The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-13

February, 1903. attempting to form
rule that would enable members of
the house to call UP business without
consulting or getting permission from
the speaker. After long labor, Calen-
dar Wednesday was finally agreed
upon as a solution of the problem;
that Anthony, Scott and Campbell in
trOduced a resolution providing for
Calendar Wednesday, went before the
committee rules and asked that it
be reported. The committee reported
lat, and every Republican vote~s for that
amendment to the rules. That includ-
ed six Republicans from Kansas.
Every Democrat and every insurgent
voted against Calendar Wednesday,
and that included the two insurgents
from Kansas. This was in the closing
days of the Roosevelt administration.
On the 18th of March, after the in
auguration of President Taft in 1908,
the rules We're further amended by
providing that Calendar Wednesday
could not be set aside except by a two
thirds vote, and providing for unanl-
nous consent calendar. Every RepuD-
lican and a few Democrats voted for
this amendment to the rules, and every
insurgent and majority of the Demo-
Gratis voted against 1t. Today in the
house of representatives. these calen-
dar days are looked upon as sacred,
and no one for moment would think
of setting them aside. Wednesday is
known as "Holy Wednesday" Champ
Clark and his followers, instead of vot-
ing for these substantial amendments
to the rules, voted to appoint COM
mittee to investigate the rules and find
out what If any amendments should
be made to them and report nine
months later. on the first of Deem
Der, 1909.
Mr.. Campbell today began an auto
mobile tour of this section of the dis
trict Saturday he will go to Win
GA1 70 2f+ meeting at
the Chautauqua.
Campell's Record.
Congressman Philip P. Campbell. or
"Phil'' Campbell. as he is known ev-
erywhere, represents nine rich Kansas
counties, with a population OF over
800, OO0 people. He is always busy
there are many interests in his district
that receive his attention.
Mr. Campbell's district has large de-
velopments in coal mines, lead and zine
mines, gas and oil fields, brick and
cement products, zinc smelterS, glass
and other factories.
The tariff is a vital question In the
Third district. 1t is as natural Tor
Campbell to make rouslng tarlI
speech as it is to feel that Kansas is
the greatest state in the Union Some
of his speeches have been circulated
throughout the entire country.
Everyone remembers his famous res
clution calling for an investigation OF
the Standard Oil company, that has
resulted in the government suit for its
dissolution now pending in the SUI
preme court. Teddy Roosevelt was
president then, and when he heard
about it the first time he saw Camp
hell after the resolution was passed. ne
exclaimed loud enough for everyone
in the cabinet room to hear, Bully
Campbell.
Campbell is a lawyer and his bio
graphy says that he prepared for his
profession by reading his Blackstone
and other legal textbooks while on the
farm. The chances are that in that
quiet retreat HI digested knowledge
thoroughly.
In the house he handles many meas
ures and takes a prominent part IN
the business of the house He has
been especially active for pension leg
islation.
CONGRESSMAN Campbell has made
some notable speeches in favor of lib
eral pensions for Civil war veterans,
and has also spoken in special ref-
erence to the pensioning OF those VINO
were in rebel prisons during the war.
He has secured the passage OF a great
many private bills.
There is hardly a-phase of. national
legislation that does not enlist the sup
port of Mr.. Campbell on one side OF
the other.
made reports on 116 bills, and secured
the passage of all of the 116 bills upon
which he made favorable reports from
the committees. Some of them passed
the house after heated debate on the
floor
He secured favorable reports on 81
bills he introduced and had them
passed He has addressed the house
164 times and said in the house re-
Gently that in all this time he has
gone to the speaker but once to call
IN a matter in which he was inter-
ested. He was anxious to have reso-
luton passed by the house without be-
ing referred to a committee, under a
suspension of the rules of the house
Neither the speaker nor the rules
have been in his way, probably be-
cause he knows the rules and how to
apply them.
He often presides over the house.
The speakers attention was recently
called to the fact that he often favored
Campbell by calling him to preside:
| The speaker said he did not call
Campbell to the chair as favor to
him. but because he was one of the
members of the house who were good
presiding officers
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