The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
LONG The YOUNGEST
Ages of Ways and Means
Committeeman Compared.
BUFFALO JONES IN TOWN
Roberts Chances Considered
Nil--EarIy Conventions.

Nil--EarIy Conventions.
Especial Correspondence of the Eagle.)
Washington, Dec. %. - Congressman
Longs appointment as a member Of the
committee on ways and means is all the
more remarkable when his age is taken
into consideration. He is the only mem
Der OF the committee who is under 40
years of aga He is the only member
OF 1t who has served less than three
prior consecutive terms. Grosvenor of
OF Ohio is IS years Old and is serving
his seventh term. Payne of New York
is 56, and is serving his eighth term.
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania is "a and is serv-
ing his sixth consecutive term. Both
Hopkins of Illinois and Steele Of Indi-
ana are over so; Hopkins is serving his
eighth consecutive term, and Steele, his
seventh. Russell OF Connecticut, at AZ.
is serving his seventh consecutive term.
TaWney of Minnesota, at A. is on his
fourth consecutive term DoIliver of
Iowa is only Al, but he is serving his
fifth consecutive term Mccall of Mas
sachusetts, the other new member. is As.
and serving his fourth consecutive term.
Long is only SO years old, and is entering
upon his second term, afr having been
dropped out Of the FGfty-ffth congress.
&c. j. Jones, Topeka Kansas" This
lie a sir inc
the Normandie hotel Few Kansans
would recognize this. perhaps, but on
thinking over the matter. it finally ap-
pears that the name is that of no less
person than the renowned Buffalo
Jones'" latet of Garden City. Mr.. Jones
is here TO secure soma patents One IS
that Of windmill which Will be run on
different basis from the present ones
1t will revolve in the opposite direction
from the direction the wind is coming
from, instead of presenting fits side to
the wind, as at present. Mr.. Jones
figures that this will give enormous mo-
tive power to the mill, and that it will
make the ordinary mill a dozen times
more valuable than now. Mr.. Jones IS
interesting habitues OF the Normandie
with stories of his eighteen-months up
north when he and his companion lived
six days on biscuit a day. He wears
a heavy coat trimmed in fur. and caught
with teeth of the rare muskox, instead
of buttons. Mr.. Jones is Ialso interested
in securing a donation OF land from the
government upon which his famous herd
of buffalo can be kept free from dis
turbanee. He wants the government TO
act as a trustee for the public, to which
he desires to bequeath his herd.
The general impression here is that B.
II. Roberts will not be seated as a rep
resentative from Utah; that Ae report OF
the cpecial committee to investigate his
eligibility will report unanimously that
he is ineligible. The evidence to be taken
during the recess is really not essential,
and the arguments to be made by Rob
erts can have no possible bearing on the
final result Roberts simply plans to go
over the same old ground of lack Of
power on the part OF the committee The
committee has given him the greatest
scope for producing evidence favorable
to himself. and explanation Of the
charges against him: scope which he
does not seem to have awaited himself
of to any material degree. The commit
tee will first report as 10 the facts
brought out which show that Roberts.
ever since 1885, was and now is a polyga- |
mist. according to the rightful interpre-
tation of the law. The report viii then |
summarize the evidence brought out be- !
fore the committee and not controverted. |
Upon this uncontradicted evidence the |
committee will unanimously find the !
facts against Roberts. When that IS done !
nothing remains but to declare the seat |
vacant.
'HThev may try to kill my resolution /
proposing an amendment to the consttu-
ton in committee" declared Representa-
tive Henry F Naphen Of Boston yester- !
dav. but not II I can possibly help my /
self" The little man from Boston, who /
is only about feet or 4 inches in height /
and who wears rather formidable Burn
side whiskers OF iron gray. which are ac-
centuated by his distinctly Bostonese
dialect. was discussing in modest vein q.
Joint resolution that he introduced some
days ago proposing a constitutional
70 suppress combinations and
transactions in restraint OF trade. You
will notice that my resolution goes a lit
tie farther than any yet introduced he
said. at proposes to regulate the terms
and conditions upon which a corporation
may transact business in a state outside
the state from which Il receives its char
ter. This evil ot chartering a corporation 1
IN one state 70 DO business sn another
state was what prompted ne 20 Introduce
the resolution. think Il ought 70 com
msnd the support " both parties"
Under the cal OF the national Reoub-
Ncan committee. al delegates 20 t,he
Philadelphia convention must b chosen
a. least thirty days prior 20 the national /
convention. The date Of the later ig
Mav e. This VIII compel. under TIRE cau. (
me state and district conventions - se-
lect delegates 20 be held On Or before
April q This VII result n extrao-tg-
nary early conventions. p Il FAxoS
WHAT TIE SENATE WILL 90 \
senator Fairbanks Outlines the Pro-
gram for the session.
Indianapolis Ind Dec e-senator