The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-29
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Senator HamiIton's Plea for
Dignity of Senate.
Attempt to Force Dismissal OF
Yeager-Aikman Contest.
STANDS FOR JUSTICE.
Should Lose Sight of Party
Lines.
Attorneys in the Case Being
STANDS FOR JUSTICE.
Attorneys i'm the Case Being
Heard This Afternoon.

! Consideration of Senator Stavely' s
resolution relating to the Yeager-Aik-
man judicial contest case was the prin-
cipaI feature of the morning session
of the senate. After debating the
proposition the senate finally decided
to make the case a special order for
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon when
counsel for the confession and contestee
will be allowed to present their argu-
ments to the senate for and against
continuing the proceedings.
Senator Stavely's resolution. which
was yesterday laid over under the
rules, until today, provided that the
the hearing of the case unless Mr..
Yeager should make more specific his
allegations.
Speaking to his resolution this morn
ing Senator Stavely declared that
Yeager's charges are not sufficiently
definite to permit of the senate's TAX
ing action. He did not think the sena-
tors should devote thirty days time to
counting the ballots in the Thirteenth
judicial district.
Senator Hodges offered as substi-
tute for the Stavely resolution a mo-
ton that counsel for both Yeager and
Altman be allowed twenty minutes
each in which to present to the whole
senate their arguments in the case:
81 only want to see fair play for
both parties said Senator Hodges,
land I believe the adoption of Senator
Stavely's resolution would squash the
procee dings.
Senator Hamilton spoke in favor of
the Hodges substitute, lin the inter-
est of general justice and in the inter
est of the dignity and character of the
senate" He did not believe pohtlcat
affiliations should be considered and
that the senate should not make note
of the fact that Yeager is a Democrat
and Judge Altman a Republican.
Il am informed by the Democratic
senator's" he said, that the allega-
lions filed by Yeager are more SPECIFIC
than the allegations filed in the sena-
forial contest by Mr.. Getty, who is
my personal friend"
Senator Stavely declared that there
is a difference in the two contests mem
of contest on Senator Milton. while
Judge Altman received no such notice
until a day or so ago. However, he
consented to add Senator Hodges sub
decided to make the Yeager-Afkman
case a special order for 2:30 this after
noon. when counsel for the parties in
terested will be heard.
An even dozen bills were intro
duced in the senate this morning. And
after the titles of these were read
the senate proceeded to pass the
weights and measure bill and the
county fair measure. which were
recommended for passage in COM
mittee of the whole Thursday after
noon.
On motion of Senator Stewart the
senate voted to have placed on the
bulk sales bill which was reported
on adversely by the judiciary com
mittee.
Senator Stavely's resolution relat-
ing to the eager-Aikman contest
was then considered and disposed of
as previously mentioned.
At 1880 o'clock the senate pro-
ceeded in a body to the hall of repre-
session for the purpose of accepting
the ground on which Pawnee Rock
stands.
The members Of the senate ways
and means committee who went to
Lawrence today were Senators Huff
man, chairman; Chapman, Brewster,
Reed, Lower, Milligan and Moore.
Senators Glenn. Cambern, Potter and
Brown did not participate in the
'junket' to the State university. but
were in their seats in the senate
chamber this morning.
It is expected that the senate
JUDICIARY committee Will report the
new anti-lobby bill back to the sem
ate with a favorable recommendation
next Monday. The senators who
were appointed to prepare the new
bill state that the word lobbyist"
will not appear in the bill, and also
that no provision in the bill can be
reasonably construed to prohibit
constituents from expressing to their
senators or representatives, their
opinions concerning legislation.
The committee on banks and bank
ing, of which Senator Cambern is
chairman. has been considering and
discussing the various provisions of
a state guaranty deposit law. There
are several bills of this character be
fore the committee. one of them be
ing a duplicate of the present Okla
homa guaranty law.
Senator Cambern is of the opinion
that the committee will shortly pre-
pare a draft of a state guaranty de-
post measure and recommend the