The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-24

TINS Republican measure. l expected
the democrats to fight the bill for po-
hlIcal reasons. They naturally would
want the Republicans to have the
honor of placing this great and bene-
nclaI measure on the statute books.
But that SO many Republicans should
have been duped by the false argu-
ments of these corporation lobbyists is
past understanding"
Reading Hard Task.
The bill was brought up at $3.50
tuesday afternoon. and it was 4:30 be
fore the reading clerk had finished his
long and tiresome task. But things
We're lively enough from then on I'M
til 1880, at which time the house adj
journed.
Stone of Shawnee. first defended
his bill on the floor of the house in
q masterful speech after Morgan of
at the bill and the debate on the mo-
ton turned the session into a whirl-
wind affair until the finish came.
Brighton of Montgomery made
strong speech in favor of the motion
TO refer the bill back to committee,
and Morrison of Neosho and Foley
of Rice followed along the same lines
with all the eloquence and logic at
their command. Mitchell of Douglas
and Buchanan of Cow1ey then took
the floor against the motion and for
the bill. These master craftsmen
made able efforts to stem the tide,
but the humor of the house against
the bill began to crop out in the
at these speakers from every quar-
ter. Ryan, Westcott, Haskins, Davis
OF kIowa and other Republicans
piled the questions thick and fast,
whIIe the unterrified Democracy, its
body yet bruised from frequent con-
tact with the wheels of the band
wagon, sat back and enjoyed to the
uttermost this fight in which to their
idea, dog ate dog.
Brown Calls on OIympian Gods
Brown of Kingman called upon the
gods OF Olympus to witness the
ln1Qulties of the bill and the Injustice
It would do the fair city of Kingman.
DolIey followed Brown and reviewed
the Dill from beginning to end and
round that 1t was good and said so in
no uncertain terms. Davis of Kiowa
spoke for the motion to send the bill
TO the graveyard and made the most
powerful argument of the afternoon
from the standpoint Of forensic elo-
1uence and debate
Cunningham of Cowley came next
ana made fine talk against the mo-
ton and therefore for the bill. |
Cranston spoke next for the bill.
1t was one big oratorical contest |
With all the big guns in the house |
1ned up and taking an active part on |
both sides of the question
The square dealers saw the handwrit- |
ournment without taking a vote on |
he motion but without avail. 1t was |
go and supper was getting cold but |
he enemies of the bill saw their adj |
yantage and hung on like bulldogs |
Three successive motions to adjourn |
we're lost.
At o'clock the friends of the bill |
we're desperate. White moved as a SUBJ
titute to the Morgan motion and in an
fort to check the question squarely |
Ip to the house that all of the bill after
he enacting clause be stricken out but
his motion lost. The motion to refer
ack to committee was pie and dough-
luts for the bills enemies and they
ept close hold upon it.
The final vote had to come sometime,
o at 1870 the funeral strokes were
oiled off and the bill died before 1t
vas born.
However honest any member might |
ave been in his opposition to the BILL
here is no Disgusting the fact that this
7as a victory for the corporations and
OF for the people. Governor Stubs
nd his lieutenauts- lost their fight for
he regulation of the corporations in
he interests of the people no matter
ow many arguments are put forth as
D the advantages that the bill might
ave brought to the governor person.
lily in the way of appointments
What would have profited Stubs in
MS matter would also have profited
ne general public. So the corporations
-on at the expense of Stubbs-and the