The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-23
TALK FROM Topeka.
no HOPE ron EsE-susMIssION
A Glimpse OF Some of the Proposed
Work and Other interesting Items
Of News from our Represent
alive.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
TOPEKA. Jan. 20, 1850.

IOGEha, Jan. III fOCc'p
Editor Regisier-All the machinery
of the two Houses of the Legislature
has been fairly adjusted and the mil
to grind out laws set I'm motion with
grist of over one hundred bills thrown
into the hopper to start with, and
may say that everything moves oil
smoothly. / like the appearance OF
the members generally and believe
the present House of Representatives
decided improvement ON the one of
two years ago. The House is compos-
ed OF something over 100 republicans
lib / think-l1 democrats and l green
hacker.
The questions of constitutional con-
vention and also of re-submission are
not likely TO consume much time.
There are men here who were elected
on the issue of "resubmissionn and OF
course they must attempt to do the
work they were sent to do. and in fact
joint resolutions have already been in
troduced, one calling for constitu-
tional convention and one providing
for ''resubmission," but both will be
promptly voted down.
There is good deal Of feeling in re-
gard to the appointment Of the stand
ing committees of the House, and there
seems to be some reason to believe that
there were some not very credftable
bargains made in electing a
speaker. For myself, personally, ]
can hardly make any complaint; l
have a place on three committees: Ag-
riculture and Horticulture, Temper
auce, and Internal Improvements; all
| important committees.
\ number of important bills have
already been introduced; one on the
school book question which / con-
slider of as much importance as any
matter that will come Up this winter.
| The bill will be published in the daily
papers tomorrow and l will forward
you a copy which l hope you will pub
lish in the REGISTER, and would ask
all parties feeling an interest in the
matter to consider it carefully and send
me their views. Fit is considered de-
sirable to pass the bill let petitions be
signed and sent up as soon as possible.
Book publishers will make a hard
fight against the bill. :
There are also bills introduced in
both Houses providing for county as
SCISSORS; this, lift becomes law, will
make a radical change in the as
ssssment laws. I have not yet seen
the bills but it is fair to suppose that
no law that can pass can possibly
make our assessments more objection
able than they are at present.
\ number Of my farmer friends de-
sired me to see that law was passed re
quiring hedges along public highways
to be kept trimmed. Such a bill has
been introduced.
am endeavoring TO give close at
tention to the proceedings and rs have
no ambition TO see my name TO bills,
| shall not cumber the work of the
House with bills when others have in
troduced measures on the same sub
ject.
Idesire 10 say TO parties interested
that I can sometimes furnish public
documents to those desiring them.
Any person sending me his name and
post office address will receive any
thing / may have to send.
s. J. STEWART.
We Will publish the bill referred to in fall
next wECk.-Eag.