The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
LOOMS IN THE SENATE.
Inspector General Makes Speech
After He Is Confirmed.

The senate confirmed several appoint
ments made by the governor Tuesday
afternoon. Among them was that of
Nelson Horatius LOOMS as inspector
general. The announcement of his APP
pointment did not specify whether he is
inspector of militia or railroad passes.
AS the title of colonel goes with the
appointment it is reasonable to presume
that it IS of a military nature. After
his confirmation Colonel LOOMS was
called upon by the senate for a speech
and a committee appointed to wait upon
him and lead him to the presidents
stand.
LOOMS was in the rear of the senate
chamber and reluctantly Obeyed the de-
mand for a speech. When he reached
the newspaper table he wanted to stop
and do his talking from there but the
escort wouldn't let him. They led him
to the presidents stand. Colonel Loomis
said:
I have always tried to keep in the
background in my work in the legisla-
ture but [ have always endeavored to
treat those l have met with courtesy
and fairness. / am very thankful for
the honor that has been extended to me
and grateful for the good feeling that
has prompted the senate in demanding
my appearance here. My first intima-
tlOn of my appointment was its an
nouncement by the chair just now and
l assure you it was altogether unexpect-
4 ed and unsought for on my part. I
/ want to again thank this body and as
sure you of my grateful appreciation of
/ this honor.
The committee for the investigation
of the merger of the Kansas City &
1 Colorado railroad with the St. Louis
Fort Scott & Memphis has been au-
thorized by the state senate to sit in
vacation without pay and to make its
report to the governor. This will give
the committee an opportunity to work
those respective roads for passes during
{ of na
4 members want to go to st. Louis this
year and again next year and for some
reason the matter of transportation
hasn't been fixed up. The members of
the committee are Allen, Cubbison,
Noftzger. Leidy and Vincent.
Unless the work of the Kansas ship
pers who are logging" hard for the
passage of the bill making the board of
railroad commissioners elective by the
people produces some immediate re-
suits there will be no law Of that kind
adopted. The trouble is over the man
ner of the selection of the minority
member of the board during the next
month, as one Will then have to be
appointed to fill a vacancy The bill
originally put the selection Of the com
missiOners. to serve until the next cleo
ton. in the hands of the governor. The
bill went over to the house but was
recalled and the appOintive power Ia
ken out of the governors hands and
vested in the executive council When
the bill came up for consideration
Tuesday the house changed that clause
to its original form The senate last
night refused to concur in the amend
ment and sent it back to the house re-
versed again. AS it now stands the ap-
poi1tive power is vested in the execu-
tive council with the house refusing to
agree to that amendment The vote
upon concurring in the senate stood l.
to Il.
In their fight in the legislature this
winter the range cattle men from the
western part of the state have won GU
over the cattle feeders. The feeders
lost the bill to prevent the range meT
from fencing up public roads Th'
rangers have saved the appropriation
bill for the live stock sanitary inspec
ton bureau against which the feeder!
fought. The feelers wanted to do away
: with the inspection by the state author
tiles.