The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-08

i tee of the whole report that the com
fnlttee do not agree to the favorable
bill, which had been considered during
the morning session
Senator NoftMger said he favored
the motion because the amendments
onered by Senator Fitzpatrick had
wholly changed the original bill and
had made an entirely new bill which
the senators had not had time to ex-
anime nor had they received printed
copies.
Senator Fitzpatrick spoke against
any delay and said d delay was what
lhe railroad lobby against the bill most
desired 4 have been laid down on
harder than I have been laid down on
for anything else ITO allow this delay,
said Senator Fitzpatrick. Those
cure some other disposition of the
bill 1 have been busy lodging and
Keeping away from the railroad lobby.
VIII meet any senator, who has
amendments to offer to this bill, on
the floor of the senate and discuss
this as we have other bills"
7 am glad to hear that when ap-
preached by the lobby that the SEN
ator from Chautauqua Fitzpatrick
remained upright" said Senator Ben
ed1ct. L have never been. approached
by the railroad lobby and it has been
my observation that the lobby knows
who it approaches
Senator Young said he was a friend
or the bill but that he wished an op-
PC4 Lui4lty 10 read ana COnSlQSr the
Dill before it should come up before
the open senate. Il believe that there
IS more involved and greater relief pos
sible in this bill than in any other
OF the oil bills we have considered -
said Senator Young. ST am for a max
imum freight rate BILL
This brought Senator Dumont Smith
to the floor. Those who seek to de-
lay legislation always claim to be a
friend to the bill and they adopt these
dllatory tactics, said Senator Smith
me senator says these rates provid-
ed IN the bill are untried. They have
been tried in othe~ states and it has
been found that they are sufficient
for the transportation of oil and the
supreme courts have sustained the
rates We want no delay. I say if
the senator from Mitchell (Young) is
q friend of the bill God deliver it from
such friends"
Rebates were what the Standard
Oil used to drive out competition in
the east and there is nothing in this
edict.
Have we not a railroad law prohfb-
iting rebates?" asked Senator Smith.
Il don't know replied Benedict.
IT sometimes think I'm quite fortunate
in not being a lawyer and not know
ing what the law is when lawyers dis
agree" Smith and Young and Noft-
zger are lawyers
There is no better way of hood
winking the people of the state than
them through without consideration
and leaving them in shape for the
courts to pronounce them invalid,
said Senator NOftzger. I'm trying to |
rush these bills through the senator's
from Chautauqua and Edwards (Fitz- |
patrick and Smith, are worth a good |
deal to the Standard Oil l am not
speaking for this measure in the inter
ests of the lobby for I have not been
approa ched."
IF / am worth money to the STAN
dard Oil I will send my bill in to the
enator from Harper (Noftzger) to be
o. KID said Smith.
1.-THE senator from Harper says he
has not been seen, said Senator Fitz-
patrick, but is he not the man who
was asked by a prominent railroad
lobbyist to make this motion to delay
and did he not ask me to consent? %
1.-THE senator from Chautauqua told
me he would make the motion" said
Noftzger, chat he had been spoken
Have two prominent railroad men
approached, asked Senator Porter,
but he was cut short by Noftzger, who
said: Il do not feel acquainted with
the degrees of prominence of railroad
men. I know only the brakemen.
When I send my bin into the lobby
[ want it to be for something done
open and above board"
Senator Noftzger's motion to post
pone the passage of the bill was lost
by the following vote of s for to 81
against:
Yeas-Betts. Baker, Conner,
EIanme. Martin of Bourbon. Noftzger,
Smith of Franklin, Young-S.
Nays-Benedict Benson. Brewer,
Carver, Dolley, Fitzpatrick, Fulton,
Getty, Gilbert, Griffin, Harrison. Has
ken Hodges, Huffman, Hughes, Low
ar, Martin of Woodson, Miller, Peck.
Porter of Crawford, Porter of Mont
yomery, Quincy. Simons, Smith of Ed
wards, Stewart, Waggener, Wilkerson
-27.
Observation-Disclosures. Chapman. Hay
len, Stillings. Tucker
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