The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-26
HOUSE KILLED IT.
Toyed Awhile With the Neosho
River Bill

The house was ready Thursday after
noon TO play havoc with anv relief
measure that might come across from
the senate. The house waited ready 10
stick knife in anything that was
knifeable.
The members of the house heard that
Senator Wright had introduced a bill O
appropriate $150,000 for the relief of
flood sufferers There was an idea
among the representatives that the bill
would pass the senate Then the house
was to make quick work of it. The
members waited expectantly for a
chance to give it a death blow. Then
the senate killed the bill and the house
was cheated from giving it the fatal
stroke The members of the house wish
ed to knife something. To do that they
would have to take a recess. That was
done and the session was resumed at
o'clock last night.
The bill which gave the house an op-
portunity to display its feelings was
that introduced in the senate by Sena tor
Aorehouse. 1t was to provide for the
surveying Of the NeQsnO river through
Ne0sho Labette, Allen, Woodson, Coz
fey. Lyon and Morris counties TO deter
mine the feasibility Of constructing ca
nails and bitches to stlaighten the river.
The bill was messaged to the other body
Vnd then the house had chance al it,
There was a scramble to see who could
give the bill the first slap. Bets and
Leland cried for recognition. Belts was
lecognized he wished to amend the bin
to include the Kansas river, the Repub-
hcan and the Smoky Hill and to apprO-
pirate $4,000 to carry on the work.
The gentleman from Donlphan,' said
Speaker Pringle.
Il wish to include Wolf river in that
bill" said Mr.. Leland.
The bars were down and the roll call
of the rivers and creeks in the state be-
gan.
II wish to amend by inserting Cow
creek and the Arkansas river, said
Representa- Hinkle.
In western Kansas we have the Wal
nut" said Hale of Rush There is no
water in it but if it ever rises we walit
the walnut included in the bill
The Marias des Cygnes, said jerks
OF Franklin is as tleacherous as the
spelling Of its name. ! wish that river,
81 aalllnA and all,I42cluQeu IN TINS stfaleii'-
ening bill
The Prairie Dog creek is some times
as pestiferous as the animal it is named
for" said Jones Of Norton. I wish to
include that creek in the bill
i would like TO include Popcorn
creek said Stavely of Usage. "and also
that creek that sometimes sweeps away
so many politicians when 1t rises nat
is salt creek you all know about It,
Move that the bill with the amend
ments be read" was shouted by half
dozen members.
The house was having its fun. mo-
tiOn to strike out the enactlnS clause
was TO be voted upon. Leland and
Waggener were sitting in front of KEEP
resentative Barnd, the jolly man who
was comedian before he was a law
maker. Barnd has a way OF shouting
~" that is all his own. He makes it
sound like a coyote yelp punctuated by
a rifle shot. When the vote was taken
Rarnd yelled IL" Waggener jumped,
but Leland sat rs calm as a brigadler
general under fire
4 17c u
been officially killed. Representative
Kirkpatrick announced that he did not
understand the bill about the NeoshO
and wished it recOnsidered- InlS gave
Representative Griffin chance TO tell a
story. He began THE gentleman from
W0odsOn reminds me Of an engine L
knew bout II was so small tnat WAen
the man who ran 1T wanted to blow the
whistle he had to stop the engine ana
use all the steam for the Whlslle pe-
cause the boiler was so small 1t was
a large whistle and when he wanted 10
run the engine he couldn't use the
whistle. The gentleman from W oousoh
doesn't seem to he able to think while
things are going on
That squelched Mr.. Kirkpatrick.
Representative Dolly managed to intro
duee bill providing tor the aVklhs OF
the Kansas river in Wabaunsee county
and to get it passed Johnson OF De-
catur seemed to think it was about
time for him to quit voting for things
anu ne Attta against IL fAAtii NJ
found he was alone in his opposition he
changed his vote.
To keep the house in good humor.
Nation started things by inquiring il
those who had flags voted to them at
the last session would remove them
from over the speakers desk. The flags
We're voted to Leland and Waggenei-
"One flag is enough for me, said Le-
land.
He wants that hag." said Waggener,
but he is afraid to take it for fear that
the association with me in the flag busi-
ness Will hurt the administration"
The house elected r. w. Knapp and
Miss May Huff to transcribe the record
of The session kept by the clerk.
Representative Hale asked permission
to withdraw his original bill to apprO-
pirate $50 coo for the relief of Hood suf-
ferers. The bin was dead. He wanted
to take the corps home to show his
constituents that he made the effort
His request was granted and the house
took recess Till Friday morning.
NO ACTION TAKEN.