The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-06
What the Kansas Congressional
Delegation Proposes 10 Dc.
First a Bill Dividing the State
Into Two DrIsfiets.
BAKER PUSHING THIS.
Measures Proposed BY Other
Kansas Congressman.
J. ID. BOtkTn Wants Something
Done For Cuba.

oetssarI0n II congress has many meas
ures which Il VIII attempt 70 have enact
ed Chief N the list Is the bill to divide
Kansas into Two judicial districts Sen
ator Baker VIII stand sponsor for It IN
the senate while tHe Two Republican
members VII look after II IN the house
II VIII not Be opposed % the Po1aIlscs-
i he measure was introduced at the extra
session and has been published in FUN II
divides the state into tEo districts t1e
southern and the northern and the south
erz1 i subdIvtded- IN the northern Dis
trlct court IS To be held at Topeka. SaIlHa
and L-eave1vFOrth- and II the southern At
Fort Scott and Wichita The bill VIII
10 doubt pass early N the session and
President McEZllI=y vii name a Jl1dgeat-
toruey- marshal and otaer court officials
for the southern district
Senator Harris VIII Introduce q bIu
granting 70 the state Of Kansas the aban-
doHed reservation of Fort Hays contain
ing 6d00 acres He VIII also euLeavor TO
nave constructed reservoirs in the west
e-u part OF the state TO aid irrigation
Cougressznan Peters Of uhe Second dis
rrtcr IN addition 70 the measures hereto
fore mentioned VIII introduce today 3 bzII
% reduce 5E o1e-haIf the prevailing post
age CT letters written hT rhe blind By
curIous oversight IN the law d letter IN the
raised characters used BY the Blind which
must be sent rolled instead oe fat 10 pre-
vent efflcsu=ut. mist pay as much per
ounce or fraction thereof as other first
class natter 1Ir- Peters has I1oked Cd
the law and finds that while 10 provision
for special rate 10 rhe blind was aver
made It vas clearly the intention OF the
posrordce department 70 do 50 and he ex-
poets 70 have no trouble II passing tie
blu
II he ascertat1s later n tte session that
there Is 10 chance OF passing his Bill for
the erection Of q government building in
Kansas City Kan he VII 11tr0duce 4
bin Drevt11as that the cd government
building IN Kansas CITY Be torn down and
the material used IN erecting 4 new buzld-
ing IN Old Wyazdorre u Ee used for gov
eminent purposes
Mr. Br0dertcz and Mr. Curtis are inter
ezred In the early passage Of the bin 10
divide Kansas into iva judicial districts
and they VII eu5=av0r 10 secure for It
the right Of way In the house 3Ir cur
Is has also some important Indian Iegfs-
Latioa 10 aid IN solving the Troublesome
question Of what TO do w1-h the hve civ
Hired tribes Because Of the action o.
several Of the i've tribes IN refusing 10
treat with the Dawes commission for
lands IN z=ve-aIry- M Curtis Is IN favor
OF much more radical legislation than has
yet been suggested
As a member OF the committee On IN
dian affairs. Mr. Curtis VII support the
passage Of btI giving the government
practical control OF the Indian Territory.
thus solving without the consent Of the
recaIeiuranr tribes the entire question
AEr- BoLEzu = bitterly opposed % the III
American policy OF the administration on
the Cuban question which i in open and
fragrant violation of the Republican plat
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