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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-14
OF MRS. HAzEN
First Congregational Church
Packed to Overlooking.

The people who did not come in ample
time for the opening of the funeral SER
vice Of Mrs. Y. 7. Hazen at the Congre-
gational church Sunday afternoon were
compelled to crowd in along the aiSleS
OF the church and those who CAME late
were unable to get in at all. Carriages
lined the street for half block in both
directions. The funeral cortege which
followed the casl1et to the cemetery was
of unusual length while many persons
went to the burying place where the
body was consigned to a vault 1t will
be removed to vault upon the Hazen-
lots when one has been prepared.
The caSket lay before the altar under
a canopy of white lace. Beautiful
floral tributes were arranged about the
pulpit, huge pieces thanking the choir
loft. Two of those were representations
of the gates ajars one given by the To-
peka Bar association and the other by
the Shawnee county court house OIL
Gals. Other pieces were given by the
Turner's, the Arfons and the Elks while
there were smaller gifts from individual
friends in great profusion. On either
side of the pulpit the seats reserved
for the members of the Shawnee county
bar were filed, a testimonial of the uni
formal sympathy of the associates of
Judge T. T. Hazen, the bereaved hus
band. The eight pail bearers were seat
ed at the front They were: Otis E.
Hungate, Richard Hayden, DR.. ]. P.
Lewis, DR.. H. H. Keith, DR.. J. P. Ash
ton, Will Moeser, Otto Kuehne and A.
Steinberg-
The service opened with an organ vol
untary by Mr.. E. c. Lewis. After a
short invocation by DR.. A. S. Embree
the choir sang the hymn, Lead, Kindly
Light DR.. Embree then proceeded
with the funeral address, prefacing it
with scriptural readings from the 18th
chapter of ST. John and from the Old
Testament. His discourse was filled
with words of hope and promise. He
spoke of Gods charity for human
fraflty and offered consolation to the
members of the bereaved family. In
closing he spoke of the deceased. The
service occupied about half an hour. The
service at the cemetery was very short
but many friends followed the body
from the church to its resting place.
Lyndon Hazen was unable to attend,
the burns received while endeavoring to
rescue his mother combining him to his
home.
Before her marriage in 1874 Mrs. Ha-
zen was Miss Eliza Martz of Ripley
county, Indiana They removed to Kan
sas in 1880 and for many years lived at
the corner of Fifth and Madison streets.
Recently the family removed to the
new and attractive home at sos Monroe
street, where the terrible accident oc-
CURED which ended in Mrs. Hazen's
death
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SOME WINNING HORSES.
List of the Most Successful Eastern
StabIea.-

