Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-10-04
Fun in the House.

The Congressional Record of Sept.
oath contains some reading that will be
interesting TO our people, and serve to
show that our representative is with
them every jump in the road The
public printing bill was up and the sec
ton containing the names of towns
where bids for supplying government
paper were to be printed was being
made up. Several of the large eastern
cities, the last on the list being Louis
vile, were on the list. many members
wanting their particular choice, when
to think of bright idea. He saw Jerry
on the floor and concluded TO have some
amusement. so he nominated Medicine
Lodge, through al amendment, TO be
one of the places where bids should be
printed. The Record shows the follow
ing as the result:
Mr.. Cummings 1 desire to offer an amend
meat, which send to the clerks desk. .
The Chairman. The clerk will report the
amendment offered by the gentleman from
New York [Mr. Cummings
The clerk read as follows:
In line 6, page 2, after the word 'St Louis
add the words Medicine Lodge"
Mr.. Cummings. Mr.. Chairman, 1 offer this
amendment in the interests of science. litera-
ture and art. QLaughter.b The country has
heard great deal concerning the business In
terests of Cincinnati, the Miami valley and the
unpronounceable town In Mississippi. 1 re-
main in the house. knowing that no quorum is
present, to giean information. Having great
desire, and believing that the country also has
great desire to learn something concerning
the magnificent city of Medicine Lodge, which
has given to this house one of the most re-
markable statesmen that the country has ever
produced, hope that this amendment will be
the means of bringing out that information.
Mr.. Simpson. Mr.. Chairman, / heartily sup
port the amendment offered by the gentleman
from New York (Alr. Cummings), because, in
the first place, Medicine Lodge is to have one
OF the largest paper manufacturing institutions
there will be in the United States. 1t has to-
day the largest sorghum sugar mandatory
there is in this country, and arrangements
have already been made to turn the pulp de-
rived from the cane into paper, Besides, the
great city of Medicine Lodge is very near the
center of the United States, and consequently
of the universe.
MIR. Lacey. Will the sorghum sugar paper
be admirably adapted to government docu-
ments?
Mr.. Simpson. The paper made out of the
pulp of the sorghum cane, from which the
sugar is made, makes most excellent paper
and in view of the fact that statesmen are so
fond of giving the country and their constit-
uents so much taffy, l think this will supply
long felt want. (Laughter)
Another thing about Medicine Lodge. 1t Is
in state that produces more straw than any
other state in the Union. Under the fostering
influence of the Mckinley bill, that puts 81 a
ton tariff upon straw, we are producing straw
enough to make paper for the world, almost
Another thing. There are in the city of
Medicine Lodge two of the greatest papers
that are printed in this country, one the Medi-
cine Lodge Cresset, republican paper; and
there is no republican statesman in that vast
section of the country who dares express an
opinion until ne has read the Medicine Lodge
Cresset To show the greatness of this news
paper, the president of the United States recog-
nizes its ability. because it is defending his Pc
culiar views on finance; and although the edi-
tor is republican, he holds the position of
postmaster, Notwithstanding the fact that he
has held positions in republican committees
sense of the word been an offensive partisan.
Mr.. Morse, His head viii como OF to-
morrow.
Mr.. Simpson. There is another great paper
published there, the Barber County Index, the
peoples paper, which yields more influence in
that great and growing young party in the
state OF Kansas than any other paper in the
United States. L have no doubt if this adver-
tisement is put in these two great papers, that
everybody in the country will read it, and it
will reach larger number of people than if
published in any other papers in the United
States.
Here the hammer FELL
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee. now ask nv
friend from New York (dr. Cummings) to
withdraw the amendment and to let us pro-
coed with the bill
Mr.. Cummings. L will withdraw the amend
ment, Mr.. Chairman, having received the de-
sired information.
MIR. Simpson renew the amendment
Mr. Wilson of Washington. l would like to
ask the gentleman from Kansas a question.
q Mr.. Simpson. 1 have not the floor
AS jerry refused to withdraw the
amendment the house was compelled to
vote, and the result was so close that
Bell of Colorado called for division.
1t was found that Medicine Lodge had
lost some government printing by
small majority and the reputation of its
already notorious newspapers Will have
to advance through other channels.