The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-05
A WOMAN'S IRE.
The House POStmiStreSs SelZeS
Her Male Assistant
By the Collar and Gives Him q
Shaking.
HOUSE DOINGS TODAY.
It Plays Second Fiddle to the
Senate
HOUSE DOINGS TODAY.
In the Amount Of Business Cot
Through With.

Rebellion broke out in the house post
Office this morning, but it was quickly
quelled by the firm action of the dough
ty little postmistress, Mrs. Munsey, who
doesn't have to base all her claims to
valor on the ground that she is a soldiers
widow. The outbreak was on the part
of the assistant postmaster, j. b. Angle.
1t appears that the seeds of sedition
have been sproutng in his breast for q
long time. His mind is strongly impreg-
mated with the doctrine of the suprema-
cy of man, and it frets his naughty spirit
to be ordered about by woman. With
| these pent up feelings ready to burst
forth, the crisis came this morning
The members were all waiting for their
mail and there was some yet undis-
tributed. Mrs Munsey told the
young man to open up the
window and wait on members while she
sorted the rest of the mail. This he
didn't deem consistent with his dignity
and he started away.
Come right back here and help me
attend to this mall" said the postmis-
treSs.
This the young man answered with an
| impudent remark in his shrill, piping
coat callar, pulled him in the door of the
little postoffice and shook him like
rat.
'Why don't you tear all my clothes
! off, whined he.
'Go in there and put up those papers,
She Shook Him Again.
"You act like you were full this morn
ing" said the pert young man, at which
Mrs. Munsey shook him again till his
! teeth ratified.
'Quit Let loose of me. Can't you
stop shaking fellow" complained the
gangling youth.
warm colloquy followed but Mr.. An
gle who is very far from
being an angel was compelled to
forego his usual occupation
by strolIing around the lobby with la
grande aire smoking cigar, and do the
work for which he draws his salary. 1t
was quite as much blow to his proud
spirit to be vanquished by a woman, as it
was to be degraded by labor. but he had
| to come to it while the interested spec
tators reioiced in the result of the en-
counter.
When the last bill had been introduced
in the house this morning the total num-
ber has run up to TT. Dir. Beekman
presented another bill to prevent insur-
ance companies from combining on a
uniform rate, and another to prevent the
blacklisting of employees.
A bill to limit the liabili
ties of stockholders in private cor
porations was introduced by Mr.. Cubbi
son. Mr.. Hart introduced a bill provid
ing for seven supreme court commits
sioners to assist in transacting the
business before that court. A bill to ex
empt property belonging to the G. A. r
from taxation was introduced. All bill:
were read second time and referred
Stop Uncle Sam's Protection.
Mr.. Stromquist, the chairman of the
committee on temperance, offered the
following resolution which went over:
Resolved, By the house of representa-
tives, the senate concurring therein, Tha
the senators in congress from this STATE
be instructed and the Representatives b'
requested to secure such legislation a
will require the collector of interna
revenue for this state to refuse to issu,
receipts for special tax to retail dealer
, in intoxicating liquors to any person Of
persons except such as hold proper per
mits to sell intoxicating liquors unde
the laws of this state.
The senate resolution covering tn
| same ground as the foregoing resolution
but differing in wording, was taken ur
t Glenn of Greeley moved that the word
) | ing of the resolution of Mr. StromQuis
3 be substituted for that of the senate resc
luton.
A spirited debate took place on thl
resolution in which Representative
Glenn, and Miller of Morris spoke i
$ favor of the resolution and said it wa
necessary for the proper enforcement c
the prohibitOry law, because it took ava
3 the government recognition of the liquo
7 business.
) Messrs. Cubbison, Rohrbaugh and Eck
stein spoke against the resolution say
: ing that if liquor was sold, whether Law
, fully or unlawfully, the government ha
+: a right to collect the tax.
Mr.. Eckstein moved to lay the resolt
ton and amendment on the table.
roll call was dema-ded, to put the men
bers on record The motion to lay O
the table was lost.
3 Campbell, Pop Stafford), in explain
ing his vote, said: "Inasmuch as we wi
f elect United States senator two yea
from now, voice from the Republica
side, 'we will" Yes, the Republican
. will l mean. Inasmuch as a Unite
i States senator is to be elected then, an
= we will want a banquet, l vote "aye
: Laughter
The amendment substituting tt
StrOmquist resolution was adopted.
Coal For Western Kansas
s The ways and means committe
a through Mr.. Benedict, presented a bi
: appropriating $4,000 for the purchase
coal in the open market for the relief
destitute settlers in the western part
the state. an emergency was declare
Il and the bill was passed
! Speaking of the inability to get th
d coal from the state mines at Leavenwort
/. Mr. Brown of Crawford, said: "The
have an extra shaft at Leavenworth an