New York, Dec. 14.-This list of the
horses which brought money to the most
successful stables in the east this year is
worthy of careful study. 1t will reveal
much to the student of breeding as well
as to the man who is in search of a lime
on the equine market.
1t will be seen that the two-year-old
Leonidas. who was only beaten a head by
Hamburg Belle in the rich Futurity, with
s15,570, was the best winner for w. g.
Whitney, while Gunf1re, with S13, 675; Re-
liable, s10,115, and Infexible, $12,14O, did
their share. In the Thomas list Hermis
was the best breadwinner, as he earned
s24.s20, yet the two-year-old Pulsus, with
winnings of $21, 765, was not far behind.
Waterboy, with winnings of So, $50, was J.
B. Haggin's best winner, while Charles
Elwood, with $11,56O, and Ada Nay, $10,6e0
helped the stable along. The Hampton
stable owes its good position on the list TO
its crack three-year Africander, who
won S69,510. while Sydney Padget had
Hamburg Belle to thank for being we'll up
with the leaders, for, by winning the Flu
turity and four other races she won $44,-
1885, more than half of the stables win
nings. The tWo-year-old Magistrate was
the best horse of August Belmont, as
the four races he won in the spring nett ed
tWO-y ear-Old, was the leading winner for
John E. Madden, as his winnings by three
wins and second amounted to $29, 490
Each stable has also, other good winners
on the list which have not been mentioned
but will be seen in the table.
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MARKETS TODAY
Good General Demand for
Wheat Causes Strength.
Corn Is Influenced by the Rise
in Wheat.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Native Steers Sell at from 81 to
$5.25.
Hogs Inclined to Be Higher and
Advance a Point.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-WHEAT-Firm cables
light receipts in the northwest and small
caused strength in wheat at the start to-
day and there was good general de-
mand. Several .promipent commission
houses, however, had liberal quantities to
offer and the price declined, May selling
of to a14c after opening 7saAc to Ssq1zc
and Chicago reported receipts of 655 cars,
against 1,2S7 cars a year ago.
Later on buying credited to the leader
of the longs the selling tendency was
checked and on a good demand for May,
heavy rains in the Argentina, the close
was strong. After advancing to S2@S21sc,
May closed 1kc higher. at S15s@s1Ac.
CORN-Corn prices We're influenced by
the action of wheat. The opening was
strong on buying of December by shorts
and a fair scattered demand for other de-
lveries, the steady cables and the con-
tinued small receipts being partly respon-
shade to 1s@zc higher, at 439z G433sc, hIl-
a big commission house had a lot for sale
prices followed, May declining to 427s@43c.
Receipts were 2eS cars.
May closed 1sc higher, at 4SA@4Sssc.
OATSSmau receipts caused some COW
ering in oats and opening prices were
firm, helped by the strength in other
grains On the advance the offerings be-
came larger than the demand and the
market reacted, May selling off to 367zc
after opening a shade to 3sQ14c higher, at
371371sc. Receipts were 200 cars.
VISIONS-Provisions opened about
where they left off Saturday and with a
scattered demand Tor pork anu lids the
price held steady. May pork opened a
shade lower to a shade higher, at 81 -aoa
11.s21z; May lard was a shade to 219Q5c
lower, at Sc. 6255Q665, and ribs were I'M
changed, at $685.
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red. s7Gs71kc; No
8 red s5GS7c; No. 2 hard 79QS1c; No.
hard, 6907sc; No. 1 northern spring, Sec
No. 2 northern spring, SIC; No spring
GoRN-No. 2, 1890: No. 8, 4z1k@42Ac.
OATS-No. 2, 35c; No. 8, 3415c.
RYNDec.. Size; May, Size.
FLAx-Cash: NV, s1.oO15; S.-W., ss12ci
Dec, 9316c: May, CSC
TIMOTHY-Dec., $2.95; Jan, sS.o0;March
10.
CLOVER-Dec., $11.00.
BARLEY-Cash: 36Q58c.
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Wall Street, New York, Dec. 14--STOCKS
The opening prices in the stock market
today reflected the cheerful tone of the
London market with fractional advances.
Pennsylvania opened up u point and then
Welded q point. but rallied again. Gen
era1 Electric dropped a point Dealings
were only on a moderate scale
Prices assembled slowly but steadily
from 10 to II o'clock The demand was
varied and every representative stock,
both railroad and Industrial was adj
yanced a point or more The c0aJers
made the best showing IN point of actfy-
fty and strength, the seasonable weather
causing more speculative interest in the
group United States Steel figured Col
spfcuo1sly in the rise. but after tmprov-
ing IL points, to 81, profit taking sales
became effective. Sugar rose 2 points and
Westinghouse Electric points
The reaction ran to q point in United
States Steel preferred and about a point
in Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Sugar and
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BRYAN SEES THE POPE.
Views Places Of Interest and Eats
With Ambassador Meyer.

