Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
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tuents are the employers who mus
suffer II their employee is an ap
prentice boy instead Of a maste
workman. The moral is: Keep
J good man in congress as long as h
; can be persuaded to stay" The Kan
sas delegation shows some strikinI
examples of the truth Of this state
, ment. Take, in the first place, thu
most distinguished member of thu
delegation, Senator Curtis. Beforv
coming to the senate Mr.. Curtis wal
already a ripe and experienced leg
islator, having served in the House
Of Representatives in the Fifty-third
Fifty-fourth, FIfty-fifth, Fifty-sixth
Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth and FIJI
ty-nlnth Congresses, and was serving
lin the sixtleth Congress when the peo'
pie of Kansas, recognizing his sterl-
ing worth, elected him to the SEN
ate. The result of his long Con-
gressional experience was immediate
recognition, and he was appointed on
the leading committees OF thesupper
house. Senator Curtis is a member
of seven committees, being chairman
of the committee on Indian depreda-
lions and a member Of the great ap-
preparations committee and the no
less important committee ON PEN
sions. His work on the latter COM
mittee has been of unbounded bless
| ing to the meritorious applicants for
pensions, and, as he has been assign
ed to take charge Of the bills from
Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, he
has seen justice done to many ASIDE
serving veteran, and is noted for
cutting red tape into small bits when
1, interferes with substantial justice
to some veteran.
Representative Campbell, OF the
Third district, II another man who
las made his niark in successive
.erms of service. He is now serving
nic fourth term, and Is a member OF
fur important commissioning
them being the committee on bank
ing and currency, the committee
which will be called upon to consider
the new legislation affecting the en-
tire monetary system of the country
and upon which enlightened judg-
ment will depend the prosperity or
the disaster of our commercial life
for many years to come. Mr.. Camp
bell has acted as Speaker pro tenn
all through the consideration OF the
important agricultural appropriat
lions bill, and several Of the older
members were saying the other day
that they did not recall another In
Ssance when a man from 80 far
west as Kansas had occupied the
chair during the consideration of
such an important measure.
Representative Scott is now serv-
ing his fifth term, and is today the
chairman of the important house
committee on agriculture and was
In charge OF the appropriations bill
that passed the house this week, car
rying millions Of dollars-a large
proportion of which will be Of inn
mediate benefit to the state of Kan
sas.
Representative Anthony Is serving
his second term, and his constituents
know how we'll he has been able to
protect their interests and is winning
for himself a commanding place in
the councils of the nation.
Representative Calderhead is ON
two of the most important commit
tees of the house-the committees
on invalid pensions and ways and
means (the latter the most powerful
committee in congress). Mr.. Calder
head is serving his seventh consecu-
tive term.
Representative. Reeder is chairman
Of the committee on irrigation Of arid
lands, II is hardly necessary to tell
western man how important this
committee is in the development of
the great west. Mr.. Reeder is sery-
ing his sixth term.
Representative Miller, who is serv-
ing his sixth term, is chairman Of
the committee on elections and a
leading member of the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce
two very important committees--and
his recent successes in securing fav-
orable action on bills in which he
was introduced are too well known
to need any comment.
The moral taught by the steady
advance of these Kansas men IL OBJ
yious. Every day they are gathering
experience. are making stronger al
liances among their colleagues, and
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