Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
WHAT is BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Senator Aliens name is still carried
on the rolls as a senator from Nebras-
ka and it is understood it will be until
the Nebraska Legislature elects or ad-
journs. There was some contention
that his term would expire on March
Bird, the close of the last Congress, but
the authorities held otherwise.
There was no formal meeting of the
Cabinet March 9TH, owing to the crush
of visitors, but several members called.
Members of Congress and the Supreme
Court, visiting governors and their
staffs, clubs and other organizations
gave the President a very busy day.
He began at 10 o'clock by giving a re-
ception to Troop A of Cleveland, Ohio.
which acted as his personal escort the
day before. General Joe Wheeler saw
the President for the purpose of pay
ing his respects. A large number of
students from Atlanta came Il little be-
fore noon. The members of the United
States Supreme Court, as is their Gus
tom at the beginning of a new admin
istration, called in n body to pay their
respects to the President, and Senators
Allison and Cockrell as a senate COM
mittee, notified the President that the
Senate was in extraordinary session
and ready to receive any message from
him.
A Washington correspondent says
there are number of millionaires in
the Senate, but not SO many as people
generally suppose. Mr. Clark of Mon
tana is rated at S15,OOO,0OO; Mr..
kearnS,. the new senator from Utah,
has mine worth $12,OOO,OOO, so they
say, but it is recent acquisition. Ten
years ago he was poor farmer in Ne
braska. Mr.. Jones of Nevada is also
the owner of profitable mining proper
ties. Mr.. Elkins has made 4 fortune
in coal. and Mr.. Scott, his colleague
from West Virginia, has lAcen equally
successful in oil. Mr.. Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, Mr.. Kean of New Jersey,
and Mr.. Wetmore of Rhode Island in
herted millions. Senator Proctor Of
Vermont is a marble king and owns
large quarries. Mr.. Shoup of Idaho
was one of the early pioneers of that
state, and has made Il large fortune
from ranches, mines and supply stores
which are said to do more business
than any similar establishments in the
West. Mr.. Mcmillan, Mr.. Hanna and
Mr.. Depew have been successful in
business; Mr.. Hale married n daughter
of the late Senator Chandler of Michi-
gan, who was immensely wealthy, and
Mr.. Fairbanks of Indiana has accumu-
lated n handsome fortune by success
full law practice.
C. F. Sprague of Massachusetts is
supposed to be the wealthiest man in
the last House of Representatives. He
is n graduate of Harvard in the class
of 10, and has been in politics since
1889, when he was elected n member
of the Common Council of the city of
Boston. He got his wealth with his
wife, who was the daughter of large
manufacturer. Representative Hit of
Illinois also married n rich woman,
whose father, Mr.. Reynolds of Lafay-
cite, Indiana. was largely interested in
railroads and coal mines. Mr.. New
lands of Nevada is n son-in-law of the
late Senator Sharon of Nevada, from
whom he inherited very large prop
erty. Representative Connell Of
Scranton, Pennsylvania, is n rich man.
He began his career as n driver boy
in the mines at Hazleton, Pennsyl-
yania. By his industry and ability he
rose to be superintendent and after or
ganized a mining company of his own,
whose operations have made him i'm.
mensely wealthy. He is prominent in
charitable and religious work. Mr..
Sibley of Pennsylvania is another rich
man, who made his money in oil; VIII
liam Astor Chanler of New York in
herited a large fortune from his moth
er, who was granddaughter Of the
late John Jacob Astor; Jacob Rupert
of New York is n son of the biggest
brewer in that city, and is supposed
to be very wealthy; Jefferson NJ. Levy
inherited n fortune from his uncle,
Commodore Uriah i. Levy of the
navy; Mr.. WadswOrth of New York
enjoys great wealth. inherited from
his father, General Wadsworth: Ed.
ward Morrell of Philadelphia married
n daughter of the late Francis Drexel,
who left her S15,OOO,OOO; Mr.. Lowering
of Massachusetts is large manufac-
turer of cotton goods at Taunton, and
Is several times n millionaire. These
gentlemen are said to be the wealthiest
members Of the House of Representa-
tives.