The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17
REED IN LIME LIGHT
Smith Center Senator an As
pirant for Congress.
Charles Harris Is Appointed
State Employment Agent.
PLACE FOR MURDOCH,
Veteran Editor Decides to BE
State Fish Commissioner.
Gov. Stubbs Sends COngratula-
tiOns to Vic MurdOck.

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ed as the next Republican congression-
al nominee for the Sixth district to
succeed Congressman Reeder. The Pho
lneer thinks that it's fellow toWnsman is
big enough for the job and points with
pride to his record in the last legisla-
ture. The fight for the Republican nom
ination for congress promises to be a
free-for-all. With the announcement
of Reeds candidacy this makes four
candidates in the field with the date of
closing the entry book over a year
. ahead.
Charles Harris, of Emporia, has been
appointed director of the state free en-
ployment bureau by Governor Stubbs
Mr. Harris is now assistant adjutant
general of the Kansas G. A. r. and eX-
commander of that organization He
succeeds Mrs. T. B. Gerow, who was
appointed to the office by Governor
Hoch upon the death of her husband
last winter.
Secretary of State Knox has written
Governor Stubbs a letter calling his
attention to the treaty conditions exist
Ing between this country and Italy
which have been persistently violated
by Kansas in not notifying the Italian
consuls of the death of every Italian
citizen in this state. Mr.. Knox urges
the governor to see to it that these
treaty conditions are compiled with in
the future In accordance with that re-
quest the governor has issued a proc
lamation directed chiefly to doctors and
undertakers, calling upon them to live
up to the italian treaty which provides:
In case of the death of a citizen of the
United States in Italy, or an Italian cit !
izen in the United States who has no |
known heir, or testamentary executor
designated by him, the competent local
authorities shall give notice of the fact
to the consuls or consular agents of the
nation to which the deceased belongs,
to the end that information may be at
once transmitted to the parties inter
ested.'
Governor Stubbs, State Chairman J. |
n. Dolley and Dell Valentine. clerk of
the supreme court sent the following {
telegram to Congressmen Victor Muir
dock and Edward Madison on the
strength of the partial success these i
Kansas congressman won this week in !
the fight they have led against the
house rules:
kansas congratuIates you both on
your magnificent fight for the recovery
of the constitutional rights of the
members of the national house of rep
resentatives."
The bill providing for an appropria-
ton for a memorial tablet for the late
United States Senator Ross failed to
get through the last legislature. but the
bill by Flanagan appropriating $500
for a monument for the victims of an
went through a flying. The legislature
figured that Ross would always be re-
membered unfavorably in Kansas for
the part he played in saving President
johnson from impeachment while in I
the case of the humble victims of the
Indians who perished while playing the +
part of pioneers in the wilderness, it
was thought we'll to perpetuate their
martyrdOm by marble shaft
T. B. Murdock the well known FL
Dorado editor, has finally decided to
accept the place of fish and game
warden offered him by Governor
Stubbs. Uncle Bent had been offered
this place before, but always refused to
consider it, but time has mellowed him
and the place has been increased in i'm
portance and pay during recent years.
now paying $1,500. Dell Travis of
Pratt, the present warden. made a fine
record in the conduct of his office and
his retirement will be noted with regret
by sportsmen all over the state.
John Dawson, secretary to the gov
ernor. stated yesterday to the papers
that he was responsible only for the
phraseology of the bill he drew to re-
imburse the permanent school fund
from the general fund in the sum of
$4,000 as the result of worthless in
vestments. The phraseology of the
bill was the only thing wrong about it.
After it had been drawn by Dawson it
was taken to Attorney General jack
son for final o. K before it was pre-
sented to the legislature. The attor-
ney general corrected the title and re-
wrote portions of the bill in order to
make it legal He also said that it
was a good bill and should be passed.
Speaking today of the Dawson inter
view in regard to the veto of this bill,
State Treasurer Tu1ly said: This veto
was a violation of the state constitu-
ton and breach of contract with the
government"
Representative Hutchinson of
Wvandotte had to stand for many
Jokes during the last legislature, but
here is the best one of them all: AL
len of Wyandotte had a bill before the
house which was of a private nature
and which was objected to by Hutch
inson The bill was killed in commit
and during a night session when a lot
of bills were being put through on an ,
omnibus, some of the members for a
joke agreed to tack the Allen bill onto
the omnibus and then some one tip
ped Hutchinson off to the fact that
the Allen bill was being sneaked
on him. Hutchinson nearly
over this outrage in a manner little |
short of an explosion of a package of
fireworks "I want this man Allen
brought before the bar of the house, ;
he howled. ,
Speaker DolIey. entering into the !
spirit of the thing, ordered the SER !
geant-at-arms to bring Allen to the :
Speakers desk. When the confusion :
riot raised by Hutchinson had settled !
Sergeant Dyer found Allen and taking !
him by the arm led him to the speak !
er's desk. Dolley by this time had for Z
gotten the incident. Dyer raised his