The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-10
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piled and alphabetically arranged. accord
ing to the varied and numerous subjects
discussed By congress since its organiza-
ton. any question ever debated can be To-
Gated in almost q moment.
The doings Of congress since 17se are ar
ranged in four sets of publications-"An-
mails of Congress" A volumes; Congress
sional Debates" 90 volumes; Congress
I sional Globe 124 volumes; "Congression-
al Record to Date 1S2 volumes-379 vol
umes in all. aggregating $4,000 pages the
size OF the present Congressional Record
page.
Mr.. PETER has prepared the index to
1861. and expects to crowd the compl
He thinks he viii sell the manuscript TO
congress at a nominal figure, compensat-
ing him for the value CT the work and the
time spent by him. He certainly has re-
iieved public men OF much time and work
by means OF his index
The first committee announcement in
which Kansas was interested was that of
Mr.. Reeder of the Sixth district to be
chairman of the house committee on
mileage. Mr.. Reeder was second on the
committee in the last congress Mr.. Bar
ham OF California, who retires. was then
chairman This committee has supervis-
sion over members mileage accounts
coming TO Washington TO attend sessions
of congress. MI Reeder, in the coming
makeup Of standing committees, aspires
to retain his present place on irrigation
and also a place on agriculture, both Of
which are important committees, and a
membership on which is important to
Kansas. Besides, Mr.. Reeder is peculiar
" adaptable to this kind of work.
The drawing for seats in the house of
representatives is an interesting and i'm
portant function in the organization Of a
new congress. AS a new member said. it
is the only thing in connection with the
house where all members. new and old
alike; distinguished and unimportant,
have equal chance. There is a receptacle
filled with little balls. each bearing a
number. Another holds a slip containing
members names. The slips are drawn by
a blindfolded clerk. OF course the ear
lier members name is drawn the bet
ter the seat he secures. Mr.. Long
drew the best seat of any member OF the
Kansas delegation. He is !n the fourth
row and but one aisle removed from the
center aisle. His seat is regarded as one
head is next him. Mr.. Bowersock and
Mr.. Reeder drew fair seats. So did
Judge Jackson. Curtis was in the last |
drawn; Scott was in the last dozen. and !
Miller was the very last of all the s57 |
representatives.
The Kansas representatives have three !
bills for public buildings introduced in I
congress at this session. Mr.. Bowersock /
OF the Second district wishes a public +
building for Lawrence; Mr.. Miller is seek !
ing ore for Emporia, and Mr.. Long one I
for Hutchinson Not a public building /
was authorized in the last or Fifty-sixth +
congress. but there will probably be ap- /
preparation for several in the present con
gress.
Mr.. Bowersock wishes to secure the .
passage of bill by this congress author
ling the sitting of federal court and dis
trist court at Kansas City. Kan. In this
effort he has the assistance of the Kan
sas delegation.
Last year, just at the close Of congress.
there was an item in one of the appropri-
alton bills to pay to the University Of
Kansas the sum Of 81 600 being a claim
against the government by the New Eng
land Emigrant Aid society. The aid So
ciety ran hotel at Lawrence during and
prior to the war of the rebellion. The
Buchanan administration was friendly TO
the border ruffians. and the United States
marshal razed the hotel to the ground at
the instigation of these AIissourians. The
aid society made claim against the gov
erEment. but it ran along about like Mark
Twain's celebrated beef contract Finally
it was assigned to the university. Mr.
Bailey. who was on the committee OF
claims in the last congress. and Mr.. Bow
ersock and Senator Harris pushed it
through from committee. but It did not
become a law. Mr.. Bowersock, Mr.. Scott
and Senator Harris Will try again this
year. and hope for better success.
Charles F. Scott, representative-at-
large. is having trouble with his mail. It
all comes from the fact there is a mem
Der of the local police whose name IS ex-
actly the same as the lola representa-
tive's Letters are mixed considerably
In order to avoid this it VIII be wise for
10 address the representa-
care house o: representa-
lives or by adding the prefix M c.
III night Of the beginning of the session