The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
Will CONE HOME
Kansas Delegation in Congress
TO Return at Once.
Long viii Stay a Month IF
Health Permits.
HE is WORN OUT.
This May Cause Him to Aban-
don His Work.
Senator Harris to Stay Till
President Decides His Fate.

Washington. Feb 2S-Most of the
members of the Kansas delegation in
congress Will return to their homes with
as little delay as possible after congress
ad1ourns next Wednesday.
Representatives Bowersock, Curtis,
Reeder, Calderhead and Scott will pro-
baby leave within a day or two after
the adjournment Senator Burton will
also get away as soon as possible, al
though it is his intention to stop at St
Louis and visit the site of the Worlds
fair before proceeding to Abilene. Rep
resentative Miller expects to spend a
couple of weeks at Atlantic City before
returning to Kansas, provided the leg
lslature adjourns promptly. If the leg
islature does not adjourn at once, he
will likely go TO Kansas Immediately,
as he is interested in the apDortionment
bills which are pending in the legisla-
ture.
Representative Long viii remain in
Washington for perhaps a month after
the adjournment if his health will per-
NIT him to do any business 1t may be-
however, that this latter consideration
VIII induce hilR to return home at once.
lie has not been a well man since he
came out of the senatorial fight. He
mas not been i'll enough to require the
attention of a physician, but ia general
/ ~ worn out and run down. and is in
need of q long rest
Senator Harris. whose term expires
Marcn 4, probably will remain in
/ Washington for some time to come
/ perhaps until the president decides as
/ to the personnel of tbs Panama canal
commission. Representative Campbell
very likely viii remain here for a few
days after the adjournment. as he has
! several matters pending in the depart
ments which he wishes to dispose of.
! Representative Jackson. who is at
present in New York UNDERGOING
treatment for his broken leg. will re
turn to Kansas as soon as possible,
and resume the practice of law at Win
field Now that the principal work of
/ the session is over all of the members
may return to their homes.
Aside from a few pension bills. very
4 little legislation Affecting Kansas VIII
/ be enacted during the closing days of
/ this congress. All of these bills are
/ now pending in the senate, having
! passed the house, and they have all
4 been favora bly reported. are on the cal
endar, and Will undoubtedly become
4 laws. The bills introduced by Kansas
4 congressman, now pending in the sem
ate, which win be passed and become
! laws during the next few days are as
/ follows: Mr.. Curtis: Bills for the re-
! lief of Hugh Cool al $24, John w Day
at $50 and Albert w. Allen at 500 Mr..
/ Bowers0ck: S. n. Northway at $4-
Mr.. Miller: VIM. E. Chatfield at $50,
Vim. Downs at $40. Mr.. Scott: Stephen
/ B. Morehouse at $50 and John Mos
grove at $50. Mr. Long. e. P. Stearns
at $25 and Amanda =. McQuiddy at
! $40 Mr.. Calderhead: John Haynes at
s12 David Flynn at $50, Nathaniel Tay-
Tor at $50 and Joseph w. Fox at $50.
Mr.. Reeder Frank Sheppard at $50.
/ Mr.. Jackson: Alonza S. Bowden at $24
and John e. Pickard at $36.
A measure that will have some in
terest for old-time Kansans is the spe.
cial pension bill for the relief Of Philip
Krohn, which proposes to pay him
pension OF $50 per month Philip krohn
/ is best remembered in Kansas as an
/ eloquent Methodist preacher of the early
eighties, who fell from grace under
rather humiliaing circumstances.
Krohn was little less than silver
tOngued and could hold an audience for
hours under the spell of his eloquence.
His speech nominating John A Martin
for governor for the first time. in 1854.
is we'll remembered, and created a SEN
satiOn at that time. It made him the
most talked of man in the state for
awhile and established his re0utation
as an orator. For a time he was ed
itor Of the Atchison Champion. He was
also at one time member of the stat
board of charities. Then came a scandal
in which a woman figured. and Krohn
was driven out Of the church and forced
to leave the state. He is now broken
/ old man and is living in New York city
in comparative poverty. He was SOL
dier Of the civil war. and bill was
introduced for his relief during this ses-
sion and has passed the house. Senator
4 Burton has had it favorably reported
in the senate. and it will become law
before the session comes to a close.
A Kansan in Washington with sta
tistical bent has been investigating the
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