Rome, Dec 14-William Jennings
Bryan. accompanied by his son, was
received in private audience by the
pope. Mr.. Bryan was presented by
MonSignor Kennedy, rector of the
American college, who acted as in
terpreter. His holiness spoke with
great interest of the Catholics in the
United States. After the audience Mr..
Bryan expressed himself as highly
pleased with the pope's kindly bearing.
Before going to the vatican Mr.
Bryan visited several of the interesting
sights of Rome, including the Coliseum
and the Roman forum. He took par
ticular interest in the spot from which
Cicero Numbered his invectives against
Cataline. Later Mr.. Bryan ate lunch
con with Ambassador Meyer
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chicago livestock Market.

Chicago. Dec. Receipts to-
day, "a, 600 head. Market steady. Good to
s. OOd475: stockers and feeders, 81. 75d3. 90
cows, s1.50a3. 80; heifers. s1.75d4-50; can
ners S-59Q2.30; bulls, H.75Q4-00; calves,
s.. O0d5-25
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head; esti-
mated Tuesday, 1000 head Market steady.
choice heavy, 465G4.70: rough heavy. 81 40
eI460; light, $4.30q4.e5; bulk of sales, $4.51Q
SHEFzP-Receipts today, 2O,o0O head.
Sheep and lambs steady Good to choice
wetbers. 100000 fair to choice mixed,
81 seas. So; western sheep s.. 25Q3. 80; native
lambs, $4.00a5. IS. western lambs, $500
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Girl Works Long as a Boy.

Cleveland. O., Dec. 14.-Miss Evelfne
Rryier, of Milwaukee. who, dressed in
male attire and giving the name of
John Willie. has been employed as an
office boy in a local manufacturing
establishment, was arrested today. Ac-
cording to the girls confession she
eloped from Milwaukee with Michael
Hassenfratz. and came to this city
about September 1. She donned boys
clothing and was introduced at a hotel
in Bank street as Hassenfrantz's chum.
A quarrel between the couple resulted
in Miss Bryier's sex becoming known.
She will be sent back to milwaukee at
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 14-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 10000 head, including 200
head of southerns. Market steady to
strong. Native steers, S4O0Q5.25. southern
steers, 50. 5063- so: southern cows, g 00d2 40;
native cows and heifers, $2.O0d3. 50; stock
ers and feeders, So. Coz. so; bulls, $2.25d32 Is;
calves, s. 10000: western steers, $4,000. 10;
western cows, 81 00d2. 45.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket steady to sc higher. Bulk of sales,
IA 7z1z. pigs and lights, s4.50d4.70.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market 5010c higher Muttons, IS 50q4 10;
lambs, S45@5.25; range wethers, IS. 25Q400;
ewes, 81. 60a535.
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NEW SOLOMON's JUDGMENT
Waving Sword Above Disputed Child
He Sees True Mother.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 1.-Two women
who laid claim to a three-year-old girl
appeared before Magistrate vichenstain
today and the magistrate settled the ar
gument as King Solomon did a similar
one, by waving an Imaginary sword over
the baby. The true mother, reIenting,
was given possession of the girl.
Mrs. Angelina Williams, a cook on a
river boat, left the baby in charge of a
Mrs. Catherine Moore of this city. Re-
turning today, possession of the child was
refused her.
Judge Vichenstain called for sword
to divide the infant. when the Williams wo-
man cried: No, do not murder iti'' The
other woman seemed unaffected.
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A FORTUNE TO A SCHOOL.
Aged Lady Presents $4,000 to
Drake University at Des Moiues.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 14.-Mrs. David
Skinner, totally blind, has donated her
entire fortune of $10,0 900 to Drake uni
versity, exacting as a sole condition
that her wants during the remainder
of her life be provided for by the uni
versity.
AS she is aged and infirm, she has
no expectancy of long life, and her
wants are few. She resides at Spencer,
where she is noted for her sweetness
of character and philanthropy. She
was postmistress of Spencer during pi-
Oneer days.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'D
lower; corn unchanged.
Liverpool. l 80 p. M: Wheat unchanged;
corn unchanged.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, "A
cars; graded, 0. Corn, 29S cars; graded, i.
Oats, 800 cars; graded, 8.
Grain receipts at Kansas City: Wheat,
ITO cars; corn Is cars; oats, Is cars.
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat I'M
changed; corn sd higher for the day.
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis, $50 cars; Duluth, AZ cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, 498 cars; Duluth, 81
cars.
Visible supply: Wheat increased 2,362, 900
bushels; corn increased 5000 bushels; oats
increased 1872. eco bushels.
Total visible supply: Wheat a. S04 0oO
bushels; corn, 1888, coo bushels; oats, $780,
600 bushels.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow: May
wheat-Puts, size; calls, S21sc. May corn
Puts, 43Q431sc; calls, 4S5sc
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Frank sommera Diaappears.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec 14.-Frank
Sommers, who came to this city from
Des Moines, Ia, a week ago last Fri
day is missing and his friends fear
that he has met with foul play. SOM
mers was owner of a pickle factory in
Des Moines. He came to this city to
go into business. He has not been seen
since last Monday, at which time he
had $500 in his pockets.
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BUGGY WHEEL FOOLS BEAR
Unable to Hug Tt, He Rolls Down a
Mountain Side,

