The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-17
SENATE REJECT
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and courteous.
Standing on his constitutional right
to make free and unquestioned express
sion of any thought he might entertain,
Senator Price demanded an executive
session. But in support of Senator
FiRiey's motion for the executive ses-4
expressions which he wished to offer
| for the benefit of the governor and
some of his appointees.
"Contempt of Court
TN the first place." he said,s.I am
opposed to this divorce plan which .is
to cost the state 500, 900 to settle the
personal animosities of members of
| the old court of industrial relations
! And want the members of this court
to appreciate my utter contempt for
their practices in lobbying before this
| legislature. What is more 1 want to
voice my contempt for the political
| chicanery of a governor who has with
held from this body his appointments
almost to the hour when-had that
clock told the truth-this session
! would have been at an end. I want.
also, to voice my views of the dirty
politics that has been practiced in
shaping legislation here this winter.
Nothing but positive condemnation
can be offered for such practices as
have been employed. The law gives
to this body five days in which to con-
slider the governors recommendation
for appointments. These are no long
err the appointments of the governor.
They are the appointm tents of the sem.
ate. We have a right to discuss them
as we see fit and I for one propose to
exercise here my right under the. con-
stitution to say what I please and no
one has a right to question me.Ss
Cheap Dirty Politics."
'eThis entire proceeding has been
cheap, dirty politics by which mem :
beers of the legislature have been en-
barraSsed in their action and every eff
fort made to whip them into cowardly
| submission. Not until the hour. ar
rived when it was impossible for the
governor to secure the consolidation
bill thru trades and deals, did he re-
lease to this body the appointments
which should have come to us a month
ago. I want to denounce in the most
severe tones every practice which has
been adopted in securing SO called ad-
ministration legislation. No office in
this country could induce me to fol-
low such a course as we have wit
messed this winter
AS Senator Price turned his eyes to-
ward Judges Reed and Jackson after
his closing remark, there was a hush
in the senate chamber. The upper
house members had heard an indict-
ment such as has seldom been directed
against a public official on the floor
of the legislature. What was more
he would talk even more freely in
executive session.
Then Senator Van De Mark of Cloud
county gave the solons a new thrill as
| he endorsed and supplemented Senator
Prices charges.
Bribery, Says Van De Mark.
promises, threats and even bribery
| have been resorted to in this legisla-
| tive session in securing the passage of
certain measures" declared the Cloud
county senator. with these appoint
| ments pending and the record before
US, plain duty demands that We go
| into executive session for free discus
| Sion." =
| The substitute motion to go sinto,
executive session carried without OPP
| position. Even Senator Kimball did
not press the motion for an open ses-
sion after the notices which had been
| served. e+< 2
| That they sensed the fun serious-3
| ness of the situation was shown in the
action of Judges Reed and Jackson.
| They spent the remainderi.of the night
in the state house. Judge John Il.
| Crawford, appointed to the Industrial
| court, remained in the state house
until o'clock, when he went to his
home. &
| Appointment Forecast.
Virtually all of Governor Aliens ap-
| pointments have been forecast. Judge
| W. l.. Higgins remains. on the indus
| trial court two years, while the new
places go to Representative James NJ
| McDermott of Cowley county, Repub-
| lican floor leader, and probably to
John H. Crawford of Wichita, retiring
state labor commissioner. in the form
| of a. recess appointment.
Judge Clyde M. Reed succeeds to q
place on the public utilities commits
sion. The second place goes to Fred
y IL n Eo
eral 19o7-'11, and Congressman from
the Fourth district 1911-'13. He has
Tor several years been attorney for the
industrial court and utilities commits
| sion. Jesse w. Greenleaf of Tio,ya.
| VINO receives the third position, is rep
| resentative from Kiowa county and
one OF the prominent new members.
| he IS stockman, and helped frame
1 the consolidation bill
Harvey H. Motter, Republican state
CHAIRMAN, was named as state oil in
spector to succeed Ben S. PauIen of
r[eaonia' former state senator. J. s.
| Kart OF Jewell county, former state
senator, was reappointed as state
grain Inspector in view of his record
during the last two years.
Representative E. l.. Barrier of
| Greenwood county won reappointme nt
to a four-year term as a member of
the state board of administration.
| Ernest N Underwood, representative
| from Atchison county and a leader
! among the new house members, also
received appointment to the board.
Representative c. D. Foster of Ness
county, for three terms head of the
| house taxation committee, was ap-
pointed to a state tax commission
| place.
II L. T. Hussey, who has served as
state fire marshal during the admin
istrations of Governors Capper and
1 Allen was rewarded for his service
| by appointment to a new four-year
term. Three members of the state
board of health were reappointed.
They are: DIR. H. L. Aldrich. Caney:
DR.. G.. H. Lerrigo, Topeka, and DR.. o.
D. Walker, Salina.
DEMAND TARIFF REVISION.