The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-25
Administration Forces Defeated
in the House.
Attempt to Amend Board of
Control Bill.
VOTE WAS CLOSE ONE.
Required TWO-ThirdS Majority
to Carry Proposition.
Stone and Davis Lead Fight in
Opposition.
VOTE WAS CLOSE ONE.


The Stubs administration forces suf-
red p crushing defeat in the house
late Tuesday afternoon. The ants won
by a narrow margin it is true but the
vote was nevertheless decisive as the
lines were drawn directly on the de-
mand of the governor that the board
of control bill be recommitted and
amended The vote as finally given
out after repeated canvasses AMI
changes was 81 to 81. The chair ruled
tat a two-t'' IDS majority would be
necessary to re-refer the board of con-
troll bill back to the committee of the
whole.
Following ti-e reading of the gov
ernor's message in the house Tuesday
afternoon the motion was made that
the bill consolidating the charitable
and penal institutions under one board
be brought back into committee of the
whole in order that the amendment
barring any person holding elective or
appoiptive office from eligibility To
membership on the board might be
stricken out of the bill. There was
lively debate on the motion, Brown of
Kingman, Davis of Kiowa and Stone OF
Shawnee, all speaking against it. On
the roll call the motion carried by
vote of 81 to 60 After this hollow VIC
tory the chair ruled that a two-thirds
majority was necessary to re-refer the
bill back to committee Of the whole, so
the board of control bill after all, will
go before the house for final passage
as amended.
On the roll call the chair announced
that the motion had carried 81 to 60.
One tally reported tie vote. But the
difference in the score was overlooked
when the chair finally ruled that a two
thirds majority would be necessary 70
re-refer the bill. Later the official tally
was revised and given out as 81 to 81
against the proposition.
1t was after 8 o'clock in the after
noon when the vote was taken and
the State Journals house man rushed
the vote over as first announced in
the confusion. This paper had gone
to press and it was too late to give the
ruling of the speaker that a two
thirds majority would be necessary to
carry the motion. This paper regrets
very much the error of announcing
an administration victory yesterday
afternoon on this vote, when in real
ity it was an anti-victory under. the
speakers ruling, and even an anti
victory on the revised figures of the
vote.
Their Fourth Victory.
The Democrats claim that this is
the fourth victory over the admins
tration and not the first real test vote.
They claim that the vote not to re-
quire contesting candidates to give
bond was test vote, and also the Orr
resolution which carried so to "a. On
this ground the administration men
could claim victories on the inheri-
lance tax vote and the vote on who
should select committees. But the
vote Tuesday afternoon was surely
the most direct test of the admins
tration strength in the house vet TAX
en-. There was no side current to de-
fleet votes on that proposition, it was
,1o;, Of f,1. II ov-
against him lsf
The Democratic minority in the
house is SO strong and has many able
leaders and debaters. Only nine Re-
publican votes are necessary for the
minority to do business at the old
stand The western Republican mem
bers show disposition to stand with
the Democrats, most of whom come
from the west. In matters affecting
important legislation the Democrats
play about as strong part in the
house as the Republicans, at least
they have balanced the scales up to
this time.
Davis of Kiowa and Stone of Shaw
nee. Republicans. both spoke plainly
against what they called the effort of
the executive to eo-erce the legisla-
tive department. I'VE make laws for
the governor. he does not make laws
for u.s. said Mr.. Davis in his talk.
I'VE are answerable to the people for
our actions and not to the chief ex-
ecutive."
Stone Of Shawnee closed a forceful
appeal to vote against the motion by
hoping that 'the members will stand
for their manhood and vote their hon
est sentiments on this motion. made
as a result of the governors mandate
How They Voted.
Following was the vote:
For the motion: Abrams, Allen,
Barrier. Beachey. Block, Brown of
Linn, Burtis. Carnahan. Case, Cones,
Daily, Davis of Ottawa. Davis of Sedg-
wick, DeCamp, Don Carlos, Ellis, EN-
erson, Ewing, Fair. Graham. Gray,
Hyer, Jackson. Johnson, xeene. Kerr,
Kyle, Lacey. Laidlaw, Laing, Man
chester. Martin, Matson. Mccormick,
McComb. Mcmillan, Meek. Mercer,
Miller. Moore. Newlin. Noble. Cling
er. OStlind, Parker. Reardon, Reeder.
Schafer, Sharpless, Turner. Veatch.
Wray. Watson, Wayman, Morley,
Yoxall. Buckman-57.
Those voting against the molten: AL
exander. Armstrong. Barrett. Bentley,
Boyd, Brown of Butler, Brown of King
man, Burke, Bunger. Cain, Carney,
Cassin. Cron, Davenport, Davis of Bour-
bon, Davis of Edwards. Davis OF
Kiowa, Davis Of Gray, Drew. Elder
FEEDER. Field, Frey, Goddard, Herr
Hines. Kelley, Keraus, Lambertson
Lawson. Mahurin, Malone. Maloy, Nc