The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-31

going and coming for the entire distance
Travelled. The total for each will, there
| fore, be about $240. They are also paid
81 a day each for their services. The
several Gentiles, among whom is Dr. T.
c. Tiff, the venerable Methodist mission
airy, who has won the respect and es-
TEEN of everybody for his gentlemanIy
and congenial conduct during the inves-
tigation, do not come within the provis-
| ion of the law as to mileage. They only
/ receive 81 day during their soiourn in
Washington since the hearings began
The fact that they were in Washington
when the committee decided TO summon
witnesses excludes them from receiving
travel pay.
Governor Stanley and Mrs Stanley GER
tainly crowded a vast deal Of sightseeing
in their brief stay here. They had never
visited the capital before and thei-
friends showed them the sights very cred
itably. They visited the points Of inter
est in and around Washington: went to
! Mount Vernon, Arlington and other places
near: TO the capitol, Washington's mOnu-
ment etc Mr.. Long gave small thea
ter party for them; they also saw Sir
Henry Irving; Mr.. and Mrs Bristow gave
a dinner party one evening: the ladies OF
the Kansas delegation called on Mrs.
Stanley at the home of j. L. Bristow, and
on their last day here Mr. Long took
them through the Lincoln memorial-the
house where the martyred president died
just across from the old Ford theater.
where he was shot This IS an interest
ing place. filed with relics Of Lincoln:
relics Of every kind and nature Cover
nor Stanley and Mrs Stanley left on We'd
nesday night for home. The governor Is
not vet certain whether he Will return for
the meeting of the committee of COVER
nors OF which he IS q member to com
memorate the establishment Of the seat
OF government. The meeting Will be in
January.
Amos Allen % Maine Is unfortunately
Handicapped BY the fact that he IS TIE
successor Of Thomas B. Reed in the
house. This Is the unhappy tate ~ ali
men who have the misfortune TO step into.
the empty shoes Of great men. Dicke-s7n
of Kentuck. was never known in the
house except as the man who succeeded
John g. Carlisle while TayIer OF Ohio.
was invariably referred 20 a. the man
who represented Garfield'S old district
When Richard Vaux came 20 congress as
the successor OF Samuel J Randall ne
had the added distinction % having once .
danced with Queen Victoria and this to-
gethe- with his unique personality. saved .
him from being altogether forgotten .
Some of these days. perhaps Mr.. Allen
Will rise 20 some other distinction than
the fact he Is Reeds successor. but at
present the memory o. the former occu-
pant OF his seat Is like a milestone around .
his neck.
In these columns a week ago recalled
some "reminiscences q old Jim LeEate. the
veteran Kansas legislator and lobbyist
who IS now 81 5ais city. \ story was tod
ne by Kansan the other dag which g.
Illustrated the Old mans way Cf doing
things. Il happened IN the Kansas house
az representatives In lSse ven l., gate
vas last n member q that BODY Le5rg
Gu.h-ie, a young man vlch much snst-
ton. represented Sumner county dis
trict- Guthrie went 10 TIE legislature 10