The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-09
D0LLEY'S WATCH.
Speaker Is Given a Handsome
Remembrance.
Judge Buckman Presents Time
Piece in Neat Speech.
AND HOPKINS TOO.
Democratic Minority Give Him
a Scarf Pin.
The Kansas Memorial Building
Bill Passes.
HOPKINS TOO.

eaOh C1 q handsome gold watch studded
with diamonds to Speaker J. N. Dolley
and a beautiful sapphire scarf pin to
Richard J. Hopkins, speaker pro tenn
Judge Buckman of Cowley made the
presentation speech and it was as high
class as the gift. The judge said in
part: This session is drawing to a
close In a few hours we will. most of
US, be on our way to our homes. Our
work here is practically done. As the
Old Persian poet said:
The moving finger writes,
and having writ, moves on
Nor all your signs and tears
Can erase a single line
I'VE have made our record here and
cannot change it now 1 believe we
have passed as many good bills as any
house that ever convened in Kansas.
Now in regard to Our speaker.
have taken it on myself to defend him
of the charge preferred that his rulings
have been arbitrary. Many of these
charges have been made, but I cast
them all aside as trifling except three.
These L will discuss at this time. 1t
had been agreed at the beginning of
the session that Ryan of Brown should
be allowed to make speeches a day, or
1000 for the session. On account of the
arbitrary rulings of the speaker Mr..
Ryan has only been allowed to make
13 speeches. He has 127 coming to him.
Mitchell of Douglas was allowed $50 for
the session He has made only 712 on
account of the injustice of the speak
er. Cunningham of Cowley was as
signed 500 speeches and has only sue
ceeded in delivering 492 of them. 1t is
now recommended that Immediately
after the hour of midnight tonight
these gentlemen be allowed to fill out
their full quota of speeches. The
charge that Brown of Kingman had
also been suppressed on the floor of
this house 1 did not consider at all, for
he belongs to the minority and they
have no rights at all that any human
being is bound to respect.
Speaker Dolley will bear watching.
I do not know whether or not his con-
stituents will ever send him back to
this legislature again, so will take no
chances but will present to him right
now this token of esteem on behalf of
the members of this house.
Mr.. Dolley is a man of resource and
courage and no situation finds him
wanting, but he was fiabbergasted by
house. He said:
LAS a famous English prime minister
said. while on his deathbed, L am con-
quered.' Mere words of mine cannot
gift. 1 have tried with all the power
of my being fair to everyone while ex-
ercising the powers Of speaker of this
house. When you leave tonight for
member whose hand 1 cannot take and
say am his friend. We have all tried
our best and served our state and our
constituents as we saw the light Per-
haps it is best after all, that we can
not all agree upon all matters. The best
legislation is often secured where there
is a difference of opinion.
"I will always cherish this present
and remember this hour as one of the
proudest of my life. I thank you all
and wish you God-speed."
The speaker was heartily cheered by
the entire house at the conclusion of
his talk.
And Hopkins. Too.
Feeder of Barton next secured the
floor and in a clever and appropriate
speech presented. in the name of the
minority members the sapphire scarf
pin to Mr.. Hopkins. When the pages
rushed to the man from Barton to take
the gift to the man from Finney Mr..
Feeder waved them back. saying, mo,
j want the Democratic page to carry
this gift from the Democrats to the
Republican speaker pro tenn
1t was a fine tribute from his political
opponents to his fairness and ability as
a presiding officer and Mr.. Hopkins was
too deeply moved to make a speech. But
he made an earnest and manly response
in acknowledging his appreciation and
was cheered as heartily as was Speak
er Dolley a few moments before.
The Appropriation Bills.
The house passed the appropriation
bills one after the other, working on
them all afternoon. These appropria-
tions for state institutions passed with
out amendment and very little debate,
most of them being the same or less
than were granted two years ago for
these same purposes.
Seventeen of these measures were
passed at the late afternoon session.
This left sixty bills for the house to
wrestle with at the night session.
The bill making appropriation for
10 oh fp n Sfi of
the state contained the following gifts
subject to supervision and inspection
by the state board of control, the
amounts being as follows for each
Kansas Protective Home Asso., Leav-
st. iWGrsn Tincents Orphans. Leavenworth. 800 500
Guardian Angels Home, Leavenworth 800
Kansas Asso'n Friendless Women,
Small Memorial Home for Aged Wo-
men, Leavenworth- Observation-Disclosures. 500
St. Johns Hospital. Leavenworth...... 800
Wichita Hospital and Training School
Wichita Children's Home. 500
st. Joseph's Orphans Asylum Wichita 800
st. Francis Hospital. Wiehita........... 500
Florence Crittenton Mission. Topeka 500
Florence Crittenton Mission, Topeka
Ingieside Association, Topeka. ........... 30
St. Nargaret's Hospital, Kansas City. 500
Children's Home, Kansas City. 500
Bethany Hospital, Kansas City. 500
Douglass Hospital and Training School
for Nurses. Kansas City.....e......... 800
Associated Charities, Wyandotte Co.. 300
Industrial School and Hygfenic Home
F'riendIess Persons HfiIsboro -. 500
Bethesda Hospital. Goessel, Kan........ 500
Pittsburg City Hospital, Pittsburg.... 500
Carmel Hospital Association Pittsburg 500
Home for Friend1ess, Parsons. 500
Mercy Hospital. Fort Scott .............. 500
Goodlander Home, Fort Scott.......... 200
St Mary's Hospital, Winfield. .......... 500
Arkansas City Hospital Association. 500
lola Orphans Home me................ 500
IArned Hospital ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
ST. Johns Allen County Hospital..... 800
ST Rose Hospital Great Bend. ......... 500
Ealina Hospital Association. .............. 500
Park View Hospital and Training =.