The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-11-30
The COMING
CONGRESS
1t Will be one of the Busiest
that Ever Happened
Measures of Great National
Importance to be Con-
sidered
THE KANSAS MEMBERS
Are Gathering in Ready to
Take up Their Work
An Interesting Forecast of
the Work that is to be
done This Winter
THE KANSAS MEMBERS
Are Gathering in Ready to
Take up Their Work
Special to the Topeka Capital.

CNtANNAH
Washington, Nov. 24.-Members of
the Kansas delegates are now .beginn
ing to arrive in Washington prepare
tory to the converting of Congress one
week from tomorrow. Senator Harris
and Representative Long are here, but
other members are on their way.
Charles Curtis is expected Tuesday.
Mr.. Curtis is the second ranking mem
Der on the committee on Indian affairs
before which a number of important
bills are now pending. Owing to his
thorough familiarity with Indian leg
islation his advice is more generally
sought after than any other member
of the committee. In addition to this
Mr.. Curtis is endeavoring to- secure
appropriations fori, the improvement
of the Missouri river at Atchison and
Leavenworth. The rivers and harbors
committees will meet before.the assem-
bling of Congress to prepare the river
and harbor bill.
Aside from the regular annual APP
lOI lilt maintenance VI
the federal buildings and institutions
in Kansas there will be little OF inter-
est to the people,of the state during the
coming session. There are so many
measures of national Importance which
are of the greatest interest to the peo-
pie at large throughout the country
that little opportunity will be given to
consider local bills. In addition to
this there is a pronounced disposition
on the part of the leaders of the party
in power to hold down expenditures.
The appropriations made at the last
session of Congress aggregated nearly
800, 900, 900. The large majority of
this amount was for the regular ex-
penses tof the government and there
seems no probability that any consid-
cradle reduction in these items can be
effected this winter. In addition, a
river and harbor.bill will be passed
which viii carry probably $40, 600, OOO.
AS this will be composed largely OF
local appropriations tor the improve
ment of rivers, harbors anC streams
in certain localities the leaders of the
party will insist that the members of
the House should be content with the
amounts which they willreceive in this
bill and should ask for little more in
the way of local improvements.
In the reductions lin the war taxes
contemplated in the bill which the
committee on ways and means of the
House is now framing there will he
nothing Of local interest to the state.
Whatever reductions are made will
apply uniformly throughout the coun-
try. At the present writing it seems
probable that the reductions will
amount to about $50, GOO, 900 annually.
This amount will be made up largely
by the repeal of the tax on checks,
drafts, billsof lading, transfers and
conveyances, on kilograms and medi'
cines. There seems to be no proba
bility that the tax of 81 per barrel of
beer, or the tax on whisky will be re
duced.
Representative Bailey is preparing
to lead the fight against the passage OF
the Grout oleomarganine bill which
is to be taken up by the House fol
consideration on December &. Mr.
Bailey is one of the members of th'
committee who signed the minorit!
report 1t will be his first appearance
during his term in Congress as
leader in parliamentary battle.
The old soldiers of Kansas will b.
glad to know that soon after the All
of March they will have new Com
missioner of Pensions. That H, Cha.
Evans will not retain his present posi-
ton seems to be Il foregone con
clusion. President Mckinley /
anxious to do what he can to NEE
the wishes of his former comrades il
arms so far as it is consistent with tn
good of the public service. Thos
who are close to him state with posi-
tiveness that he will not reappoin
Commissioner Evans and that he
now casting about for northern o
western man, in whom the old veteran
have absolute confidence, for the ne
Commissioner OF Pensions. IL woul
thus seem that the opposition whic
the old veterans OF Kansas, as well d
those from other states, have eV
denced to the administration of Con
missioner Evans, because of their be
lief that his administration OF tn