The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-07
Reminiscence of Ex-senator e.
G. Ross, of Kansas.
How He Refused Any Reward
From President johnson.
ABOUT CAPT. CROZIER.
Gossip About His Promotion and
His Gun Carriage.
Important Discovery in Ent0-
mology by Kansan.

Washington. Dec. Mr.. John r
Coyle, a well known veteran newspaper
man of Washington, recently INDUCED
in some "reminiscences concerning ex-
Senator Ross OF Kansas. and the i'm
parchment of Andrew Johnson He
said: Those who were not here at that
time can form but a very faint idea OF
the anxiety which prevailed awaiting
the vote of Senator Ross on that ques-
ton, of which no one but himself Was
cognizant With ex-senator Voorhees,
awaited the result at my office IN the
Inteligencer building, and as intimate
as Mr.. Voorhees, was with Senator Ross,
he had no knowledge of how his vote
would be cast. When the announce
ment came, we fastened to the Wnlte
House, to congratulate the president,
where we found quite a crowd of his
friends assembled, all exuberant in the
joy of his acquitta1, while the president
himself was calm as he had been
through the whole contest, perfectly
confident OF the result in his favor.
Some days after the result was
known, 1 called at the request of Mr.
Johnson to express his thanks to Sen
ator Ross and to tender him any favor
for himself or friends the adminiStra-
ton could bestow Senator Ross,
thanking the president for his kindly
offers, declined to receive for himself
or friends any favor from the admin
iStratiOn. He said he voted in accord
ance with the convictions of his own
conscience, and declared he did not re-
gard the president under any obh-
cation to him He also requested me to
say to the president that anyone who
asked favorS OF the administration IN
his name was wholly unauthorized. 1
don't think he ever saw the president
after the adjournment of the senate.
when he returned to his home and soon
after renewed his occupation as a
printer.
During Mr. Cleveland's administra-
ton there was quite a contest for the
governorship of New Mexico, and
among the applicants was Judge
Trimble, of Kentucky, than whom no
better qualified person existed for any
official position the government had at
its disposal Senator Beck, of Ken
lucky, called upon the president to add
his recommendation of his friend Judge
Trimble for the position, with many
others. In conversation with the preSi-
dent he learned that ex-senator Ross
name had been presented for the posi-
ton and was most strenuOusly urged
by the friends of the administrat ton.
On learning this fact, Senator Beck
said: Well, Mr.. President, if L had the
appointment to make, despite my inter
est in my friend Judge Trimble, L would
appoint ex-senator Ross, who endured
such persecution for the courage he ex-
hibited in the conscientious discharge
of his duty in voting against the i'm
parchment of President Johnson "
1t is stated that Senator Ross has re-
ENC--N7--~NA
"reminiscences.
Ex-senator PETER is working away
assiduously on an index to the discus
sions in the United States congress, by
subjects This index is to be in three !
parts: Part l covers the period from
to 1861, while part III will include the
years from 1861 to 1903 or the terni- |
nation of the present congress.
The great need of such a work has
lone
tfons of national and international i'm
portance having from time to time de- |
Veloped, which have rendered it neces- !
sary for those who were called to solve |
them to search for precedents con-
tanned in former legislative action, and
information concerning the current |
public opinion expressed in former |
times, as well as the arguments ad-
vanced in congressional debates either
for or against certain important ques-
tions- Especially was this the case dur
Ing the progress of legislation relating
to the government and control of the
colonial possessions or dependencies
resulting from the recent Spanish
American war.
The enormous amount of labor in
volVed in the careful and intelligent
arrangement of this table of contents
OF every report of congress since 1889
may be more fully appreciated when it
is considered that these reports so far
as they have been officially recognized,
are recorded in four sets of books
namely: Annals of Congress, Al vol
umes; Congressional Debates, 81 vol
umes; Congressional Globe. 124 volumes,
and the Congressional Record to date
1S2 volumes-in all, 379 volumes con-
tanning in the aggregate about $50, 600
pages, the size of those of the Con-
gressiona1 Record
THE first and second parts are now
undergoing a final revision, and will
be ready for the printer by the end of
the present month The balance of the
work viii be finished during next year.
said Mr.. PETER.
congress the next session at the cost
of the labor in preparing it. to be dis
tributed as a public document I esti-
mate the index will contain about 400
pages of the usual document size. The
aggregate time employed by me upon the
index to carry it down to and includ-
ing the reports of the present congress
will comprise fully two years.
Judging from my somewhat extend
ed experience as a newspaper man. /
am confident that every editor of the
leading newspapers and periodicals
throughout the country will be partic-
ularly interested in the Index and will
appreciate its value, especially when
any new and important question of ma
tional character arises, such, for in
stance, as the acquisition of new ter
r4tcry by the government and the con-
troll OF the same 1t will also be of
the greatest assistance to college and
other librarians everywhere
The fact that the Index is separated
into three parts, each covering a dis
tsnet period of national legislation and
growth will enable the first two parts
TO be published at once and to become
Immediately available to the public
The third and last part may be added
to them when completed. forming a
siaafe convenient volume"
TAe Pest says this, s.Senator Fsur-