The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-19
STILL ONE MORE.
Senate Appoints Another In
vestigatIng Committee.
Will Look Into Charges of
Senator Robertson.
MANV RTVT,& PASSED
MANY BILLS PASSED
The Associated Press Measure
Among the Rest.
Porter of Montgomery Has
New Railroad Bill.

The first business to occupy the at
tention of the senators this morning was
the creation of another investigating
committee. This one is to investigate
the charges made on the floor OF the
senate by Senator Robertson that ne
had been taken to task by the supreme
court reporter in words that were any
thing but gentle for the fight he hao
made on the bill increasing the salaries
of the two assistants to the supreme
court reporter. -
This bill. which was introduced by
Senator Hayden. originally sought 70
increase the salaries of the assistants
spectively Senator Robertson has
fought the measure from the start ana
succeeded in keeping it in the commlt-
tee Of the whole until yesterday when II
was amended by fixing the salaries OF
the assistants at 81 300 and $I1OO anu
was recommended for passage in that
shape by vote of Is to T.
Senator Robertson spoke to question
of personal privilege on that occasion
and intimated that he had been bully
ragged by the supreme court reporter
for the action he had taken in OPPOSE
ton to the measure.
This bill came up the order OF
final passage today and Senator Rop-
ertson Immediately moved that 1t be
stricken from the calendar. This pro-
cedure would effectually kill the bill.
Senator Porter. of Montgomery, ex-
pressed the thought that the consider
alton of the bill should be postponed
for a day and that the committee on
fees and salaries Of which Senator Rob
ertson is chairman be directed to make
an investigation of the charges made by
Senator Robertson on yesterday about
the actions of the supreme court repor-
ter. Senator Getty thought that the
investigation should not be made by
this committee because ii would be in
vestigating the acts of its chairman
He did not believe that any sort of an
investigation was needed.
suggestion was made by Senator
Dolley that the investigation be made
by a special committee OF three sena-
tors. This was agreeable to Senator
Porter of Montgomery, who insisted
that some sort of an investigation was
had denied the charges made against
him by Senator Robertson.
There was considerable discussion
on the proposition Senator Robert
son declared that he would welcome
an investigation of the charges he had
made since their veracity had been
questioned. He said that he had not
made them until he had asked the adj
vice of several of the senators who had
told him that it would be right for
him to make. the statement he did. |
Senator Simons failed to see what re- |
lation existed between the supreme |
court reporter and the bill increasing
the salaries of his assistants. Senator |
Miller thought mat the lnNeStlSatlOn |
proposed could not accomplish any |
good, but the motion for the appoint !
ment of a committee of three to make |
the investigation prevailed by a rising |
vote OF IS to g.
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald ap-
pointed as this committee Senators |
Getty, Griffin and Hodges.
without a word of discussion or de- |
bate Senator Smiths bill compelling
press associations to furnish their |
news service to any newspaper that |
offers to pay the prevailing charges |
for the service, was passed by an ur |
animous vote. Twenty-Five senator's
voting for it and none against it.
During the progress of this bill |