The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-21

ing no speaking engagements after
May, and cannot accept.
Dixon's former movements have at
tracted attention, such as his corn
train to ST. Louis when Mckinley was
nominated in 1895, and his James
town trip of last year. Dixon is now
maintaining headquarters at Dodge
City, and says he will have delega-
tions from all over the western part
of the state, from Colorado. and other
western states.
The energy and activity and pro-
gressiveness of the industrial section
of Kansas, the southeastern portion,
was shown this week by the presence
here of a live delegation from three
towns in that section, crying for pub
lie buildings. In the delegation were
A. =. Stitch, the well known banker
and cement man from Independence,
president of the Independence CLUB
and mayor of the town; w. e. Zeigler
of Coffeyville; and w. t. Neigh,
president of the Parsons Commercial
club, and w. H. Martin, a leading
merchant of that city The party was
chaperoned here by Clarence N. Price
Of Pittsburg, and after its arrival,
Representative Campbell and Sena-
tors Long and Curtis took it In tow.
A hearing before the house commit
tee on public buildings and grounds
was arranged; also meeting with
the president; and there were several
luncheons and dinners. Each of these
towns hopes to secure hundred
thousand-dollar building in the omni-
bus bill that will probably soon be
reported.
While stories are going to western
papers constantly to the effect that
| the Aldrich bill will not be passed;
that a cabal of senators of Republ
| can faith has been formed against
certain provisions and possibly the
| bill itself; and that it has no show
of getting through the house even
| though it should be passed by the
| senate. the fact remains that the bill
| will be passed.
The attitude that many senators
and members of the house take, and
| this is shared by severar from Kan
sas. as that the country demands some
| sort of emergency currency leglsia-
| ton AS one of the leading bankers
| of Kansas put it to a weakened
| Kansas member recently In this city,
| what we want is a sort of Christian
| Science treatment" He went on to
the best thing in the world in case of
panic-but that it would keep off a
panic, which was better yet
| Some Kansas members of congress
have given considerable study to
fiscal questions and know something
| these are Senator Long, who was for
several years on the house committee
| on ways and means which derives the
| revenue the government spends; Mr..
| Calderhead, who was one OF the hrst
| in Kansas to oppose free. coinage or
| silver and who has for years been
| on the banking and currency com
mittee; Mr.. Anthony, clever business
| man, and who has been raised socially
| in sort of financial school by reason
( "a of h III w.
Paul E Havens. is president of the
| second largest national bank in Kan
sas and others. These three, at least,
are in favor of currency legislation,
| and not the house or Fowler bill, an
| asset currency measure These three,
/ at least of Kansas members, also are
| opposed to any guaranty of deposits
| feature.
| 1t is said that Senator Curtis has
| signed an agreement with nine other
| Republican senators to oppose the
Aldrich bill; oppose it first, unless the
| railroad bond provision shall be
| eliminated; and possibly oppose it
| anyway as a whole. This story has
| been peddled to western papers, and
has gained some report. 1t is by no
| means certain, though senator Curtis
| has said little concerning the matter.
| that this is the case. He is opposed
to the railroad bond provision. and
| is in favor of guaranty of deposits;
but would doubtless support the Aid
| rich bill even with the one provision
| in the legislation and the other out.
Mr.. Scott has favored guaranty of
| deposits, though not hard and strong.
| He has not favored the Fowler bill,
nor been especially friendly to the
Aldrich bill; but has believed there
| should be some legislation. The
| same might be said of Mr.. Campbell.
Concerning the attitude of the two
! houses of congress on the two bills,
and the prediction that mas been made
| that there will be no legislation be-
| cause each house will pass it's own
| bill, there is this that may be safely
| said: The house might not, under
| some circumstances pass the Aldr1ch
| bill, though it is not hard to see that
it can, and probably will; but 1t is
certain the senate never would pass
| the Fowler bill
Senators Long and Allison have
been at work for weeks on the word
| ing of an amendment which will
| modify the railroad bond provision,
| and probably dismiss much of the
! criticism that has been made against
| the bill purely on that account. They
| have been in consultation with the
| facts and for suggestions, and have
| about worked it out. 1t is probable
| that the provision of the Long-Alli-
| son amendment will forbid use of
| bonds of roads that issue the same in
| excess of forty per cent of capital;
| and of roads that have defaulted in
| interest at any time within five years
| last past This, with the limitation
as to the use even then, and as to
percentage of even market value.
| should be sufficient safeguard, it is
| thought
| about the passage of the Aldr1ch bill
| a provision.