The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-11
'KANSANS NAMED.
List of Presidential Appoint
ments Sent to Congress.
Postal Savings Banks Legisla-
ton Stirs Up Contention.
THE LAW
Will Have Support of Insurgents
in House and Senate.
John Brown Statue May Have
Niche in Hall Of Fame.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1O.-Tne
issue of the postal savings bank legis-
Iation threatens to become a bone OF
ate and house alike.
President Taft has recommended
in his message that a postal savings
bank law be enacted without waiting
for the report of the monetary COM
mission. The senate and house lead
ers will try hard to block this. Not
only will Congressman Weeks OF Mas
sachusetts, chairman of the house
postal committee, try to hold up any
postal savings bill in his committee,
but it is learned that Senator Pen
rose, chairman of the senate postal
committee, is opposed to postal saw
ings banks legislation this season and
will try to prevent his committee from
making a favorable report on such
measure.
to work hard for postal savings leg
islation The senate insurgents will
do likewise. They will be materially
strengthened in their fight by the
fact the president wants the legisla-
ton. Moreover, the senate regulars.
or conservatives, are divided in their
position on postal savings banks.
Thus, Senator Carter is strongly for
postal savings legislation. This will
serve to enable the insurgents to
lation, they believe. Members of the
monetary commission are giving it out
there will be no financial legislation;
whatever this session. In their be-
lief, this includes postal savings bank
legislation.
The following nominations of Kan
sans for appointments have been sent
to the senate by President Taft:
Leander Stillwell of Erie, Kan, to
be first deputy commissioner of pen
sions.
Loren Hefnlein Call of Kansas. to
be second lieutenant in the coast ar
tillery corps. with rank from Sep
TENDER 25. 1909.
Ernest Robert Gentry of Kansas. to
be first lieutenant in the medical corps
with rank from September 1. 1909.
Charles Walter Haverkampf of
Kansas, to be first lieutenant. in the
medical corps.
John c. Mack to be supervisor of
census in Third Kansas district.
John c. Mack to be supervisor of
census in Eighth Kansas district.
Willard H. Melrose to be super
visor of census in Fourth Kansas dis
trict.
John c. Newell to be supervisor of
census in Sixth Kansas DISTRICT
George T. Smith to be supervisor of
census in Fifth Kansas district
William r. Smith to be supervisor
of census in Second Kansas district.
Reese Van SAINT to be supervisor of
census in First Kansas district.
Charles Voc to be supervisor of
census in third Kansas district.
James E. Evans to be postmaster
at Hartford, in place of James ].
Evans, resigned.
Irwin G. Mcdowell to be postmas-
fer at PhiIIlnShnTQ int mt
Belle Nickles to be postmaster at
Hope, in the place of Henry Nickles,
deceased.
Charles A. Schneider to be postmas-
ter at Garden City. in place of Isael
L. Diesem, resigned.
Congressman Charles F. Scott intro
duced bills granting increased pensions
to Jacob F. Shull, John L. Coffey
Elisha G. Washburn, James P. Ander-
son. Clarence w. Backus, Agnes White
and Francis Sullivan.
Congressman w. A. Reeder presented
pension bills for Marion L. Howard
Elisha NJ. Root, Samuel Gengery. John
D. Trosper, Jonathan r. Blair.
Kanz-- may be interested in knowing
that it is proposed to place a statue of
John Brown, the aboIitionist, in the
hall of fame at the United States CAPT
toll. A resolution for the creation of
sentiment favoring the project was
adopted at the John Brown anniver-
sary celebration yesterday at Galbraith
African Methodist Episcopal church,
under the auspices of the Independent
League of the District of Columbia.
colored political Organization. 1t was
recited that as there is a statue of Cen
eral Robert E. Lee in the hall of fame,
TT is fitting there should also be one
of the liberator Of the colored race
Samuel r. Van SAINT, commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. has appointed the following Kansas
veterans as his aids-de-camp: Colonel
John T. Showalter, James Eckley, w. T.
Davidson. Seth Nation, Morres Liep-
man, w H Smith, James S. Forgey. j.
NJ Hoskinson, DIR. C. D. Clark, J. n
Keck H. r. Stone, c. d. Martindale, E.