The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-15
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in Lenawee county, Michigan. in 1S4S.
He attended the common schools there
until 1862. when he enlisted N the
Fourth regiment, Michigan infantry.
He joined Immediately after the battle
OF Antietam- During the war he was
wounded al Fredericksburg and Belle
Isle At the latter place he was cap
tured AID held prisoner ot war at An
Jacksonville and Milan until November,
1854 He was then exchanged and re-
Joined his regiment at Petersburg. after
which he served with distinction until
mustered out in June. 1855.
The soldier then turned student He
entered TIE high school OF Hudson.
Mich, and in 1866 took UP the study OF
law in the University Of Michigan at
Ann Arbor, where he graduated in 1855.
Now lawyer. Mr.. Tarsney practiced in
Hudson. Mich, until April, 1872. when
ne removed 10 Kansas City. Here he
was city attorney during 1874 and 1S75.
He was elected 10 congress and served
in the Fifty-first. FifIy-secoRd, Fifty
third and Fifty-fourth congresses. I'M
I'll. on February "a last. he was unseat-
ed by the Republican house IN favor OF
his Republican opponent, Colonel Van
Horn. Previous 10 his first election, the
district mad been represented by Major
William Warner. Mr.. Tarsney's first
opponent was the late T. =. Bullene.
whom ne defeated by 1900 plurality. In
1890. he defeated d. S. TwltcheO by
$500 plurality. The district was then
composed Of Jackson, Lafayette and
Johnson counties. In 1891, the legislature
in redistricting the state. took johnson
county of. leaving the district as II
now is. In the following year. 1892, Mr..
Tarsney again ran. this time against
beauty. namely Webster Davis Com
petence prevailed in this instance with
upward Of 500 plurality. In the last
election Mr.. Tarsney was returned by
740 plurality over Colonel Van Horn.
after which he was unseated as before
mentioned.
Mr.. Tarsney was a busy man for his
constituents while in congress. In the
Fifty-first congress he secured the ap-
preparation of 81, 200. 600 for the Custom
house now under construction in Kan
sas City. In the Fifty-second congress.
as chairman of the committee on labor.
he secured the passage OF the eight
hour law now on the statute books. He
further induced the committee on rlv-
ers and harbOrs 10 abandon the old sys-
TEN OF employing moneys for imprOv-
ing the Missouri river by expending II
al Isolated points. as the purpose then
was TO protect railroad bridges and 9TH
er private property, but instead 10 de-
vote all such appropriations 10 the navi-
cation of the river on scientific plans OF
the engineers OF the war department
and river commission.
In the Fifty-third congress Mr.. Tars-
ney was appointed by Speaker Crisp 10
membership on the ways and means
committee. position not held by a
Missouri congressman since 1851. when
John s. Phelps served. BY the chair
man Of this committee he was appoint
ed one of five members OF the sub-com-
mittee which framed the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Tarsney was further the instru-
mental member OF the commit tee in Sc
curing TIE incorporation and passage OF
the income tax feature. In the present
congress he was reappointed 10 the
ways and means committee by Speaker
Reed and also to the head OF the mi
nority committee on military affairs.