The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-11

hours. and the approach of noon
found the fight at its hottest degree.
Many of the new members made
their maiden speeches for the benefit
Greeley spoke against the Stone
amendment and was cheered by the
Democrats. Case of Dickinson, regu-
lar Republican, so he announced,
Laidlaw of Cowley. Republican. broke
into the light. Kerr of Montgomery
was another new member there with
the goods in debate.
FEEDER of Barton, Democrat asked
Kerr, after he had finished his speech,
this question: "Where would you have
gotten your platform to run on last
fall if you had not built it from Demo-
cratic planks?"
The house enjoyed the question
Kerr laughed and came back as fol-
lows: eff it had not been for your
public declarations that you favored
the Stubbs reforms few of you would
be here now to fight an administration
sneaker
Davis of Kiowa. Republican; made
a powerful speech against the Stone
amendment. He was followed by Don
Carlos of Douglas, Republican, and
new member, who made a logical and
effective appeal for the Republicans
keep solid front against the Demo-
cratic assault on the house procedure
on committee rules He said that the
house had only fifty days in which to
work and if ten days were to be con-
surned on committee appointm ents and
the other forty days fighting over
something else. no laws will be passed
at all and the corporations will be
glad.
Allen of Wyandotte spoke for the
Stone amendment and ridiculed the
Democratic declaration made today
that they stood in their contention for
the principle that "the people should
rule He pointed out the fact that
the Democratic caucus had pledged
all it's members to stand solid on the
committee on committees proposition
and asked if that gag rule was a
people rule idea. He said that the
Texas house allowed it's speaker to
name committees and surely Texas was
standard for Democracy of the ST.
mon pure standard.
The Roll Call
Roll call on the Stone amendment to
give the speaker power to name house
committees:
Yeas-Abrams, Allen, Barrier, Beach
ey, Brown of Linn, Burtis Carnahan,
Case Combs Daley, Davis of ottawa,
Davis of Sedgwick. Davis of Gray, De-
Camp, DonCarlos, Emerson, Ewing,
Fair, Graham, Gray (not presently, Has
lett, Holden, Hyer, Jackson, Johnson
Keene, Kerr, Kyle, Lacey, La1dlaw,
Matson, Mccormick. McComb, McDan-
ield, Mcmillan, Mercer, Miller, Moore,
Morris, Newlin, Olinger Ostlin, Parker,
Reardon, Reeder, Schaffer, Sharpless
Veatch Workman, Warey, Watson,
! Wayman, Westerman, Wettack, Wood
bury, Worley, Yates, Yoxall. Total-65.
Nays Alexander, Armstrong, Bar
rett, Bentley, Block, Boyd, Brown of
Butler. Brown of Kingrnan, Burke,
EQ1J17o (tsair
Davenport, Davis of Bourbon, Davis of
Edwards, Davis of Kiowa, Deacon,
Drew, Elder, Ellis. FEEDER, Field, Frey,
Goddard, Herr, Hines. Kelley, Keraus,
MacGregor, Meek, Mulroy, Napier.
O'Connor, Orr, Parrott, Phillips.
Schaumburg, Slichter, Shearer. Shields.
Shuey. Stone of Sherman, Thomas,
Thompson, Thorpe, Wallace Ward,
Wheeler, Williams, Wilson of Marshall,
Wilson of Greeley, Wo1fert. Total. So.
The Orr Amendment.
James w Orr's substitute for Aliens
resolution about which the fight in the
house ragged today is as follows:
It is moved that the following be
substituted for resolution No. (one)
offered by Mr.. Allen of Wyandotte.
Be it resolved, that the rules Of this
house shall consist of the rules and
order of business of the last house Of
representatives as fully and to the
same effect as if originally promulgated
and herein definitely set forth, except
rules No. and 16 thereof, and in lieu
of rules and 16 the following shall
constitute rules No. and 16:
Rule No. T." ''The speaker shall
possess the powers and perform the du-
ties herein prescribed, namely: QD To
preserve order and decorum. (2) To de-
eide all questions of order. subject to
appeal to the house. On every appeal
he shall have the right, in his place,
to assign his reasons for his decision.
CD To appoint such committees as the
house may direct. All appointments
shall be announced in open session.
"a In the absence of the speaker pro
tenn; to substitute any member to per-
form the duties of the chair for
period not exceeding two consecutive
legislative days. 90 To name a chair
man to preside when the house shall
| be ready to go into a committee Of the
whole. 90 To sign all bills passed by
the house and certify the passage of
all bills that may be passed over the
governors veto, with the date Of their
| passage"
| Rule No. 16 shall be as follows:
''AH standing committees shall con-
| sist of seven members each, except
penal institutions. mines and mining,
! congressional apportionment, legisla-
! tive apportionment, irrigation, printing,
| and live stock, which shall consist of
13 each; county lines and county seats,
| temperance, laDOr, 1eeS ana SalarleS,
| judiciary local, insurance, education,
agriculture. banks and banking; cleo
tions, hygiene and public health, cities
/ of the hrst-class, cities of the second
| class, charitable institutions, and gas
and oil, which shall consist of nine
members each; the judicial apportion-
1nent committee shall consist of one
| from each judicial district in the state;
| the judiciary committee, roads and
| highways, and assessment and taxation
shall consist of Is members; and the
| committees on railroads, ways and
means, and committees on committees
| shall consist of II members, standing
committees shall be appointed by the
house of representatives in s1lch a man
ner as it shall determine on the fol-
| lowing subjects:
1. Judiciary.
2. judiciary local.
3. Ways and means.