The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-06
GOING TO CONGRESS
Kansas Delegation Enroute 10
Washington.
SESSION TO BE BUSY
Ralph Faxon Gives Outline of
the Work.

The presence in town last night of R. H.
Faxon. private secretary to Representa-
tive Chester I. Long, and the fact that
he was on his way to washington, led
the Eagle to ask Mr.. Faxon to write
something concerning the coming session.
some of the things to be done; something
about Kansas representatives. Here is
what he wrote:
Congress viii not meet until December
?. This is the first Monday in Deem
Der. the day on which the session always
opens. Incident to a congressional ses-
sion, however, and especially PROOF to
the opening Of the first or long session Of
congress, there is always much for a
member to attend to before he actually
settles down TO the work Of the session.
This fact takes most representatives and
senators on n the November month. The
public has little comprehension of the
tremendous work devolving upon a rep
resentative. I doubt if there is a member
of the Kansas delegation but has stack
on stack Of papers, letters, notes, etc.
for him TO get out Of the way before i
session Of congress shall begin. There
are the accommodations OF months stub
born pension cases; claims of various
sorts and kinds before departments; post
Office cases, requests for this and that,
and lucky is he who gets this all out of
the way before his attention and presence
is demanded by the opening of the ses-
sion Most of the cases such as I have
mentioned occur from the fact that there
are many requests; much to do in a rep
resentatives busy official life during va
cation which cannot be attended to sat
isfactorily by correspondence with the
departments. Personal attention is re-
CURED The jealous and conscientious
representatives, strive to please and to do
their duty-this makes and existence
truly a strenuous life"
OF the members of the Kansas delega-
ton, Senators Burton and Harris are,
believe. both in Washington, now. Rep
resentative Long viii be through Wich-
tia today on his way to the capitol. Rep
resentatives Curtis, OF the Fourth and
Bowersock of the Second, will arrive in
Washington in a week or so. Other mem
bers will go very soon. The exodus has
commemorative busy eight months of
a member of congress is about TO begin.
Besides all the things mentioned above
to cause hard work the next month for
a representative CT senator, there are
the individual official duties of many of
the delegation. For instance. Mr.. Long
is a member Of special committee of
the house to investigate the conduct and
general status of house employees, and
to regulate their future service. This
committee VIII meet November Is, and
prepare a bill TO correct a number of
evils which have existed for many years
in the house service Mr.. Curtis viii have
important matters before BIN and the
members of the house and senate COM
mittees on Indian affairs prior to the
converting of the session. Senator Harris
is interested in the Nicaraguan canal pro-
posed legislation, and a member of the
senate committee on 'interoceanic canals,
which viii meet this month These three
Kansas members. therefore, viii have
a doubdly busy tine the present month.
Kansas viii probably not be vitality in
terested in legislation at the coming ses-
sion other than proposed general Iegisla-
ton which affects the state. This is par
ticulariy true of the Seventh district
Aside from The numerous special pension