The Iola register., 1886-10-29

Fort Scott was sent to Washington to
see what the trouble was and what
could be done. When they arrived it
was ascertained that no effort had
been made tOsecure this appropriation.
and that it was then too late to prepare
a bill and get it through both houses.
This delegation, then completely dis
gusted and disheartened, called upon
Senator ingalls, to know what to do.
Taking compassion on his Fort Scott
friends, Mr.. ingalls, said, II have al
ready secured an appropriation for
AtchisOn, and in order that you peO-
pie may go ahead with your building,
will recommend to the senate that
my appropriation be reduced So. 900,
and that amount turned to you. This
Mr.. Ingalls, did and the senate readily
consented thereto, and the bill was
sent to the house for its consideration
there, but instead of working to secure
the passage of the bill, Funston sat
quietly by and let it 60 by default,
simply because the members of the
house did not understand it, and there
was no person ON the floor to explain
it to them. This is the kind of rep
resentative Mr.. Funston makes.
Now for the truth. In the early
part of the last session of congress,
Senator Plumb secured the passage
of bill through the senate. giving
Fort Scott $4,000 additional for our
public building, Mr.. Ingalls, Mt the
same time getting a bill through the
senate appropriating 100000 for
Atchison. Both bills theo went to the
house committee on public buildings.
The Atchison bill in charge of Mr..
Morrill, and the Fort Scott bill in
charge of Mr.. Funston. Both Mr..
Morrill, and Mr.. Funston labored In
and out of season tn induce the COM
mittee to report both bills favorably,
but the committee had firmly decided
not to report to exceed $lOO 900 to Kan
sas in addition to what had been given
to Wichita. This was the status of
these bills when the writer of this ar-
ticle, then and now associate editor of
the Monitor, at the request of several
business men of this city, went to
Washington, and brought Messrs.
Morrill, and Funston together upon q
basis of giving Atchison $75,OCO and
Fort Scott $4,000. When this COM
promise was made, the public building
committee promptly reported them.
Mr.. Funston secured the pas.
sage of his bill through the house. from
whence it will go to the senate
at the next session, making a
total of $4,000, which Mr.. Funston
and Senator Plumb have secured for
US. and for which the people of this
city feel deeply indebted to both. The
ability of Mr.. Morrill, is nowhere ques-
toned by anybody, and yet it is a fact
that he was unable to get his bill re-
ported to the house until he had COM
promised with Mr.. Funston, notwith-
standing he had the powerful influence
of Mr.. ingalls, to help him, while after
both bills were reported Mr.. Funston
passed his bill while Mr.. Morrill, did
not pass his. So far as Senator Ingalls,
is concerned, he had nothing to do
with the compromise between Mr..
Morrell and Mr.. Funston except to
consent to it after they had arranged
the terms. These are the facts as the
writer knows them to be, and show
the statements of the Democrat to be
wilful and deliberate falsehoods framed
for q partisan purpose. So far as re-
lates to Mr.. Funston's general course
in congress, the people of Bourbon
county are well pleased. He was full
ly as successful as any other member
from the west. His action upon all of
the leading economical questions of the
day meets with the approval Of his
He made q gallant and
successful fight in the house in behalf
Of the Indian school at Lawrence
which resulted in the passage of Sem
ator Plumb's Senate Till through the
lower house of congress. A leading
and influential republican said to the
editor of the Monitor the other day,
who has not been Mr.. Funstonis friend.