The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
MR.. PEARsoN's LETTER.

Tuesday, 3rd.
The House took up the Senate reso-
luton calling a constitutional CONVEX
ton; without debate a vote was had
resulting in its adoption. One doesn't
know the need of new constitution
until he has been here during session
of the Legislature. 1t is like man
trying to wear boys clothes. Our
fathers made the constitution iron-clad
and it don't bend to anything.
A bill was up for passage last week
to establish a Slate agent at Washing
ton to look after the pension claims of
the ex-soldiers OF Kansas. After quite
lively debate the Alliance sat down
on 1t with a thud. Some of them
plainly stated that they did not want
any more of the old soldier racket in
theirs. Some of those who were the
loudest in their opposition, it turned
out, were drawing good pensions
themselves.
Saturday night Mr.. Elder had up
his bill to prohibit people from maxi
ing contracts to be paid in gold. After
some lively discussion it was passed,
all of the republicans and some of the
Alliance voting against it. 1t is one
of his pet measures, and the last of
them. His own party beat it for HIM
the other time it was up.
II doesn't look as though there was
going to be any general bill passed
regulating the fees and salaries of
county officers. The trouble seems to
be that some have wanted to reduce
them too much, which has caused a
resistance all along the line, and will
probably result in no general bill be-
ing passed.
The report of the committee to in
vestigate the metropolitan police was
made Tuesday, the 10th. 1t was
thought to pull it through by consid-
ering it in conjunction with the State
House investigation, but the Republic
ans and some of the Alliance managed
to get them separated and considered
separately. The report recommended
that the Governor remove the police
commissioners from the cities. After
O spirited debate the roll was called,
and the recommendation of the COM
mittee was adopted GO to 43, nearly
every republican and some twenty
Alliance men voting No. 1t was the
old whiskey fight over.
The racket then commenced ON the
State House The committee had
been sitting with closed doors, not al
lowing the defendants a chance to be
heard, or to defend themselves. 1t
was Star Chamber investigation, and
when the question came up to contin-
ue the committee after the session
resolution after resolution was offered
to compel the committee to allow the
accused to be present and have coun-
sci. Things went ON from bad to
worse, until Mr.. Elder moved the pre-
vious question and would not allow
substitute to his motion defining the
duties of the committee. Then the
row began in earnest, the crowd cheer
ing, members yelling and making a
hubbub generally, it was decidedly
the most exciting time of the session.
The Speaker finally ordered the lob
bies cleared, which was done, amid
much excitement, when the resolution
was passed. An appropriation has
been made to pay Mrs. Wilson, Of Par
sons, for services at the worlds Fair at
New Orleans.
The House, at 10 o'clock Tuesday
night, agreed to adjourn Thursday
some time, if We get through. As /
write III p. m. Tuesday, paper balls,
calendars, pop corn bags and other
things are flying around the room and
all is confusion, and a general good
time is being had by old and young.
Gray hairs don't make any difference.