The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-14

islands. The cigars were sent Senator
Baker just a short time before Dr. Arm
strong died.
One of the amusing things in connection
with the First district fight now going on
is the ay Congressman Curtis is playing
for the Leavenworth delegation. the
home of Senator Baker. Mr.. Curtis has
introduced nearly a dozen bills calling
for large appropriations for that city,
etc, which cannot pass the house or the
senate, but which are intended to cater
to LeaYenworth. The amount of money
appropriated by these bills runs way up
in the hundred thousands, and it is abb
surd to think of their passing. However,
it is but an instance of the way gallery
playing is resorted to in this contest.
Andrew ]. White has been confirmed by
the senate to be supervisor of the cen
sus of the First district, despite the pro-
tests of Mr.. Curtis, and it is understood
thtre are no strings to the appointment
and confirmation, either. This is another
instance of how matters are deferred to
Senator Baker, and of the fact that to
win the applicant must have the sena-
tors Endorsement.
The senate has also confirmed Ralph
ingalls,, second son of the ex-senator, to
be commissary in the quartermaster' de-
partment in the Philippines, with rank of
captain. This is deserving appointment.
Ralph ingalls, was practicing law in Kan
CO he
commenced He was made lieutenant in
the Fifth Missouri. At the organization
of the volunteer regiments for Philippine
service he was appointed first lieutenant
in the Forty-fourth regiment. He was
the mastering officer for this regiment in
Wichita, Harper, Medicine Lodge and
other places in southern-western Kan
sas. On account of a slight deafness, he
was permitted to resign, but steps were
Immediately taken to secure a place for
him in some other branch of the service.
He is an excellent tactician, and the ap-
pointment and confirmation is very pleas
ing to Kansans generally.
Probably nothing will be done at the
present time to amend the war revenue
tariff materially. Speaking of the mat
ter, Representative Hopkins of Illinois.
member Of the committee of ways and
means, says: The law will be difficult to
overhaul at this session, and 1 doubt
whether anything of a material nature
will be done" 1t is stated that a ma
Jority of the members of the committee
are opposed to any changes in the law
which will affect the income to any great
extent. While the presence on the books
of the law results in what will be a sur
prise this year the administration leaders
do not know what may happen at any
time to cause an increase in expenditures.
They prefer to wait until affairs in the
Philippines are adjusted and a correct
estimate of expenditures arrived at. 1t
will then be easy to determine Just how
much of the law shall remain on the
books. 1t is not believed that the entire
law will ever be repealed. It is estimat-
ed that the law produces 800. 900, 900 year
above the normal receipts of the govern
ment. The estimate for this fiscal year
is that there will be q surplus OF about
$40, 100000 in thetreasury. If the war rev.
enue act had been repealed at the last
session of congress, however, the proba-
BILE surplus would have been turned into a
deficit of something like $50, 900. 900 a year.
When the war expenses. owing to the
troubles in the Philippines are cut down
the treasury surplus win be so large as
TO require action to diminish the income
Of the government. Changes in the war
revenue act will be the means of de-
creasing the receipts.
Representative George w. Foster had
MS first interview with Speaker Hender-
son day or two ago After his intro
1uction Mr.. Foster. who received only
one committee appointment and that
very obscure one, said: 81 am on a fine
committee, Mr.. Speaker" Mr.. Hender-
son beamed. 81 am very glad, Mr.. Fos-
-er. you like your committee appoint
nent," he said. az always like to please
he gentlemen of the house" oh" said
Mr.. Foster, solemnly, 81 refer to the COM
nittee fthe whole. You know I am
member Of that" And while the speak
er was gasping for breath, the new men,
Der from Chicago added: AT the same |
ime, if you are very anxious to please, 1 |
voul dnot object to being in your debt |
or some other good committee" And |
he speaker passed his box of Philippine |
,igars.
Representative Marriott Brosius of |
tells good story on one of |
lis colleagues, whose name he does not
i've. He says, however, that this person
eceived handsome pumpkin from one
I,
vas note, which said II send you the
est pumpkin in my garden. As it's got
more brains that you've got, it may be
ONE help to you this winter, and, the
ord knows, you need it,
r. II. FAXON.
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