The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-31

TIPASSvICTORY
Square Dealers Win in the
Preliminary Fight.
Stone of Shawnee Leads Forces
Against Opposition.
AN EXCITING DEBATE.
All Leaders on the Floor Have
Their Say.
AN EXCITING DEBATE
Democrats Join Hands With
Anti Railroad Faction.


the Stone bill: for 81, against 81.
To substitute the Stone bill for the
Policy bill: for so, against 6.
BY the above votes, the house of
/ representatives went on record Wed
nesday lin favor Of a. real anu-pass
| law, instead of a makeshift which
would be enacted merely to satisfy
popular clamor.
!. The Stone bill was passed at the
end of a long and interesting debate
which lasted from until o'clock
After the general proposition had been
settled, the enemies of the Stone bill
took up running fight on the bill as
it was taken up section by section, and
tried to load it down with amend
ments which would render it unpopu-
lar. The only amendment made was
one making the bill go into effect on
publication in the official paper in
stead of On March 1, 1907.
The conflict between the railroad
and anti-railroad forces showed clear
ly that the rumored alliance between
the Square Deal Republicans and the
Democratic members is not myth.
The Democrats gave the Stone bill p
votes.
Al 500. just after the house had
killed an amendment offered by DR..
Briefly. eliminating railroad surgeons
from the restrictions of the bill, all
tee lights in representative hall went
Out, and the committee had to rise
and report without finishing its work.
county was called to the chair
when the house went into
committee of the whole for the con-
sideration of the anti-pass bills.
There was a large crowd on hand to
listen to the debate. The holders of
floor passes occupied all the surplus
space on the floor and the galleries
were both we'll filled.
The first bill read was the commit
tee on railroads substitute for the
Stone bill, which has been designated
as the 'Polley BILL The Policy bill
was recommended by nine members of
the railroad committee. The nine
members for the Policy bill were Kiff,
Potts. Jeffries, Elstun. Montee, Sny-
der, Shepard, Policy and Jones.
w. Y. Morgan opened the fight by
moving that house bill No. Al, the
Stone bill. be substituted for the Pol
ley bill. S. H. Brandon seconded the
motion.
On suggestion of Mr. Leland. all
the antipass bills which are before the
house were read. The four bills are
the Stone bill, the Policy bill, the Mil
ligan bill and the Kiff bill.
The Policy bill simply prohibits the
| issuance of free transportation to
those attending political conventions
| or those gong nome 10 vote
The Kiff bill is the bill prepared by
Bale Waggener. and requires railroad
companies to give free passes to all
state officers and leaves it to the dis
erection of the railways to issue as
many additional free passes as they
may see fit.
w l. Cunningham moved to substi-
tute the Milligan bill for the Stone bill,
and Archer of Brown seconded the mo-
| ton
w V NEor,ro,, otoi,~,a,, oe 49, -,
| road committee opened the debate with
general discussion of the features of
the four bills. He said in part:
The people of Kansas had this mat
ter of anti-paSs under discussion and
1 believe that the majority of the mem
bers of this house favor anti-pass
bill, or a bill that will let the rabbits
get through the fence. 1 believe that
the Stone bill is what the people want
1T is, up to this house not to talk
so much about reform, but to do a lit
tie more about perform. The house bill
introduced by Mr.. Stone covers the sit
uation completely If the house takes
any other bill 1t will not be doing what
the people of Kansas want"
w. L. Cunningham then spoke on be-
half of the Milligan bill. He said:
This is a copy of the Hepburn BILL
and the Hepburn bill meets the ap-
prevail of the people of Kansas. 1t is
probably not as radical as the Stone
bill, but we are not here to do some
thing radical We are here to do what
is fair and right.
Zone weakness of the Stone bill is
that it Attempts to define the term fam
lily This shows that there is an eff
fort to limit the term family to an I'M
necessarily harsh degree. Mr.. Stone
confesses that he is willing to amend
that feature of his bill.
Another provision which makes the
Stone bill unnecessarily harsh is that
it eliminates railway surgeons. 1 think
they ought to have transportation.
think that the railroad attorneys should
not be cut out. L can talk about~this
because I never have been a railroad
attorney and never expect to be- We
should not attempt to say that rail-
road attorney should not sell his SER
vices as he sees fit.
Il believe that the Stone bill is an
unjustifable infringement and en-
trenchment upon the rights of private
citizens of the state.''
Several questions were fired at Mr..
Cunningham as to what authority he
had for stating that the people had en-
dorsed the Hepburn bill, and he said
that the Kansas congressman who vot-
ed for the bill had been returned to
congress.
MI Stubs said; why should not
good first class politician be allowed to
sell his serviceS?"
This shot was received with applause
and cheers.
Mr.. Stubs is begging the question"
said Mr. Cunningham.
Why should not a newspaper sell its
advertising for transportaIion?" asked
Stubs.
Il know 1thing in the law which
prohibits newspaper selling it's space
for transportation replied Cunning
ham.
Mr.. Stones Speech.
Mr.. Stone, author of the Stone bill,
said: