The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-13


of; and everything will go all right.
voted for Hutchinson because wanted
to and not because there was any
trade. The editorial was in my opinion
uncaIled for and will do much to put
the senate in a bad light over the
state"
Senator Stewart of wichita dis
missed the subject in very few
words.
"The trouble is,'' said Stewart. that
Bill White has the stomachache. That
may not be beautiful language, but L
consider it fitting"
Myers, of Jackson, is aroused over
the editorial and it drove him off the
fence. The Jackson county senator is
a simon pure reformer and he did not
like to be classed with the bold stand
pats. He has concluded to vote 1or the
Topeka fair if another chance is given
him. He is also opposed to the speclai
normal schools and against the one m
Atchison in his own district
Representative James Orr, Oh AlChl-
son. was in the senate chamber Wneh
Myers made his remark. He promptly
took the Holton man to task for his
remark and pointed to him the narrow
way. Myers retaliated by saying that
if the schools were to be reported Ia
Vorably, then he was for Atch1son, put
preferred to kill them all with pot
shot.
one of the features pointed out by
Brewster, of Doniphan, is that the ed
itOrial in question does not mentlon the
normal at Garden City, the home OF
Richard J. Hopkins, president OF the
senate. He also declares that leg1Sla-
tive records will show that the reform
papers were not opposed to the pork
barrel when they wanted big appro-
priations for their pet industries and
that the statements are not called for.
THE special normals were dead in
"a - said brewster,
"but when a lot of calamity howlers
go to work to question every act or
a legislative body, they may succeed
in performing a hopeless resurrection
If anything will report those normais:
it will be that pork barrel editorial.
The pork barrel discussion, based on
the Hutchinson fair bill, shows the
following insurgents voted for the salt
town: Brady, Brown, Cambern, FoWler,
Harris, Hostrup, Huffman, Myers. OF
the Democrats. Anderson, Milton and
Robertson voted for Hutchinson.
Stavely and Stewart, both standpats,
voted against the Reno county seat,
and Cook. Democrat, voted with them
This roll call would put a majority
of the reformers in the pool with EN-
erson Carey and his crowd of alleg-
ed fixers. and they deny the existence
of a deal
DIR. ]. S. Chase, who was for three
months a medical examiner at the
state soldiers home at Fort Dodge,
has backed up his position by pro-
ducing the honorary discharge from
the board of control Several days
ago Chase filed charges against the
board of control and these allegations
are now being considered by the sem
ate ways and means committee. Fol-
lowing is a copy of the discharge is
sued DR.. Chase, who lives at 1926
Harrison street, Topeka:
Fort Dodge, Jan. 10, 1911.
''Dr. j. s. Chase,
Dear Sir: We accept your resigna-
tion of Dec. 10, and heartily join in
saying that this action on your part is
wholly voluntary and not asked for by
US We have confidence in your abil-
ity as a physician and integrity as
man. ]. S. Churchhill. president; A.
R. Clark, secretary; Frank Strain,
treasurer; A. NJ. Breese, command
ant"
In an explanation of the affair,
of the board of control told
the committee that Chase was incom-
petent and that his resignation was
asked They declared that an honor
ary discharge was granted through es-
tablished custom not knowing. they
said, that the document was to be-
used against them
Senator ]. L. Brady, who last week
introduced bill to make the frater-
nifty houses taxable, says his bill has
not created excitement at Lawrence.
There is no fight over the bill in
my town." said Brady, "and in fact
the fraternity houses have been pay
ing taxes as usual, not knowing that
they could take advantage of the law
which was repealed two years ago
This bill is not a fight on the frat
houses and was introduced simply be-
cause I felt that they should pay taxes
just like any other institution"
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