The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-19

ought to be postponed for consideration
| until there was a fuller attendance OF
the senators. There were only about
| two-thirds of them present at this
| time. Senator Porter moved that the
consideration of the resolution be post
| poned until this morning, but this mo-
| ton was lost by a viva voce vote. Then
! on the request of Senator Martin, of
Bourbon, the resolution was read again
| by the clerk.
| There was no attempt on the part of
any of the senators at this time to de-
| bate the proposition and Lieutenant
! Governor Fitzgerald put it to a vote,
for which roll call was demanded by a
| number of senators. The original roll
! call resulted with 13 senators against the
resolution and u for it, as follows:
Against-Betts, Blaker. Dolley, Getty.
Gilbert, Hamme, Hodges, Martin of
Bourbon, Miller. Simons, Stannard
Stewart. and Young In favor-Brewer
man, Porter of Crawford. Porter Of
Montgomery, Robertson, Smith, Wag-
gener and Wilkerson.
Before this vote was announced SEN
ator F. Dumont Smith moved a call of
the house to get in as many absentees
as possible and this motion prevailed.
Senators Hayden and Fulton walked in
the chamber about this time and voted
in favor of the resolution. This changed
the vote to IA for the proposition and
ID against it, Senator Quincy arrived
at this juncture and registered his vote
against the resolution. This made the
vote a tie and then Senator Belts came
to the rescue of those favoring the res
olution by changing his vote from the
negative to the affirmative. This gave
the resolution a vote of Is in its favor
to IL against. AS soon as Senator Belts
changed his vote, and thereby made the
proposition a winning one, Senator
Smith moved that the call of the house
be declared off and his motion pre-
vailed. s.
Announcement was then made by the
lieutenant governor that the resolution
had been carried he i'm cd in 1xr
named Senators Dolley. Young, Simons, |
Martin of Bourbon and Waggener as
the members of the investigating COM
mittee.
From the proceedings of the next few
minutes it was quite evident that a job
on this committee was not an attrac-
named. All but Senators Waggener |
and Martin of Bourbon, tried to get |
excused from service but Senator Young |
was the only successful one in this eff |
fort and in his place Senator Huffman /
was named.
As soon as Lieutenant Governor Fitz-
gerald announced the committee, Sem |
ator Young got the floor and asked to |
be excused from serving on if He
felt it would take so much time and |
as to interfere with 9TH
er duties he had to discharge during
the closing days of the session Lieu
tenant Governor Fitzgerald excused him
and appointed Senator Huffman in his
place.
No sooner had he done so than SEN
ator Dolley took the floor and merely
made a request that he be excused
from serving on the committee.
The chair will not consider any
more excuses" said Lieutenant Gov
ernor Fitzgerald. 1T is for the SEN
bers of the committee Will be excused
or not"
Senator Dolley then moved that he
be excused and this motion was lost by
a rising vote of five to nine.
Senator Simons followed with a re-
quest that he be excused from serving
en- the committee. He said that his
health was not of the best and he did
not feel able to undertake the work
imposed under the resolution in addi-
ion to his other duties as a senator.
The vote on motion to excuse him
vas eight to eight and the lieutenant
declared the motion lost.
For just an instant at this point it
ooked as though the matter had been
disposed of but Senator Getty jumped
nto the arena and precipated the only
debate that had been made on the |
merits of the proposition
IF it is in order" said Senator Get
y. Il move that we lay this whole mat
er on the table"
Such motion is not in order" said
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald. THE
'esolution has been passed already"
You can move for a reconsidera-
4
I don't care to make such a mo-
ion, replied Senator Getty, but in a
minute he was on his feet again NOV
ID that the committee, which had just
'een appointed, be discharged.
In an instant Senator Waggener was
N his feet with a point of order that
he motion was out of order because
he matter was out of the hands of the
enate.
Il guess not" replied Senator Getty.
No creature can be greater than the
reatOr and if this senate can create a
ommittee of this sort 1t certainly can
fscharge it any time"
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald held
he point of order made by Senator
Vaggener as not well taken and put
he question on Senator Getty's motion
D discharge the committee. Speaking
D this motion Senator Getty said:
Il do not think it is right for COM
aittee of senators, as is provided for
y this resolution. to be asked to sit
i judgment on the acts Of their fell
wv senators. I am sure it would be
ard work for me to act in a matter or
MS kind without prejudice Is it fair
r right, or can any good come of 1t
} have some senators pass on the acts
others senator's? AS I said, could
OF do it because of the natural pre-
Idice would have for my colleagues
: h whom 1 have been sitting for a .
lumber of years. 1t would take more