Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-02-24

should be considered and the
fight went over until the next
day. The students of QuindarO
university appeared before teh
House and Senate in Representa-
tive hall and entertained the
members with musical numbers
for two hours.
Thursday the initiative and
referendum was passed by the
House by a vote of 107 to 10.
The measure adopted was the one
introduced by H. E. DOnCarlOS,
of Douglas county. The Republi-
cans defeated the motion to sub
Stitute teh minority measure Of
fered by j. H. CaSSin, of Craw-
ford county. The resolution adopt
ed provides that ) percent of the
voters of the state may initiate a
legislative measure and that eight
may secure a referendum upon
if. However. it requires 15 per
cent TO initiate an amendment
tC the constitution.
Friday the House passed the
recall bill by a vote of 96 to %.
This measure was offered by j.
NJ. Davis Of Bourbon county, a
Democrat. 1t provides for the re.
call of any state official. If a
recall petition bearing the sigma
cures of % per cent of the voters
of the district electing him is
filed, the official may either re-
sign or stand for another elec-
ton. If he stands for the elec-
ton and does not receive more
Than 0O per cent OF the votes east
he is Custed. The recall was fore
ed through by the Democrats
without an amendment. Seren-
uOus opposition came to the bill
from the Republican side of the
House, and every sort of filibuS-
tering tactics known TO modern
legislative methods were resort
ed to by the Republicans. Var
iOus amendments, seeking to rem
der the resolution imperative or
irregular were offered but thanks
10 a few liberal minded mem
bers on the majority side, the
measure was finally passed by
a Scant majority.
Saturday the feature Of the
House session was the TRADE de-
livered against the Daily Capital
by j. W. Davis, of KiOwa, cOun-
ty, because it dared to cMticiSe
the public utilities bill and his
connection with it as an attorney
for the Rock Island Railway Co.
The Senate lost considerable
time last week on account of
Dave Deahy, the Governors pri-
vate secretary. The Senate
claims that Dave is culpable,
while the latter claims that the
Senate is to blame for the waste
of time. Tuesday the Senate
summoned Leahy before it to tell
what he knew of any existing
bribery or crOOkedneSS in the
legislative halls, particularly in
the senate. All of Tuesday af.
ternOOn was devoted to this hear.
ing, when no indictable crimes
were discovered that could be
charged against that body, al.
though Leahy charged the stand
pat senator's and a considerable
number of the progressive Sena
tors with unfaithfulneSS to the
people for their failure to pas,
the recall and the initiative and
referendum. Leahy also asserted
that the much advertised pOrE
barrel was a reality.
Thursday the Laehy episOd,
was renewed when the Govern
Or'S private secretary sent a com
Imunication to the senate. charg
ing that false evidence was abOu
to 60 into the records of Tues
days investigation and asking
mission to expose this and alSt
to start an investigation alOn|
lines which had not been covered
on Tuesday. The Senate smart
ing under the accusations tha
the senator's had not dared to g,
on the stand themselves ON Tues
day, granted Leahy'S request +
renew the investigation so quicl
that it made the private secre
tary's head swim. In just abOu
seven minutes after Leahy's CON
munication had reached the sen
ate Thursday morning the mveS
tlgatiOn which he asked for ha,
been opened, and it continued a
through the day. Leahy declal
ed that he had not meant tina
: therecOrds of Tuesdays proceed
ings were being tampered will