The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-18

railroad company in the state, who
agreed to put the 2-cent fare into
| effect until the courts could act upon
| the question.
! The panic predicted by the speaker
a year ago as a possible result Of anti
railroad legislation, had, he de-
| clared, come to pass, and the end is
not yet. He called attention to the
fact that whereas there were $4,000
| railroad employees in the state prior
to the beginning of the 2-cent rate
agitation, there had since been a re-
| duction of forces in the shops at
| Pittsburg, Atchison, Leavenworth,
| Topeka, Wichita, Kansas City, Kan,
and elsewhere. until now all over the
state are men idle and women and
children crying for bread because of
this anti-railroad legislation, hum
| dreds and thousands of employees be-
| ing thrown out of work because the
| revenues of the railroads no longer
warrant them in keeping their forces
| UP to the former standard. The sena-
tor cited the taking off and subsequent
restoration of eight trains by the
Missouri Pacific. restored. he asserted,
at loss to the railroad company.
| THE people are not clamoring for
this reduction" said the speaker. "They
want better facilities, which can not
| now be furnished. This is all being
done, not for the advantage of but to
| the positive detriment of the working
| people Of the state.
you can regulate the railroads to
| the point of destruction" declared the
| senator.
He attributed the agitation largely to
| politics, suggesting that an election is
| close at hand and that many of those
present were candidates for some office.
| possibly some for president" and ne
made an impasSioned.appea1 to the SEN
ate not to be Influenced In its action on
this bill by political considerations.
Senators Getty of Wyandotte and
Tucker of Greenwood followed the SEN
ator from Atchison in the discussion of
the bill, the former questioning the
right of the governor and the railroad
board to enter into an agreement with
the railroads such as Senator Waggener
rested his case on and declaring that
the representatives Of the people were
not to be bluffed by any threats on the
part of the railroads, to which they had
listened for already too long
Senator Dumont Smith submitted an
amendment providing for penalty OF
from 500 to $500 for violation of the
proposed law, which was eventually
adopted.
An attempt to adjourn until 10 a. m
Monday, urged by Senator Getty, was
opposed by Mr.. Noftzger on the ground
that the senate was now doing busl-
ness that the adjournment OF the
| house, which was announced, had notn-
| ing to do with the senate action; II
In6y wanted 10 BO away l4i1I NeAo eASAA
| privilege. but the senate should go
ahead with the work under way and
not adjourn over Sunday.
The motion to adjourn until Mon
day was lost.
The bill having reached its third
reading the roll was called and 1t
was passed: Ayes, 50; nays, 5.
The title was amended and agreed
to.
A motion to adjourn until Monday
-. Of I
and the senate adjourned until 1880
p. m.
The earlier morning hours were oc-
cupied in the call of the calendar,
and with the introduction of new
bills, which reached a total of 10 for
the first three days of the session.
Senator Waggener's bill for the
creation of guarantee deposit fnsur-
ance companies was ordered printed
and placed on the calendar under
general orders. in which the pllls or
Senators Quincy and Stewart were in
Guided
The list of new bills was made up
largely of measures of a local nature.
The senate was notified of the adop-
ton by the house of house concurrent
resolution No g, limiting the time for
the introduction of new bills
Senate bill No. 5S, by Waggener,
authorizing the Atchison school board
to issue warrants for the constructor
reading under suspension OIL the
rules.
Senator Huffman introduced bill
| for amending the act of 1887 creating
| the state board of medical registration
| and examination.
A bill by Senator Getty amending
| the act relating to mechanics liens and
| designed for the protection of house
movers was passed to it's second read
| ing.
! Senator Noftzger introduced bills reg
ulating the salaries of the district clerk
and undersheriff of Harper county,
which were referred to the committee
of the whole.
| Senator Smith submitted a bill for
| the apportionment of the state into leg
| islative districts, and Senator Brewer
| introduced another relating to the ap-
| pointment of agents of life and other
| insurance companies in the state of
Kansas both passing to their second
reading.
The committee on railroads. shortly
before noon, made its report recon-
| mending the passage of the Brewer bill,
! the consideration of which consumed
| the remaining time of the session.
A persistent effort to bring about
| adjournment until Monday morning
| resulted in division being called for
several times, but was unsuccessful in
the end. majority of the senators
| were clearly of the opinion that as
long as they had gotten the wheels
started for the legislative grind they
had better keep them going and has
ten as much as possible the time Of
final adjournment.
The necessity of shortening the ses-
sion as far as possible was particular
" urged by several of the senators.