The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22

$4,000 and possibly a much larger
sum.
The penalty provided for violation
of the law is a fine of from $500 to
$4,000 and Imprisonment from six
months to three years in the peniten-
tiary for each offense.
Speaker Cannon will carry out his
threat made before the recent fight
against the house rules, and appoint
Democrats to standing committees
himself, instead of leaving the selec-
ton to Minority Leader Champ Clark.
Such was the report which spread
around the capitol yesterday.
Under the rules the speaker has the
right to. name house committees.
Some years ago Speaker Cannon de-
cided to permit the minority leader to
name the Democratic end of all COM
mittees, and this arrangement would
nave been continued had it not been
for the bitter contest over the rules at
the beginning of the current session.
Bills and petitions presented in the
senate by Mr.. Curtis: Bill to erect a
Gen. James Shields in st. Mary's GEM
etery at Carrollton, Mo-; bills for the
relief of the following: w. d. De-
Long, Elizabeth J. Bruce, David II.
Lewis. Thomas A Scates. H. F. Mil
llikan, William T. Grady, Daniel w.
~
Ratchtord. Shadrack Sechresh, Dam
lei M. Frost, William Hayes, Gustave
Hesselberger, ]. Ware Butterfeld, Eric
E. Walgen, A. r. Williams, Cumber-
IAN smith, Stephen Murphy, Andrew
jackson, Rouglin Brown, Samuel Liy-
erpool, James Chard, John Mitchell.
| James Barrett William Harshberger.
Patrick H. Wheat. William Davis,
Kate Killing, Daniel G. Cornick, Jas
| Carroll, Thomas H. Barrett. Annie
| Tn1
Goody, Franklin Bannon, Henry c.
Smith, William Martinson, Green Ed
| monson, Samuel D. Jarman, James s.
| Rfsley; bills granting increased pen
| sions to Henry Austin, Eli T. Rhea,
| Daniel Jarboe, Charles w. 'I,athron
William Hemphi11, James F. Bacon
| Harriet H. Brady; petitions of sundry
| citizens of Kansas, praying for a re-
duction of the duty on raw and refined
sugars; petition Of the American Citi-
zens' club of Manhattan, for a reduc-
ton Of the duty on the common nee
essaries of life and also for the repeaI
OF duty on lumber; petition OF Press
| mems local union No. 40 of Topeka.
for an increase of duty on post cards;
memorial from citizens Of Gas lola
and LaHarpe. demonstrating against
the placing of a. duty on zinc ore
| Petitions presented in the house by
Mr.. Anthony: Petition Of Atchison cit
| liens, opposing an increase of duty on
AtOSASAys 6AONCSs LdDtE llIlGu, etc., De-
titfon of members OF Leavenworth To-
cal union, No. 679, u. M w. of A,
asking that a direct duty be imposed
on all imported crude oil; also com
munication from Continental Cereal
company of Leavenworth. urging an
increase Of duty on macaroni
| The Washington Herald published
the following interview of a Kansas
| man:
! Discussing the vagrancy law as 1t is
| executed by the local police force
James f. Hurley. of Topeka, Kan.
| who was seen at the National last
night, said that. in his opinion, it bor-
dered on the police regulations of
| Moscow. Russia
After supper I went down stairs
and spent a few minutes in the lobby
Of the hotel the other day." said Mr.
| Hurley After awhile I went out
of doors and. stood under the hotel
portico for a short time. Shortly af-
terward a policeman came UP to me
and requested me to move on /
was nonplussed. I did not know what
he meant, as had been a law-abiding
| citizen all my life, and am not ac-
| customed to be addressed by police
men in this manner. I told him /
| was guest at the hotel, and a
| stranger in town, and did not know
anything about the local police reguIa-
| lions. The policeman listened to me
| with an air Of contempt which made
me furious A procedure like that
could not be carried on in Kansas
of that I am sure. While arguing the
matter with the policeman. a friend
| of mine. Washington man. came
| along, and seeing me in difficulty,
asked me what was the matter I told
him all about 1t, and before I realized
what had happened, the policeman
| had concluded it would be best for
him to take to the tall timber.
Later in the evening friends OF
| mine who had been up Pennsylvania
| avenue complained to me that a po-
liceman had almost stared them out
of countenance while they were taking
| a rest in front of a cafe, between
| Eleventh and Twelfth streets. A
policeman walked past them and
scrutinized them with eyes of the
| most offensive suspicion
There should not be such a law
as your Washington vagrancy law.
| What does it bring about in the way
of practical results? It savors of the
| Russian surveillance law, and we do
not want that in this country
On account of making a trip to
| Panama to view the construction. of
| the canal, Congressman D. r. Anthony
was compelled to withdraw, his ac-
ceptance of an invitation extended by
| Don c. Seitz. managing editor of the
New York World, to act as toast
master at the annual banquet of the
Associated Press and the American
| Newspaper Publishers association
which will occur in New York on next
| Thursday night.
Kansas postmaster appointments
| confirmed by the senate: ]. M. Gibbs.
! Oskaloosa; Nereus II. MendenhalL
Haviland; E. T. Metcalf, Colony; AL
| mond P. Burdiek. Nortonville; Henry
| A. Platt. Overlook. The latter Of
| fee became presidential last jan
uary Burdick succeeds R. D. Kirk
patrick at Nortonville.
| c. z. B1ackwood, postmaster at
TaImo Republic county. Kan, was
recently summarily dismissed on
| charges. His removal was caused by
| Wire Charles L. Pettyjohn was
selected TO fill the vacancy Other