The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
Mr.. CURTIS AT HOME.
Congressman Is Here to Spend
the Summer.

In his fourth floor, front. Office in the
Crawford building on Fifth and Jack
son streets. Congressman Charles Curtis
and Miss Dolly Curtis his secretary
have installed themselves for the sum
mer Mr.. Curtis returned from Wash
ington Sunday and has settled down for
his vacation work and rest. He had a
good many callers today and with
stopping to chat with them got very lit
tie work done, although his desk pre-
sented the appearance Of that of a busy
man.
In appearance he is a little worn. per
haps, with his winters work but he is
in good spirits at getting home. During
his absence the Office has been repa-
pered and hung with new roller curtains
so that it looks fresh and new-what
secured the second room of the Office
suite which MI. Curtis used to occupy
and he IS now penned UP in the one in
front That seems to be large enough
for his present purposes.
Mr.. Curtis was ready to talk about
his work in congress Ehis winter and did
SO very tnterestingIy after grasping the
reporters hand and calling him by
name The reporter had not met Mr..
Curtis for four years and then only for
a moment SO he expanded consciously
when his name was renem bered. This
IS said TO be one of Congressman Cut
It's strong points. First Mr.. Curtis told
OF MS interview with President ROOse-
Velt regarding his proposed visit to To-
peka IN May, and of the telegram re-
cefved Sunday evening announcing the
date of his intended arrival here Mr.
Curtis has turned that matter over to
Major T. J. Anderson and the CONNER
cial club.
7 presume" he said. that the people
viii be interested in hearing a little
about what congress has done and
what it has left undone during the past
session. but that is big subject
Among other things 3,z30 bills were
acted upon out of about twenty thous-
and introduced in both houses. Five
laws Of the country. Among them the
most important one, I think, was the
one granting a pension to every soldier
who has lost a limb While in the service
Of the army or navy. The service pen
sion for veterans of the Mexican war
has also been increased to S12 per
month I think thar the next important
pension legislation viii be the granting
served in the Union army during the
Civil war
Several mail routes have been granted
for the First district to be installed very
shortly On May routes will be put in
operation at Winchester Reserve, Oza-U-
kie LeOna. Horton. Fningham and AIRING
ton. On July / routes will be opened at
/ Wetmore. Valley Fails Valencia. IinWood
and Berryton. Special agents of the post
tario in jackson county within a few
weeks and in Leavenworth county very
4 SLdEu--
Returning to his conversation about con-
gress. he said. ITS too bad that they
/ don't reform the senate rules. If they Lad
/ cut OF all the extra debate this extra ses-
/ sion could be done away with but with
+ the present absolute freedom of debate
there's no telling when the vote will be
taken upon the two important treaty prop
+ ositions that are now before the body.
really believe that both viii finally be
adopted by big majority and in condi-
/ ton which will meet the approval of the
I people.
1t is indefinite, of course. but I think
the vote viii probably be taken upon the
/ canal treaty next Tuesday and that the
i Cuban treaty will be ratified very soon af-
I terward-'
In response to an inquiry as TO what
he thought about the failure of the leg
islature to act together upon congress
ional reapportionment bill, he said he was
surprised, but that he didn't need to rel
why. Mr.. Curtis listened with considera.
BILE interest to an account Of the rumpuS
that has been stirred up about Senator
/ Burton S alleged connection with q get
/ rich-quick scheme in St Louis but he de.
/ clined to comment on 1t or discuss it.