The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-03
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Against the amendment-Allen,
Ashcroft, Banker, Beckett. Berke of
Jewell, Boyd, Brighton, Brown Burke
of Saline, Clark, Cole, Cron, Crumly,
Davis of Kiowa, Darling, Dennis, Ely,
Fehr, Flanagan, Francisco, Guilbert,
Harmon, Harrison Haskins, Hines.
Lane, Kelly, Keraus, Kuoni, Kyle,
Lambertson, Lehman, Lennen, Loot
burrow, Malone, Maxwell. McNair.
Meek, Merrill. Miller. Morgan of
Morris. Morrison, Penweu, Phil
lips, Pyle, Reeder, Rhodes of Ander-
son, Rice, Rogers, Ryan, Sekavec,
Shoemaker, Snyder, Stone of sherman,
Stout, Walker, WestcoJr-63
Call of the House
The result of the first roll call was
Al for and 5S against and a call of the
house was granted. The men of Nor
162 and then Sekavec changed his vote
and the last and only chance of the
| administration forces for single sue
cess during the long utilities cam
paign went glimmering.
| Other amendments followed and
were beaten. Finally Stone of Shaw
nee proposed his anti-discrimination
amendment to this bill, saying: "I
want to place you fellows on record
as being for or against discrimination
| on the part of the corporations of this
state, for or against rebating, If you
please. 1t was by this means that
|
| in affairs. I demand roll call on my
amendment" He got it, and the threat
| of being numbered with the friends of
Standard Oil did not bother the in
surgents. They voted down the Stone
amendment as follows:
| Yeas-Amrine. Bennett, Buchanan,
| Carpenter, Carter, Clay, Cranston,
Crawford, Cunningham, Davis of
Flagg, Foley. Francisco. Gray, Griffen,
Harrison. Hopkins of Finney, Hutchi-
son, Jewett of Sedgwick Kreihbel,
Lander, Landrey, Laubaugh, Louder
Mercer, Mitchell, Newlin, Parker
Ravenscroft, Schaumburg, SchIitch-
ing, Sekavec, Stannard, Stockton.
Stone of Shawnee. Veatch, watson,
White. Wood, Mr.. Speaker. Total, 46.
Nays-Allen, Ashcroft, Banker.
Beckett, Berke of Jewell Boyd. Brigh-
ton, Brown, Dryden, Burke, Case,
Clark, Cron, Finley, Crumley, Davis
of Kiowa, Darling, Dennis, Ely, Fehr
Flanagan, Guilbert. Harmon, Haskin
Johnson, Kelly, Keraus, Kuoni, Kyle,
Lambertson, Lehman. Lennen. Loot
borrow, Malone, Maxwell. McNair.
Hodgeman Morgan of Reno, Morris,
Morrison, Penwell Phillips, Pyle
Reeder, Rhodes of Anderson, Rhodes
OF Marshall, Rich, Rogers, Ryan,
Shideler, Shoemaker, Snyder, Stone of
| Westgate. Total, 65.
| After defeating an administration
motion to appropriate $5O,000 per
year for the railroad board with
which to carry out the provisions of
the bill, the new powers that be in the
| house reconsidered and on a motion
| by Guilbert of Logan. one of their own
number. voted 100000 per year for
the purpose.
The house adjourned at 11:15 D. m.
Home Rule Talk.
| Kansas, like Ireland. stands for
home rule, anyway the house of repre-
| sentatives does. Both of Morgan's 8
home rule of public utilities bills
| passed the house Tuesday evening by
majorities of about forty votes each.
| The passage of these bills witnessed
| the third fight on the utilities issues
| between the governor and the house.
The anti-administration forces had
| grown stronger since last Friday s
| fight when the original utilities bill
was thrown bodily out of the house by
| about twelve majority. They had the
| whip hand and they used their ad-
vantage remorselessly all day and part
| of the night. They had strength to
j burn. Thirty-five of the forty Demo-
| Gratis and fifty of the eighty-five Re-
publicans in the house were lined up
| solidly against the administration.
| When the house convened Tuesday
| afternoon it was like a school with the
| teacher and ushers turned out and
|
sons were set aside and these kid
dies were running the school to suit
| themselves. The administration bill
was on the rocks The bill of the in
surgents for the first time was on the
| blackboard all by its lonely self. Now
was the time for a lark. Home rule
was to be crammed down the throats
| of the leaders of this alleged square
deal house.
Not Plain Sailing.
Rut it was not all fun and nlain
! sailing. Mitchell of Douglas started
| the trouble with an amendment which
was a substitute for the entire first
section of the Morgan home rule bill
| and provided that corporate fran
| chises to the right of city streets
should live for only twenty years;
contract and fix maximum rates;
! that a petition signed by thirty per
| cent of the voters of our city should
be sufficient to call an election to pass
| on the granting of franchises.
Mr.. Mitchell made a masterful effort
| in support of his amendment. Not
during this session had the eloquent
member from Douglas been in such
form. He attacked the home rule
plan savagely and pointed out its
weaknesses.
Cunningham of Cowley followed
| and declared that the home rule Of
utilities bill sought sedulously to pro-
tect rather than control corporations.
Morgan Of Reno moved as an
amendment to the Mitchell substitute
that only the last provision be added
| and that none of section one of the
bill be stricken out.
Stone of Shawnee spoke for the
amendment; Davis of Kiowa in
terrupted with question and the de-
bate between these two speakers drew
sparks.
Watson of Sedgwick declared that
the home rule bill offered only pro-
lection to consumers through the
courts which they have at this time
by bringing suit personally, putting
up their money and waiting for re-