The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-02
OUR KANSAS MEN
The State Journals Special
Washington Correspondent
Tells All About the Kansas
Congressman.
Where They Are Located and
Their Families.
WORK MAPPED OUT.
What the Congressman Propose
to Do This Session.
PETER at the Head with Number
of Bills.
HIS FUNERAL BILL
A Unique Collection of Facts
and Figures,
Showing How Much State Fun
erals Cost Including Plumb'S.
A Unique Collection of Facts
and Figures,
Showing How Much State Fun
erals Cost Including Plumb'S.

From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The session of
the Fifty fourth congress which opened
today found Kansas with moro nearly
solid Republican delegation than at any
time since the Ffty-frst congress. Of
the Populists who were carried in on the
wave in 1890 only Senator Potter and
Congressman Baker remain. Senator
PETER has only a short lease on senator
ial life as his business plans for the fu-
ture indicate that he himself considers.
Representative William Baker only got
in this time by a narrow margin and is
doubtless serving his last term. Con-
gressman Sam Stevenson of Michigan in
speaking of him said: she WANT much
of a Pop anyhow" but this is an asser-
tion which Blr, Baker himself would
dou btless resent and which the Republi-
cans in his district would be ready to dis
pute the truth of. All of the other Pop
ulists who came in as a result of one of
Kansas whimseys, Jerry Simp-
son, T. j. Hudson, John Davis. w.
A. Harris have been supplanted by
new men, pronounced orthodox
by Republicans, who are new to make
their records and leave their marks on
the congressional blackboard.
OF the Republican representatives
Curtis and Broderick alone have had
congressional experience. 1t is con-
sidered one of the best signs of this that
they were in the Mcdowell combination,
SO called, for house officers, which car
ried the day, with the exec eption of Fisher
for chaplcin, while the new members
flocked at once to Henderson, of Illinois.
for clerk, who didn't win. "Simply
guessed wrong, that's all, was the com
ment made upon the action of the new
Kansas mem ber5.
Chas. s. Martin of Salina, who wanted
to be reading clerk, is another who
guessed wrong" and who is knocked
out by the victory of the Mcdowell COM
bination He was in the Henderson
camp and when the chances of the Hi
nois man for clerk were spoiled the pins
were struck from under the hopes he
was building.
Senator Baker is located for the winter
at 1742 Q street His family and that of
secretary, B. B. Cushman of Wichita,
are keeping house together. Mr.. Cush-
man was formerly secretary to Senator
Perkins who succeeded Senator Plumb.
Miss Mary Baker is with her father and
mother and will probably remain until
after the Christmas holidays. She came
AcI6 lIOul aSSdEg Wu6I0 Su6 Is IN the
class of '97, about two weeks ago be-
cause she was in poor health.
One of the first bills which Senator
Baker will introduce IN the senate will
be regarding the abandoned FIT. Hays
military reservation in Ellis county This
reservation was abandoned by the gov
eminent some years ago, and as the law
provides in such cases that the lands be
opened by the secretary of the interior
for sale to individuals, this was about to
be done when the secretary was asked to
hold up the sale while bill could pass
congress giving the lands to the state OF
Kansas. The Kansas delegation to the
last congress secured the passage of such
a bill through both the house and senate,
but 1t failed to become a law because
passed in the last days of the session,
and the president did not get to it to sign
1t. Senator Baker will now bring the
matter up again in bill which he has
already drafted, providing for the ced-
ing of the land to Kansas.
When asked if it was intended to push
the Waller case at once. Senator Baker
said. "Why not? If the man is impris-
oned wrongfully let's know it."
Senator PETER, Mrs PETER and Miss
PETER are at the Oxford.
Senator PETER spends most of his time
at the capitol, or at his office in the
haltby building near the capitol, which
is used by the senate.
The attitude of the Populists in the re-
organization of the senate is causing a
great deal OF discussion, and is a matter
OF considerable moment
Senator PETER was somewhat annoved
at the report given out by Senator VIM.
Z. Chandler of New Hampshire that he
(PeHer) would vote with the Republicans.
and he took pains at once to deny that !
there was any authority for such a state
ment.
Senator PETER said today. "If the re-
of the senate is to be made |
a Iarty issue, it becomes d matter of |
principle to remain by ourselves We |
don't propose to be snuffed out. We have
a place on the map, and we are going to
stay there. The people are looking at
US snd we can not afford to do anything
which will look like trading off. !
If, however, the silver men
in the senate, both Democrats
and Republicans would agree to com bine !
and reorganize the senate on silver lines,