Altoona, Pa, Dec. 14-Fred Bland, sr.
the coal operator and merchant at Lip
ton. 10 miles east OF Altoona, was driving
this morning. when he was stopped by a
black bear, which rose to its hind legs as
he approached.
The horse became frightened, but with
the whip Bland urged him forward. Nea r
ing the bear, which kept coming toward
him all the time, he applied the whip
vigorously.
As the horse sprang forward Bruin
was caught by the front wheel of the
buggy and knocked down over the noun
tain side
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Kansas city Produce Marke..

Kansas City, Dec 14-CloseaaWHEAT-
Receipts today, 10 cars. Quotations !:
Dec, 6S5sG6Sslc; May, 6sszc. Cash: No. 2
hard, 71M72c; No. 8 hard. 67q70c; No Z
hard, 6la66c; rejected hard, 59Q61c; No
red, S3dS4c; No. 8 red, S0GS1c-
CORN-Dec., 371sci May, 37A@373sc-
Cash: No. 2 mixed, 391zc; No white,
oATsNNo. 2 white, s6qssc; No mixed.
BsUiT1TER-creamery, 21q22c; dairy. fan
EGGs-Fresh, CSC.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Dec. 14-Close-MONEY =
Prime mercantile paper, per cent; ster-
ling exchange firm, with actual business
in bankers bills at 81 S345d4. $3.50 for de-
rnand and at "a. 7990u4.S 50 for 60 days; post
ed rates, S. 805sd4-s 81 and $4.s4fl4. S41z; COM
sILVER-Bar silver. 551zc: Mexican dol
BONDS bonds steady.
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Iopeka marks.


