People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-21
What Did Doubleday Do?

Some republicans are in the habit
of contemporary asking, what did
Doubleday do? We might adopt the
yankee style of answering the Ques-
ton by asking what did any of the
republican members do?
Doubleday was one of the most en-
ergetic members of the house and
few, if any, worked harder or accom-
plished more under like circum-
stances.
The house has about fifty standing
committees, the judiciary being the
most important, and having about
One.fourth of all the committee work
to do. Doubleday was a member of
the judiciary committee in 1891, and
was chairman of that committee in
the DuDsmOre house and Douglass,
recognizing his ability and energy,
appointed him member of that COM
mittee in the Douglass house.
In the DunsmOre house Doubleday
kept his committee at work almost
every night from eight to eleven
o'clock in order to keep the work up
and enable the members of the COM
mittee to be present in the sessions
of the house.
Below we give a synopsis Of the re-
suits obtained by the following named
members: l. n. Cooper, S. H. Hor-
ner, John T. Showalter, William
Hobson, J. F. Greenlee, Otis L. Ath-
ertOn, republican candidate for state
treasurer, E. W. HOch, speaker pro
tenn, and Geo. L. Douglass, speaker
of the Douglass house and J. NJ.
Doubleday. We invite a comparison
of the work done by those members
and hope the inQuiring republicans
will paste this in their hats for refer
ence.
IN. Cooper, session Of 1885: bills intro
duced |, favOrably reported 0. adversely
reported 0, passed house !, passed senate l,
became law l.
IN. Cooper, session of 1886: bills intro
duced 3, favOaably reported 9, adversely
reported Q, passed house 0, passed senate 0,
became law 0.
S. H. Horner, session Of 1899: bills introduce
ed 3. favOrably reported |. adversely report
ed ., passed house |, passed senate 0, became
law 0.
John T. Showalter, session of 1891: bills
introduced 6, favorably reported 3, adversely
reported2, passed house 2, passed senate O.,
became law.
William HobsOn session of 1893: bills in
trOduced 4, favorably reported 9, adversely
reported, 2. passed house l, passed senate /,
became law1.
J. 7, Greenlee, session of 1893. bills intro
diced Q, favOrably reported 6. adversely re-
ported 2, passed mouse 3, passed senate l, be-
came lawl.
Otis L. Anterior session Of 1893: bills in
troduced 6, favOrably reported !, adversely
reported /, passed house 0, passed senate 0,
became law0.
T, W. HOch session Of 1893: bills introduced
IL, favOrably reported 2, adversely repoLted
B. passed house 0, passed senate 0, became
lgw0.
Geo. L. Douglass session Of 1893: bills intIO-
duced 0, favOrably reported ). adversely re-
ported 3, passed house 3, passed senate 2. be-
came law 2.
J. NJ. doubleday session Of 1893: bills iutro-
duced II, favorably reported 8, adversely
reporters, passed house 4, passed senate l,
became lawl.
The bill that became laws were the
following; House bill No. III, by Mr..
Cooper, authorizing the mayor and
councilmen of the city of Caldwell to
prepare aud cause to be recorded a
plat of the town of Caldwell.
House bill No. al, by Mr.. Hobson,
empowering the county superintend-
ents of Sedgwick and Sumner coun-
ties to divide joint school district
number one hundred aid twenty-six.
House bill No, l43, by Mr.. Greenlee,
the redemption OF mortgage bill.
House bill No. SO, by Mr.. Douglass,
is what is known as the corrupt prac-
tice act.
Also House bill No. Ill, authoriz-
ing the establishment of an indus
trial school in Sedgwick county.
House bill No. 2S3, by Mr.. Double
day, the fee and salary bill for Sum-
ner county. This bill made the fol-
lowing saving of salaries:
County treasurer. ..............sl, 00C
County clerk and deputy. 1,3OC
County attorney................ SOC
The surveyor was illegally collect
ing four dollars per day for keeping
his Office open and this bill prevented
his receiving pay for more than one day
in each week, thus saving to the tax
payers $1,000 per annum. The fees OF
clerk of the district court, sheriff and
probate judge are reduced about one
third and will save annually to par
ties litigant several Thousand dol.
lars.
The register Of deeds is allowed the
fees to the amount of three hundred
dollars per quarter, but is required to
pay into the county treasury one-hall