The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-20
GIVE US THE HALL
Gentlemen of the Legislature,
Pass the Bill
That Will Enable Topeka to
Build Hall
Suitable to Hold Such Crowds
As Assembled Last Night.
WE'LL FURNISH CASH
To Build the Hall If You Give
Legal Permission.
A Doubtful Report That Audi
forum Has Enemies.

The auditorium bill before the Iegis-
lature is not out of danger. Samuel T.
Howe, who has been looking after the
| BILL says that the measure may be side
tracked in the house by the committee
on revision of the calendar.
Representative Larimer was told by
Representative TruebIood of. the COM
mittee appointed to revise the calendar
. in the house, that there was some oppo-
sition to the bill in Shawnee county and
the committee had not decided what
wor Id be done with it,
If there is opposition to the bill in
Shawnee county, which is much to be
| doubted, who is it? The opposers should
be ferreted out. The public wants to
know who they are. Shawnee county
has nothing to do with it. The money
belongs to Topeka.
Mr.. Larimer told Mr.. Howe that there
is grave danger of the bill being side
tracked in the house by the committee
though it has been reported faVorably
and stands on general orders"
In the senate there will be no difficult
| ty in securing the pa Usage of the bill.
Senator Sterne is giving the matter his
personal attention, and he assured Mr.
| Howe that the bill will be passed with
probably no objection.
H. w. NeisWanger is able to be down
| town and he will take the matter up
where Mr.. Howe has been compelled to
abandon it on account of being called
out OF the city Mr. NeiSWanger will
| visit the members of the house commit
| tee this afternoon TO insist that the bill
| be passed. He will invite Mayor Eel
| lows to accompany him.
Mr.. Howe and Mr.. NeiSwanger do not
| understand the nature of the opposi-
| ton.
Il DO not see." said Mr.. Howe today.
| why anyone would object to allowing
| the people to vote on this proposition.
| That is all that is contemplated in the
| bill. The people will simply be given an
| opportunity TO say whether they want
| the money used in that manner or not.
| The question before the Legislature is
| not whether the city shall use the coal
| hole money for an auditorium. but
whether the people of the city shall be
| given an opportunity to- say how the
money shall be spent"
If the auditorium bill is defeated the
| responsibility Will be located and the
| people of Topeka will find out who the
| obstructionist is.
| We want to know who these town kill
| erS are, who are perpetu2lly holding To-
peka back Perhaps in this case, they
do not exist at all. 1t is hard to be
| lieve it.
MIR. Neiswanger will look after the
| measure and will keep his eye on it I'M
| til it is disposed of. 1t can not again be
| lost unless the people know the reason
| why, and Mr.. Neiswanger and the
| other members of the committee are
vigilant
| The committee will do nothing toward
| preparing plans or selecting a site until
| the bill now before the legislature has
| become a law The members of tine
| committee will leave all the preliminary
| matters until it is known what can be
| done about funds.
| Il shall look after the auditorium
| business more closely hereafter" said
| Mr.. Neiswanger today THE first thing
| to be done, of course. is to see that the
| bill passes the legislature. l have not
been able to give the matter the at
| tention it should have, but l hope to see
| that it is a least not neglected.
| The monStrous meetings of yesterday
| emphasize the need of an auditorium in
| Topeka, and all people who are inter
| ested in the welfare of Topeka should
| see to it that the interest in the present
| project will not be allowed to flag.