The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-03

who'd THOUGHT IT.

wardnesa i1l THE senate and house. Inc
committees have done their work well,
surprisingly wen indeed-and are from
two weeks to two months ahead of their
ordinary time OF course much of this is
due to the fact that they got well organ
lied during the extra session and some
thing to the fact THAT the work Of the prln-
clpal comm tees was greatly slmpllned Dy
circumstances Nevertheless, as 1T requires
some talent to take advantage of circum-
stances the fact must be set down to their
credit The ways and means committee,
of course, had to practically finish it's work
before congress began, and Of that the
public knows enough. This ought to have
been the case with the banking and cur
rencY committee but unfortunately it
wasn't. According to the eastern mem
berss this committee bad supposed its work
done. And new. says one Of the hardest Of
hard money men OH the committee, those
pesEy western fellows want as to begin
de nOvo end 60 over the whole thing
again. hence these rows. This COM
mittee has been the storm center of the
house floor for the last three weeks
wo Months Ahead.
The committee on appropriations is 50
far ahead that all it's serious work is done.
being at least two months ahead of the
usual time. The mem beers Of both parties
congratulate themselves ON the great re-
ducaon, the Republicans, of course. being
very careful TO say that said reduction is
no merit of the majority, but grows out
of the situation. In fact, they add. the
majority cOll1n't very well help itself.
BE chat it may. the reduction is very
great and che committee has certainly done
its work we'll The agriculture committee
has also been extremely active, and besides
a paternal care for the interests of the
farmer has Incidentally furnished the
house with some fun
Chairman Hatch IS the Atlas of the farm
ing interests AS that mythical hero sat
tHafr q Es-rrs fr
the Hesperian gates and held up the heav-
ems on his shoulders. so Mr.. Hatch sits or
stands, as the case may be. but never for
gets that the weight of the farming inter
ests rests on his broad shoulders. Let any
bill come into the house and be referred to
the committee having charge Of the sub
iech most PROMINENT in it, IL that bill can
III amy way be connected with the farm
ing interests. Mr. Hatch makes the fight
to have it referred to his committee. 1t
has considered many bills and for awhile
was seriously inclined to adopt the sug-
gestion of THE Dakota and Nebraska men
that government force should be set to at
tack The Russian thistle But this propo-
sition may now be said to have been
laughed out a. court Contrary to what
one might have expected, SD was more IA
vOred 10y the majority than by the minor
lty members OF the committee lion I'd
Pension Of Kansas. who may be called the
leading representative of agriculture
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