The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-26
Effort To Line Up Republicans
in Senate Failed.
Coleman, "COn-Con' Whip
Called Up C. O. Resolutions.
ADJOURNMENT BLOCKS DEBATE
SchOch State Aid Road Bill Ap-
proved by Committee.
Kansas Bank Measure to Floor
Without Recommendation.

De an effort to arouse partisan feelings
with a view of lining up the Repub
hcans solidly behind the new Allen
"con-con" movement, was made in the
Kansas senate when Senator Coleman,
the governors .tcon-con'' spokesman,
called up house concurrent resolution
No. IL criticising the national Demo-
cratic administration for giving honor
able discharges to prisoners held in
the disciplinary barracks at Fort
Leavenworth. If it was an effort to
get party Irish aroused just before
the consideration of the "con-con"
question, it apparently was failure.
The resolution was introduced in.
the house by Representative William
son and was passed some time ago.
1t has been peacefully reposing on
the senate calendar because Senator
Getty, who is supposed to look after
the Williamson measures in the upper
house, did not bring it up.
Coleman, it is understood. did some
sit is dear to my heart talking to his
friends and then assumed the duties
of Getty by calling up the resolution.
| The Merriam senator made a talk that
| was calculated to put the Democrats
on their ears and apparently, several
senators say, thought he would line
up the Repu b1icans solidly behind him.
The clouds thickened Immediately
and thunder began to peal. Malone
gained the floor for the Democrats
1
| back with additional slaps at the
Democrats. 1t looked like the hard
| feeling factory was going to turn out
some products. but Senator Getty
| threw some pig iron into the ma
chinery. He explained that the reso-
| luton was poorly worded. that he was
not in sympathy with it in its present
form and that these were some of the
| reasons why he had not called it up
and could not support it.
Adjournment Cut Off Debate.
Just what would have happened
next is not known, but Senator Nighs-
| wonger, Democrat, moved that the
senate adjourn for the day and so
MANY Republicans joined the Demo-
Gratis in voting for the motion there
| was no doubt in the mind of the presl-
| dent as to what they wanted to do.
| After adjournment one OF the Sena-
| tors said:
| 1T looked very much to me like an
effort was being made to line up Re
| pubIicans against Democrats for some
| immediate purpose, but if this was
| true I am afraid those who were try
| ing it failed to measure the bigness of
a good many of the Republican sena-
| tors 'ez41.. E
| immediately after adjournment the
| various committees began work and
| prepared to send 2 large number of
| measures out to take their places on
| the calendar. One of the most impor-
| tant measures considered by the judi
| ciary committee was the Schoch good
roads constitutional amendment reso-
| luton. This resolution would permit
| the state to aid in road building and
| had previously been recomm ended by
| the committee on roads and bridges.
| However, Senator Schoch wanted to
| be sure that it was in proper form and
| had requested that it be considered by
the judiciary committee before going
| before the senate.
| The judiciary committee recon-
mended it with one change which
| would prevent the resolution interior
ing with immediate road work by
counties thru extending the time in
which aid could be given where roads
are already begun or in the process
| of construction.
Refuses to o. x. Reserve.
| At its special Tuesday night meeting
the senate committee on banks and
| banking took final action on the state
! reserve bank bill introduced by Sena-
| tor Bergen. The bill will come out
| for consideration on the floor of the
senate without committees recon-
! friends of the measure have been
seeking since they discovered there
was no chance to get favorable
recommendation for the bill.
1t was felt by a number of mem
bers of the Snyder committee that a
| discussion of the bill on the floor of
the senate could do no harm and that
the educational advantages to be de-
rived by those who desired to be-
| come more familiar with banking
business and banking conditions
| would be helpful. Several members
| of the committee who were willing
for the measure to come before the
senate without adverse recommends
tons have stated they will vote against
the bill on final consideration.
The ways and means committee has
recommended for passage a measure
appropriating $980.44 to each of three
former members of the state board of
educational administration The bill
was introduced by Senator Nixon and
is to pay back salaries due the men,
bers. The three members are Z. T.
Hackney, &c. W. Hoch and Mrs. Cora
G. Lewis.
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