Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-14

giving persons who cannot read or
write, the right to vote.
The notice Of his rebellion ON the
changes approved by the house calls
for conference between the two
bodies before law and another cam
paign plank nailed dexn. It. is known
that the house Is -Bittsrly opposed, to
the senate ruling prohibitive litter
ate persons from voting. 1t will take
a stormy conference to bring about
an agreement on the ballot law that
the governor recommended in his
message to the Legislature and in his
inaugural address.
The senate Massachusetts, ballot
law sent to the house provided that
no person who could neither read nor
write was eligible to vote. 1t is con-
tended that one of the big advantages
to the Massachusetts, ballot is the as.
surance that a better class of voters;
may be registered in Kansas. The
house didn't agree to this version of
the law. 1t cut out the read and
write" clause and gave any American
citizen the right to vote.
The Democrats in both branches of
the legislature are anxious to carry
out the ideas Of the governor on the
Massachusetts, ballot law. The confer
ence will iron out the difficulties-if
one side or the other will release a
hold on the illiterate clause.
Senator Milton Is paving bill calling
for a certain brand Of material for
the construction, was rushing onward
to advanced reading few minutes
when Bailie Waggener jumped to his
feet declaring he had found a weak
place in the bill-one that would "a
vor certain companies and one that
would cause discrimination. The SEN
ate agreed with him and the bill was
stopped and held over until thor
ough study Of the contents could be
made. +
Kansas wants to know what the
Union Pacific has done with the 500.
000, 900 In bonds issued In May, 1901.
The public utilities commission, thru
senate resolution fathered by Har-
~ Mcmillan of Ottawa, has been IN
structed to investigate the Union Pa
cific bond issue and confer with the
utilities boards and railroad commits
sioners Of other states in an effort
to determine the relationship between
the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific and to take action in protect
ing the people Of the states through
which the U. P. runs.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, on the first day of May,
1901, the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany issued its bonds in the sum of
500, 900 900 "for the purpose Of meet
ing present and future financial re-
quiremeuts of the company, and,
Whereas, the said company invested
part of the proceeds Of the sale OF
said bonds in the stock Of the South
ern Pacific Railway Company, which
said transaction has been by the su-
preme court Of the United States
held to be illegal and contrary to the
antitrust laws, and
Whereas, the action Of the said IN
ion Pacific Railroad Company IN Is
suing said bonds and in disposing Oh
the proceeds Of the sale thereof, is
of material interest to the people OF
this state and of the other state IN
to which the said Union Pacific Rail-
road passes,
Therefore be it Resolved by the
senate Of the state Of Kansas, the
house of representatives concurring
therein,
Section 1. That the public utilities
commission in and for the state of
Kansas be instructed to investigate
the issuance Of said bonds, the sale
! .hereOf. aud the disposition or pro-