The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-06
". z. Morgan Forces Adjourn
ment Over His Protests.
Raises a Point Of No Quorum i'm
House.
NO STATE SALT PLANT.
Nan From Hutchinson Opposes
the Move.
DepOsed Boss Hasn't Given Up
the Fight.

Indications are that Leland's bill for
the establishment OF a state salt plant
at Hutchinson win not get a hearing
before the house. The bill proposed
that the state buck the salt trust as
At Is urged that oil trusts should be
'bucked;' by the establishment of a
state salt plant to be operated by the
inmates Of the state reformatory
W. Y Morgan OF Reno county. is OPP
posed TO the establishment of the state
SAT- plant Such an institution might
interfere with the business OF the salt
plants already doing business in Hutch
snson, and thus take away part Of the
business activity OF the town.
Inc ways and means committee has
reported adversely on the Leland bill,
And at the Saturday afternoon session
OF the house, Mr.. Leland made a motion
90 have the bill printed and placed on
the calendar so that the members of
the house might have a chance to dis
ctss it. Mr.. Morgan Immediately raised
kh6 point OF no quorum. This made
Leland mad, Tor it was very evident
mat there was no quorum present.
why can't you wait a minute" he
exclaimed turning to Mr.. Morgan.
There's no use acting like that. This
house can settle that point without any
delay
''That is a matter OF interest to my
constituents said Mr.. Morgan, land /
Pm opposed to it. I don't propose to let
&e get any further than I can help"
Several members of the house second
cd Mr.. Lelands motion, but as Mr..
Morgan insisted upon his point of no
quorum. the speaker pro tenn was
obliged to order a. roll call, and only a
members were present. The result of
the roll call was that the house stood
adjourned until 8 o'clock Monday morn
tng, under the rules.
There were Il members In attend
Rnce when the house got down to
business at 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon. No one raised the point Of
quorum, and the house at once went
into committee OF the whole for the
consideration of local bills on general
orders.
Col. F. D. West of Edwards was
called to the chair. He proved as
elective as presiding officer of the
house of representatives as he is as
presiding officer of an auction sale.
local bills for passage and cleaned the
calendar in thirty minutes
w. Y. Morgan made a motion in the
house Saturday afternoon which cost
him box OF 10-cent cigars.
Il move" he said. that the rules
be suspended and we permit smoking
during this afternoons session.
Speaker Stubs was on his feet in
4 move as an amendment he
said. that the gentleman from Reno
furnish the cigars"
The amendment and the motion
both carried unanimously. Mr.. Nor
gan was game. He got the cigars, and
they were good ones.
This evening at 7:so O'Clock, there is
to be a meeting of the judiciary COM
ntittee for the purpose OF giving a hear
ing to the anti-haseball bill. Charles
M. Sheldon win speak in defense Of the
bill 1t is a little uncertain who viii
represent the baseball people. Some of
the members say that c. K. Holli-
day, president Of the Topeka. CONNER
cial club viii act as spokesman. An
other report is that Doc Shfveley.
president of the Western Baseball
league viii be here to do the talking
= r. FARRELL, who was stated might do
the talking on behalf of the opponents
of the bill, says that he will have moth
ing to do with it.
Senator Wilkerson, of the CowIey
county district has asked his constitu-
ents to arrange a meeting to be held
future for the purpose of talking over
the Cowley county troubles. Wilkerson
wants to act as peacemaker between the
warning factions, and thinks that the
best way is to get the people together
and talk things over.
The women suffragists claim to
have a safe majority in favor of their
They claim that there are 20 members
IN favor Of the bill, IS opposed to it.
and only II in doubt p W. GoebeL
leader of the Democratic side, says that
there viii be about six Democrats in
favor OF the bill. Mr.. Goebel himself
IS opposed to it. So are a good many
Of the leaders of the Republican side.
In the senate. the anti-suffra gists are
in the majority, and even if the house
passes the bill, the senate may kill it.
The house has made the discussion
of the bill a special order for next
Thursday afternoon at 2:30.
The bill to place the state free en-
ployment agent under the direction CT
the labor bureau has passed the COM
Inittee on labor and viii be considered
by the committee of the whole Tues
day. BY a. provision of the bill the
labor commissioner appoints the en-
ployment agent Under the present law
the governor appoints.