The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-30
PLUNB Is 4 W0RKER.


Some of the Democratic papers are
furious al Senator Plumb. Elaled at the
victory given them by Re-
publican voters they are striking out
boldly. The Atchison Patriot OF the
22d tried its hand at abusing him and |
classifying his senatorial record, and de-
claring that although he had been SEN
ator for six years, only "three times had
his voice been raised in the senate
chamber" The Patriot is evidently of
the opinion that noise is the thing
wanted IN the L. 5. senate.
But whe, is the truth in this matter
Every one who knows the senator per-
sonally knows MIN to be one Of ;he hard
est workers within the range of their
acquaintance in whatever he undertakes.
A gentleman who has a file of the Con-
ereasional Record during the last ses-
sion of congress, took the trouble 10
look It over, and furnishes the Atchison
Champion with the following facts:
"Senator Plumb Is chairman of the
committee on public lands, and mem
Der OF the appropriation committee two
of the most important Of the senate com
mittees. During the last session he alsc
kserved ON the special committee to cen
slider the bill admitting heads of depart
menls to seats in congress. lie Wal
also one of the confeTees of the senate
and house on the agricultural appropri
alton bill, the army appropriation bill
the deficiency appropriation bill, tn
District of Columbia appropriation bill
the Indian appropriation bill and In
!, post-ofiice appropriation bill. He intro
duced 1O7 bills during the session, in
GLIDING the following: To provide al
tificial eyes for soldiers and sailors VIII
lost eyes during their service; 10 reliev
volunteers from the charge OF de
sertion; TO provide for the saie OF
part of the Fort Hays reservation; Z
provide for the sale of part of the r
Larned reservation; to improve the hal
Dor of Galveston to amend the law re
: alive TO the issue of gold certificates;
relieve homestead claimants; to ascertai
| tue lOSS o. Vi ClllLCHS VI AAoESoS AASA -
dian depredations; 10 ascertain II
claims Of certain states growing out
Indian hostililies; TO grant lands TO II
State Agricultural college of Kansas;
ascertain the expenditures Of Kansas
suppressing Indian depredatiOns;
compel the K. p railroad company
pay for surveying lands granted to
|, and take out patents for the same;
, erect public building at Leavenworu
TO donate cannon for a soldiers mon
" ment at Ottawa, Kansas; TO declare ian'
granted to railroads forfeited and OPP
to homestead settlement; Al
TO make trade dollars a legal tende
Many OF these bills became laws. Sen
y tor Plumb made thirty-nine reports fro
y committees; presented eighteen pei
tions from constituents, and spoke fifi
II seven times on different measures du
- ing the session. Compare the stateme
= of the Patriot with these facts, from Il
~ official record of congress"
&c We jugde the charge Of our Democra
&c ic friends that Senator Plumb has n
'' been industrious, won't work, and tbs
will have TO invent something else. III
fact rs, there has not been u chaTl
is made or OBJECTION urged against u
q senator as yet that amounts To "a hill
beGns,n or that could not or would n
ST be made against any one Occupying h
h, ! uOsitiOn,