Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-14
HUTCHINSON KANSAS, THURSDAY NOON, MARCH a, 1896.

expense of retaining the museum is 10
be borne by the G. A. R.
The law provides shat in said rooms
shall be stored and properly displayed
such records, relics, flags, banners and
mementos Of the service Of individuals
and organizations who fought in the
late war Of the rebellion as shall now
be or may come into the possession of
the Grand Army Of the state of Kansas,
or which shall from time to time come
into possession Of such Grand Army
museum, all such records being at oil
times under suitable rules and regula-
tions accessible to the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic or others
engaged in collecting historical infor-
nation; It being understood that there
shaA be no expense to the state OF
Kansas Tor any salary OF the person In
charge Of said museum"
This bill was introduced in the sen.
ate one morning by Senator McTag-
CART. II passed that body without a
dissenting vote, was messaged to the
house by the secretary, and passed the
lower body of the Legislature the next
day without finding dissenting voice
there. Next to the lottery bills it
made the best record of any law enact
ed this winter in passing both
branches. The legislature also passed
senate bill 10. 4Ol, oxempting all prop
erty of the Gs2nd Army of the Repub-
lic--halls, grounds, etc from taxa
ton. Church property in Kansas is
not taxed, but the e. A. II. is the only
other organization in the SunAower
state which does not "render unto
Cesar the things which be C@sar's."
Monuments for Kansas Soldiers.
by an act of congress approved Au-
gust 10, 1890, provision was made for
the purchase of 1900 acres of land in
Tennessee and Georgia, to be known as
the Chicl1amauga and Chattanooga Ma
tional Military park for the purpose of
preserving and suitably marking, for
historic and professional military
study, of the fields of some of the most
remarkable maneuvers and most brill
liant fighting in the war of the rebel
lion, in which Kansas troops won dis
tinguished honors. The same act pro-
vides that the authorities of any
state having troops engaged either at
Chattanooga or Chickamauga may
mark the lines of battle OF
troops engaged therein by monuments
or tablets, or any way the state may
desire.
BY the provisions of house bill No.
20l, the Kansas legislature appro'
priated 5000 for the erection of monu'
ments in memory of the Kansas sol
diers engaged in these two battles,
The Eighth Kansas, especially made
themselves famous at Chicltpmatlga,
losing more than any other regiment
engaged in the fight The bill appro-
priating the money for monuments,
also provides for commission to SUI
perintend the erection of the same, and
provided that the commission should
consist of three Kansas soldiers who
took part in the battles. Gov. Morrill,
appointed as the commissioners: Col.
j. L. Alternately, Leavenworth; Maj.
Sol r. Washer, Atchison; Hon. G. w.
johnson, Seneca; Leonard Aker,
Liberal; ]. f. Starns, Sabetha.
Hon. G. w. Johnson, of Seneca, and
Leonard Aker, of Liberal, are members
Of the house of representatives.
Kansas Irritation.
The matter of irrigation will not be
n mere theory In Kansas any longer.
1t will be q matter Of actual expert
ment, during the coming year, or 90
much of an experiment as $4,000 will
provide for. This is the amount an