The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

GURUS --.-.-.- -.------ 11u
BowersOck $500. -.---- 50
Jackson -------- --.--. 90
Miller .--....- ..-..... 10
Calderhead -.--.-.-..-. 4
Reeder -----.-. -.----.- oo
Long ..-+--.- .-.-.---.- lzo
scott ..-.....-- .-.------ IL
This does not mean that the members
OF the Kansas delegation have been
derelct in their duty. because each
has done the best he could The con-
gresham is given to understand by the
committees that he may expect to nave
"a favora ole report on three OF four bills
and he is told TO make choice of the
most meritoriOus cases. This is done and
the bills are reported and the chances
are that they viii become laws The
only possible criticism that can be offer
ed against the congressman is that he
introduces d large number Of bills upon
which he is Well aware action VIII new
er be taken. He probably figures, how
ever. that it is easier to introduce the
bill than 20 turn down the applicant for
relief and it is certainly more salts
factory to the latter But the fact re-
mains that there are about a thousand
persons in Kansas just now who are
disappointed in their congressman and
wondering why he has not been able to
do something for them. They do not
stop to think, because they do not know,
that the congressman has to submit to
the dictum Of the pension committees,
and that the passage of more pension
bills than three or four is matter en-
tirely beyond his control
p P Campbell. of Pittsburg. candl-
date for congress in the Third district,
and G. W. Wheatley Of Ga1ena, who
was defeated for the nomination, spent
several days in " Washington this week.
comforting with the Kansas delegation
and officials Of the national Republican
congressional committee The national
congressional committee viii give con-
zff1arq HE attention to the Third Kan
sas district during the approaching
campaign, because the committee re-
allies that the district is good fighting
ground Mr.. Campbell says tnat ne IS
pleased with his prospects for election.
He has made a good impression here,
and it is the general opinion that II
elected to congress he would make
strong member of the Kansas delega-
ton.
An effort will be made to induce
President Roosevelt to be present at
the installation Of DR.. Strong as chan
cellor of the University of Kansas, at
Lawrence. when he visits Kansas on his
western trip. Representative Scott has
taken the matter up with the president.
and although no definite promise has
been made, it is believed that the
chances for securing the president are
very good A formal invitation from
the board of regents Of the university
VIII be presented to the president
Members of the Kansas delegation
are delighted with the speech Of Repre-
sentative Lands of Indiana, in defense
OF General Funston. The speech was
one OF the most notable of the session
and his complete vindicatiOn ofBunstOn
against the attacks made upon him in
the senate end Of the capitol met with
the cordial approval of the Kansas con-
tingent in the house. Representative
lands is a personal friend of Funston
and knows of what stuff the Kansas
fighter is made.
Mrs. Chester /. Long and her children
viii return to Kansas the first of next
week All Of the members of the Kan
sas delegation are preparing to return
10 Kansas Immediately after the ad-
journment of congress
There are a large number of Kansans
employed in the permanent force Of the
government printing office Usually
they are on the qui vive just previous
to the adjournment of congress. because
81 is almost always necessary to reduce
the force by several hundred men. This
year however. the permanent force viii
remain intact. owing to the fact that this
bureau of the government is crowded
with work and the Kansas employees
are concentrating themselves upor
their good fortune
Colonel s. r. Birch of Olathe chic
clerk OF the bureau of animal industry
has gone to the eastern states to hole
examinations for promotion at the yari
GUS StaLonS OF the bureau he goes a,
a special examiner Of the civil servic'
commission. and the promotions in con
temptation are to be made under th
civil service laws.
Mr. LeGrand Powers. agricultural ex
pert in the census Office, in report o.
Kansas. makes a distinct allegation tina
The Indian is not a successful farmer o
Industrious citizen. He sage The Kick
apOo Indians of Brown county, Kan
have every opportunity and inducemen
to become successful farmers, but tina
they are making little advancement il
that respect. He says. THE system
of allowing Indians to lease their land
is In a great measure accountable 70
their lack Of industry in agriculture
Their incomes from annuity payments
and the lease OF whole or a part O
their lands enable them to I've in idle
ness most OF the time. and they ar
retrograding. acquiring habits of indo
1euce and dissipation. Some of then
however. have titled the soil iudustri
ously, and are steadily increasing thei
acreage under cultivation"
There are about 1900 Indian farmer
In the state.
The Kansas delegation in the hous
has scored in behalf Of the numerOu
negro voters in their state George AZ