The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-05

signed; Dingley died; SO did Milliken; anC
later. BouteIle-au in the harness.
Frye and Hale remained powers IN thi
senate. and are today. Frye Is president
pro tempore, and chairman Of commerce
He is ranking member on foreign affairs
and has other important committee as
signments. Hale is chairman of nava
affairs. ranking member on appropria-
tons. and also on census.
But in the house, the power is gone fol
Maine. True, good members now repre-
sent the state, but they are new. Amos
7. Alien succeeds Reed. He was Reed s
private secretary. LittIefeId came in the
place Of Dingley. lie has done well in
his short time, but is not vet influential
Governor Burleigh succeeded AiIHken,
but. though he was a leading man in
state politics, De has to begin at the bot
tom in congress. Former Governor Pow
ers, succeeding Boutelle, is in the same
class. 1t viii take Maine years to re-
gain what it has lost: though the losing
was not its fault.
But now it is the western prairie state
of Iowa that has power. ] enumerate the
good places Iowa has here in official life:
Secretary OF the treasury.
Secretary of agriculture.
Speaker Of the house of representatives.
Chairman of senate committee Of appro-
priations.
Chairman of senate committee of Pa
cifc railroads.
Chairman Of house committee Of inter
state ana foreign commerce.
Chairman Of house committee of Mill
tary affairs.
Chairman Of house committee of public
lands
Chairman Of house committee Of expen-
ditures in the department Of the interior.
Director Of the mint
William 3 Allison VIII. next week, be
reelected for the fifth consecutive time
to succeed himself in the senate. His ser
vice began in that body in 1873 Then,
from 1865 to 1871, he served in the house.
He dropped cut Of the house voluntarily
to make the race for the senate but lost.
but two years later won. and has stayed
there ever since. When rs term expires
ia 1863 he viii have served thirty-six con-
secutive years in the senate of the Uni
tea States. He is chairman Of appropria-
tons and ranking member on finance. the
two greatest committees Of the senate.
Deliver served nearly six terms in the
house. and was appointed last year to I'll
the unoxpired term caused by the death
Of Senator James II. Gear.
Speaker Henderson began his service in
the house in lSS3 nearly twenty years
ago, and has served continuously since.
Colonel Hepburn. the great advocate Of
a Nicaraguan canal, entered congress in
1881. and with the exception Of three
terms has been IN the house since that
date.
John A. T. Hull. chairman OF military
affairs. entered the house after conspicu-
Gus service in his state, in 1898, and has
been here since.
Judge Lacy. chairman Of public lands.
came to the house in 1889, and with one
terms exception. has served continuously
since that date.
Robert G. Cousins, one OF the best ora
tors IN the house, and only - years old.
has served ten years upon the expiration
Of his present term.
It is this continuous service that makes
Iowa powerful in congress and in Iegisla-
ton. and gives it prestige. The state
has kept its representatives here until
hey have been able to secure the choicest i
committees and anything their state de-
sires.
This. then. is the key to power in con-
sress- getting a good delegation and
keeping It there.
Speaking OF the Maine senator's, Hale
entered the house in 1859 and left in 1879.
He became senator in 1881. and his pres
mt term win not expire until 1905.
FRYE entered the house in ISL. and
served ten years when he went into the
senate. His term viii expire in 1907.
Each has served 50 years in congress. !
}ut Frye's service has been continuous,
While Hales was not by two years.
Hale is g years of age; Frye. "a.
The treaty with Great Britain abrogat-
ag the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1870 and
paving the way Cor a Nicaraguan canal !
S ratified. hut the bin 10 provide for the
annals construction IS rot vet out Of
LANCER. II viii he considered In the SEN
ne as a special order on Tuesday. on
POSITION is manifested toward this Just
Measure. by the rransCOnunental lines OF
ailread. They seek TO accomplish de-
ar hy stating that they thins action
hould not be hastv: should oe POSTPONED
or a time. pending Q consideration Of the I
FER of the Panama Canal company OF its I
Quite Tor a large sum- These opponents !
ealize that The sentiment of the country
S Overwhelmingly in favor of the con-
trueden Il the canal They know active I
n-aEoaisn az tie project. on ITS merits. /
gogii be unsuccessful ana provoke a
torn az criticism. But by playing for /.
elay. under the suise Of securing more +
dvanJageogs Offers Of proposed routes. /
hey would ultimately defeat this lesil-
alton. OF DELAY it indefinitely
Bur il is likely that the canal bn VIII /
e passed 90 al early date. and that /
sork on the greatest enterprise ~ tbs F!
generation Viii p shortly couRencea.
The postonices 81 Spr.ag valley. schley
ia Nialas rheik McPhersou county.
ave been discontinued by reasoa ~ Tie
oing -rto e0ect shortly Of rurll sr1e de-
Forg il taat -0onty.
R4presenratlve Bawersock speat several
ays ID Calcaa5 this week "a business
lis absence. vitl that ~ Raeder and
li,er. who returned u Haasss. was TIE
7iF one - The members of The Kansas
sa- s TIE recess