The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
SENATE FAVORS
TENANTRY, Good
ROAD, TAX PLAN
Three Amendments Approved
by Upper House.
Recommended for Passage in
Committee of Whole.
THIRD READING IS HELD UP
Final Passage Delayed by Abb
Sence of Sen. Anspaugh.
Supporters Took No Chances
on Losing Favorable Votes.
THIRD READING IS HELD VI
Final Passage Delayed by Abb
sence of Sen. Anspaugh.

The Kansas senate today recon-
mended for passage the three consti-
tutionai anne ndment resolutions advo-
Gated and urged by the governor The
amendments provide for the working
out OF a solution OF the farm tenantry
evils, for d change in the present sys-
tenn of taxation and for state highway
construction.
The amendments were on the calen
dar under special order for 1O:3U
under third reading. but it was after
IL o'clock when they were reached.
Then it was found that Senator Ans
Eaugh, one of the twenty seven Re
publicans counted upon to support the
farm tenantry resolution was absent.
This meant that if any of the other
Republicans or Senator Whitney sud-
denly had a change of heart and de-
cided to vote against the resolution, it
would fail to receive the required two
thirds majority
Therefore the governors supporters
decided to kill two BIRDS with one
stone THY referred the amendments
back to committee of the whole to
delay the vote until a future time
when they would have full strength
present. and in the committee of the
whole they recommended the farm
tenantry and the road amendments
back to the senate for passa ge with
out making them subject to debate.
This was the first time during the ses-
sion that Il deliberate and determined
effort was made to cut off debate. But
apparently it was done under agree
m7nt and there was no open opposi-
ton.
No Argument or Roll Call.
The recommends tions given the
farm tenantry and roads amendm ments
were mere formalit.es of procedure.
There were no d 'scussions. no argu-
ments and no roll calls. Vocal votes
voiced IN mild modulations were both
stylich and proper.
When it came to the taxation
amendment some of the senators could
not resist the tempta ton to start an
argument Not being permitted to ar
que the merits of the measure under
the'r agreement, they resorted to the
technicalitics of grammar and spent
more than half an hour debating
whether or not sentences We're as
strongly constructed as they might
be and whether or not they were
dramatically correct.
Finally the tastes of a majority of
the era ammarians were satisfied and
then the resolution was recommended
for passage subject to amendment and
debate.
There We're three other constitu-
tonal amendment proposals under
consideration under the special order
and it was still twenty minutes until
2 o'clock, but Senator Coleman stated
hat as the hour for recess was ap-
proa ching he thought it would be IN
order to dissolve the committee and
adjourn. Senator Sutton. Democrat,
who was fathering the amendment rc
permit a submission of six amend
ments at any general election instea d
of three, insisted that his amendment
be taken up. but the cards were
stacked against him and he soon rea-
lized it was useless to insist on giving
further consideration to any other con-
stitutional measures.
Much Consideration for Governor.
However. the governors friends
showed him as much consideration as
they could, and before dissolving the
committee COnse nted to put house con
current resolution No. 90 on the caIen-
dar under tie heading of general
LEnn-,nMcl ON L,aCe IMnl