Show KEARNS KARNS AT WASHINGTON WA New Senator Attracts Attention at National Capital Special Correspondence Washington Feb 9 The newly elected senator from Utah Thomas Kearns has hu attracted a considerable at attention i I tenton in legislative administration j and other otter Washington Wahington circles since his l I arrival here early this week Mr Kearns Kears arrived d in Washington Wahington from tom his home in Utah last Monday and registered at the Arlington hotel hotel This is I one of the most fashionable f and high toned of the te many may hostelries in the te capital city cf Later Mr Kearns Kears de decided decide cide to make his home at the Shore Shoreham Shoreham Shoreham ham During his few days stay here the new senator from Utah seems to be e perfectly satisfied with what comes to t him as a a senator from this hustling western state and has ha therefore been kept very ver busy busi bus by his constituents Since Sice his Introduction into office Mr Kearns has bas probably had as many vis visitors visitors in the famous senate marble room rm is 1 has ha Senator Mason Maon of considered consi eNd by the common people one of the most approachable men In the tle United States nate It I was here that tat I The Herald correspondent talked with Senator Kearns He was surrounded at that time by people who had inter interests cots ests st in Utah Uth affairs or who were look ing for something in the way of office ot e appointments upon unon the influence Of f new senatorial representative Everybody who called cled for Senator Kearns was received graciously and at that tat time the Utah mining king was not disposed to outline what course oure he intended to pursue In reference to t l g in which his own state and f other western states state are interested in having passed at this session of con congress gross gress gr He seated gated g however to The Th Herald correspondent that he would act with wll the Republicans upon nearly every eYer issue which might come forward during this session and said that he h had no reason to doubt but that he would be satisfied that It i was wa his duty dut 1 to vote with the wih ats upon oil 01 important national issues issue during i his lis term as a United States senator sen tor At PU PU 11 o the time that that Senator Kearns talker with wih The Herald correspondent he lie wa wa not yet informed regarding re his commit committee committee tee appointments but felt fel perfectly satisfied that the Republican leaders leader would allot him places that would be satisfactory to him and upon these thes committees give ive him an opportunity to work vork out the interests of the peo people people pie of Utah previously outlined by other members mem ers from that state Nebraska Friends The Nebraska people have taken considerable Interest terest in In Mr Kearns success in being elected United States Senator from Utah A good many of the congressional o representatives from that state tte tte have hobnobbed with wih Mr lIr Kearns since his arrival in Washing Washington ton tori One of the most prominent of hese ese is Representative Mercer who occupies t A n very vary va prominent position in inthe Inthe the house of representatives Mr Mer Mercer Mercer it i will wt be recalled Is chairman of the house committee on public build bund buildings ins ings in s and grounds gounds and a man who has direct charge of the appropriations for forne new ne public buildings throughout the country which includes Include Salt Sal Lake City and Boise City Ida Ida Representative Mercer wa in a rem Tem reminiscent mood today toda when he with wIh the Ule Salt Sal Lake Herald spon o dent about the recent and nd prominent success of or Senator Thomas Thoma Kearns Kears He recalled the tle fact that tat It I was wa only about twelve years ago ag when the newly elect elected elected elected ed sentor senator from Utah Uth was wa a D poor farm mrm farmer er or boy in Holt Halt Hol counts countr Nebraska Mr Mercur who has been a candidate candidate for United States senator from Nebraska has not yet been quite so s lucky in securing a high office or a vast vat for fortune fortune tune as has Mr Kearns Kears He discussed this t ls question Queston at some length today and made it very ver plain that he con considered consIdered Mr 11 Kearns not only lucky financially but also In polities How However However However ever he stated state that he had no intention of 1 asserting that Mr Kearns was wa not fully ully uly competent com Detent to nil fill fl the office for i which he has ha been chosen by the Utah legislature and further furter that t at his sue suc success uc cess C ess financially will wt be D generally wel welcomed welcomed corned by the T ople of Nebraska and especially by b hI hJ ld d friends In Holt county where h he s best known Senator Kearr Ml cn remain here dur during during ing lug tb tp the resent rent session of this con congress congre gress greas gre If I an extraordinary inar session of the called by congress conge s caled President M s orty f titter sifter the sine sin die n March 4 next net Mr Kerns Karns Ke will wi remain here here unless recalled to Utah by some un unexpected unexpected expected d event until unU the close dose of the te extra session if Major McKinley calls aUs J o it i which h now seems absolutely certain tain tam that tha he will do |