The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-24


passed bill, as did the senate. A con-
ference committee was asked for and
granted. On the part Uf the senate were
senators billiard, democrat; Cook, Popu-
list, and Brown, of Finney, one of the
most radical republicans in the state.
Moisten your thumb again and turn to
page $780, senate journal, and you will find
conference committees report which
reads:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Your conference COM
mittee on part of the senate desire to make
the following report Your committee met
with house conference committee, and after
examining the merits of house and senate
bills agreed to adopt the main features Of the
senate bill, dividing the state into two depart
ments, termed north and south departments,
each department into three divisions with
court to be held three times year in each
division. Each department to have three
judges who shall be resident one in each di-
vision, who were to be appointed by the gov
ernor, and one judge of each court,was to be a
republican each judge to hold his Office until
his successor was elected at general election
In 1894. Said conference committee arrived at
and agreed to make unanimous report Of a
bill comprising the main features outlined in
this report; but later, and after adjournment
and separation OF the committee, the majority
of house committee refused and refuses to con-
cur in this report. Respectfully submitted
W. P. DILLARD,
A. S. Cook,
NJ. BROWN,
Senate Committee.
A second conference committee was
appointed and the only agreement that
the republicans would make was to pass
the bill creating the appellate court and
let the Offices remain vacant until 1894
and then elect. A msgnanimous offer
from party that has had the appoint
ing power for thirty odd years, and
quick relief for the overcroWded supreme
court.
Now, mejah, please look these matters
up, not for the benefit Of the public. 1t
is not the kind Of stuff used in your pa
per; it is facts, and facts like your agri-
cultural department. has been dropped
from the Capital, but do it for your own
edifcation and enlightenment.
One word in regard to my salary as
secretary Of the senate. / received, all
told, about one-third as much as some
Of the witnesses in the Doodle 'investiga-
tion swore your friends offered per
capita for votes for you as state printer.
My salary, all told, for indexing and per
diem was less than $70O. You certainly
got me mixed with the republican F. L.
Brown, clerk Of the house, who received
over $4,000 for less work than l had
10 do.
Now one more word and am done.
My term Of Office expired when the sem
ate adjourned, as you will find by turn
ing to the senate journal. Although the
point that selfshness was my motive for
an extra session might be we'll taken,
owing to the fact that up till 80 / was q
standupper and endorsed the republican
way Of creating new Offices to reward
party henchmen, lengthening out terms
OF Office and the governor keeping q
loa6ng, lousy deadbeat to go over the
state and do his dirty political work"
Excuse me for copying your sentence on
Humphrey; but, honest 1njun, major, il
We had that $500 you say we received
as salary and pickings, and you had that
$4,000 you swore you had when you
signed StoyerIs bond, there would be two