Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-09

"oEtniess Representatives.
Few Kansas people realize what .
worthless lot Of representatives this
State has in its Populist congressman.
Most people know in general sort Of
way that the gang is accomplishing
little except introducing q lot Of
brainless bills on every conceivable
subject and defaming Kansas when.
ever they can get a chance but they
DO not have access to the actual stat
istics showing the utter worthlessness
Of these men in congress as represent-
atives Of the great State Of Kansas. 1t
Will be interesting to have from Off
clal sources what the five Populist
members in the house and one in the
senate from Kansas did in the fifty
second congress and the same number
in the house and senate fand the one
Demo-Populist have done up to July
2S' 1894, Of the ffty-third congress.
FIFTY-sECoND CONGRESS.
There were five Populist members
Of the house and one Of the senate in
the fifty-second congress; all they did
in that congress was to draw 100000
salary, except Mr.. Otis succeeded in
in getting one private bill enacted into
a law.
PETER introduced sixty-iour bills;
three were reported fayorably; none
became laws.
Baker introduced fourteen bills;
two were reported iavorably; none
became laws.
Clover introduced twenty-three
bills, none were reported and none
became laws.
Davis introduced forty-two bills,
three were reported favorably; none
became laws.
Otis introduced twenty-seven bills;
three were reported favorably; one
private pension bill became a law.
Simpson introduced fourteen bills;
one was reported favorably; none be-
came laws.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
In the tifty-third congress the Popu.
lists have had five members Of the
house and one member Of the senate
two counting Judge Martin.)
PETER has introduced sixty-fve
bills; one in regard to electricity on
farms was reported favorably, two
adversely, and none has become a
law.
Martin has introduced forty-iour
bills; three Of these, one private bill,
oneSight-of-way for railway and one
bridge bill-have been reported
favorably; the bridge bill passed the
senate and one, the right-of-way bill,
became a law.
Baker has introduced four bills;
none reported; none became laws.
Davis has introduced ffty-one bills;
four claim bills were reported favor
ably four adversely; one granting
right-of-way to railway over military
reservation became a law.
Hudson has introduced twenty-five
bills; two war claims were reported
favorably, one adversely, and none
became laws.
Simpson has introduced fifteen bills;
three reported adversely, none be-
came law.
So you have briefly all they have
done, except that the six members OF
the tifty-second congress and the
seven, including Senator Martin, Of
the fifty-third congress, will have
drawn the sum of $112,500.00 in
salaries the 4th day of September,
1894.
Leaving Martin out the record
would be: All Populists from Kansas
in both iifty-second and tifty-third
congresses have two bills pass the
house and two pass the senate and
become laws.
Such is the official record and lis it
not one to make Kansan blush for
the kind Of helpless and utterly incom-
petent representatives it is keeping in
legislative hallsp The State admin
istration is bad enough but the Pop
congressman need turning down fully