The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-11

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the utmost Hberauty and generosity pos
sfbIe"
Senator Teller is uuequivocaIly for the
Puerto Rican tariff bill This is shown
10y his recent utterances in the senate
His latest Is as follows: Mr.. President,
I desire to discuss very briefly the con-
ference report on the financial bill, but
before proceeding on that measure wish
70 make correction in the Record. Yes
terday when speaking on the Puerto Ri
can bill I said: I am one of those who
believe that congress has very large pow
ers in dealing with these new possessions
I have 50 held from the beginning I
said: I am not disposed 70 change my
mind The Record makes me say that
I am disposed TO change my mind. do
not think there is any particular discred-
it in a mans changing his mind. but I
should feel on this occasion that it would
be very remarkable II I should change
my mind on it
'Mr. President, in 1860 I spent 4 good
part Of the summed discussing political
questions. and this was one Of those then
discussed We as Republicans, support
ers Of Mr.. Lincoln, claimed that the con-
stitUtion did not go into the territories.
That was Mr. Linooln's position. That
was everybody's position in those days
except those who wanted to force sIav-
cry into the territories. Now, from that
time TO this have had very positive
views on that subject, and in the last
two years I have given a great deal Of
care and attention TO it. do not want
to go down n history as having changed
my mind and therefore I make this cor
rection."
What Mr.. Teller says Of Lincoln's po-
siticn is important since Mr. Bailey Of
Texas, in closing for the Democrats IN
the recent debate, declared that those
who stood with him stood with Lincoln.
Pliny L. Soper, United States district
attorney. for Indian Territory, accompan-
led by Mrs. Soper, spent several days
here this week Mr.. Soper was here on
legal and political business.
NJ. A. Low, general western counsel for
the Rock Island road, has been in Wash
ington for a week. Mr. Low is here on
business, and IS also interested in Iegisla-
ton.
Pedro Perea, the delegate from New
Mexico. is almost as busy man as Dele
gate Flynn He IS on the committees Of
public lands and territories and this
work keeps him very busy. Speaking of
Mr. Perea reminds me Of his explana-
ton Of how he happens TO sit away over
in the Cherokee Strip" as the little
bunch Of seats on the Democratic side
where a number Of Republicans sit IS
called. When the drawing Of seats oc-
CURED Mr.. Perea was lucky. He drew
a seat next TO General Grosvenor. which
was very desirable Colonel Hepburn Of
Iowa. a veteran of the house and one Of
the leaders. got into the strip" Mr..
Perea traded with him and took the
strip seat himself His modest explain
alton IS that Hepburn was a leader and
he felt sorr yfor his being in such q poor
place He himself, he says. being a mere
delegate and of no account, could well
afford TO take the poor seat. But Mr..
Perea IS mistaken about his own worth.
He really has an excellent standing, and
IS a sharp. clever fellow.
United States Marshal ". E Sterne
and Mrs. Sterne were n the city the lat
ter part Of the week
Jack Fritts. the Topeka Capital CORE
spondent. is working day and night for
the Sheldon edition Of his paper. He is
preparing a lot Of stuff in an endeavor
TO prove that there IS really something
good in congress. after all IN keeping
with the moral tone OF his paper that
eventfuI week. He IS not having such a
hard time rs some people might think.
for he has dug Up all sorts Of good things
that congress has done. As F'rftts re-
marks. This IS 4 good time for a fellow
who gets his name signed 70 stun 70 get
in. Just think OF having stuff you write
read and preserved by several hundred
thousand people" Fritts's stuff Is bound
to be readable, and VIII certainly be
worth preserving
Buffalo Jones Is vo-ki7 hard on his
scheme 70 have several hundred thou
sand acres 81 land in Texas set aside for
the purpose OF preserving the genus bison. /
He IS having quite a time with some OF
the members Of the committee OF public
lands. but hopes to Be successful
Senator Baker and Mr. Bailey have
both returned after their Kansas poli1i-
cal vacation.
Mr.. Miller has secured & pension OF So
Per month fer Mrs Armstrong, wife OF
the late surgeon OF the Thirty seoond vol
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