The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-06
For an Appropriation for the
Government Building
As Good as the Best, But a Hard
Pull
MUST COME FOR IT YET.
The Temper of Congress is to
Pare Expenses.
Washington News of Interest in
Kansas.
From Our special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
Washington, March 6.-Kansas has
asked a number of appropriations of
this congress for buildings but it is
more than likely that she viii be eX-
ceedingly fortunate if she gets one Of
them. The appropriation which has
the best show to be made is that for
the Topeka postoh1ee building. This
is for $3.50. 600 and the bill was intro
duced by congressman Curtis early in
the session and was acted on faVora-
bly, by the committee on public build
ings and grounds and placed at the
head of the list
These bills have been waiting in
the committee for months, ready to be
reported to the house, but held back
by the general policy OF the leaders 70
sidetrack everything but the general
appropriation bills The committee as
hoping now to get a day set aside soon
for the consideration of these bills
through at once. If this is done To-
peka will stand the best show be-
cause being at the head of the list.
The Topeka bill had many strong
claims for consideration because the
net receipts of the Office will pay for the
outlay in two years The profits of the
Office are over three times those Of any
other office in Kansas. They amounted
last year to SOS, 600 which would pay the
appropriation in about two years
Another appropriation is asked for a
public building at Kansas City This
carries $3.50 900. 1t has not been acted
on by the committee but it is quite
probable that it viii get favorable
report. Congressman Miller who in
troduced the bill does not hope for any
thing more.
The other building bills introduced
by Kansas congressman which carry
appropriations are as follows;
BY Congressman Blue, for new civil
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, to
begin work $50 600
BY Congressman Curtis, for a public
building at Emporia, $4,000
BY Congressman Calderhead, for ad-
ditional buildings and quarters at Fort
Riley $4,000.
Besides these building bills there are
several others which ask considerable
appropriations. They are.
BY Blue. for the relief of Simeon
AOtz of Hays City, $4,000.
BY Curtis, for D. W Boutwell, of To-
peka. fer extra hazardous services dur
ing the war, $4,000.
BY Curtis, for the purchase by the
government Of the silk station at Pea
body, $4,000
None of these bills has any show
whatever of being passed.
The bill providing for the new prison
at Leavenworth is before the judiciary
committee of which Congressman
BrOderick is a member. Mr.. Broderick
called the bill UP the other day when
the committee met and endeavOred to
get some action taken ON it. The COM
mittee put him off, however, and said
lei it go over to another time. This
was only a mild way of saying that it
would be perfectly useless to attempt
to set anything with an appropriation
on it through the house.
In fact, one of the leaders of the
house who is close to Speaker Reed,
as much as told Mr. Broderick that it
would not be worth while to try to get
the bill through.
The bill had the recommendation of
the attorney general.