The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-28
MAKE FLYNN FAMOUS
OkIahoma's Delegate Takes a
Hand in Colonial Affairs.
HIS COUNSEL Is TAKEN
In Regard to the New Form
of Government for Hawaii.

| Especial correspondence OF the Eagle.)
Washington, Jan gL-Delegate Dennis
Flynn is making eight for precedent in
the house committee or territories He
/ is at work in an effort to secure amend
ment of the bill TO provide for the new
! territory and government of Hawaii that
| dentally, it looks as though he would
| win.
The bill which the house committee Is
now considering would confer upon the
governor Of the territory. powers greater
than those ever granted any territorial
governor. He would be permitted 10
name the judges of Hawaii, for instance,
and for life, at that. Beside this. the
proposition of public lands is not as Mr..
Flynn thinks it should be. It is proposed
to handle them through the territorial
government
In recent campaigns. since the war with
Spain, one argument by Republican ora
tors and stump-speakers has been that
which have come TO this country, because
of our ability, as shown by a century's
experience, to govern possessions in
proper and highly ereditable manner. It
has been pointed ont time and again that
in the case of Louisiana, before it was
broken up into states and territories:
in the northwest territory: in Alaska. the
United States has governed In manner
rejecting great credit upon the country,
and has dealt with ali matters directly
from the seat of government of the
nation-W Washington. To perpetuate this
idea; not to take backward step. is the
idea which Mr.. Flynn is now seeking to
inculcate into the minds of his associates
on this important committee.
The Oklahoma delegate would have the
territorial judges appointed then. by the
president, and for four year terms. He
believes this is not the time to commence
life judgeships for territories, nor to place
appointments of these responsible and i'm
portant positions in the hands of a gov
ernor.
Mr. Flynn would also have the lands
of the territory handled as in any other
territory of the United States-by the
commissioner of the general land office.
He prevailed upon the committee the
other day to grant hearing to Commits
sIoner Hermann Of the land Office. on
this proposition. Mr.. Hermann appeared
and talked matters over with the COM
mittee. He was greatly impressed with
Mr.. F1ynn's efforts. and believes he IS
right. And it might be remarked here
that there is probably no man in this
country so thoroughly conversant with
matters pertaining to public domain as
Commissioner Hermann. Mr.. Flynn
idea would be to leave land matters. then,
with these officials. as now, and then
provide further as to the disposal Of the
public land later on.
The ideas expressed by the Oklahoma
delegate are meeting with favor. They
have much impressed the other members
OF the committee. 1t Is quite likely that
they will accede to these amendments
at the proper time Mr.. Flynn has start
ed in to win in this matter and expects
to win
II is not amiss 10 remark IN this con-
nection that Mr.. Flynn is consulted and
his opinions respected; ne is deferred to- /
his judgment sought, and 10 his lot falls |
much of the hard and important work Of
the committees OF public lands. Indian |
affairs and territories-the committees to |
which he belongs. This is because Of his |
service and absolute familiarity with the /
questions involved in each Of these COM I
mittees work On his third term: living |
in a territory; familiar with indian AZ /
fairs and all sorts of public land ques- |
tons. the delegate from Oklahoma Is as 1
well qualified to speak and be listened 10 /
on all these matters as any one OF the /
357 members of the house and Far better
than most of them. This IS why his inAu-
ence is felt and ne has the work 10 do, +
all Of which must be gratifying 20 his /
Oklahoma constituency. after the Interim
OF 1878 during which Oklahoma was
not represented in the lower house OF the
American congress
Mr. Flynn is practically kept busy al
the time these days in committees. hav-
ing but little time TO spend in the house
The three very important committees
Of which ne is a member-public lands
territories and Indian aTairs-have very
frequent and very long sittines. and the
Oklahoma delegate Is in the committee
room nearly all the time Being inter
sstel a. he IS in the work 81 ali these
committees and for the reasons 7 have
above stated. the house fooE really sees
but little Of Mr Flynn.
Judge ]. {. strang has returned home
after several days stay here.
r. II. FAxoN.