The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-20
KANSAS coNGREssMEN.

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| KANSAS CoNGREssMEN.
The following interesting and sig
nificant paragraphs are taken from tn,
Washington letter in last weeks To
peka Capital:
Kansas is all right. The delegation
is more convinced than ever now thai
Ii is going to exercise a remarkable
grip upon national legislation in this
congress. Certainly, it would appear
that Speaker Reed is disposed to favor
Kansas as far as possible, and there is
no danger that our members will lact
opportunities for addressing the house
and for taking part effectively in law
making, while their committee ap
pointments will be of character t.
please them entirely. They have
been in great feather ever since the
appointment of Judge Peters to a place
on the appropriation committee, theiI
joy being accumulated by the addition
to the same committee Of Representa-
tive Dockerv of Missouri. Docke ~
will be not only Missouri man bu
also Kansas man on that committee
He knows Kansas and what Kansas
wants, and he proposes to do his BEST
to forward in the committee any bills
that Kansas wants to get through. 1t
has been so agreed already between
himself and Judge Peters. Doc!xery
said yesterday to me:
81 will stand up for Kansas in this
congress as diligently as If 1 were a
member from that State. The inter-
ests of Missouri and Kansas are veiy
| much alike any way, and in serving
Kansas 1 shall consider that I am
serving Missouri also. Anything
within reason that Kansas wants, she
can be sure will be backed up by two
votes at all events in the committee on
appropriations. Politics have never
been introduced to any extent in the
appropriations committee of the house
and, though a Democrat, 1 shall ex-
tend the hand of good fellowship to
Judge Peters with as much enthusiasm
as if were aRepublican like himself"
Said Judge Peters yesterday:
81 have been much struck with the
Difference shown to Kansas and Kan.
sas representatives in congress. The
delegation from our State has always
been shown much consideration here
ever since Kansas was first admitted
to the Union; but of course, when
there was Democratic majority in
the house we could not expect to exer-
else as much influence as we shall con-
troll while Republican majority rules
Whereas, Kansas, while the House
was Democratic, commanded respect,
in Republican House she stands
forth as a leader. The delegation has
always been regarded as a strong one;
its members have been respected for
their ability, as rule, and both col .
lectively and individually they
have enjoyed the friendly regard
of the representatives in general.
Naturally we entertain the highest
opinion of Mr.. Reed, and we think that
Kansas will receive at his hands a
first-rate show. Even in otheryears we
have had very good fortune in commit
tee appointments, Kansas members
being usually put where they could do
the most good. For instance, Judge
Perkins has been given work on Indian
affairs committee in the past andhe you
know, has been not merely the leader
of the Kansas delegation on that Ques.
ton, but likewise the leader OF the
Republican side of the House so far as
it is concerned. Undoubtedly he will
be chairman of this committee in the
present congress. Likewise, Funston,
who will be chairman of the committee
on agriculture, to which he has given
his services for years back, stands
es the Republican leader in
the house in that branch oflegislation.
And Morrill,. who is expected to be
chairman of the pensions commit tee, is
recognized not only by his own dele.
CATION but by the Republicans at large
in the house as foremost i'm that sub
ject. Turner, who will doubtless be
on the public land committee in this
congress, is especially well versed in
that question, while Anderson has al.
ways been looked to as an authority
in such matters az the commerce cDm-
mittee attends to-"
The Hon. E. n. Morrill, remarked:
81 am perfectly delighted with the
manner In which Speaker Reed is
treating Kansas; he evidently means
to do all he can for it,"
Major Morrill, was too busy to say
anything about pensions but Mr.
Funston had some remarks to make
on the subject. He said:
"The biggest thing we have to do In
this congress is t. help the cid soldiers
There are more old soldiers in Kansas,
you know, than in any other State 10
the Union; it is, in fact, an old soldier
State. Not less than $4,000 old sol.
diers reside in Kansas now, and il is
high time that something more was
done for them. Most of them have
emigrated from the east. Twenty five
years is quite long enough time
to have elapsed since the
war for emitting survivors TO
a service pension. The trouble is that
we have not sufficient majority in
this congress to make the passage of
such bill a certainty. Rather than
permit it they will do nine months of
But we are going to
make fight. we Republicans, and
Kansas will lead the battle on our
side. Some sort of pension bill will
pass, l am pretty sure; but as to its
nature find il impossible to guess. ! /
want appropriations for public build
ings too, because thew are very much |
needed in many Kansas cities and |
towns. Very shortly shall introduce
4 bill for rhe erection of public build
ing in Kansas City, Kansas"
and Bronchitis Cary fs-Third |
of tbs Human Race.
1t Is not generally known that pneu-
nonia and bronchitis carry off one