The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-18
Kansas Delegation at Wash
ing Busy Introducing Them.
ReeS Would Make Fort Riley
Into Brigade Post.
MORE PENSIONS FOR VETERAN
BristOW Wants Ira HawOrth to
Get Homestead.
Congressman Jackson Intro
duceS His Anti-LiquOr Bill.

Washington, March 1S.-Congressman
Dan Anthony has introduced a bill in
the house directing the secretary of
the treasury to pay to Hugh Cameron
the sum of $1,000, in full satisfaction
for personal injuries sustained by him on
August 8, 1911, while employed as fore
man bricklayer by the government on
construction work of the federal prison
at Fort Leavenworth.
Another measure presented by Mr..
Anthony directs the secretary of the
treasury to pay to Christ Schrey, of
Leavenworth, the sum of $2,049.S5 for
brick and other material furnished for
the erection of four quarters at Fort
LeaTenworth.
In a bill introduced in the house by
Congressman Rees it is proposed tC
increase the cavalry garrison at Fort
Riley to a brigade. For this purpo1s
the sum Of 100000 is asked. This plan
of enlargement is not likely to succeed
under the present plan of economy now
being practiced in the Democratic
house.
Senator Bristow has a bill in the SER
ate authorizing and empowering Ira
HawOrth to make homestead entry on
any vacant unentered quarter section of
public lands which he may select IN
der direction of the secretary of the
interior, and the length of time he
spent in seeking to acquire title IN
homestead entry made at the Junction
City land Office on the 10th day of De-
cember, 1871, to the west half of the
northwest quarter and the southeast
quarter of the northwest quarter of
section 10, township 4 south, range 4
east, shall be applied to the entry now
desired.
A bill presented recently by Con-
gresham Young, of Kansas, provides
that where a civil war soldier is pen
sionable under the general law for
specific disability at a specific rate
provided by law for such disability,
and in addition thereto claims and es-
tablishes other pensionable disabilities
as due to service in line of duty, he
shall be entitled to pension therefor, in
addition to the rate Of allowance to
which he would be entitled for the
specific disability. The bill further
provides that the additional pension for
the date of the filing in the pension
bureau a claim for it, executed after
the passage of this act.
Congressman Fred Jackson has a bill
to divest Intoxicating liquors of their
interstate commerce character. 1t pro-
videS that all vinous, malt. fermente0,
spurious, distilled and other intoxicat-
ing liquors transported, from one state
to another shall be Invested of their in
terState commerce character from and
after the time of their shipment by the
consignor, and shall not be considered
commodities of interstate and foreign
commerce, and shall not be entitled to
protection as articles of interstate COM
merce under the laws or authority #
the United States.
Washington hears that former Gov
ernor E. W. Hoch, of Marion, may en-
ter the race for a seat in the United
States senate this coming winter. 1t
is understood, however, that he has
not fully made up his mind to get in
the race, but that many of his per-
sonal friends and admirers are urging
him to come out.
BAD ROADS SEND PRICES UP.
Corn u Cents a Bushel at Larned-
Wheat $1.O2.
Larned, Kan, March 1s-The ex-
tremely bad condition of the country
roads has sent the prices of farm