The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-05
VIII Consider Constitutional
Amendments Tomorrow.
Thresh Out Tenantry, Highway
and Tax Resolutions.
FARM PLAN TO Be BIG SHOW
Opposition From Members Who
Urged 1t in Committee.
Number of Senators Also OBJ
ject tc State Road Aid.

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
the Kansas state senate will lay aside
all other business and take up the con-
stitutional amendments on third read
ing. Decision to this effect was
reached shortly after noon today fol-
lowing the recommendation by the
judiciary committee that a land ten
antry resolution be passed.
Senator Schoch made a motion that
the constitutional resolutions be taken
up at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
but the senator from Washington sug-
gested it would be better to make it 2
O'Clock in the afternoon SO that other
business on the calendar could be dis
posed of. Schoch readily consented to
this.
Senator Coleman attempted to get
the senate to consent to take up the
land tenantry resolution first, the good
roads resolution next and the taxa ton
resolution third. He made a motion
that this be done, but substitute mo-
ton to adjourn cut off his attempt to
railroad the land tenantry ahead of
other resolutions that have been out
of committees for some time. Sena-
tor Getty asked why he was so anx-
ious to have the land tenantry resolu-
ton taken up first and in reply Cole
man said:
There is no hidden motive behind
my motion, l assure you. There is no
bug under the chip; 1 simply wanted
this one taken up first because it is
the one about which there has been
the greatest amount of discussion"
Three Votes Against Plan.
In voting to recommend out the
| land tenantry resolution three of the
members of the judiciary committee
voted against the action of the com
mittee and one refused to vote. This
resolution reads as follows.
To encourage the purchase and owner
. CHI in nf auricu1furol lands and the
| pancy and cultivation thereof. provision
may be made by law for the creation and
| and amount the legislature may de
| termine, to be used in the purchase ant
| sale of lands for agricultural purposes ant
| in the making of loans thereon secured by
| mortgage.
| There seems to be no doubt but tha'
\ the farm tefpntry resolution VIII draw
| the big fireworks of the open season
on constitutional amendment propo
sails 1t is said that several member:
Of the judiciary committee who -votet
| to report it out of the committee viii
| oppose 1T on the floor of the senate
end Senator Schoch emphaticall,
| stated on the floor that he would no
favor its adoption.
! There also will be quite bit of op
position to the road amendment, it /:
| said A number of senators believe
| the local communities and the individ
ual counties should be allowed to built
| whatever roads they desire withou
| state supervision. Others believe 6
statewide campaign should not be at
tempted until the price of material:
is lower, claiming that the manufac.
| turers of road materials are urging
| action at this time more than any ont
else. Still others think that the east
| ern part of the state will have to beal
! a large part of the burden of the
western half in road construction un
DER a statewide plan. However, there
| does not seem to be any real opposi
|stion to the construction OF permanent
/ highways, and the only difference IL
opinions among the members of tht
| senate is over the methods to be uset
ard the time for building.
1t is generally believed that the tax
alton amendment will be carried IL
the senate without much opposition
| but in all probability the amendmen
providing that six amendments ma!
| be offered at any one election is liza
BILE to meet with hard shedding, som'
senator's nredicf