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Wednesday, April 1, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Tactic averts amendments as death penalty bill moves
United Press International
TOPEKA — Using a parliamentary tactic that cut off any attempts at amendment, a Senate committee yesterday sent a death penalty bill to the Senate floor.
On a 6-5 vote, the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee sent the bill to the full Senate without a recommendation.
Although the bill was amended in discussion Monday, no further amendments were allowed yesterday because of a tactic directed by Chairman Edward Reilly Jr., R-Leaventworth, and State Sense. Bill Morris, R-Wichita, and Ben Vidricksen, R-Salina.
As soon as Reilly opened discussion on the bill, he recognized Morris, who moved that the bill be sent to the
Senate without recommendation. Immediately, Vidricksen made a substitute motion that the bill be sent to the Senate with a favorable recommendation.
The motion-substitute motion combination prevented any attempt at a substitute motion to amend the bill.
State Sen. Phil Martin, D-Pittsburgh, bitterly criticized the action, contending that the question of the cost of the death penalty needed to be further explored. Reilly countered these arguments, saying the committee had addressed that issue and further argument would be fruitless.
for another reason. Vidricksen's motion failed on a 5-6 vote. Then Morris' passed on a 6-5 vote.
State Sen. Richard Bond, R-Overland Park, was the swing vote who
"Our chairman orchestrates things well." Morris said when questioned about the parliamentary tactic after the meeting. "He encouraged me that I might like to do that (make the motion) and I did it."
changed his vote to move the bill to the Senate without recommendation. Bond said he would vote against the bill on the Senate floor.
"It's naive to assume that it won't get to the Senate floor." Bond explained. "It will by floor amendment or if the leadership has to send it through the Agriculture Committee."
Reilly, the Senate's top death penalty supporter, said he thought the full Senate might debate the bill before the end of the week.
Berkley wins in KC by landslide, looks ahead to city's challenges
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mayor Richard L. Berkley defeated Councilman Jim Heefer in the city's non-partisan election yesterday, winning a third four-year term.
The Associated Press
Unofficial results with all precincts reporting showed Berkley defeating Heeter 50,992 to 30,841, a margin of about 62 percent to 38 percent.
porters at a Kansas City hotel.
"We can't afford to look back on successes," he said. "We must look ahead to our future and to the challenges of our city. The challenges of education, crime reduction, capital improvements, new safety measures, revitalization are just a few of the issues we must address."
The victory the largest in mayoral races since the 1967 general election, when former Mayor Ilius W. Davis captured 66 percent
"The votes are counted and the victory is ours." Berkley told sup-
of the votes against the late Rex Bone.
"I'm proud of you, and I'm proud of our campaign." Heeter told supporters last night. "You believe in a cause, and I'm proud of you for that. You gave Kansas City a mayor's race it'll never forget. Nobody will ever call the 1987 mayor's race boring."
Berkley, 56, a Republican, was a councilman for almost eight years before becoming mayor in 1979.
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