Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-03-15

WHAT IS BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

The Republican senatorial conference
decided not to reOrInnlzc the commit
tees at this session. This means an
early adjournment Of the Senate.
The enactment of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation hill has
placed at the disposal of the Stale De
pnrtment n sum of money for the ac-
auisition by purchase OF legation
premises for fhc United States lesa-
tion nt Pckln. Therefore Secretary
Hay Inns Instructed Special Commits
sloncr Rockhill that lie Is permitted to
proceed Immediately To consumnatc
the purchase Of u suitable tract OF
land. With the exception Of Great
Britain. which owned Its own legation
premises In PsSln before the Boxer
outbreak. Il II believed here that the
United States will bc the only foreign
power shich will have paid cash for
every FOO, OF ground In Its legation
compound.
In the Scnni" on the last day of the
session. Mr.. Morgan. chairman of the
committee on Inicr-orranic canals.
asked unanimous consent that Mr.
Mitchell bc appointed To succeed his
predecessor. sir. Mci.riic. as u mem.
b"r Of that committee. IL. realized.
Il" said. TINT II was an unusual r,-
quest. hut IL WIS iuu.c because OF the
notable Interest In canal legislation
always manifested 10y Mr. Mitchell
who. like Mr.. Mcbride. was mn earn
est and able advocate of the cunsirrc.
ilOn NJ the canal. After the request
had been granted without comWcnt.
Sir. Hoar. addressing the chair. re-
marked that for very obvious REASONS
no objections were made To the r,.-
quest ~ Mr. Morgan. hut liz felt bound
;n say that II was likely tn Civ. ris.
io great Inconvenience on both sides
Of the chamber. II any further r..
quests OF such nature wcr. niadc 10y
individual senators. lie said. lie would
feel hound 10 object.
e. T.. Spragu. Of Massachusetts Is
supposed to bc the wcllJhics' man Ia
the last House OT Representatives. He
L. u graduate nj Harvard In the class
1f -. aud has been In politics since
1859. when hv was elected u member
Of the Common Council Of the city OF
Boston. lie got his wealth with his
wife. who was the daughter Of n large
manufactures. Representative Hit of
Illinois also married rich woman.
whose father. MIR. Reynolds Of i.nfny-
cite. In,iInna. wns largely Interested In
railroads nnt coal mines. Mr.. New.
NiI - ~ va sAN
late Senator Sharon Of Nevada. from
whom he Inherited very large prop.
crty. Representative" conncll OF
Scranton. Pennsylvania. l. rich man.
lie began his career ns u driver boy
In the mines nt iIn9lcton. rcnnsyl-
vnnn. Ey his Industry and ability he
rose to- hr superintendent niid after or.
gnnizcd n mining company Of his own.
whose operations have made him I'm.
m"uscly wealthy. He IL prominent in
charitable and religious work. Mr..
Siblcy Of Pennsylvania Is another rich
man. who made his money In oil: VII
liam Astur Chnnlcr Of New York In.
hrrtrd u large fortune from his moth
rr. who was u granddaughter Of the
late John Jacob Astor: Jacob Ruppcrt
nf New York IL u son Of the biggest
brewer In that city. and II supposed
to he very wealthy: jefferson NJ. Levy
Inherited u fortune from his uncle.
Commodore triah l.. Levy Of the
navy: Mr.. Wndsworth Of New York
enjoys great wealth. Inherited from
his father. General Wadsworth: Ed
ward MorrCll Of Philadelphia married
n daughter OF the late Francis DrcNel,
who left her SlJ.O0O.oOO: Mr.. Lowering
Of Massachusetts Is u large manufac-
turcr Of cotton goods mt Taunton. and
l. several times a millionaire. These
gentlemen are said to bc the wcnlthicst
members Of the House OF Representa-
tivCs.