The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-07

nonconcurred in the house amend
ment.
When the house 2-cent a mile bill
was taken up, Senator Fitzpatrick
bill be substituted. This motion pre-
vailed by vote of 10 to Is. Senator
Carver, who announced Wednesday
that he was a friend of the 2-cent fare
there, the motion would have been
lost. The was as follows:
For the Northumberland, Belts,
Buschow, Caldwell, Conner, Fitzpat-
rick, Fulton Gilbert, Griffin. Hamme.
Harrison, Haskell, Huffman, Noftzger,
Porter, of Crawford. Smith, ,Stillings,
Waggeher, WiIkerson-19.
Against the Baker.
Brewer, Chapman, DoIley, Getty, Hay
den, Hodges, Hughes, Lower, Martin
of Bourbon. Miller. quincy, Robert
son. Simons. Stannard, Stewart, Tuck
er, Young-1S.
Absent-Carver. Martin of Wood
son. Porter of Montgomery-3.
The house bill as amended was then
put on it's final passage and the vote
was 25 to II. The vote follows:
For the bill: Belts, Brewer. Bus
chow, Caldwell, Chapman. Conner,
Hamme, Harrison, Benson, Haskell.
Hayden. Huffman, Lower, Martin of
Bourbon, Noftzger, Porter of Craw-
ford. Smith. Stillings. Tucker, Wag-
Sener, W1lkerSOn.-Z5.
Against the bill: Baker, Dolley Get
ty, Hodges, Miller, Quincy, Robertson,
Simons, Stannard, Stewart, Young
IL.
Absent-Carver Hughes, Martin of
Woodsons Porter of Montgomery-4.
Second Fight Was Unexpected.
The second fight of the day broke out
1t was generally understood that it
would not take place until the evening
session, and consequently a number of
senators were absent and had to be sent
for before the battle ended.
The house messaged the bill back to
the senate shortly after O'Clock with
the Fitzpatrick amendment eliminated
and the original bill substituted.
Noftzger moved that the senate nom
concur in the house amendments and
that conference committee be asked
for. Noftzger's motion was beaten by
vote of Is to IA. Brewer then moved
that the house bill be concurred in and
demanded a roll call. The roll call
showed a vote of II to 16 in ravor of
concurring and Noftzger demanded a
call of the senate. Getty asked present.
~ that the call be raiaed but President
Fitzgerald ruled that the call could
not be raised so long as the presiding
officer believed majority for the mo-
ton could be secured.
StillingS was finally rounded up and
voted mo" tying the proposition up
Smith came in and voted no" making
the total IS to II against concurring
There seemed to be no chance of Sc
curing a constitutional majority and
President Fitzgerald finally entertained
Smiths motion to raise the call He
said in his judgment Fl votes could not
be secured. Smiths motion carried. A
parliamentary tangle ensued in which
everybody became tied in a knot Belts
caused some excitement by asking that
H G. Larimer be excluded from the
floor He said Larimer was instructing
the sena tors how to make motions,
Lariner applied his fingers to his nose.
gaily wiggled them at Belts and re-
tired The senators tried to reach some
agreement among themselves but Fftz-
patrick wouldn't stand for it. They
lied to me before" he remarked soto
yoce. land 1 won't trust them again."
who ned?'' asked Young, also soto
voce.
Fitzpatrick
In the end the senators agreed
among themselves to non-concur and
the entire matter goes to conference
The vote on the motion to concur in
the house amendments was as follows;
For the motion: Baker, Brewer,
Carver. Chapman, Getty, Hayden.
Martin of Bourbon, Miller, Quincy.
Simons, Stannard. Stewart, Hodges,
Hughes. Lower, Tucker, Young.-17-
Against the motion: Benson. Belts,
Buschow, Caldwell, Conner, Ftzpat- |
rick, Fulton, Gilbert, Griffin, Hamme. !
Harrison, Huffman, -Noftzger, Porter |
of Crawford, waggener, Wilkerson, |
Smith, Stillings-1S.
woodson, Porter of Montgomery !
Robertson-6.