Furnished by 8. Z. Lux, successor to w
o. Anderson & CO.. 80 Kansas ave.
FRUITS.
RANGES-Mexican and Florida 81 rs
per box; navel, per box, 3 75GI3.50; Ca1ifor-
mia budded fruit $2.35 per box.
LEMONS-California, per box, g. 7503 q
BANANAS-Fancy Port Limons, 225a1
GRAPES-Malaga s4.75Q5. Is per Dbl.
APPLES-S3 60QI3.S5 per Dbl.
CRANBERRIES-Per Dbl, 1851 "a
DATEsSA51kG51zc per ID.
VEGETABLES.
TIJRNIPS-Per bu., doc
PARSNIPS-Per bu.. 75c.
CARROTS-Per bu., 75c-
CAULIFLOWERTPe crate Sgo0
P0TATOES-Kaw Valley. Coo per h.,
Colorado Pearls, &c per blu Du-s
SWEET PCTATOES-VlrginIa psr ~,
"a 90: Musca tine. Ia, sacked per bI, ~ 1o 51s
HUBBARD SQUASh-s'er doz.' q ~ ~:
I'Vs, ABBAGEszo 0a225 per cwt.
iONIONS-Per bu.. S01S5c: Spanist -
ions per crate, s1-3591. 10 on
HICKORY NUTS-$1.40 per bt1
CEIERY-Blue Ribbon Ter 5oz ~
I11rnbo per doZ-. 75c- We
icl,oCoANUTs-sk-o per sack: coc -.
1JHISONEY-24-Hack cases. 500
FIGS-Roxes containing ten n
IONS per box 1.0os boxes conrair,I11. aS =
ID. cartons, per box, $3.50.
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st Louis, No, Dec. 14-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today 1900 head. including Loo head
of Texans Market steady. Beef steers,
So 70d5. 40: stockers and feeders, s200Q3-90;
cows and heifers, $3.50. .; Texas steers.
81 2On4-0O; Texas cows and heifers, $2.e04
HOGAReceipts today, $500 head Mar
ket steady to strong. Pigs and lights, $4-S9
"A 80: packers 81 z044.65; butchers and
best heavy, 81 5g64.70.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head
Market steady. Natives, Ss5d3.s5; lambs.
$4.00Q5.30.
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New York Fears Smallpox.

New York, Dec. 14.-vigorous meas
ures are being taken by the board of
health to prevent an outbreak of small
pox in New York, and to that end it
has appointed ga new inspectors, who
will cooperate with the large force of
regular inspectors in searching for per-
sons who have not been vaccinated.
Many cases of smallpox have been re-
ported lately in large cities near here
and the authorities are determined to
forestau the disease in New York.
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sac IfHe swore il Dutch.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 14.-Police Ser
geant John Schmitt, of this city, was
placed on trial today before Mayor
Price charged with using profane Ian
guage in Pennsylvania Dutch on a
street car while on duty and in the
presence of ladies. Nobody seemed to
be able to give a clear definition of
just what the officer did say. and he
viii probably be acquitted. The ac-
cused sergeant won a medal in the
Frauco-German war
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Speaking OF pensions, Eugene Ware
has a plan which he would like to see
adopted Before he puts aside his official
toga and retires to private life In his
recent report Mr.. Ware recommended
to congress the passage of a bill pro-
viding for a complete change in the
method of making medical examine
lions. Mr.. Wares plan is to appoint
hundred surgeons, through the civil SER
vice commission, who shah be divided
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Twins Form a Quartet.

vocal quartette is boosted by this city.
made up of the Trier girls, who are
furnishing music for entertainments
this winter. The sisters are two pairs
of twins and look enough alike to be
o11adruplets Their voices range from
a deeD contralto to high soprano.
The sisters are IA and 16 years old.
They are considered q musical wonder
beraa bouts
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ST., 900 FOR CAMPUS TREES.
Milwaukee Man Makes a Gift to
Princeton University.

AACSSOA OAANCASAsy.
Princeton, N. J., Dec. 14.-At the reg
ular fall meeting of the trustees of
Princeon university a gift of 900 was
announced from William D. Van Dyke
of Milwaukee, to be spent in trees on
the campus.
The trustees also accepted in behalf
of the university two silk flags given
by the crew of the gunboat Princeton.
The crew of the Princeton, which re-
Gently went out of commission, were
given a dinner at the Princeton club
of Philadelphia just before the boat
started for Oriental waters, and on
their return took this way of showing
their appreciation
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Rusaia,s Reply to Japan.

