The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
Women Prepare for Final Suf-
frage Struggle.
House Appears to Be Pretty
Evenly Divided.
MRS. JOHNS is HERE.
Salina Leader Comes to Help
Her Associates.
Bill Is a Special Order for
Wednesday.

The busiest people in Topeka today are
those who make I'd the woman suf-
frage lobby The woman suf-
frage bill. giving women the right to
vote for presidential electors in Kansas,
viii come up for discussion in the house
at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. and
the women who are pushing it are very
active today in lining up the members
Of the house on the proposition.
Opinion is pretty evenly divided as to
the fate of the bill A considerable
number of members openly express
themselves against it, but there are a
good number who will support it.
There is great interest in the bill not
only on account of its Importance. but
also because of the fact that it is being
pushed by Cyrus Leland Mr.. Leland
says he does not know whether it viii
pass or not. but ne is in favor of giving
the women a chance.
Miss Helen Kimber. who has been
working for the bill for weeks. is re-
doubling her efforts today. She is pres
ident Of the Kansas Equal Suffrage as
ISOLATION Mrs. Laura NJ Johns. of Sa-
lima, is also here today. working for
the bill. She has been a prominent
equal suffragist for years, not only in
Kansas, but in national circles.
Miss Kimber said this afternoon that
if all those who had agreed to vote
for the bill stayed by them the bill will
go through the house.
The bill was set down for a special
order for tomorrow afternoon in order
to give the friends of the measure
chance to line up their forces and be
sure they Will all be on hand at that
time.
The district court StenOgrap piers have
won in their fight to keep their salaries
from being cut from $1,000 to $1,000 a
!, year, as ex-State Auditor Cole recon-
mended. The house ways and means
committee has made up the executive
and judicial appropriation bill, and dis
trict court stenographers are undiss
tuFbed as to their salaries
The bill cuts off the special assistant
in the office of the attorney general,
the place now being held by Captain
Clad Hamilton. Captain Hamilton VIII
therefore probably remain in the at
torney generals Office until July 1, the
time when the place will expire and
Attorney General Coleman will make no
other appointment Captain Hamilton
was not candidate for rea ppOintment.
Provision IS also made for the re-
esta blishnnent Of the position of state
accountant, with salary of $1,000 i
year. The appropriation for maintain
ing the executive mansion is increased
q from 81. 800 to 81. 900 a year. An apprO~
e priation of $1,000 IS made for the pur
>
on the Kansas Colorado irrigation suit
in the supreme court. The force Of jan
. itors in the state house is increased
: from Is to IS. For the purpose of hold
ing annual encanpments of the Kansas
national guard an appropriation of S25
= 900 for each of the years 1904 and 1905
1 is made All the stenographers in the
g state house, except those employed in
p the auditors and attorney generals Of
g fees, who are allowed 5000, are placed on
a salary of $500. Heretofore they have
L.
S. 600
BUCKLIN LOSES HIS FIGHT
p Representative Bucklin'S resolution
! calling for additional information from
= the railroad companies. besides that
t which is contained in the pamphlet on
railroad taxation compiled by the COM
= panies, was summarily tabled today on
! motion of Bale Waggener. Bucklin' s
resolution explained that the railroads
. had probably forgotten to include in
their statistics anything about the act
I ual cash value of their roads. or to give
> comparative figures on passenger and
: freight charges in Kansas and other
" states, and the resolution asked that the
/ general attorneys of the railroads be
f called on to supply this information
t In support of his resolution Mr.. Buck
G lin said the house ought to have the in
formation called for in his resolution in
order to pass intelligently on the sub
ject of railroad taxation.
Bale Waggener moved as a substitute
that the house tender a vote of thanks
to the railroad companies for the valu-
able Information contained in the rail-
road tax pamphlet. This was ruled out
Of order by Speaker Pringle, and Wag-
gener then moved to lay Bucklin's reso-
luton on the table. which carried
COWLEY COUNTY ROW.
The row between Winfield and Arkan-
= sas City over the division of the Cowley
{ county district court is to be thrown on
n to the floor Of the house. The judiciary
local committee, to which the bill MAX
/ ing the division was referred did not
, like to decide the matter and so the bill
= | was sent back 10 the house without
:, recommendations as to It's passage. but
= it will be printed and placed on the cal
y endar.
y Delegations from both towns are here
9 to lineup members of the house in the
?, row. The Winfield people claim that a
, big ma jOrity of the voters of the county
are against the division. In the last
election Winfield had 1851 votes and Ar
= kansas City 1,075. Outside of these two
n towns there are 1904. and the Winfield
-, people claim to have 2.5e2 of these sign
? ed to protests against the division. The
Q, Winfield people say only one small cor
l. ner of the county wants a court held al
} Arkansas City and that it means an ad-
; ditiona1 expense of from 81. 500 to $1,000
a year to the county In the Winfield
lobby here to fight the bill are G. H
Buckman J. z. Jarvis. T ". Jeffrey
d P. III Albright, T. H Harrod, A G
ie Bangs, L. A Millspaugh, and NJ. B
IL Light.
n The Arkansas City people say the!
: have a large share of the litigation o
e the county and it win be a great saving
% for the court to come to them than fo
d them to have to go to Winfield to tn
g court.
h HOUSE ADJOURNS.
le The house adjourned from 2 to
y O'Clock in respect of Harry Williams
( brother of Representative A F. vii
q. Iiams. who died Sunday. to allow mem
l. Der to attend the funeral