The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-25
SENATOR JOHN PATTON.

! erts of l 900 square miles or more where
the ground was like a lime bed and abso-
! lutely barren-and argue that every acre
of it would in the lifetime of persons then
/ born become of immense value. His sub
sequent history is familiar to the public
! He died in June last and was succeeded by
George c. Perkins
! Coiquitt's Successor.
| He was the first of four in the senate
/ Last March died Senator Colquitt of Gecr-
gia, a month ago Senator Vance Of North
Carolina and few days later Senator
Stockbridge of Michigan. 1t is alleged
that the death of the last brings the num-
Der of senators who have died in Office up to
just 100, but I cannot vouch for the accu-
racy of this. The curious fact at present
is that in a time of profound peace there
are three vacanies in the senate Montana,
Washington and Wyoming having failed
TO elect, and thus it is possible, in the
opinion of some very probable, that leSis-
lation involving radical change in fiscal
policy may become law by minority vote
in the senate.
The entrance of Editor Walsh in the
place of Senator Colquitt and Mr.. Jarvis
in place of Senator Vance did not attract
much attention but when Hon. John Pat
ton was sworn in to succeed Senator Stock
bridge all congress and nearly all the city
seemed to take great interest in il. In
the first place, he is an entirely new man,
and Washington is always intently inter
csted in the rising sun. In the second
place, he is by Odds the youngest looking
man in the senate and is certainly very
fine looking man, of medium size and
compSctly built, with brown eyes and dark
hair slightly touched with gray, bearing
also in his manner pleasant evidences Of
good hUrnor and good health. Another
curious fact is that neither of the present
senators from Michigan had any legisla-
tive experience before entering this the
most potent legislative body in the world
Deaths In the House.
Seven members of the house have died,
the first being William Mutchler of the
Eighth Pennsylvania, who died June a5
and was succeeded by his son, Howard
Mutchler. The latter is So years old and
had no legislative experience before enter
ing congress. On July IS ". II. Enochs
OF the Tenth Ohio died and was succeeded
by Hezekiah Sanford Bundy Judge John
Logan Chapman Of the First Michigan dis
trict died Aug. 10 and was succeeded by
Levi I. Griffin. On Nov. 25 Charles
O'Neill OF the Second Pennsylvania dis
trice died and was succeeded by Mr..
Adams, and this was change Of unusual
interest, rs since the death of Judge KEEL
ley Mr.. O'Neill had been the father Of tire
house. He was born in the district be
represented in Philadelphia in 1911. was
elected 10 the Thirty-eiehih congress and
10 every subsequent one except the Forty
second, having thus served an even so
years, except for the ore term
The next death and succession are Of IN
usual interest, as Hon William Lilly. rep
resentstive nc large from Pennsylvania
died Dec !. and the veteran Galusha aron
Grow was elected 10 succeed him BIZ the
largest majority every known The prs
emit member was born IN Connec..cUEt in
1894 admitted 70 the bar in PENNSYLVANIA
In ls47 and became the law partner OK the
famous David Nilnlo. He was elected
10 congress IN isjo and served SIX terms,
being speaker in the last. ThIrIy wears
after retiring he WIS rejected Is aso.e-
said and having been the Youngest usesl.-
her OF the llogzSs. when be erts nd Il is noEv
the oldest. except judge Holman. the
youngest member az this hcus-, Mr. Settle
OF tie Fifth North Carolina entered Al