wanted it passed
and who want to know who opposed It
The bill cuts the charges for handling
the cattle in the yards about - per
cent. 1t fixes an upward limit upon tie
amount that the stOckyards people may
charge for feed and prohibits discrimi-
nation in handling live stock. Cubbi
son. who fought the bill, said if enacted
into a law the bill would drive TIL.
stockyards entirely into Missouri. where
the charges would be a fourth higher.
He said no benefit would result to the
farmers. Smith followed him by saying
that if the stockyards corporation was
a concern too big for Kansas to handle
that it had better be driven over the
state line. He said that the stOckyareis
people fixed exactly the same price for
caring fer a steer in an open shed thai
the hotel keepers charged for d room
with furniture and cOnveniences for the
stockman who owned the steer.
Allen spoke against the bill while
Fitzpatrick, White Wright, Mcmillan
and Morehouse opposed it. Those vot-
ing for the bill were: Branine, Buschow,
Caldwell. CLANCY, Codding Crum Find
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holder Hurrel. Kennedy. King. L-eidy,
Mcknight, Mcmillan, Miller. Morehouse.
Pestana, Peterson. Porter, SimoEs,
Smith. Sponable. Stewart. Tapp, Vim
cent, White, Wright, Wulfekuhler. The
nays We're: Allen, Conrad, Cubbison,
Ward. The absentees We're: Carpenter,
Fullington. Henley, Morrow Noftzger.
Cubbison was out of the senate cham
Der Wednesday night when the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill was taken up In COM
nittee of the whole and it went through
without opposition. This bill is framed
much after the pattern of the Kansas
City stock yards bill passed six years
ago except that it is general in its ma
ture and cannot be knocked out on pre-
clsely the same grounds, if at all. The
old law was carried into the United
States supreme court by Bale Wag-
gener and knocked out there. Waggener
claims the new bill is unconstitutional
The objection to the Kansas City
stock yards is that the prices are high
! for caring for animals. Farmers call it
/ extortion. The yards have no COMPETE
\ ton. although it is stated that the Kan
4 sas City packers are preparing to estab-
\ lish a new yards in Clay county. Mo.
J just across the state line. The consid-
GRAFTON of the bill took up the whole
/ time of the senate this morning
! 1t shall be unlawful for the owner.
/ owners or proprietors, or their employees
of any such stockyards within this state,
4 to sell and deliver at the rate of less
than 1000 pounds for a ton of hay. or
any part thereof. the same to be good
quality, or to charge for or to sell the
/ same at more than 100 per cent above the
/ average market price or value of such hay
upon the markets Of the towns and cities
the average market price and cities
( wherein such stock yards are located up
on the day preceding such sale and de-
livery: and il shall also be unlawful fol
any such owners or Droprietors or en-
Z ployes to sell and deliver less than 7t
( pounds of corn in the ear for a busheI
I or less than SO pounds of shelled corn fol
a bushel or 10 charge for or sell the
same at more than 200 per cent above
the average market price or value OF
such ear corn or shelled corn on the
markets Of the towns or cities wherein
said stockvards are locate on the day
next preceding such sale and delivery
All feed not above named shall be SOLD
for no greater Der cent of profit thar
hereinbefore provided.
1t shall be unlawful for the owners o.
lproprietors OF any stockyards to prohib-