London, Dec. 1.-THE terms of Rus
sia's reply to Japan have been com
municated to the Japanese minister
here, Baron Hayashi. by the govern
ment at Toxic. The minister said they
were still incomplete, but he signifi-
cantly added that he saw no reason to
change his previously expressed opin-
ion that a peaceful issue would result
therefroTn.
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WANTED-2 experienced mattresses al
Fifth Avenue hotel
Missouri Paciac: Prices hardened again

Missouri Pacific Prices hardened again
on intensely dull trading and had crept
up to near the best by noon.
Bonds were steady at noon.
Room traders singled out Southern Pa
cific to lead a fresh jump upward and the
stock was taken freely up to 1875 The
market responded in sympathy and top
prices were made by the western stocks
and the coalers. At 1 O'Clock the market
became quiet.
Profits were taken moderately through
Amalgamated Copper became active later
in the day and gained 1ss points Other
stocks stiffened considerably and trading
increased.
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Ch,oaeo produce Marks..

Chicago, III, Dec. 14-BUTTER- Market
steady. Creamery, 16d25c; dairy, 14Q21c.
EGGS-Market firm, 25G2715c.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 10AD
1O1hc Twins, 1Oc; Young Americas, 101zc.
LIVE POULTRY-Market firmer- Tur-
keys, lie; chickens, S1zes springs, &c.
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Cotton Market

New York, Dec. 14-COTT0N-Sales to-
day. 800 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet.
Quota tions. per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands s12.45 middling gulf. So. 20.
galveston Tex, Dec. 14-EOTTON-
Market steady at 12c per pound.
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SUGAR and Coffee Markat.

New York. Dec. 14-SUGAR-Raw sugar
steady. Fair refining, SIC; centrifugal,
So test, 35sc; molasses sugar, Csc. Refined
sugar steady Crushed, sos; powdered,
81 So: granulated, $4- 45.
COFFEE-Msrket quiet. No. Rio,
6 15-16c.
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Range of Prices on Stocks.

Furnished by j. E. Gan. Commissions
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
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CAMPBELL BALKS.
Refuses to DeIude Old Soldiers
With Private Pension Bill.
Other Kansas Members Have,
introduced $40.
BOWERS0CK In LEAD.
He Is Responsible for 1O2 of
Them.
Mr.. Curtis Comes Next, With
Exactly 20.
BOWERS0CK In LEAD.

washington. Dec. 12.-Membelts OF the
Kansas delegation in congress. have IN
troduced. up to date 240 private pension
bills. and the session is yet young. 1t
is well understood by members of con-
Eress that each member cannot expect
to secure the passage of more than
four or five bills Of this character. but
It has been the practice for many
years to Introduce these measures IN
discriminatory. Thousands and thou
sands of them are introduced every
congress. the bills are printed, and
that is the end of them. 1t is no
trouble to introduce a bill of this char
acter after it is pr epared. All the
member is required to do is to toss it
into the hopper at tlAe speakers desk
and the thing is accomplished. 1t is
not necessary for the member to rise
and get recognition from the chair, and
send the bill to the clerks desk, where
1t is read twice by its title and referred
verbally to the committee. as is done
in the senate. Perh APPS that is the
reason so many more bills are intro
duced in the house of representatives
1t is such an easy thing to do.
It was expected that the members
of The Kansas delegation would be
more temperate in TIE introduction of
special bills at this session, in view of
the agitation of the subject in the state
during the summer, and some of them
have been more discriminating in the
introduction of these measures. In
speech in Kansas last summer, Repre-
sentative Campbell made the public
declaration that he would not introduce
more than four or five bills of this
character. as no more than that num-
Der could be passed by one member,
and he did not propose to delude old
soldiers into the belief that he was go
ing to accomplish something for them
when the realization of such a hope
was out of the question. Mr.. Campbell
apparently is going to stand by that
declaration. Up to this time he has not
introduced a single bill. He is now
trying to choose from the numerous
cases submitted to him four or FIVE of
the most deserving. which he will try
to get through this congress. The other
claimants he is giving frankly to IN
derstand that he cannot do ANYTHING
for them. One or two of the other
members of the delegation are follow
ing Mr.. Campbell's example, but the
idea has not become popular with the
members vet. as the following state
ment of bills introduced UP to this time
will show: