The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-09

had the matter up with the depart
ment for the past month.
Four public building bills for Kansas
towns nave now been introduced, both
in house and senate, and If there is a
public building omnibus bill, they will
probably be included. These are: In
dependence, Coffeyville, Parsons and
wellington. Representative Campbell
introduced bills for the three first
named in the house, and Senator Long
Tor independence and Coffeyville and
Senator Curtis for Parsons, and Repre-
sentative Murdoch in the house for
| Wellington and Senator Long in the
senate There may be others later,
Concordia, Abilene and Clay Center, in
the Fifth district, being aspirants for
this distinction. No bills for them
have been introduced yet however.
There is a general evidence more and
more among members of congress Of
service on the committees on the Dis
trict of Columbia. Representative
Campbell was well up on the house
committee. He probably could have
been chairman, in the present congress.
He had been for four years right hand
man to Chairman Babcock. He aspired
this year to ways and means, but
stated to his friends that whether he
got that distinguished position or not,
| he did NOT desire further service on the
district committee. Representative
Greene of Massachusetts, has also de-
clined reappointment on this committee.
Senator Long does not find his service
on the district committee at all pleas
ing. The trouble is it is but a sort of
city council job. All the petty details
concerning legislation and affairs of
the city of Washington and the Dis
trict of Columbia come before this
committee. 1t is true that some one
has to do this work. and that it is i'm
portant, but no one ever made a great
record in congress on it, and there are
plenty who will probably be willing to
give the service.
Representative Reeder has told the
Washington papers about new indus
try in his part of Kansas: Selling top
soil from alfalfa fields to farms along
the Missouri river, where 1t is difficult
to get this excellent forage plant.
The Jefferson County Veterans as
ISOLATION has petitioned Senator Long
to endeavor to see to it that the words
United States of America are placed
above the entrance to every federal
building in the cities OF the country.
The petition has been presented to the
senate.
E. w. Howe has sent to Senator Long
copy of his book, DAILY Notes of
Trip Around the World" which concern
his trip around the world last year,
autographed, to be presented to the
president with the authors compli-
ments.
Virgil B. Jennings, a Neosho county
boy who entered the navy and did not
like 1t, and absented himself from the
service, has avoided Imprisonment as
result of courtmartial on account of
the intercession of Senator Long and
Representative Campbell in his behalf,
at the instance of the boys aged par
entS.
At the recent big army and navy
football game, the event in army and
navy circles of the whole year, played
at Philadelphia ON Franklin field, one
of the distinguished players was a
Kansan, Cadet Erwin. of the military
academy His brother, Vincent Erwin,
was recently appointed to the naval
academy on the recommendation of
Senator Long, and is already trying for
the football team. Both are strapping
fine fellows, and distinguished them
selves at home in the game. They
came from Chapman. in Dickinson
Representative Calderhead Is
also proud Of the recent achievement
of his nephew, Samuel Forter, who won
the game on Thanksgiving day for the
University of Kansas at st. Joseph.
J. M Burriss of Burton, a clerk in |
the postoffice department. an excellent |
and typewriter, and who |
a three-years' law course |
here last spring, is acting temporarily |
as secretary for Representative D. r. |
Anthony, his secretary, Reese Van
SAINT of Topeka being Indefinitely de- |
tained in Kansas.