The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
AIR IS CLEARING.
House and Senate May Adjust
Differences.
Rumors of Compromise OH Inn
portant Liquidation.
BASIS OF AGREEMENT.
Stubbs and Stone Bills to Be
Accepted With Amendments.
Mileage Book Instead of Straight
Two Cent Fare.

There. are well founded rumors to-
day that the house and senate are
about to round up all the remaining
Dig measures into one grand compfo-
mise.
The bills affected are the antipass
Dill, the maximum freight rate bills.
the 2-eent fare bill and the primary
election bill.
The plan is to allow the conferences
committee appointed on the primary
election law to act as the clearing house
1or the compromise negotiations COW
erlng all the measures Already the
general basis for the compromise has
been discussed. and it is said that the
iolIowlng general plans for settlement
nave been adopted:
Inc senate to accept the Stubbs
primary election law. with. the excep-
uon OF the secret ballot and second
choice provisions.
Inc mouse to accept the senate max
lmum rate bills. making a Is per cent
reduction in limited number of conf
modities.
The senate to accept the Stone anti
amendments
The house to accept the Noftzger plan
for the Issuance of mileage books at re-
duced rates, instead of the 2-cent fare
proposition.
Conferences were in progress yester-
day and today which were by far the
most important of the entire legis1a-
i've session. Governor Hoch was In
constant consultation with leading pol
fticians from both house and senate,
and representing both the railroad and
antirailroad factions.
Ihe members of the conference COM
mlttee are as follows:
Senator w. S. Fftzoatrick
Senator J. B. Lower
Representative w. r Stubbs
Representative Parks Helnick
0r1fa fxr- d
The two members of the COMMITTEES
who will practically dictate the course
of the proceedings are Stubbs and
Fitzpatrick, the respective authors OF
the house and senave primary bills.
They will each be guided, no doubt, by
the advice and counsel of friends.
There has been some talk of calling a
Republican caucus to talk over the
ing difficulties, but this will not be
done except in last extremity. The
party leaders hope to fix up the fight
all at once, while the conference com
that the four measures are SO closely
bound together by politics and other
that the logical way TO
settle them is all at once
In spite of the fact that certain SEN
ators have ridiculed the action of
Governor Hoch in coming personally
before the senate and making an ap-
peal to that body to pass certain OF
the laws mentioned. there is no doubt
that his action is having some effect.
There is also some difference in tho
attitude of certain senators because OF
letters from home" In fact. the
atmosphere of compromise is becom
ing more evident in the senate and
house than it was for time.
Governor Hoch gave out supple
mental statement Tuesday evening to
the message which he read to the leg
slature. He said:
I'm what 1 said yesterday in my spe-
eial. message to the legislature 1 do not
wish it TO be understood to have been
said in any spirit of captious criticism
Or fault finding. Neither do 1 wish it
thought that L was taking sides in the
controversies and conten-
ions between the two houses. 1 was
simply expressing the intense interest
have in the matters of state concern
o which allusion was made, in the
lope that all others might be made
o feel as 1 feel the tremendous i'm
to the party and state OF
hese closing days of the session and
hat members might be induced to
make such reasona Bile concessions. OF
personal views as will result in the en-
Lctments of laws which the people
ire demanding. For years the Re-
publican party has promised. for in
tance, primary election. law and It
would be exceedingly unfortunate for
he party. and I believe to the state
( this promise should not be redeem
ID bv this legislature. There are rea-
enable objections both to the house
nd senate bills, but these differences
an be adjusted If all those interested
viii come to the final solution of the
ubject in the spirit of mutual con-
ession. So are the other measures in
uestion. I believe this sentiment is
apidly spreading through both houses
nd 1 have great hopes that before the
egislature adjourns these things Will
e accomplished and that the closing
ours will witness a sort of love feast
nd the members go home to be well
omed by their constituents with the
laudit We'll done, god and faithful
ervant.