The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-17

An Atchison man. Who has inside
information. says Henry Allen is about
to build "a fire under w. r. Stubbs, VINO
has taken chips in the Second district
congressional Gght-AtchisOn Globe.
While the State Journal has no lin
side Information it can be stated on
good authority that the speech of w.
r. Stubs at Wichita, accusing the
members of the legislature Of graft
ing" and accepting Doodle from the
railroad companies has stirred UP
hornets nest. and 1t is very likely that
the hornets are of very much the same
species that may be turned loose in
the Second district
w. r. Stubbs himself. speaker of the
house chairman Of the state central
committee. and general manager of the
Destinies OF the State. is accused of
grating And the indications are that
the charge will be difficult for Mr..
Stubs to explain away
Stubs lis accused Of collecting from
the state SO per day for his services as
presiding officer of Hthe=houSe OF repTea
sentat ives, a total Of $3.50, when as
matter of fact the records show that
he was I'm the chair only six days dur
ing the session
Not only did Stubbs collect SO extra
for presiding" every working day of
the session but he collected the SO for
Sundays Saturdays and every other
4aI4 IGSaE4lESS Oh MuELHtI lnt mousse
was in session or not And this in
spite of the very clear and emphatic
declaration of section 60SS, general
statutes of 1901 which says:
"The speaker of house of repre-
sentatives shall in addition to his per
diem and mileage allowed to him as a
member of the house. receive for his
services the sum of SO for each day
that he shall actually preside as such
speaker and in case Of his absence or
inability to attend the sessions of the
house. the speaker pro tenn shall re
Ceive such compensation
Yet the vouchers on file with the
state auditor show that on five differ
ent occasions the Hon. w r. Stubs
held up his right hand and solemnly
swore that he was entitled to the S3
per diem for presiding" over the
house of representatives on Sunday
"A list OF the vouchers made out in
Mr.. Stubbs' favor, to which he swore,
IS as follows
Jan. 10 to 10, inc. per diem. -. $4,000
FOslage --..... $3.50. .... 10. 90
Jan. 20 to %, inc, per diem. 80. 5000
- ~ - - t-SO
Jan so to FEB s. inc. per diem, 60. 90
FEB to $. inc, per diem. .. 5000
Feb. 9 to %, inc. per diem so 90
Each voucher is for ten days paw.
and each ten days Mr. Stubs drew his
S60-S8 per day as a member of the
legislature and SO per day for pre-
siding.
Ansel Clark Did the Work.
OF course anyone who attended the
sessions of the legislature well knows
That Speaker Pro TEN. Ansel r. clark
really did all the presiding of the ses-
sion. on the merits of the case
0lupos should not have received a
cent TOT presiding. and Clark should
nave mad it all But the onlv record
or ofnciaI nature to go is the house
journal which shows who was in the
ehair when the house convened each
cay This record gives Stubs credit
LOT oeing in the chair six times in the
hIty-day session The following fe the
record OF DAYS. - 'iis
January 1O-Stubbs.
January 11=CIar5
January 12-Stubbs
January 10, IA. 15-No sass3o,
January IS. II. IS, 10. 90 d
January 22-No session.
January 23-Stubbs
January q, 25. Is 27-CIarx
January g. 29-No sessions
January 3d. 31-CIark.
February 1, 2. 3, 4CIar1r
tebruary 5-No session
Eebruary 6. z. s. g. 10 11-C1arl~
epruary 12-No session.
February 13-Stubbs
February Il. 10. l6-C1srk
February 17-Stubbs.