Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-09

There is evidently one republican
member of the Kansas legislature who
does not want to go to congress. This
unique gentleman is Representative
Beezlay Of Edwards county, who has
introduced a blll Reproducing the
sta'e into eight congressional districts.
His bill makes the west two-6fts OF
the State--heing oil the counties west
OF line running south from thu west
line OF Smith connty-into the eighth
district Edwards county IL in that
territory, hence the statement that
be does not want to go to congress.
Some curious people are wondering
what enemy he seeks 10 punish by
creating such a district. Already
western towns are bidding for the
oonveAtlon in the big eighth" Lane
county proposes to plant grove and
bore an srtesian we'll so as to accom-
modate the delegates with shade and
water for bathing purposee.
The oleomsrgarne bill has received
it's biennial Waterloo in the house Of
representatives. Petitions signed by
hundreds of farmers and dairy men
poured in upon the members, but the
packing house lobby was too inAu-
entail with the majority. The bill
died 10 committee and when an al
tempt WIS made to resurrect it by
having il printed and placed on the
calendar those who should have been
its friends ruthlessly marched over
it's PROSTATE body and it died the
death of all bills repugnant to cor
Eorstlon greed What rights have
the farmers and dairy men of Kansas
anyway? The argument was made
that if the bill passed 1t would raise
the price of butter from five to eight
cents per pound Every farmer who
manufactures butter at home, and all
those who pstronlzs the nine hundred
creameries and sklmming stations OF
Kansas will doubt approve OF the
action of the house.
Senate bill NJ, 100 Ivy Senator Ry an
ia bill OF particular interest and
great merit. 1t seeks to prevent cor
porations from issuing bonds or mort
cages for more than their assets, and
provides that the amount returned by
any corporation for taxation shall he
the basis OF valuation for bonding
purposes Senator Lamb, one of the
champions of the corporations lmme
diatly attacked the bill and WAS Sec
onded in his efforts to defeat it by
quite q number of his colleagues.
Senators Ryan, King, Titus and Far
reilly made q strong fight for the bill,
and 1t will pass the senate.
A rare treat for thS radical socisns.
TIC peoples party msn for this week,
will be the Commonwealth Instltuce'
which opened Sunday night with an
excellent address by Prof Georg4 D.
Heron Of Iowa College Prof, Heron
spoke in Representative hall and his
address was llstsDPd to by critical
audience composed OF representative
men and women from all parts OF the
state. The most radical thinker viii
not be disappointed in DR.. Heron's
lectures, while his style 10 of the best
aud his dictlon fBQltless, he does not
hesitate to handle the great questions
of the day as they are His denun'
citation of the present lnhumsn COM
petitivs system is scsthing' One state
ma 1T that brought out generous sp'
a,onoo o "You will have to face
~ ono.,ion 90, ~atime, and you may
as we'll face it now. The 'N' 'O
petitive system of private own 'f
Of public utilities Ia radically, eter-
nally and immorslly wrong"
During the week addresses by prom.
inent men and women will be- deliv-
cred and i is expected that cut OF this
institute will grow a college of econ
omiCs Surely the great need of the
hour is an earnest study Oh the part
OF our citizenship of the ethics #
Of popular government.
The State Bsrbers' Association holds
it's session this week Charley Stearns
registered at the Fifth Avenue hotel
Monday morning.
The State Lshor Association also
convened Mondsy,