The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
PASS GETTY BILL.
Continued from Page one.)

"Section SIT is hereby made a fell
ony for any person or persons to refer
to this as an antipass law and any per-
son found guilty of violating this sec
ton in any court of competent Jur1s-
diction shall be punished by appro-
pirate penalties
This amendment provoked a laugh,
but was promptly voted down. Sena-
tor Fitzpatrick then moved to report
the bill for passage. Senator NoftZger
asked that the bill be reported for
passage subject to amendment and de-
bate. This Senator Fitzpatrick refus-
ed to do. Senator Noftzger then
moved to amend Fitzpatrick's motion
ment and debate. This was a break
in the ranks of the railroad crowd,
and it is claimed that this break was
what led to the defeat of the Porter
Fitzpatrick bill. Noftzger was ma
and when Fitzpatrick cracked his
whip and beat Noftzger's amendment
the Harper county senator was still
more angry. The Fitzpatrick motion
to report the bill then carried without
much opposition.
Came Out of the Bushes.
Up to this time the fighting had all
been in the bush es. The committee of
the whole is an underbrush. in which
the ambush is the prevailing mode of
warfare, and "snip1ng" is within the
rules. AS soon as the committee
arose, however. it was Obliged to step
roll CALI was again available.
Senator Gettey moved that the SEN
ate disagree with the committee re-
port recommending the Porter bill.
battle. Right here was where the
square dealers won, their fight for a
real antipass law. The senators VINO
had been supporting Fitzpatrick in his
ambush campaign against the antipass
law could stay with him no longer.
From now on they were making his
tory" which would be available in the
next campaign They felt the purn-
ing desire to do their duty The fol-
lowing was the vote by which the SEN
ate decided to disagree with the COM
mittee report:
Ayes-Benson, Baker, Caldwell,
Chapman, Dolley, Fulton, Getty, Gil
bert, Hayden, Hodges, HUFFMAN,
Hughes Martin of Bourbon, Miller,
Noftzger, Quincy, Simons, Smith, STAN
nard, Stewart. Tucker. Young.
Nays-Betts, Brewer, Buschow, Car
yer, Conner, Fitzpatrick, Griffin, Har-
rison, Hamme, Haskell, Martin of
Woodson, Porter of Crawford, Porter
of Montgomery. Robertson, Stillings,
Waggener Wilkerson-1S.
Senator Fitzpatrick then moved that
the report he adopted, subject to
amendment and debate. He was try
ing to save a chance for a further
fight.
Hit the Machine Again.
As a substitute Senator Getty moved
that the report of the committee be
amended by inserting his bill as agreed
upon at the morning session. for the
Porter-F Fitzpatrick bill. This motion
also carried on roll call as follows:
Yeas-Benson, Baker. Brewer, Dol
ley, Fulton. Getty, Hayden, Hodges.
Huffman, Hughes, Martin of Bourbon,
Miller, Noftzger, Quincy, Simons,
Smith, Stannard. Stewart. Tucker,
Young-20.
Nays-Betts, Buschow, Caldwell,
Carver. Conner. Fitzpatrick Griffin,
Hamme. Harrison, Haskell, Lower,
Martin. Porter of Crawford, Porter of
Montgomery, Robertson, Stillings,
Waggener, Wilkerson-1S-
Absent-Chapman. Gilbert.
1t was moved that the report favor
ing the Getty bill be adopted and this
motion, on a viva voce was unanimous
ly carried The railroad crowd" was
on a dead run.
Senator Smith moved that the
Getty bill be placed at the head of the
calendar on third reading of bills. This
was sly motion for it did not involve
a suspension of rules and could be