The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-13
Only One Vote Separated Fight
on Good Roads Test.
Friends. of Highways Find Sem
timent Evenly Divided.
COURT ROW IN OPEN HOUSE
Attempt To Air Industrial
Troubles Fails To Get By.
Five New COmmittees-TWelve
Bills in Hopper Today.

good roads lobby apoplexy today when
by margin of one vote they blocked
against state aid for hard surfaced
roads for two years. Lambertson of
Brown. former speaker. offered the
resolution which was sent to the roads
and highways committee after an all
morning fight.
Support came to Lambertsons reso-
luton from representatives of several
counties which had cast majorities for
the road amendment in the recent
election. Existing conditions, high
prices of building materials and low
prices of farm products won support
for Lambertson's concurrent resolu-
ton. He moved immediate considera-
ton of his plan and the vote was so
close that the Brown county member
may be able to hold the balance of
power against any road project during
Il session.
ne fight on the Lambertson resolu-
tioa was the first real battle of the
present session. 1t developed without
warning and gained such proportions
that all of the house orators were
called into service. McDermott OF
Cowley led the fight against the Lam
bertson proposal. He move to send the
resolution to the roads and highways
committee and won several votes on
the plea that the resolution was at this
time premature. Lambertson came
right back with a statement that any
one who felt he was taking snap judg-
ment should vote the other way. but
that he proposed to secure an express
sion at this time.
Wanted a Recount.
On the first roll call Lambertson had
seemingly won his fight. Both sides,
tho wanted a recount. This gave the
McDermott motion a majority OF one
vote-61 for referring the resolution
60 against
The fact that Lambertson gathered
behind his resolution within three
votes of a constitutional majority OF
the house. was the cause for just alarm
among good roads boosters. 1t was
the expression of house members as
TO any program which called for use
Of state funds in road building projects.
The resolution specifically states that
tho legislature is opposed to any state
aid plan for period of two years
Jones of Lyon proposed considera,
ton before the whole house of the Dill
to repeal the public utilities act. Op-
position developed from administra-
ton sources and was voiced by MEM
bers opposed to adoption of any policy
which tended to override standing
committees.
Court Row in Open.
A number of members wanted the
whole industrial court row fought out
in the open. Piper of Montgomery
was among the members favorable to
this plan.
THE court of industrial relation
was created to prevent strife and pro
mote the general welfare" he said
yet every day we read of the row be-
ing waged by the court. The people
out home don't know how these bills
are introduced and are never consid-
cred on the floor. Here is the chance
to have the whole thing out in public
We are here on the spacious salary of
S3 a day and the folks at home want
to know what we are doing to earn il"
But the house voted to support
Speaker Harvey and the Martin bill
goes to the state affairs committee
Twelve Bills in Today
Twelve bills went in the house hop
per today. None of them were of state
wide Importance. Hasty of Sedgwick
introduced a bill providing for crea-
tion of a park board in all cities with a
population of less than 100, 600. Mem
bers of the board would receive sal
aries of $1,000 a year.
Another bill by Hasty provides an
eight hour day for policemen in the
city of Wichita.
Farrell of Clay offered a bill COM
pelling school boards in all rural dis
tricts to install telephones in ali
houses for benefit of teachers, patrons
and pupils.
Five New Committees.
Five committees were appointed to-
day by Speaker Harvey. They in
clude:
udiciary-Geddes of Butler, chair
man: Endres of Leavenworth, vice
chairman; Brown of Atchison, Cline of
Pawnee, Cox of Butler. Garvin of Stat
ford, Griffith of Bourbon, Harley OF
Douglas, Hasty of Sedgwick, Higley of
Mitchell. Hope of Finney, Jeffrey OF
Sedgwick, Jones of Lyon. Knapp OF
mott of Cowley. Piper of Montgom-
cry, Ritter of Allen, Stanley of Wyan-
dotte and Ward of Wilson.
State affairs-McDermott of Cow
ley chairman; Mann of Osborne, vice
chairman; Barrett of Miami, Barrier
o Greenwood, Cloud of Kingrnan, Fos-
ter of Ness, Harley of Douglas
Hughes of Lyon, Knapp of Montgom-
cry, Upper of Rush, Shannon of Ellis.
worth, Shiedler of Crawford, Staple.
ton of Bourbon. Troup of Phillips
Uhls of Johnson, Underwood of Atchi-
son, Walker of Norton. White of Sa.
line.
Cities, of first cless-Edres of Leav.
enworth. chairman; Stanley of Wyan-
dotte, vice chairman; Bernardin OF
Labette. Brown of Atchison, Beard OF
Sedgwick, Knapp of Montgomery, Mar
tin of Reno, Nesch of Crawford, Neis.
wender of Shawnee.
Livestock = Greenleaf of Kiowa
chairman: Noble of Labette, vice chair
man; IddIngs of Logan, Kelley of Stew.
ems Kline of Trego, Mahoney o.
Geary, Pendleton of Franklin, Prathel