The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
FINAL TEST TODAY
Antipass Bill Once More Before
the House.
Senate Measure Called Up This
Afternoon.
CAUSED A SHARP TILT
One Faction Favored Immediate
ActiOn-Other PostpOnement.
The Former Won by Decisive
Vote on Roll Call.

Immediately upon the convening of
the house this morning, the members
locked horns over the proposition of
senate bill 165, which is the antipass
bill. introduced by Senator Robertson
and known as the Getty bill. Cunning
ham of Cowley moved that an emer-
gency be declared and the bill placed
on third reading so that it can be
printed and made a special order for
tomorrow. 1--WE know whether we
want an antipass bill,'' said Cunning
ham, land I feel that if this bill goes
to the railroad committee it will new
er get back in time for the house to
take action on it before adjournment.
1 demand a roll call on this bill so we
can see where we are on the PROPOSE
ton of an antipass bill"
TWenty-eight members supported
the motion of Cunningham and roll
call was ordered which showed 80 for
and 46 against the motion.
Il move, said Stone of Shawnee,
that the railroad committee be re-
quired to report on this antipass bill
not later than 8 o'clock today. and
wish to be heard in support of mo-
tion
This is a critical time in the his
tory of this bill. We spent almost a
day in considering this measure and it
our bill to the senate and they killed
it and sent this bill back to US for
considera ton.
THE senate bill excerpts local at
torneys. physicians, sheriffs and chiefs
of police. l think the house should
strike out local attorneys, sheriffs and
chiefs of police. There is a deliber-
ate plan on the part of the enemies
of an antipass bill to get 1t into the
railroad committee where it will re-
fO 7oxr art he
sires of the people by refusing them
antipass legislation, and die in the
committee.
Lets amend this bill and send it
back to the senate and then it is up
| to them to either give the state bill
| of this kind or kill it,
Ryan of Brown county said: 81 am
| in favor of antipass legislation. but
think the antipass law and the 2-cent
fare bill should be linked together.
would like TO see this bill keep its
regular place on the calendar. The
moment we pass these pet measures
| the members will go home and leave
the calendar unfinished with num-
Der of important bills left to die"
| Hendricks of Rawlins. Democrat.
| said: 1.-The branding of this measure
as a ret scheme is false. The people
have demanded this bill and you are
| playing rabbit, but if 1 do not miss
my guess two years from now you VIII
not be here to play the game AS
|
will your supporters record their votes
| two years hence.
"Will the gentleman submit to a
question ?" asked Kiff of Atchison.
Have Have you YOU asse1 sase;anS' lot any u'D passes
s"That," replied Hendricks. sis none
/ of your business.
| '"There is no use to talk party pat
| FORMS" continued Hendricks, FOR
nartv lines are being obliterated. and
as far as the majority of the house is
concerned they haven't touched their
platform since they have been mere.
this bill it is our bill with the excep-
| tion that they have included local at
tornevs, physicians, sheriffs and chle1s
of police. So far the record OF tne me
| bo,ise this session has been one we
| may all feel proud of. and If we are 70
do anvthing it must be done at once
! Let's send it back to the senate ana
keep our record clear as 1t now
stands.
COMMITTEES discussed this matter thor
oughly at the opening OF the session
| when we had four measures pe1ore u
| and I don't think we can make head-
nav in further considering the matter
onI 7 do not feel that this motion Is
Intended as a censure for our commit
tee and 1 am in favor of an early re
| port of the committee ana tnllk ehe
motion should prevail .,
The roll call showed Sc ayes and 81
nays. and the report OF the ralIrqaS pa
committee on the senate antIpass OIL
IS made a special order for 3 o cloct
today.
The following is the result of tht
roll call. thirty-six members failing tC
vote or being absent:
For the motion-Banks. Berryman n
Blaine. Boggs, Brown CoIe, So"a,'
Crun1Iy. Cunningham. DAVIDSON
Sedewick. Davis, Dawson of Marion
Edwards, Enright Ferguson, F1nley
FISHER. Flanagan, Foley, Fraser Grasse
J Ham. Haslkins, Helmick. Hendrlcks
Holden of Wichita. Holdren of Mont
gomery, ingalls,. Kinnison, Lenmau q
T'eIand Lennen, Mayhem, Morgan o
Eodreman. Morgan of Reno, Murphy
MYERS. Oshant, PaPdgett, Plumb, POM
erov Price. Richmond, Sherer, S1pple
Skinner. Stone, Stubbs, Swope, Tanna
hill. Thompson, Warren, Wells, Whlte
Wilson-55. 1,5oso-,
Rird Rrierley, Chatten, Clark. Grad
dock Curran, Elstun, Giants, Gesner
Gordon. Jeffries. Johnson. Jones, KIN
McCSillivray, Martin, Miller, Montee
Patterson, Policy, Rich. Ryan, Snyder
Taylor. Umholtz, Westcott, Wheeler
} Members absent or not voting wer'
l-Adams Boyle, Brandon. Getting
ham. Creech, Dennis. Guyer, Hart
: Husey. Hutcheson, Kirkland, Lander
Leydig. Mercer. Milligan, Mitchell
Neihart, O'Conner, Peter, Pohlman
potts. Rail. Ransom. Reynard. Rhodes
Richardson, Rochester, Rockefeller
Roush. Saunders. Schmidt. Shepard
Sourbeer Stannard, Sticher, Stockton
Sweeny. Tredway-38-
: to suspend the rules and put the sen
t ate antipass bill on third reading. Thi
motion failed.
; When the railroad committee re