The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-09
NOT A CHANCE
Kansas Delegation Doesn't
Count on Cabinet Job.
Does Not Believe Kansas VIII
Get Portfolio.
KANSAS FEDERAL PLACES
The Old Officers VIII Serve Out
Their Terms.
To Investigate Appeal to Rea-
son Prosecution.
KANSAS FEDERAL PLACES


Charles Curtis has offered two amend
ments to the sundry civil bill. one
providing for an additional appropri-
alton of $27O,4OO for new const-nc-
ton at the Fort Riley military post.
me other amendment proposed by
him appropriates $4,000 for the
construction of bridge across the
Kansas river at this fort.
The senator offered an amendment
TO the Indian appropriation bill APP
proprlating the sum of $4,O1O.75 to
pay d. c. TilIotson of Topeka for
work done in carrying out the provt-
sions of the treaty with the Pottawat-
omle Indians, proclaimed April Q.
1862.
Senator Curtis introduced bi,,
amending section 4747 of the revised
statutes providing that all sums of
hioHey que or TO become due anv
pens1oner from the government by
reason of their having been granted
pension, shall be exempt from Iia-
bility to attachment, levy, or seizure
py or under any legal or equitable
process whatever
Congressman Taggart of the First
Kansas district introduced a bin in
me house winch appropriates the
sum OF 100000 for improvine tbe
missouri river with view to secur-
ing permanent SiX-foot channel he
tween the western limits of kansas
City, Kan, and the mouth of the
INer' sucn Improvement to be COM
Pieteu Wltn1n a period of ten years
me bill provides that co-oneration
from the localities benefited NAV he
required IN the prosecution of tba
proJect IN case any comprehensive
Piah is hereafter adopted by congress-
Tor an apportionment of exne,sas
In TO v-srv
projects in which any fmproveroeS,t
now or hereafter adopted confers
speclaI or exceptional benefit unor,
the localities affected
Senator Bristow presented IN a.
senate petitions of sundry citizens ~
the Fifth congressional district ~
Kansas and of RawIins county. prav-
ing that an investigation be made int
tne Ihetnods used in the prosecution
OF the appeal to Reason, a Socialist
newspaper published at Girard -
ne also presented petitions of citizens
OF McPherson and BelIeviIle. for tbo
enactment of legislation to prohibit
tne interstate transportation of race
gambling bets, etc
No Chance for Kansas Man
Some days ago a dispatch was con.
from Washington to Kansas ana Nj
souri, papers to the effect that a Kansas
man stood good show to being nane6
secretary of agriculture by President
Wilson This was just a yarn. hatcbed
IN a reporters head. At least that is
what members of the Kansas deIega-
ton IN congress say about the story
No one seems to have any knowIedee
OF the matter whatever. Furthermore.
the Kansas congressman are of the
strong belief that there is but small
Likelihood that Kansas will land a
portfolio in the new cabinet If IL
landed an assistant cabinet job it would
be doing well, they think.
Word has been received in Washing
ton from Kansas that o. Il. Wood, OF
Liberal, Kan-, is hot on the trail of the
United States marshal job to succeed
Jack Harrison. That there Will be a
change in the marShalShip for Kansas
there is absolutely no doubt, but the
change will not take place until after
Mr.. Harrison shall have served out his
full term of appointment This same
rule will apply to all federal jobs in
the state of Kansas
"Think you'll be elected - a .consti-
tuent asked Victor Murdock Just be-
fore election.
I'm certain of it," said Vic.
Still" suggested the other man, II
reckon no matter how certain you are,
you'd give a heap to be sure
Vic's close friends say that he was
not dead sure of landing last fall, but
he did, and landed with a good ma
iority. They say you can't beat him
down in Kansas. the people are stuck
on him.
Kansas postmasters appointed: Hor-
ace f. Hilton, Covert; Link II. Kelso,
Gretna; Charles Sanker, Petroiia; Ada
f. Jaggar, Vernon; Lutella Kell,
Karen E. Ward. Sharon;
A. Custer, Haskell county;
Ernest Berges, Duluth
The tragic taking off of members Of
the house and senate in recent years.
and their frequency. was the subject
Of discussion in the house restaurant
today. In a group talking We're Con-
gresham Victor Murdoch He said that
the strain and stress of
public life had much to do with the
growing list of sudden deaths.
1.-The difference between the life OF
this day and of seventy years ago. the
Kansan said, "is pretty clearly shown
in the fact that the event that is now
Of almost monthly occurrence In the ma
ton was so exceptional in the days of
John Quincy Adams service that the
event was designated by a tablet"
Congressman Joseph Taggart, of
Kansas. was among the speakers at a
BANQUET given in this city last evening
bv the members of division No. 1. An
rient Order of Hibernians.