The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
They MAY TAKE 1T
RumOr Of Acceptance of Railroad
Bill in House.
Stubbs VIII Lead the Forces in
Its Favor.
HE DIDN'T LIKE 1T.
Was Opposed to the House Bill
at First.
Therefore He viii Welcome the
Senate Measure.

It seems probable that the house Will
swallow the senate railroad bill. if it
sees no other way to obtain railroad
legislation.
We letter take what the senate has
offered US. and let the people elect a
new lot of senators if they do not like
what the senate has done.' said a
prominent member of the house. The
opinion seemed to be general that half
a loaf is better than none.
The friends of the railroads are iu-
dustriously circulating the report
among the house members that the bill
as passed by the senate is a very for
midable measure, and that it has some
strong amendments added by the SEN
ate which make it as drastic as it was
before the senate tore out the heart of
the bill.
The blame for the defeat of the bill
will have to be borne entirely by the
senate. and it seems almost certain at
this time that there will be lot of
vacant chairs next session where some
of the present members are sitting The
people of Kansas will probably con-
clude that the time has come for
senatorial house cleaning.
Judge Carver, the author of the
house BILL says that the senate amend
ments are fatal to the very points
which the shippers of the state most
desired. He says
The work OF the senate. when sum-
married., consists mainly in striking
down two sections of the house bill
which contained the principle for which
the shippers are contending, and aq-
ding two sections of little comparative
value or Importance"
Speaker Stubbs is believed to be
lending his influence to the senate bill
in the house. He was opposed to the
bill the house passed. but he had to
abandon his opposition to it because the
house insisted upon giving the people
OF the state what they demand Now
that the fight is again checked up to
the house, Stubs will be able to do a
good deal TO swing the members INTO ]
line for the senate bill
1t was Mr.. Stubbs who moved that
the anti-discrimina1on bill be made /
special order for next Tuesday at
O'Clock. 1t seemed that Stubbs had I
posted his followers. for they all stood I
bill for the time Stubbs desired, In (
spite of the fact that earlier IN the day
they had uncermoniously dumped the
bill overheard
Stubbs in Deal
There was a queer deal worked Fri |
day in connection with the anti-discrim-
inatiOn bill 1t is claimed that the sud
den decision of Speaker Stubbs to put
the anti-discriminatio bill back on the
calendar as a special order for Tuesday
was brought about through Stubbs'
anxiety for the defeat of Henry Allen
The anti-discrimination bill was Sen
railroad bill It was intended. 1t is
said, as a menace to the shippers of the
state in case the shippers should push
too hard for the passage of the house
railroad bill.
Friday morning Speaker Stubbs. A.
w. Benson, p. c. Young and several
others had a conference and agreed
that the special order on the anu-dls-
crimina ion bill should be declared off
and the bill go TO the foot of the calen-
dar-
As soon as Senator Smith heard this
he rushed over to the house and told
Speaker Stubbs that unless the anti
discrimination bill be put back on the
calendar he. Smith, would lay down"
in his fight on Henry Allen. This
brought Stubbs to his knees. He agreed
to put the anti-discrimination bill back
on the calendar. and Senator Smith at
once went back to the senate and led
the fight on Henry Allen.
Late in the same afternoon Stubbs
switched" his position on the anti-dis |
elimination bill and made the motion to
put it back on the calendar as a special
order.
Short Hours for Railroad Men.
The bill limiting the hours for railroad !
employees is about to become q. law. It |
has been passed by the senate, was
recommended for passage by the house |
committee of the whole Friday after /
noon and viii be taken up and passed I
probably some time today or Monday. |
The bill makes it unlawful for any |
any conductor, engineer, fireman, brake |
man, train dispatcher, telegraph oper- |
atOr, or any trainman. to work for more |
than 16 hours al a stretch without TAX |
ing eight hours rest. The rule does not |
apply to bagga agemen. express messen- !
gers and employees of sleeping car COM |
panies. and the house tackled on the fol- |
lowing amendment Nor shall it he !
construed to prevent the crew of a train |
which contains live stock, or perishable |
freight from running to the next diVis- /
ion point after expiration of the time |
limit"
The penalty on the railroad company
for the violation of the act is a fine of /
from 800 to 5000 for each offense. The /
law does not apply. however. in case
of accidents, washouts. 4r unavoidable
delays.
No More Fourth OF July.
John Howerton's anti-freworxs bill 4
was favorably recommended by the /
house committee of the whole on Fri 1
day afternoon by vote of IS to "a 4
There is no doubt that the bill viii be 4
killed when it comes up for final pas |
sage. but nobody expected that il would \
last long enough to get through the \
committee of the whole
Tannehili of Phillips thought the en- |
acting clause should be stricken out. \
DR.. GIasscOck 90 Kansas City said he |
was in favor of the bill
This Fourth of July business is being |
carried too far he said They get a /
giant fire cracker about as long as your /
arm, throw it under a street car and /
blow a wheel off Up in our town. a /
and blew the box to pieces. 1t is posi-
lively horrible the way they carry on Il
the Fourth of July nowadays There II
never is year that I do not have to