The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-10

Otner paper trying 10 dTlFe HlSiHDSts >
into line The newspapers of this city
and state ought to give US time Tor
cool consideration"
Stubbs Makes a Speech.
Then Speaker Stubbs took hand
in the game. He said:
Il have not asked nor do l expect
to ask any man to vote against this
Dill, though am opposed to it. l de-
sire to see the house do what viii re-
fleet credit on the state. This bill
alrects a principle upon which the
state and nation are founded. The
question is whether the state should
enter into competition with individuals
The Standard Oil is monstrous it is
hendish. it is the most heartless cor
poration known to the world.
II has been charged in print that
have an interest in the Standard Oil
company; that am interested in oil
wells owned by the Standard. The
man who made that statement is a
malicious, unmitigated liar On the
otner hand. own property which this
Dill would vastly increase in value.
The methods of this damnable institu-
ton known as the Standard Oil is
costing me $1,000 month right now.
But my personal interests are not to
be considered I believe it will reflect
discredit on the state if we go into the
oil busin eSs. The great majority of
this house are Republicans There is
nothing in our state platform which
commits us to this state oil refinery
Nearly every senator who voted for
this bill the other day said the bill is
unconstitutional. Wouldn't it be bet
ter to refer this matter to the COM
mittee on judiciary, where there are
three or four lawyers who would be
an honor to the supreme court and
let that committee consider calmly and
coolly the constitutionality of this bill d?
am in favor of so referring the bill -
w. A. S. Bird, of Shawnee, also
thought the bill should go to the ju-
dietary committee to be considered sole
its merits.
Beekman on Record.
c. S. Beekman, of Cowley, then an
nounced his conversion to the state re-
dnery cause. He said:
Every proposition which the house
wishes to kill or bury it tries to delay.
This bill is an administration measure
regardless of what the speaker says. L
heard Mr.. Hoch at Marion say that he
would give the people what they want,
now these people ask to send this bill
to the judiciary committee the 'slaugh-
ter house OF this body. The people are
coming 100000 strong. 1t is generally
known that l have been opposed to
the bill. But I do not care to hold out
against the wishes of my people. They
demand it, and they will have nothing
less. The bill should be taken up in
committee of the whole and not killed
in a committee"
Hackney Roasts State Paper.
W. P. Hackney, of Cowley, made one
OF MS ClaIdCtelISIlct speeches. He said.
Never in the history of Kansas has
such a conspiracy existed to force a
bill through this legislature Mr..
Hackney than read from the morning
paper the charges of Standard Oil boo
die. I'VE are charged with delaying
this bill, which is a scheme to rob the
treasury of the state. The charges are
made by a paper which is every day
taking money out of the state treasury.
This official state paper is trying 10
dictate to the members of this house.
The insinuations made are an insult to
every member of this house. According
to this paper it is only a question of
whether you men are going to sell
yourselves for the price of a NANCY
calf. Every member that allows that
paper to influence him is a poltroon and
a coward. I will not be influenced by
these petitions and requests. I know
what is best for my county better than
any ten men in my county. / may net
be here again, but by the eternal God,
I will be the whole thing while 1 aW
here"
Mead of Mitchell. one of the stubbs
crowd, said:
1--WE want to get all the information
on this subject we possibly can I
hope we viii not get excited 1 Ven
ture to say that no man on this floor
has been approached by any stand
ard Oil representative. 1 venture ID
say that no man has seen Standard
Oil representative or Standard Oil
money. I believe the members are
honest"
c. A. Stannard of Lyon county said
Il think the plan Of referring this to
the committee of the whole is fair
Other plans are simply for delay. It
was currently reported that the plan
was to refer this to the ways ana
means committee to be killed. We are
not asking more for this bill than
has been asked for other bills
J. T. White of Ottawa said he would
/ oppose the bill until the railroad bill
is passed when the railroad bill is
passed, I shall favor this bill, he said
w Y. Morgan moved the previous
question, and it carried
Q. E. Hulett of Bourbon raised the
point of order that the bill, under the
rules, must go to the ways and means
committee, as it carried an apprOpria-
ton The rules were referred to, and
it was found that they could be chang
ed by majority vote.
The motion to refer the bill to the
aye and nay vote and carried decis-
lively.
E. K Robinette of Wyandotte then
moved that the refinery bill be set
for special order at , o'clock next
Wednesday. Speaker Stubbs was one
+ of those who seconded this motion
The motion to set the bill for WedneS-
day carried without much opposition.
The life had been SO strenuous that
the house took a recess for thirty min
utes to catch its breath
Meantime, Mr.. Adams moved that
the anti-sm Oking rule be suspended.
and Speaker Stubbs followed. 1t with
his customary motion fning Mr..
Adams a box of cigars. The house
passed both motions, and Adams pass
ed the cigars.