The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-04
Resurreeted After Adverse Ac-
tiOn by Committee of Whole.
NOT A PARTY FIGHT.
Republicans Join With Demo.
Gratis to Support Measure.
Finally Put to Sleep by a Close
Vote.

The discussion of the Amrine bill
providing for the nonpartisan nomin-
alton and election of county superin-
tendents of public instruction in
the house in committee of the whole
this morning almost provoked a riot.
Mercer Of Chase. acting as Chairman
threatened the members with the SER
7 Tseant-at-arms il they did not resume
| their seats after his repeated calls for
order \ dozen members were on
their feet at one time shouting at the
chair for recognition.
The Republican members OF the
house killed the bill this morning on
party vote twelve insurgent Repub-
llcanS voting with the Democrats in
support OF the measure Two yea and
nay votes were taken on the motion
to Kill the bill. then a party standing
vote and second standing vote be-
fore the result could be announced
with certainty The Democrats tried
to force a roll call while in COMMITTEES
I OF the whole. but the Republicans OBJ
jected- When it came time for the
house to adopt the report OF the
committee of the whole the Demo-
Gratis called for roll call vote and
got IT as follows. the yeas voting for
the bill on the motion made by Foley
( of Rice to nonconcur on the adoption
/ OF the committee report:
Teas-AInrtne. Banker. Berke OF
Jewell. Bonnett, Boyd. Brown. Buck.
i Burke of Saline. Carpenter. Carter
Cole. Cranston. Crou. Crosby. Davis
/ OF Bourbon, Darling. Deacon. Ely.
FEEDER. Flanagan. Foley. Francisco.
Grabbe, Harmon. Hines. Hutchinson.
incl Jewett of Lane. kennett. Kelly.
Kuoni, Landrey. Lambertson, Lennen.
Louderback- Malone, Maxwell. Meek.
well, Ravenscraft- Rhodes of Ander-
/ son. Rodgers. Schaumburg. Sekavec,
/ Shideler, Stone of Sherman. StoUt,
Walker. YoxaI Total. 81
4 e. L. r-TIr
Nay-AIIen. Beckett. Brighton.
Dryden. Buckman. Case. Clark. Clay,
Cline, crary. CrumIy. Cunningham.
| Cray Grifen- Harbaugh. Harrison
Haskfn. Hopkins OF FinRey. Hopkins
| of Jackson. JeWett Of Sedgwfck.
/ johnson, KrehbieI. KYLE Lander
| son. Mcmillan, McNair, Mercer, Mer-
/ rilI Miller, Mitchell. Moore. Morgan
of Reno, Morris. Morton OF Clay. Nor
ton of Osborne. Newlin. Parker.
Marshall Rich. Schlitching. Shoe
l maker. Stannard. Snyder, stockton.
l Stone of Shawnee. Watson. Westcott.
White, wood Do1ley- TotaI-62-
| squareIy to an issue when he de-
cIared that the Republicans of Kan
sas had always posed as friends Of
/ education, yet here comes the educa-
4
| that the Office OF county superintends
/ of schools be taken out of politics for
the betterment OF the schools and the
Republicans refused to do It for the
great reason that such a course
might deprive them OF few county
| Offices
Cunningham of Cowley replied with
heat and then Anrine came to the de-
fense of his bill and was ably Sec
onded BY Cranston OF Lzbette and
eight or ten other Republicans But
the wheels of the gods and the square
deal machine grind exceeding fine
Out of all the tumu1t and the shout
| ing and the crash of the chairman's
hammer emerged a majority vote
| against the bill The first standing
vote on a division came to naught for
the reason that the clerks could not
agree on the count The second
standing vote gave the opponents OF
the bill two majority. Then Foley
got a roll can as noted above. sew
eraI absentees being hurried to their
seats in the interval
1t was by far the Ifveliest session
Of the term and showed plainly that
| few fnsurgent Republicans aided by
the FORTY Democrats OF the house can
make it rough travelling for the band
wagon
on the roll call vote this morning
which killed the bill taking school
offices out of politics and urged bS-
the educational commission, the Demo
Gratis. all OF whom supported It. are
sure TO 90 DeLOE6 IuS pNOp1G at the
next election making it an issue
The Armine bill was before the
house in committee of the whole Tues
day Of this week and was killed with
/ out a struggle at that time. Its ap-
| pearance today was the result OF a
| brief resurrection
Four petitions were read in the
house today. one from Morris county
pleading for the State Agricultural
I college interests and asking that moth
! ing be taken away from that fnstitu-
ton. Another was from COwley couH-
tv asking for the adjustment OF the
office of county assessor Another
from Cowiey county urges the house 20
defeat the Senator Hodges good ROADS
bill Another from Barton county
urges the appropriation for the state
Historical society and G. A r me-
mortal building.
The house went into committee OF
the whole this morning. and anifna-
tad by the days outing at Manhattan,
worked with vigor on the many bills
mn for consideration Of the committee
The first fruits OF the trip to Riley
county vas the motion Of Speaker Dol
ley to recommend aboishins the state
dairy commission and make over us
dutfes to the State Agricultural college
The motion prevailed
The senate bill 10 prevent the man
ufaeture sale or transportation OF
ad11Iterated misbranded OF poisonous
o4 deIeterious foods, drugs. medicines
or LIQUORS and TO regulate traffic there
in and providing for appointment OF
iDz=ectors for carrying out its prOvis-
ions was next considered and after
minor amendment was recommended
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