The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-01

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| was some trouble and awaited Victor's
explanation
The fact of it is Mr. Mac" said Vic.
| there isn't a single member of the
Kansas. delegation on the floor of this
| house This is mighty embarrassing
to me and am sure If they had known
one of their constituents was to be up
here in the gallery. they would have
been on deck. 1 am disappointed and
cannot account for it."
YES" said the writer, IT see just
| how it is. The state of Kansas is not
represented here in the house, where
its representatives are supposed to be
and where we of Kansas think they are
constantly at their desks. I see the
state is without representation in this
parliament of the people; we are SIM
ply the prey of the predatory rich.
This was unanswerable and Muir
dock, grasping at new idea, said,
Lets go over to the senate"
Over to the senate. but both did not
go in. Murdoch went to the door. but
came out quickly and SAID sorrowfully
and with much detection, ct can not
see Long or Curtis on the floor
This was the last straw and the two
walked thoughtfully away and looked
at the Kansas figure in stone in the
Hall of Fame under the dome of the
capitol, where Ingalls, still stood In
solid marble, erect for Kansas; mar
yelling how times had changed
This story may look pretty bad to
the reader, but, like many stories, it
needs diagram, an explanation. The
subsequent days events showed that
the Kansas delegation is one of the
hardest worked and most faithful =.
the capitol Curtis and Long were
each found in their respective COM
mittee rooms, wearing themselves out
of course with work. They were not
on the floor of the senate. because it
was "eulogy day" and eulogies. in the
eyes of the average senator. are only
fit to print and not to hear. This
may seem little harsh, but some
truths have raw edges on them and this
is one of them. 1--WE always take
eulogy days." said one of these sena-
tors, ITO catch up with our cores
pondence and department work"
Anthony Of the First district had
been suddenly called out of town by
the illness of relatives. Scott. of course,
was laboring hard with an agricultural
appropriation bill in his committee.
Campbell, whom we met just outside
the Capitol coming in, had been out on
Washington city business. You know
Campbell Of our Third district is one
Of the aldermen; that is he is on the
| house committee of the District Of
Columbia. has got to look after ward
politics once in a while, see where
lights are needed and pavements require
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was head over heels in work with his
committee listening to the testimony
of the newspaper men about paper and
pulp propositions. . Calderhead of the
Fifth district had9 important matters
| needing attention with the ways and
means committee in which important
| body he is highly respected man.
Reeder of the Sixth was SO greatly fius-
| trated over. the floods in Kansas and
| the apparent lack of necessity for any
| irrigation prospects that he could not
| give a very good account of himself,
but he talked vigorous-like and the
| writer came to the conclusion that he
was conducting business all right. but
| Just happened to be absent at an in
| opportune time to give things good
| appearance. Madison Of the Seventh
| FASTENED to explain that he was draw
| ing up a very important bill which he
wanted to get through this session II
| possible Murdoch has already been
| accounted for and he was Just giving
the writer a part Of his time while he
| was looking up things in the house
library preparing for some onslaught
| on the prevailing "cut and dried" con-
| ditions.
| Even Uncle joe himself was not
| in the house on this memorable occa-
| sion, for the house was in committee
| of the whole and both the mace and
the speaker were off their respective
pedestaIs Uncle Joe" made up for
| this afterwards by holding congress
| over another week to do the things
which had to be done and which were
doing the last moment and which
| would not have been done had not
| sUncle Joe" joined forces with those
| Of Roosevelt to get the needed things
| into enactments. The fact that
| Roosevelt said Saturday night that he
was well pleased with the work of the
session, is a compliment to Cannon
| for the speakers conduct during the
| closing hours of the congress.
| Another thing about these represen-
| tatives who are not always on the floor
| Of the house, there is this, to be said:
in their new four million dollar office
building with a beautiful room and nne
| equipment for each, with the name OF
| the member in brass on the mahogany
| door, there is a buzzer. This buzzer IS
| important. very important. There is
placard beside the bu5zer which says:
One buzz: roll call in Is minutes:
two buzzes, adjournment" three, call