The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
Lawyers Win All Places in
Industrial Court.
Martin Is Leader in Upper
House Fight.
FINAL VOTE WAS 81 TO So
A Administration Forces Line Up
With McDermOtt.
Conference on Bill May Be
Asked Later.

The house stood pat today in de-
manding that lawyers occupy places
on the court of industrial relations
After the senate divorce bill had been
submitted for the house bill carrying
the amendment, Martin of Reno re-
newed his fight for a lawyer court
and won. All of the court. and public
utilities commission bills came from
the house committee of the whole dur
ing the morning session and are up
for final passage on roll call this aft
erhoon.
Red Hot Battle in House.
An hour of oratory came with the
Martin amendment. 1t was a red hot
little battle in which the administra-
ton forces lined up behind McDer-
mott in opposition to the Reno mem-
ber's proposal. But the house with
it's usual carefree policy and custom
airy refusal to be herded, stood by its
action of last week. On a rising vote
Martins amendment was adopted 81
to So.
final decision as to qualifications of
members of the court. Unless the sem
ate recedes and accepts the house
amendment, conference will be
asked. Substitution of the senate bill
for the house measure wiped the
mouse Dill from the cdtenQdf. Inc
senate bill was adopted as written
The house injected only the lawyer
provision in the bill.
|. A Mild Outburst.
When the bill to place the public
welfare board under the Industrial
court came up for consideration, it
aroused a mild outburst. But the
bill went thru easily with recon-
mendation for passage.
There wasn't rinnla when the hill
to put the labor department under the
court was read. 1t was adopted with
out amendment.
For the first time during the ses-
sion the lady legislators went to war
on the floor during eonsid Grafton of
the Martin amendment. Mrs. Ida NJ.
Walker, of Norton, made a speech
praising the lawyers and the legal fra
ternity. She urged adoption of Mar
tfn's arnendment. Her speech won a
big hand.
She Opposed Amendment.
Then Mrs. Minnie J. Grinstead took
the floor in opposition to the aned-
ment. Herself the wife of a lawyer.
Mrs. Grinstead told the house that
lawyers were among necessary evils
which could not be regulated but
which the country couldp't dispense
with and didn't want to- She fought
the amendment bitterly in a five-min-
ministration farmers.
Miss Nellie Cline lawyer and a
Democrat. didn't speak. Neither did
Mrs Minnie j. Minnich of Sumner
county. Both voted with Mrs. Walker.
ltho.
Ends Long Fight.
Action of the house in sending the
industrial court and public utilities
bills thru to third reading today ends
the hard, long drawn-out fight in the
lower legislative body. The bills were
today generally doped to pass on third
reading. During noon recess the bills
were engrossed and prepared for final
action at the afternoon session
AS soon as the house concluded its
work in committee of the whole Nc
Dermott moved that the bills be taken
up at once. He deferred action until
the afternoon session when Speaker
Harvey suggested the necessity of en-
crossing in order to properly take care
of amendments. McDermott then
withheld his motion until the after
noon.
The house recessed until o'clock.