The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-10

wick furnished the lower house with
members who became leaders from the
start or at any period of the session
The names of Rohrbaugf and Eckstein
are known all over the state: where IS
there county that can produce more
than one man in its delegation who be-
came generally known through his leg
islative work. Leavenworth has three
representatives; who can give the name
of any of them outside of MCGOWAN
Hunt. Wyandotte has three members
but the state konwts none of them Dut
Cubbison. Shawnee has three members
but VeaIe is the only man who is known
outside of his county. What is true o.
the other counties is true of Atchison-
Taking everything into consideration
Mr.. Rohrbaugh made a record OF winch
he can be justly proud.
Mr.. Rohrbaugh was seen yesterday
upon his arrival by a reporter for the
Eagle and asked to account for him
self He said:
Yes, sir, l am ready to account 10
my constituents for my stewardship.
cid not get all / went for in the interest
of Sedgwick county, but / am fairly
well satisfied with my labors during
the session when i consider what Wich-
tia received compared with what she
has gotten out of past legislatures, ana
the further fact that the senate was
adverse to the house in politics. True,
did not get the railroad bill through
the house, and, if | had. it would have
been killed in the senate. They con-
sidered nv bill however and / believe
my efforts prevented the enactment Of
a railroad law which would have abSo-
lutely destroyed the wholesale business
of this city. | met the convention OF
cities of the first class before the legiS-
latuTe met and assisted in the prepara-
ton of such bills as these cities needed.
These bills were introduced by Mr..
Eckstein. He being connected with the
government was the proper person TO
handle them. He also being on the
committee on educational Institutions
naturally took charge of the normal
school matter and did excellent work
for this city in all these matters. We
worked together all through the session
without q jar. ] had the pleasure Of
seeing my fish bill become law, which,
in my Judgment, means much Tor our
people in stocking the waters of the
county with fish ] also succeeded in
getting the election bill through. max
ing the city attorney, city clerk and city
treasurer elective. [ believe the people
should name these officers and / got
the bill through at the last moment
giving Wichita "a $50, 600 library There
was Senator O'Bryan'S measure in the
senate. Of course do not speak of the
local bills for my own and other coUn-
lies, | was very fortunate in getting
two important bills through the house
ia its expiring moments. One of them
provides for the establishment OF
fund for disabled firemen To be collected
from insurance companies; the other
was a bill providing tor the military OF
TIE state These bills We're important
measures that were only saved by time
l. action.
/ know some of my special friends
have tried to make it appear that my
election bill raised and fixed salaries
but the bill says nothing about salaries:
they have tried to make it appear like
wise that / was not the friend of the
old soldier, but no man on the floor of
the house viii so allege- / not only
voted but spoke for every measure in
tereStinS an old soldier before the
house. No man in either house worked
harder or longer than / did, not only
for my constituents but for the people
of the entire state.