The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-02
SCOTT DENIES IT.
Not Trying to Take Federal
Court Business Away.
Won't Ask to Have Clerks LOca-
ted in Wyandotte.
WHAT HE WILL ASK.
Would Have Federal Building
There Enlarged.
Reported That Pollock Will
Move to Kansas City. I

washington, Dec. Topeka lawyers
nave been much exercised recently on
account OF the rumor that Representa-
tive Charles F. Scott contemplated the
introduction of bill in the house of
representatives providing for the trans
Ter OF the greater part of federal court
business from that city to Kansas City
Kan. The bill was to provide so it was
alleged, that the clerks of the United
States circuit and district court should
be compelled to maintain offices at
Kansas City, Kan.
Mr.. Scott states that he does not in
tend to introduce such bill, and is not
aware how the rumor started; but ad-
m1ts what everyone connected with
federal court has known to be apparent
for some time that Kansas City, Kan,
has grown to such proportions as a seat
for federal court business that officers
are compelled to spend more and more
time there. Big litigation has gone to
Kansas City, Kan. for some months
past, and the fact that many large cor
porations have their offices there has
been largely responsible. Also the fact
that Kansas City, Kan, has made such
tremendous strides in the past year in
business, population. and independence
as a separate city of the state has had
a good deal to do with the matter.
Representative Scott and Senator
Long are now working to secure the
appropriation of a sufficient sum, per-
haps $1,000 and perhaps more, to make
suitable addition to the present federal
building at Kansas City, which was
built when the town did not have half
the present population and perhaps not
third the present court business. This
addition is made necessary not alone
because of added postofice require
ments, but on account of the court bus
mess as well.
Judge John c. Pollock, United States
district judge for Kansas, has been re-
ported for some time past as being of
Sas City. If he does this, it is likely
that, this town being his home, the
clerks will at least have to maintain
offices in the federal building; and if
they themselves find it necessary to
run the offices and reside in the same
town as the judge, it may, on this ac-
count, do away with Topekas import
ance as a federal court center.
But it is stated that no Kansas men,
ber of congress has in mind any dis
elimination against Topeka by the
enactment of legislation calculated
thereby to take away from Topeka the
seat of court and remove it to Kansas
City. Circumstances, the condition of
business and the Importance of Kansas
City, together with the possible removal
of Judge Pollock, may do this, but no
act of congress will.
In connection with the enlargement
Of the Kansas City, Kansas, public
building is the movement which has
originated among a number of prom
Lnent citizens of that town to discard
their present inadequate federal build
Ing and have congress appropriate
500, 900 or $500, 900 for the erection of a |
new and large building. This will de- |
pend upon the report of the treasury
department officials sent out on the re-
quest of Senator Long and Representa- |
tive Scott recently as to whether, in |
their judgment. the present building
may be remodeled-
Representative Scott has Just present |
I'd to the second assistant postmaster |