The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23
PRESSESARE BUSY
Government Printing Large
Amounts in Bank Notes.
National Banks Having Their
Circulation Increased.
LONG FINDS OUT HOW
Helped a Kansas Bank to Get
More Cash.
Gossip Of Interest From the
Nations Capital.
LONG FINDS OUT HOW

Washington, Nov. 23.-What is lit
orally a hive of industry these days
and nights is the bureau of engraving
and printing This institution is WORK
ing to the full extent of its capacity
printing national bank notes for add
ed circulation for Kansas and other
banks
A certain national bank in large
Kansas city decided to add about Vs.
600 to its circulation, to which 1t was
entitled under the law, and therefore
relieve to that extent the SITUATION IN
that town. The president OF the Dank
wrote and telegraphed Senator Long
to that effect, and asked MIN TO see
the treasury department about hasten
ing the printing of the notes. Upon IN
vestigation at the bureau OF engraV-
ing and printing, it was found that ma
tional banks from all over the country
were clamoring for increased circula-
ton, and it meant day and night
work, with added force of men and
women, to meet the demand. Inquiry
was made as to whether the Kansas
bank might not be made special,
which meant that 1t be showed in
ahead of some of the other cases.
=" Special" said the official; why
we long ago made SO many of these
banks special that we now have to
distinguish by making certain favored
ones urgent special.
VERY well, then" said Senator
Long; make this Kansas case urgent
special and it was done.
The rush comes from the excellent
suggestion made by Secretary Cortel-
you recently that national banks
throughout the country increase their
circulation to the limit, and thereby
throw additional funds upon the COM
munities and help out the stringency.
Senator Curtis returned to Wash
ington this week, after an absence of
nearly three weeks as member OF
the senate subcommittee to investigate
certain affairs connected with the
Kickapoo tripe of Indians The inves-
tigation began at Eagle Pass, contin-
ued in Texas and Old Mexico, and
concluded in Oklahoma, the old home
of the tribe. 1t grew out of charges
made by one Bentley. former agent,
touching the removal of the tribe
from Oklahoma to Old Mexico. The
committee consisted of Senators Tell
er, Curtis and~LaFollette. It is prob
this city soon.
The new office building of the house |
of representatives is being delayed in !
completion, and it is doubtful If it will |
be occupied on December l, as hoped |
In fact, 1t win probably be nearer the !
first of the year when the members |
move into the big marble structure |
This information was given out a day |
or two ago by the superintendent of |
is a disappointment which is daily |
meeting incoming members. 1t is par |
ticularly hard on Representative Muir |
dock, Madison and Anthony, the for |
mer having no craftsmanship to eptitle |
him temporarily at least to quarters in |
the capitol; and the latter new men, |
bers who had built high their hopes of |
getting into the new building when they |
first took their seats. Other Kansas |
members are provided for at the capitol. |
Miller Is chairman of claims and has a
nice room; Reeder is chairman of mile /
age, and shares his large committee |
room with Campbell; Scott is chairman
of mines and mining, or rather, the
chairman having gone out of congress,
Is acting chairman and therefore has a
room; and Calderhead has a room in
the terrace OF the capitol.
When a real boy is q young boy the |
constant dream of his days and nights
Is that the school house may burn. It
was something Of feeling akin to this
that thrilled the clerical forces of SEN
ators and members of congress when
the news came that the big seed ware
house Of the department Of agriculture |
had burned. Now" quoth they, there
win be no seed distributions" But it Is |
not so. There will be seeds to distrib-
ute perhaps not as great a quantity as
usual. and they will not go out quite so
soon In the spring, but there will be
seeds, nevertheless.
Representative P. P. Campbell is re-
5oicing that his family has arrived in
washington. For two weeks he kept
house alone, save for his young boy
Colin, a lad OF some IL years. That is
to say, Mr.. Campbell and Colin lived
in their apartment, and took their meals
out. Not only was Mr.. Campbell minus
his family, barring Colin. Industrious
youth, but minus his secretary the
faithful TONY" Mellette. So he had
to engage in his daily work without the
aid of a secretary, writing his letters
in tedious and wearisome longhand to
tbe inquiring constituent. doing his de
paSGtment work all alone. and see that
Coin got his lessons at night. The
last Two weeks have been rather hard
on the Third district member fortified
though he was with wanderings the
past summer in Scotland, but now all
Is safe, for his family and his secre-
tary have come on as they say in
Washington.
In Masonic circles Senator Long is
receiving congratulations because of
being selected as a K. c. G. H. at the