The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-13
Also Reinstate Widows Who
Have Married Since 1890. )
WOULD REVISE CODE.
Bill Introduced to Give Garden
City a 100000 Building.
Other Items From Washington
of Interest to Kansans.

pension for any person who served ~ /
days or more in the civil war or 60 days
in the war with Mexico, and who shall
have reached the age Of 81 years or
over. Those having reached the age of
62 will, by the terms of the measure, |
receive SIS a month; those 65 years. $40; |
20 years, $50; IS years or over, $40 per
month. A provision in the bill is that |
rank in the service shall not be consid- |
cred in applications filed under this |
act" The th..d section repeats clauses
of the 1890 and 1908 pension acts deny |
ing pensions to widows of soldiers, SAIL |
ors and marines who married their hus- |
bands subsequent to June 27, 1890. |
Congressman Ed Madison has a bill
for the appointment of a commission to
prepare a code of procedure for the
courts Of the United States 1t pro-
vides that the president shall be en-
powered to appoint a commission of five
lawyers, of ample experience in the
practice of their profession, to prepare
the report to the next congress at its
first session. The code is to be made
as nearly uniform in all kinds of causes
as is practicable; designed to expedite
trials and decisions and allowing re-
views by appeal, without any unneces-
sary formality or expense. and contain
such questions as are now renewable by
bill provides a salary of $4,000 for each
member of the commission, the employ
ment Of clerk at $500. and one
stenographer at s1,500 per annum.
Mr.. Madison also presented bill pro-
viding fir the purchase of a site and
erection of a federal building at Car
den City. Kan, at cost not to exceed
| 100000.
again introduced a bill for the estab-
| lishment of a fish hatchery in Butler
county Kansas. The sum of $3.50 is
appropriated by the bill for the purpose.
| Vie is determined to get this bill
through congress. providing he stays in
| the house long enough. Similar bills
| have been presented by him every con-
gress since he came to Washington.
1--WE are now entering upon the is
| suing craZe,'' declared Congressman
w. A. Reeder today. I'm spite of the
| fund Of $55,000.0 900 provided from the
sale of public lands and their product.
there is a disposition to issue millions
of dollars of bonds for all sorts of irri-
CATION and improvement schemes for
the west
Il am opposed to issuing bonds until
it is clearly understood how the money
from them is to be applied and what is
to be accomplished I think there will
opposes bonds generally than by the
man who favors all of them
| There is now organized and being
/ augmented daily" continued the con-
gresham from the Big Sixth district,
"a great fight by the trusts to control
our national resources in the interests
of the trust magnates. and against the
future general welfare of the common
people.
.'All citizens desiring that this shall
| 1air for
should energetically enlist their efforts
against the combination for trust con-
trol of our water powers, coal, iron
timber and other natural resources.
, The Washington Herald published a
humorous story about ''how Cannon
| aided his foes''-V;ctor Murdoch and
: the insurgents. Here is what the Her
aid said about Victor running the eau
Gus:
| Cannon when informed by one of his
trusty scouts that the house insurgents
! were sore because they did not have
any place to meet.
During the last regular session two
of their leaders, Representative Angus
; tus Gardner. of Massachusetts, an6
Representative Henry Allen Cooper, O.
Wisconsin, held nice chairmanships
with fine roomy quarters, where th'
bad Indians could sit around in cir
Gle and smoke and plot against th'
Republican organization
} This year they are up against it, fol
one room will not hold them all. 81
: Victor Murdoch of Kansas, says, ant
he is one of them.
Uncle joe repented of his harsl
words a moment after he had sait
L them, however, and offered the in
E surgents the caucus room in the hous'
office building, which has a seating ca
, pacity of about 1000. AS the insurgent
are extremely numerous. according t.
Mr.. Murdoch, he thought this offe
might prove attractive.
1t is expected the meeting of the in
surgents-though where they'll NEE
y they haven't decided-wIll he enthusi
: astic and largely attended. Their gath
| ering last evening was successful TIL
. Representative Victor Murdoch, of Kan
sas, as permanent chairman. who Gale
3 on Representative Victor Murdock, G
q Kansas, to outline the plans and poll
9 oies of the insurgents. His statemer
e was apDiauded.
OF BY rising vote. Representative Vic
tor Murdoch, of Kansas, was then az
pointed chairman of the con Dlittee- O
r program and selected Representative
e Victor Murdoch. of Kansas. and Victo
: Murdoch, of Wichita. as his associate
to outline the insurgent work of til
session.
II At the conclusion of the meetin,
Representative Murdoch read the namt
OF those VINO ildQ Sl6HSu pStlllOIi It
II questing the withdrawal of Uncle Jo
II Cannon from the speakership. Follow
/ ing are the signatures 20 the petition
II Representative Victor Murdoch, {
III Kansas; Victor Murdock, editor of til
II Wichita Eagle; representative Vfcto
III Murdoch. member Of the fouse con
III uittee on postoffices and post reads
II v. Murdoch, l142 s street: Victor Mul
III dock, and others.
III Representative Victor MURDOCH,
III Kansas expects to obtain other sigma
II lures to the petition as soon as he RI
II covers from writer's cranip-
II Assistant superintendent William
/ Hickman of the railway mail servic
!ta former resident of Fort Scott, Kan