The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-13
of the Tariff Is No
Easy Task.
NEW FACES ARETHERE
Many of the Old Members Give
Up Seats March 4.
Phil Campbell's Liquor Regula.
tiOn Bill Gets Attention.

tSDGCld1 session congress TO De C4llGQ
lin March for the purpose of revising
the tariff will be prolonged far into the
summer, and possibly into the fall
months. is the belief of leaders of the
house who have been advised of the
many problems that have been present
led for solution to the Republican mem
bers of the committee on ways and
means. Not only are the members of
the committee finding it difficult to
ireach an agreement on important
schedules, but it is already apparent
that the house will insist upon a full
and free discussion when the tariff bill
is presented for consideration.
In the past it has been the practice
of the leaders to limit debate on tariff
bills for q week or so. This will not be
possible in the present instance. There
are a sufficient number Of Republican
insurgents on the tariff to prevent any
thing like the adoption of a hard and
fast rule limiting debate
/ The situation is disquieting to the
Republican leaders. They appreciate the
necessity of early action, but from
present indications protracted debate
on the subject in the house will be fol-
lowed by equally mature deIiberation
on the part Of the senate. Then viii
come the wrangle in conference.
| Speaker Cannon has refused to make
any engagements for July, as he ex-
poets congress TO be in session certain
ly until the 18th of that month. and in
all proba ability for some time afterward-
Senator Curtis has presented to the
senate a concurrent resolution adopted
by the Kansas legislature. urging Mr..
Curtis and Congressman Anthony to in
troduce and work for a bill in congress
giving relief to the survivors of the
M n
services during the war from 1861 to
1865. The resolution was referred to
the general pension committee
! The senator also presented another
resolution of the Kansas legislature,
praying that the states delegation in
tcongress use all honorable means to
secure the enactment of such legislation
as will prohibit the acceptance by the
tgovernment of the tax required to be
lpaid by wholesale and retail liquor
dealers and the use Of international
revenue stamps to such persons. etc.
A bill. introduced by Congressman
Phil Pitt Campbell of Kansas, to
| regulate the sale of Intoxicating g
liquors in the District of Columbia, is
q attracting much attention of the bet
ter class of people in Washington.
The measure provides for the creation
of new temperance zones and amends
the section authorizing the issuance
of licenses to clubs 1t also provide es
,
issued in the district in any one year
shall not exceed one to every thou
sand population as determined by
the preceding national census
The license for wholesale liquor
dealers is raised by his bill from $500
to $500. and the license of bar
rooms is raised to $1,000 The bar
room license is now $500 Violations
I of the law are punishable by fines of
! not less than $50 nor more than 500,
or imprisonment for not more than
i six months, or until the fine is paid.
Il Mr. Campbeus bill also provides
that no minor under sixteen years of
age shall be allowed to enter any
place where liquor is sold, hotels ex-
cepted, without the consent of the
parents OF guardian of the minor.
| The senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing Kansas postmasters appoint
| ments: Charles E. Green at Efhng-
ham; James NJ Brown at Wilson; AL
len c. Carson at Lucas
The postmaster general has ap-
pointed Grace E Johnson postmaster
Kansas to succeed J. P. Walters,
resigned He also named P. H Fox
for the Office at Dearing, Montgomery
county, in the place or c. w Al
bright, resigned
Kansas postmasters commissioned: ::
Charles w. Hawes, Augusta; John P.
Lang. Sylvan Grove; James w Craw-
ford. Little River; Eva NJ Baird.
George V McElhenny, Loufsburg.
Rural mail routes ordered to be es-
tablished in Kansas and put in opera
ton May l:
Route No. 2 out of Florence, Marion
county; length, twenty-eight miles;
lservice' to 81 families
Route No 40 out OF GoodIand.
Sherman county; length, thirty-sfx
miles, service to So families
Route No out of Gorham, Russell
county; length. twenty-eight miles;
service to 100 families.
Route No out of Greensburg.
Kiowa. county; length, twenty-five and
one-half miles; service to 60 families
Route No. 1 out of Brewster, Thorn
as county; length. thirty-ive miles;
services to 95 families
i Route No. 2 out Of Brewster, Thom-
as county; length. thirty-four miles;
service to 7s families
/ Route No 1 out OF Clements, Chase
county: length, thirty miles; service
to SO families
i George H. Strange and C. G. Cooper
of Perry, Kan, have been appointed
rural letter carriers
Mrs. Phil Pitt Campbell. wife of the
Kansas congressman, assisted at a re-
lception given this week by Princess
KaIauianoale. wife of the Hawaiian
delegate in congress, the occasion be-
ing in honor of QQueen Liliuo kaIani,
the dethroned queen of Hawaii The
wives of other congressman assisting
at the reception were Mrs Dalzeu,
Mrs Rodenburg and Mrs Graft
weather Indications
/ Chicago Feb 13-Forecast for
Kansas: snow tonight and Sunday.