The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-09

ment On request the protest was read
again. Senator Getty arose and said:
THE chair can't rule this out of or
der. The constitution gives every sena-
tor a right to make any kind of protest
he pleaSeS and requires that 1t be IN
serted in the records without altera-
ton"
THE chair does not propose to be die
tated to by the senator from Wyan-
dotte," shot back Fitzgerald
didn't mean TO i0,, ol 6ona +b re sene
tor will modify his statements in the
Then Getty read from the constitu-
ton to show that he was correct In his
Il know the law" said the president.
but 1 refuse to accept this statement
because it accuses the senate CT a crime
and is not proper to be presented in
THAT statement is libeIous.'' said
Bale Waggener, shaking his finger at
Quincy. Senator Quincy then arose and
offered to modify his statement II II
was considered Objectionable Thercall
of the roll proceeded. Senator Quincy
changed his statement to read:
II vote no. and offer the following
in the records: 1 desire to protest
against the passage of senate bill num-
Der 500 (the miscellaneous approorlaoo
ton bilD on account of item number -
in favor of T. It. Kelly, for $4,000, Which
item is unauthorized by law or equity
and 1 regard it's payment as agross in
justice to the state of Kansas:
FREDERICK H. QUINCY"
After this affair had been settled,
Senator Hodges made motion to
strike out from the bill the item of
$1,000 to reimburse w. ]. Bailey on
his grocery bill' case.
Senator Dolley made strong
speech in favor of the amendment. He
said he was surprised that Governor
Bailey should make such a claim.
Governor Bailey did not appear
before the committee" said Senator
Noftzger. He did not ask for this
appropriation. The committee thought
it was due him, and put it in the bill"
Senator Waggener said: 81 am sur
prised that the senator from Wabaun-
| see should allow the animosities of the
| old boss buster movement to rankle in
his bosom at this time. I believe this
item in the bill is just and should be
paid"
Nothing would ever have been said
about that $1,000" said Senator Mil
| Ter, eff it had not been for political
animosity at that time. We should
let bygones be bygones and pay this
bill"
Governor Bailey" said Senator
Fitzpatrick, sis too big and too broad
! to ask for the return of this $1,000.
But 1 think this item ought to be in
the bill. just the same as 1 think the
Kelly item should be there"
1t developed that Senator Hayden of
| Nemaha was the one who offered the
| appropriation in the committee. Il
did this he said, because I believe
it was just"
Senator Dolley announced that he
was not opposing the appropriation
because of dislike of Governor Bailey.
81 did not at one time appreciate Mr..
| Bailey" he said, ''but 1 have become
convinced that he is one of the best
citizens of Kansas and one of the best
men that ever occupied the chair of
| governor"
The senate, by vote of 81 to 8. re-
fused to strike out the 1900 for Cow
ernor Bailey.
The miscellaneous bill also carried
a further appropriation of $S66.50 to
reimburse Kelly for his expenses in
the case brought against him to re-
cover money on the Haskins &, Sells
$500 was made to Mulvane & CAN'T
of Topeka, as attorneys fees in the
law suit which was brought to force
| Kelly to issue the state oil refinery
bonds. MuIvane & Gault were attor.
neys for Kelly. Mulvane is David w.
Mulvane, the Republican politician.
Senator B. P. Waggener made a
good fight to have included in the
miscellaneous bill an appropriation to
pay the claims of the Price raid script
holders, either in whole or in part,
but the senate refused to stand for it.
Mr.. Waggener'S first motion was to
have included an item for $33O,000 to
pay the claims in full. Finding that
the opposition to this was too strong
for him, he withdrew the amendment
and offered instead one appropriation
of $4,000 to be pro rated among the
script holders as sort of an evidence
: of good faith on the part of the state
In speaking for his proposition, Sena-
tor Waggener said:
81 wish to say that I do not think
the state can in common decency re-
ject the claims of these people. We
have here the report signed by the