The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-22
able members of the house.

Davis of Kiowa fought in the Iegis-
| Iative war. He looks the point. His
remarks to the house are as clean cut
as the sparks from broken trolley
| fuse.
1t is said that Hutchinson of wyan-
| dotte thought he was being elected to
| congress last fall. So far this session
Hutchinson has not been -cramped for
| room in the Kansas legislature.
| Krehbiel of Harvey is a pleasant and
sensible looking man.
If a popularity contest were held in
the house it would be a close race
| between Buckman of Cowley, Buck of
Lyon. Kyle of Marion and Lehman of
| La bette
What has become of the legislative
| library bill?
The house has worked out the old
adage that the first shall be last and
the last shall be first. 1t has passed
house bill No. 900 and something, while
house bill No. 1, providing for mortali-
ty statistics, is on the calendar under
general orders and due to come up
about the last day of the session.
The house has an accommodating
and capable set of employees without a
single exception.
Howard, of Shawnee, who was very
ill all of last week, is much better to-
day.
Snyder of Leavenworth, in explain
ing his vote on the guaranty bill, de-
clared that it was PopuHstic and So
ciahstic measure. He voted no on the
not believe in fooling the people for
political purposes.
Penwen of Shawnee, voted yea on the
guaranty bill for the state reason that
his constituents wanted such a law. He
did not like the bill passed and said
SO.
White of Ottawa. voted against the
bill because trust companies were in
cluded along with the banks.
There were 40 absentees on final roll
call on the guaranty bill.
1t is strange how the lawyers of the
house disagree on legal questions, the
bankers on financial matters and the
farmers on good roads, forestry and all
other questions pertaining to the farm.
There is no humorist on the floor of
the house; Judge Buck is the only mem
Der who has quoted poetry, and Brown
of Kingman alone can scale the Elysian
heights of oratory.
good football team could be Sc
cured from the house as follows:
Left end Cunningham; left tackle,
Matson; left guard, Dolley; center,
Amrine; right guard, Flannigan; right
tackle, Johnson; right end Landrey;
quarterback, Foley; right halfback
Loofborrow; left halfback, Haskin; full
back, Davis of Kiowa.
| Speaking of appointments. Governor
Stubbs said: Il have made no prom
Legislature to secure his vote on any
bill. Nor have 1 withheld any promise
for that reason or intimated in any
way to any member that he would have
to vote right in order to secure a DO
sition. In fact, 1 have paid but little
| attention to the patronage question
My mind has been engrossed with 9TH
| Ier and bigger things. However, 1 hope
to take up the matter in duetime and
submit a list of appointments to the
senate for confirmation. But up to this
time whenever I have promised man
a place I have appointed him on the
spot"
/ The appropriation bill for the execu-
| tive and judicial departments of the
state has been introduced in the house
by the ways and means committee. 1t
lcarries an appropriation of 81, 1856 126 to
pay the salaries and expenses of all
state officials and departments, judges
of the supreme. district, and common
pleas courts, and stenographers and de-
fciencies for the present year.
| Not GrammaticaL-''Willie, what are the
parts of speech2" Lets see. Pointing
| with pride, calling the enemy horse thieves
and promising the earth. mo. no. You
are thinking of a political speech
| Nashville American.