The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-26
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ASTOUNDING ACTIVITY OF THE
DELEGATE FROM OKLAHOMA.


His Record When summed up Shows That
He has Done More in Congress for his
People Than ANY State Delegation in
the sountry-And This Too When He
has no Vote and no Assistance-What
Sore of the Bills That He has
Passed Through the Legislative Hop
per of the Washington Mil.
Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 25.---Something
is taking place in Oklahoma which can
not be seen anywhere else in the United
States. There are papers here which
are supporting Bryan and Sewall and
the Republican candidate for congress.
There is a reason for this in Oklaho-
mas case and it is because the Republi-
can candidate for congress is Dennis
FLYNN. and because Dennis Flynn is the
most wonderful bundle Of activity and
energy in the west and because his par
tisanship Is not obnoxious and never will
be.
There has been issued here a pamphlet
showing what Flynn has done for Ok
lahorna in congress 1t is a most as
founding record. There is not a state
delegation in the east or west who can
show a record to compare with it.. And
yet FLYNN accomplished it all without a
vote
The pamphlet proves the nickname
which has been put on Flynn: Plumb
the Second. Not since the days Of the
Kansas Plumb has Washington seen
such a worker.
Here is F1ynn's record:
BOTH HOUSES.
The following bills passed both house
and senate:
l. Bill giving settlers in the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe country an extension OF
twelve months in which to make pay
ment on their lands, and also the right
of Communication.
2 Bill allowing settlers in Beaver
county the right to commute home
stead entries.
3. Bill Authorizing settlers on the Deep
Fork to fill out their claims to is 0acres.
T. Bill authorizing the people in the
Cherokee strip to vote.
3. Bill allowing settlers on the Pot
tawatomie lands twelve months extern
sion on the payment for their lands,
and the right to commute.
g. Bill donating sections thirteen and
thirty-three to the Territory.
Z Bin delegating the power Of the
Oklahoma legislature to provide a sys-
tenn for the leasing of school lands, and
transferring the business from the sec
rotary Of the interior at Washington to
parties in Oklahoma authorized by the
legislature.
g. Passed bill for the relief of Jesse
F. Morrison, Arapahoe, Oklahoma Terri
tory.
g. Bill donating the military Teserva-
Zion at Oklahoma City for school pur-
poses. This reservation contains 100
acres and will doubtless net thes chool
fund of that city over 100000.
10. Bill giving TO the settlers of the
Cherokee strip the privilege of making
final proof in fourteen months.
II. Bill authorizing the Pottawatomie
Indians to sell their lands.
II. Passed a bill providing for re-
apportionment Of the territory and al
lowing the Cherikee strip it's representa-
ton.
49, Passed a bill paying the Iowa In !
dams $4,000 in cash instead of agri- |
cultural implements.
IA Passed a bill authorizing fourth !
class pc=tmasters to administer oaths
on pension vouchers.
10. Bill authorizing the Noble Bridge
company to build bridge acroscs the
Canadian river at Noble, Oklahoma
Territory.
1e. Bill authorizing the Purcell Bridge
company 10 build bridge across the
Canadian river at Lexington, Oklahoma
Territory.
II. Bill giving the territory of Okla |
homa two more United States judges.
Is Bill extending certain laws.
which are applicable to other parts of
Oklahoma, over Beaver county. Oklaho-
ma.
19. Bill granting local government to |
Greer county. and confirming in office !
the county officers that were elected by |
the people of that county.
90. Bill donatig condemned cannon to |
Mcdowell Post. G. A. r., of Enid.
81. Bill granting right-of-way to Sa- |
pulpa. Chandler and Oklahoma railway. |
This bill was vetoed by President Cieve-
land in the Fifty-third congress, but |
again passed by the Fifty-fourth and |
is now a law.
.. Bill granting right-of-way of rail- /
way from Coffeyville via Saltwater, |
Guthrie and FL Reno to the gulf
%. Bill authorizing settlers on the /
Kickapoo lands to commute in fourteen |
months
"a. BIZ granting pension to George W. |
Taylor
%. Bill authorizing the cancellation Of |
double Indian alrotments. and right /
given settlers TO homestead the same.
81. Bill making clerk of the United I
States court the register of deeds for |
Miami. Indian Territory.
2S. Bill establishing a United States
court at Purcell, Indian Territory
%. Bill providing for the payment to
parties who published lists Of lands in |
Cheyenne and Arapahoe country.
80 Bill for the relief of Postmasters
of Guthrie, Oklahoma and Kingisher.
81. Bill providing for the opening OF /
the Wichita lands.
So Bill reducing United States land |
office fees in the interest of the settlers. |
This passed both houses and would have /
saved thesettlers Of Oklahoma Sl0o, 900, }
but was vetoed by the president /
33. Bill Incorporating the grand lodge !
OF the A F. & A. NJ, of the Indian Ter |
ritory.
"a Bill providing for payment 10 GER
tain deputy msrshals while engaged in |
police du tyduring the year 1889.
PASSED THE HOUSE.
Bills that have passed the house and |
are favorably reported in the senate:
I. The free homes bill This hill pass |
ed the house the middle Of March. 1896. |
over the protest of Hcke Smith. secrs- |
tary of the interior. Sla-cs -. 1896. was |
read twice in the senate and was rvferr- /
ed 10 the committee on public lands |
April 20 1896. the committee was dis |
charged and the bill referred 10 the com |
mittee on Indian affairs. May rs. 1895. |
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